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The Beggar & the Hare
By David Mcduff, Tuomas Kyro. 2014
From a hugely popular, award-winning Finnish author, this entertaining, profound, and satirical tale follows a Romanian beggar living on the…
streets of Helsinki.Vatanescu, a young Romanian construction worker, desires two things: a future for himself and a pair of football boots for his son. So off he goes to a cold, dark country to beg. Despite reading about Finland in the novels of Arto Paasilinna, Vatanescu has no idea what he is in for, and soon he is living on the streets of Helsinki, throwing feasts from the contents of a dumpster with his fellow beggars. Little does he realize, however, that his employer is about to ruin his bacchanal, and much, much more... As Vatanescu flees from international crime organizations as well as the Finnish police, he finds an unlikely companion: a hare who has been sentenced to death for living within Helsinki's city limits. Together, Vatanescu and his new fellow fugitive set on a journey from Lapland to the National Idea Park construction site, to the upper echelons of Finnish politics. Known for his satirical humor and picaresque style, Tuomas Kyro offers an unusual tale in the vein of Jonas Jonasson's The Hundred-Year-Old Man and Rachel Joyce's The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. At once humorous and deeply moving, The Beggar and the Hare is a modern tour de force.Lights, Camera, Cook!
By Charise Harper, Aur lie Blard. 2017
A zesty series for fans of MasterChef Jr. and Kids Cook-off! It's “lights, camera, cook!” for four tween contestants—energetic Tate,…
charming Rae, worldly Caroline, and hyper-competitive Oliver—who are all about to enter a televised cooking competition. What will the kids cook up? How will they all get along on- and off-camera? Which junior chef will have the grit—and maybe the grits—to make it through each challenge? And which junior chef will have to hang their apron up for good? Bonus: Includes real cooking techniques for the aspiring young chef!Waterpark (Malcolm in the Middle)
By Dan Danko, Tom Mason. 2000
The It Girl in Rome (The It Girl #3)
By Katy Birchall. 2018
Anna finds herself on a class trip to Rome in this hilarious final novel in The It Girl trilogy.Anna Huntley,…
her friends, and her ACTUAL boyfriend (definitely requires shouting) Connor are going on a class trip to Rome! This is the ideal opportunity for Anna not only to escape the craziness of her dad’s wedding to his world-famous actress fiancée, but also to have a real romantic date with Connor. Nothing could spoil this perfect, pasta-filled chance at love—could it?Halloween Invaders! (The Secret World of Alex Mack #20)
By John Vornholt, Esther M. Friesner. 1997
Paradise Valley is up in arms with the scare of a UFO. Sadly, Alex's superpowers quit, leaving her a walking,…
jelly-like creature. Alex has to get home to fix herself, but how can she with half the town on her trail?Ghosthunters #3: Ghosthunters and the Totally Moldy Baroness!
By Cornelia Funke. 2011
Book 3 in the ghastly fantastic GHOSTHUNTERS series of illustrated paperback originals by bestselling author Cornelia Funke. Get scared silly!…
Strange and stinky things are happening at Gloomsburg Castle. To begin with, the creepy place is crawling with TIBIGs (Tiny Biting Ghosts, per the Indispensable Alphabetical Index). And now it appears that the murderous spirit of a 400-year-old, Totally Moldy Baroness has possessed the palace's owner, infecting her with a killer case of hic-hic-hiccups! To put an end to the foul play and dispel this rank, decaying royal for good, count on ghost-busting boy wonder Tom, Averagely Spooky Ghost Hugo, and the ever-resourceful Hetty. Go ghosthunters!The Education of Hailey Kendrick
By Eileen Cook. 2011
Hailey Kendrick always does exactly what's expected of her. She has the right friends, dates the right boy, gets good…
grades, and follows the rules. But one night Hailey risks everything by breaking a very big rule in a very public way...and with a very unexpected partner in crime. Hailey gets caught, but her accomplice does not, and Hailey takes the fall for both of them. In the process, she loses everything--her best friend, her boyfriend, her popularity, and her reputation. But some secrets are worth keeping, no matter the cost...aren't they?Second Coming Attractions
By David Prill. 1998
OverviewThis book brings you moviemaking like you've never seen before: The stars! Rance Jericho, the man who was King; The…
hits! Uplifting movies such as A Carnival for Timmy, Hear the Word, and Three Strikes and You're Saved; The intrigue! Who are these upstarts calling themselves "Blood of the Lamb Films"?; The writers! Meet the hotshot kid who created this year's blockbuster, The Fetal Detective; The passion! Why has Evie Speck taken such a shine to the new young actor playing Jesus?; and The Good Samaritans, Inc.! Now, this is moviemaking! Lights! Camera! Salvation! You'll laugh yourself halfway to heaven with this irreverent and exuberant examination of the wild, wild world of Christian inspirational moviemaking.Joey and Johnny, the Ninjas: Get Mooned
By Kevin Serwacki, Chris Pallace. 2015
Joey and Johnny, the Ninjas: Get Mooned is the first book in a clever, insanely funny, and highly entertaining illustrated…
series about two best friends and ninjas-in-training, perfect for fans of the Origami Yoda series.Joey and Johnny are best friends, but they could not be more different. Joey follows all the rules. Johnny doesn't know what rules are. Joey is strategic. Johnny leaves everything up to chance. Joey is serious. Johnny is . . . well, he carries a clown hammer and wears a dooly-bopper on his head. But there is something these two boys have in common: They are ninjas. And they're both students at Kick Foot Academy, the premier ninja school in Lemming Falls.But Kick Foot Academy's reputation is about to be put to the test. Their rivals at Red Moon Clan have mysteriously come into possession of state-of-the-art weapons--something that is totally not ninja. And now they have challenged Kick Foot Academy to a Test of Three, culminating in an epic Battle Royal. The outcome will determine which ninja school reigns supreme . . . and which shuts down forever.The Left Behinds: Abe Lincoln and the Selfie that Saved the Union
By David Potter. 2016
Percy Jackson fans and readers who have outgrown the Magic Tree House series will embrace this humorous time-travel adventure to…
Abe Lincoln's White House and the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. Mel, Bev, and Brandon--the Left Behinds--are at it again. When the iTime app on their phones sends them to Washington, D.C., in 1863, they find themselves smack dab in the middle of the Civil War. They sit in on a séance with First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln and are shown every inch of the White House by Tad, the youngest Lincoln. When they drop in on the president himself, Abe Lincoln, he is preoccupied with the fateful battle at Gettysburg, which is just under way. The kids receive their marching orders--they must somehow travel to Gettysburg from D.C., make sure what's supposed to happen does happen, save the Union, and be home in time for dinner. No biggie. After all, it's only the entire future of the country at stake. This sequel to The iPhone That Saved George Washington includes an author's note and information on Civil War reenactments and living history sites around the nation. Praise for The Left Behinds: The iPhone That Saved George Washington* "This is Magic Tree House all grown up, and kids who once loved that time travel conceit will be delighted all over again." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books* "A skillful blend of humor, history, mystery, and adventure makes for a fun, fast-paced tale that will leave readers a little wiser." --School Library Journal* "A new twist on time travel." --Kirkus Reviews* "Readers will charge through these super-short chapters like a Revolutionary soldier on the run." --BookPageThe Goblin's Puzzle
By Andrew Chilton. 2016
Brimming with dragons, goblins, and logic puzzles, this middle-grade fantasy adventure is perfect for readers who enjoyed The Princess Bride…
or Rump.THE BOY is a nameless slave on a mission to uncover his true destiny. THE GOBLIN holds all the answers, but he's too tricky to be trusted. PLAIN ALICE is a bookish peasant girl carried off by a confused dragon. And PRINCESS ALICE is the lucky girl who wasn't kidnapped. All four are tangled up in a sinister plot to take over the kingdom, and together they must face kind monsters, a cruel magician, and dozens of deathly boring palace bureaucrats. They're a ragtag bunch, but with strength, courage, and plenty of deductive reasoning, they just might outwit the villains and crack the goblin's puzzle. "An adventure bursting with wit and charm. The characters are fresh, the story is thrilling, and the puzzles are downright diabolical. A wonderful book." --Jonathan Auxier, author of The Night Gardener"Brimming with sarcastic, cheeky, laugh-out-loud humor, this is a smart, original, and completely engaging adventure." --School Library Journal, starred reviewFrom the Hardcover edition.A Changed Man
By Francine Prose. 2005
What is charismatic Holocaust survivor Meyer Maslow to think when a rough-looking young neo-Nazi named Vincent Nolan walks into the…
Manhattan office of Maslow's human rights foundation and declares that he wants to "save guys like me from becoming guys like me"? As Vincent gradually turns into the sort of person who might actually be able to do this, he also transforms those around him: Meyer Maslow, who fears heroism has become a desk job; the foundation's dedicated fund-raiser, Bonnie Kalen, an appealingly vulnerable divorced single mother; and even Bonnie's teenage son.Francine Prose's A Changed Man is a darkly comic and masterfully inventive novel that poses essential questions about human nature, morality, and the capacity for personal reinvention.The Great Fuzz Frenzy
By Janet Stevens. 2005
Deep, deep down in their underground town, the prairie dogs live in harmony--until a mysterious, fluorescent, very fuzzything(otherwise known as…
a tennis ball) rolls down their hole. When the prairie dogs discover that they can pluck and pull the fuzz into fabulous fashions, their fear quickly turns to curiosity, then delight, then pure greed. The frenzy that erupts threatens to tear apart the prairie-dog town forever. But when mean ol' Big Bark is kidnapped after taking all the fuzz for himself, the prairie dogs come to the rescue and remember the true meaning of community.You Think It's Easy Being the Tooth Fairy?
By Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt, David Slonim. 2007
All over America, kids are losing their teeth. And who is there to gather them up, leaving coins in their…
places? The Tooth Fairy, of course! A self-described "action kind of gal" with plenty of attitude, she reveals her secrets at last. Learn about her amazing Tooth-o-Finder. Marvel at her ingenious flying machine. Watch her in action, dodging dogs and cats and gerbils. You Think It's Easy Being the Tooth Fairy? is the essential guide for every kid about to lose a tooth.Mr. Popper's Penguins (Literature Guides)
By Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater, Robert Lawson. 1925
Mr. Popper has penguins in his fridge, an ice rink in the basement, and a family for whom life will…
never be the same How many penguins in the house is too many? Mr. Popper is a humble house painter living in Stillwater who dreams of faraway places like the South Pole. When an explorer responds to his letter by sending him a penguin named Captain Cook, Mr. Popper and his family's lives change forever. Soon one penguin becomes twelve, and the Poppers must set out on their own adventure to preserve their home. First published in 1938, Mr. Popper's Penguins is a classic tale that has enchanted young readers for generations. Newbery Medal Honors book Winner of Pacific Northwest Library Association’s Young Reader’s Choice AwardEl capitán implacable
By Gerardo de la Cruz. 2018
Tras dominar a todos con su tiranía, un corsario de espíritu temible y rostro púrpura decide seguir un camino sorprendente.…
Apolonio es el desalmado capitán de un barco pirata, tan tremebundo que es capaz de mandar azotar a un mosquito. Arrepentido de sus tropelías y por instrucciones de Don Destino, abandona esa vida pendenciera en busca de su redención, y en ésas anda cuando se topa con un diminuto pueblo casi muerto de aburrimiento y le siembra la semilla de la curiosidad. Y, por cierto, hay una historia de amor tan grande que termina estallando, y deja restos de monumentales malvaviscos de felicidad que murmuran secretos de amor. Con singulares personajes, episodios absurdos y fantásticos, algunas verdades mentirosas y otras mentiras verdaderas. Humor, amor y mucho seso.Ni Night, Alaska: Sometimes it's hard to fall asleep (Alaska Tales)
By Mike Spindle. 2016
Little Alaska is about to hibernate for the very first time. Something new! How is Alaska supposed to close his…
eyes with all this excitement? How can Alaska's parents get Alaska to hibernate?Follow along as Alaska counts salmon, has a drink, and sings songs to help him fall asleep.This charming story was created by noted illustrator and toy designer Mike Spindle, who has illustrated and sculpted such characters as Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, Care Bears, and the Muppets. The call of the wild brought Mike to Alaska. It was only natural that meet Miles, the Dall Sheep, and the little bear Alaska. These are the beginnings of the Alaska Tales.Song Lee and the Leech Man (Horrible Harry #11)
By Suzy Kline. 1995
Harry plots revenge against Sidney, the class tattletale, when Miss Mackle's second graders go on a field trip to the…
pond. Independent readers will enjoy this chapter book, which is written in short, simple, chatty sentences. --BooklistHorrible Harry and the Locked Closet (Horrible Harry #21)
By Frank Remkiewicz, Suzy Kline. 2004
After four days in a row of indoor recess, Miss Mackle's students are bored-until Harry decides to solve the biggest…
mystery ever in Room 3B! There's a locked closet in the classroom that's been sealed off for years, and he wants to know what's inside. So Harry drafts Doug, Song Lee, and the rest of the class to help him investigate. Their search reveals many surprises-from a hidden trapdoor to...eyeballs! What secret treasures does the closet hold? Is it something more horrible than even Harry can imagine?Ready, Freddy! The Penguin Problem (Ready, Freddy! #19)
By Abby Klein. 2010