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Geronimo Stilton #14: The Temple of the
Ruby Fire
It was my most thrilling adventure yet! My old friend Professor
von Volt had discovered the location of the famous Ruby of
Fire. And before I could let out a squeak of protest, my sister
Thea had dragged me into race to be the first to find the
legendary gem. The jewel was protected by thousands of ancient
booby-traps -- a 'fraidy mouse's worst nightmare? Would I
make it through with my fur?
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Ghostville Elementary #7: Hide-and-Spook
Cassidy feels left out. She can't run or kick or swing a
bat nearly as well as her friends, Jeff and Nina. Field Day
is going to be a nightmare! And to make matters worse, Cassidy
finds a creepy old doll in the school basement. She tries
to hide it away, but it keeps coming back to haunt her. Even
the classroom ghosts are scared boo-less! That's when Cassidy
realizes that even though she can't catch a ball, she is really
good at something - getting rid of ghosts! Ready or not, here
she comes!
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Doctor DoLittle
Doctor Dolittle doesn't understand people, but he can talk
to animals. His very best friends include a duck, a dog, a
pig, and a parrot, and he has more pets than his house will
fit! Doctor Dolittle would do anything for his animal friends.
But when the monkeys get sick, can he save them in time?
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Animal Ark: Hamster in the
Holly
Mandy and James are in this year's school holiday show. During
the performance, Honey the hamster escapes from her cage.
She's last seen scurrying out into the snow under a holly
bush. Mandy knows Honey must be found soon, or she'll freeze
to death! Will the show go on, and will Holly be rescued?
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Orphan Runaways
When twelve-year-old Danny and six-year-old Judd lose their
parents to pnuemonia in 1878, they are orphans. The orphanage
headmaster wants to separate the boys and send them to different
families, but they only have each other. So they plan an escape.
They make their way to Bodie Camp, where their Uncle Hank
is panning for gold. They meet Captain O'Hara, Madame Mustache,
and a host of other boomtown characters. But when they find
Uncle Hank, life with him isn't what Danny had imagined. Then
Judd becomes sick, and Danny must decide what he's willing
to compromise to have a real family again.
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The Princess School: Let Down Your Hair
Rapunzel and Prince Val have been best friends for years.
But lately, Val's too busy fawning over Rose. Rapunzel could
really use Val and her other friends right now. Madame Gothel,
the witch who keeps Rapunzel locked in the tower, just discovered
that she has been climbing out to attend Princess School.
Madame Gothel is furious--and determined to keep Rapunzel
from escaping again. Will Rapunzel lose her friends, Princess
School, and her freedom all at once--or is there a way to
get the witch out of her hair?
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Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask II
Just call him prune face!
Steve Boswell will never forget Carly Beth's Halloween mask.
It was so gross. So terrifying. But this year Steve wants
to have the scariest costume on the block. So he gets a mask
from the same store where Carly Beth got hers. It looks like
a creepy old man. With stringy hair. A wrinkled face. And
spiders crawling out of the ears! Steve's definitely got the
scariest mask around. Too bad he's starting to feel so old.
And so tired. And so evil . . .
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Goosebumps: Go Eat Worms!
They're creepy and they're crawly -- they're totally disgusting!
Obsessed with worms? That's putting it mildly. Todd is so
fascinated with worms, he keeps a worm farm in his basement!
Most of all, Todd loves torturing his sister and her best
friend with worms. Dropping them in their hair. Down their
backs.
Until one day, after cutting a worm in half, Todd notices
something strange. The rest of the worms seem to be staring
at him! Suddenly worms start showing up in the worst places
for Todd. In his bed. In his homework. Even in his spaghetti!
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Dragons of Deltora #3: Isle of the Dead
Lief, Barda, and Jasmine face their starkest challenge yet
as they must travel into the hideous Isle of the Dead in order
to defeat the evil Shadow Lord's plan to return to power.
By land, sea, or air, they will confront fearsome creatures
along the way - valuing courage above all else.
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Beacon Hill Boys
Like other Japanese American families in the Beacon Hill
area of Seattle, 16-year-old Dan Inagaki's parents expect
him to be an example of the "model minority." But
unlike Dan's older brother, with his 4.0 GPA and Ivy League
scholarship, Dan is tired of being called "Oriental"
by his teachers, and sick of feeling invisible; Dan's growing
self-hatred threatens his struggle to claim an identity. Sharing
his anger and confusion are his bes
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