Annet Schaap
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Young Lampie, the lighthouse keeper's daughter, is in charge of lighting the lantern to keep ships away from the rocks; but on a story night she runs out of matches and tragedy strikes--a ship smashes into the rocks. Lampie is taken away from her father and sent to work as a maid at the Admiral's Black House where a rumored monster lurks. There Lampie embarks on a magical adventure fraught with mermaids and pirates; an adventure that will force her...
2) Girls
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Life isn't a fairy tale...
From the award-winning author of Lampie
A determined girl gives up on kissing a frog.
A fearless heroine comes face-to-face with a not-so Big Bad Wolf.
A monstrous princess, held captive on a deserted island, yearns to break free.
Within this book are seven famous fairy tales turned into enchanting, inspiring and sometimes hair-raising stories for today's world, about girls with their own dreams and desires. These are no...
3) Mishka
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Leaving their home in Afghanistan for the Netherlands was a big trip and change for little Roya, although she was too young to remember it much. She tries to ask her older brothers and her mom and dad about it, but none of them want to open up--until the family gets Mishka, their little bunny rabbit who helps them tell their stories about that time. Includes full-color illustrations.