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The Frances Hodgson Burnett essential collection
The C.I.C volume no. 101
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Celebrate reading! volume 5F
The C.I.C volume no. 101
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Celebrate reading! volume 5F
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English
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"Young Mary Lennox is left an orphan when her parents die of illness while living abroad. In their absence, Mary is sent to stay under the care of her Uncle in Yorkshire, England. It's there in Misselthwaite Manor that she meets two young boys--a servant named Dickon and her cousin Colin, who lives locked away in the manor due to a disability that leaves him bound in a wheelchair. The trio discover a secret garden hidden in the manor grounds and work...
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Celebrate reading! volume 6E
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English
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From beloved author Philippa Pearce, this sixtieth-anniversary edition is the perfect way to share this transcendent story of friendship with a new generation of readers. Tom is furious. His brother, Peter, has measles, so now Tom is being shipped off to stay with Aunt Gwen and Uncle Alan in their boring old apartment. There'll be nothing to do there and no one to play with. Tom just counts the days till he can return home to Peter. Then one night...
3) The pinballs
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Celebrate reading! volume 5E
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English
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You can't always decide where life will take you--especially when you're a kid. Carlie knows she's got no say in what happens to her. Stuck in a foster home with two other kids, Harvey and Thomas J, she's just a pinball being bounced from bumper to bumper. As soon as you get settled, somebody puts another coin in the machine and off you go again. But against her will and her better judgment, Carlie and the boys become friends. And all three of them...
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Celebrate reading! volume 4C
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English
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Genny is eager for her eldest brother's return from military service, convinced that he can fix everything--even the growing rift between their parents.
5) Fables
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English
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Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich.
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Celebrate reading! volume 2C
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English
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When Robert's best friend Peter moves away, both are unhappy, but they learn that they can make new friends and still remain best friends.
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Celebrate reading! volume 6F
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English
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Separated from their mother by the harsh social and economic conditions prevalent among blacks in South Africa, thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother make a journey of over 300 kilometers to find her in Johannesburg.
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Celebrate reading volume 7
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English
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In the mountains of Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan, a little bear and his mother get ready for their long winter sleep by gathering food and catching salmon.
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Celebrate reading volume 3D
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English
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When chaos reigns among the birds, Owl declares a contest to determine who will be their king.
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Celebrate reading! volume 1B
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English
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A distant marching band grows larger and louder as it nears, and then softer and smaller as it goes away again.
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Celebrate reading volume 5
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English
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A humorous alphabet of animals engaged in human activities, including an alligator in the attic, a unicorn underwater, and an elephant riding on the escalator.
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Celebrate reading volume 3E
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English
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Willie's best friend Jo-Jo thinks hugging is silly, so Willie stops hugging everybody but he soon misses giving and getting hugs from his family.
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Celebrate reading volume 3F
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English
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Knowing that his talkative wife will reveal to the world that he has found a fortune buried on their farm, John arranges an elaborate scheme to insure that she will not be believed.
16) On the go
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English
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Discusses the ways in which people all over the world move from place to place, including walking, riding on animals, and traveling on wheels and water.
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Celebrate reading! volume 5B
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English
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A Chinese boy rescues a starving baby panda, and, in the process, learns why pandas are endangered, and what the government is doing to save them.
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Celebrate reading volume 3A
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English
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A nearsighted armadillo meets an ostracized snake in the desert and, not realizing what kind of animal she is, helps her open a bakery.
19) A clue in code
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Scott Foresman
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[1993], ©1985
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English
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When money for the class trip suddenly disappears, detective twins Sam and Dave Bean get on the case.
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