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1) Little women
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The classic story of the March family whose 4 daughters are growing up in New England in the mid-1800s. There are numerous sequels, for example, Little Men and Jo's Boys. Annotation. Little Women is the heartwarming story of the March family that has thrilled generations of readers. It is the story of four sisters--Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth-- and of the courage, humor and ingenuity they display to survive poverty and the absence of their father during...
5) Half bad
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In modern-day England, where witches live alongside humans, Nathan, son of a White witch and the most powerful Black witch, must escape captivity before his seventeenth birthday and receive the gifts that will determine his future.
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Harry Potter wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup with Hermione, Ron, and the Weasleys. He wants to dream about Cho Chang, his crush (and maybe do more than dream). He wants to find out about the mysterious event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't happened for a hundred years. He wants to be a normal, fourteen-year-old wizard. Unfortunately for Harry Potter,...
7) Artemis Fowl
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"In 2001, Eoin Colfer published Artemis Fowl, a hilarious and rip-roaring science-fiction/fantasy adventure about a twelve-year-old criminal mastermind who kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. But these aren't the fairies of bedtime stories; these fairies are armed and dangerous. Artemis thinks he has them right where he wants them... until they stop playing by the rules. The novel was an instant sensation and became the start...
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As they travel through their sixth year at Hogwarts, Harry and his friends receive help from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince in their search for the complete story of how Tom Riddle became Lord Voldemort and find in the process what might be Voldemort's only vulnerability.
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With the future of the wizard world at stake, teenaged wizard Harry Potter enters into his final battle against the evil Lord Voldemort. Potter turns to friends, teachers, and other members of the Order of the Phoenix for help in defeating Voldemort's forces. The discovery of spies within the Order forces Harry and the others to choose their allies carefully.
12) Mimi
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Mimi is determined not to give up on anyone or anything, but since Mammy died, her father never smiles, her sister Sally is in a bad mood, brother Conor keeps to himself, and even Sparkler the dog does not want to go for walks.
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When the government of the magic world and authorities at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry refuse to believe in the growing threat of a freshly revived Lord Voldemort, fifteen-year-old Harry Potter finds support from his loyal friends in facing the evil wizard and other new terrors.
15) Boomi's boombox
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After her dad dies of COVID, twelve-year-old Boomi is given his old boombox and magically transported to Thumpton-on-Soar, England, 1986, where she meets her dad at age twelve and must figure out what she's supposed to do--save him or change her life.
16) Library of souls
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Time is running out for the Peculiar Children. With a dangerous madman on the loose and their beloved Miss Peregrine still in danger, Jacob Portman and Emma Bloom are forced to stage the most daring of rescue missions. They'll travel through a war-torn landscape, meet new allies, and face greater dangers than ever. Will Jacob come into his own as the hero his fellow Peculiars know him to be? (Features more than 50 all-new Peculiar photographs.)
17) Withering tights
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Self-conscious about her knobby knees but confident in her acting ability, fourteen-year-old Tallulah spends the summer at a Yorkshire performing arts camp that, she is surprised to learn, is for girls only.
18) Witch fire
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In an alternate London, where witches are registered and allowed to practice, Lucas and Glory, young members of WICA (Witchkind Intelligence and Covert Affairs), are assigned to infiltrate the witch-terrorist organization called Endor but what Glory really wants is to solve the mystery of her missing mother.
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Thirteen-year-old Christa's plans for her favorite holiday are derailed when her parents announce their divorce and Christa spends Christmas in Europe with her mom, but even though her dad remains in Chicago, he sends Christa on a scavenger hunt made up of dares that send her all over Florence, Paris, and London.
20) Zom-B mission
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"B Smith's first mission for the Angels involves relocating human survivors from London to a barricaded community in the countryside. But will the evil influences that enter New Kirkland pose an even greater threat than the living dead outside the barricades?"--