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161) Her Heart's Desire
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What happens when we allow our pasts to define our futures? Mary Margaret Miller needs an escape from her small Amish community. She boards a bus, all alone, for a vacation in Pinecraft, Florida. Meeting Betsy and Lilly on the way, she's amazed to find two kindred spirits. They become fast friends and determine to have the best two weeks of their lives. For Mary, it starts when she meets Jayson Raber, a handsome and charming carpenter. Jayson is taken...
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A bunny named Garcia and a fox named Colette are best friends who share a love of exploring. But when they decide to set out on an adventure, they can't agree on where to go. Garcia wants to go to space, while Colette wants to visit the sea. So while Garcia builds a rocket, Colette makes herself a submarine. Soon the two are off on their own separate adventures. Although their trips are amazing, they realize adventures are more fun when they are shared....
164) Julie
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When Julie returns to her father's Eskimo village, she struggles to find a way to save her beloved wolves in a changing Arctic world and she falls in love with a young Siberian man.
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Named a School Library Journal Best Book and a Eureka! Silver Honor Book, Treasury of Greek Mythology from award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli introduces a new generation to the enthralling tales of ancient Greece. From Zeus and Apollo to Perseus and Medusa, the mythical figures presented here are sure to capture the imagination of young listeners everywhere.
167) Pray for rain
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Young New York journalist Emma Gardner returns to the idyllic Central California farming community where she was raised, only to find it has been ravaged by drought and has become a place ruled by gangs, violent threats, and greed. She is forced to investigate the suspicious circumstances of her father's death even though it puts her in great danger.
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Amish fiction author Serena B. Miller takes you "behind the barn door" in this true e-short account of her experience of attending an Amish wedding.
In her years of researching her Amish novels, Serena Miller has gotten to know several Amish families in Holmes County, Ohio. When she was invited to attend the wedding of one of her friend's daughters, she expected it to be a casual affair: muck out the barn, throw a potluck together, send the bride...
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This entertaining book encourages young listeners to become creative thinkers. People with great ideas, some famous and some not so much, invented the things we use everyday. Inventors like Ben Franklin, the Wright Brothers, Heddy Lamar, and Josephine Cochran dreamed the big dreams that led to the lightning rods, airplanes, torpedoes and dishwashers.
173) Memory wall: stories
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Set on four continents, stories about memory.
174) No more dead dogs
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Eighth-grade football hero Wallace Wallace is sentenced to detention attending rehearsals of the school play where, in spite of himself, he becomes wrapped up in the production and begins to suggest changes that improve not only the play but his life as well.
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Linnea is going to France! The little girl will travel with her neighbor, old Mr. Bloom, to visit the house and garden where the great artist Monet lived. She can't wait to see the waterlily pond-the scene of her favorite painting. Join Linnea and Mr. Bloom on a journey full of wonderful sights and adventures. They begin their days in France at a Paris museum, where they see Monet's paintings. Taking the train to Giverny, where the artist lived, they...
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Once left to live the glamorous life in New York City, the Blue Bloods--an ancient group of vampires--now find themselves in an epic battle for survival following the stunning revelation of a young socialite's true identity and the growing threat of the sinister Silver Bloods.
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Acclaimed author Judith St. George shares the joy of discovery in this delightful book about the ups and downs of exploring. So you want to be an explorer? Explorers need courage, like Alexander the Great, who conquered most of the known world. But for budding explorers out there, the rewards can be great. Neil Armstrong earned lasting fame when he became the first person to set foot on the moon.