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201) The Hobbit companion
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Analyzes the words, puns, and riddles contained in the epic novels written by J.R.R. Tolkien.
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"With the Interscholastic Auradon Fashion Contest well underway, Evie's had her work cut out for her. Losing the first round to Mia was hard, but learning that she was conspiring with the VK's arch-rival, Chad, to cheat their way to the top was even harder! And if Evie loses this next round she'll be out of the contest for good. With the next design calling for an imaginative combination of cooking and accessory design, Evie will need all her creativity...
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In this adaptation of the American folktale, Paul Bunyan is the biggest and strongest merman in the underwater city of Atlantis; at twelve years old he has already dragged the city away from a volcano and rescued a baby blue whale who is now his companion--but now he has to protect the citizens of Atlantis from five mega-sharks who are looking to have mermen for lunch. Written in graphic-novel format.
207) The secret mountain
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Jack, Red, and Anansi rescue a lost troll child that was captured as a spy, but what they find out when they return it to Troll Mountain changes everything they have ever known.
208) Open very carefully
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A crocodile falls into a quiet storybook and wreaks havoc on the characters, in a tale that invites youngsters to slam the book shut or find the courage to take a peek inside.
211) War of the cards
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"Dinah has lost everyone she ever loved. Her brother was brutally murdered. The wicked man she believed was her father betrayed her. Her loyal subjects have been devastated by war. And the boy she gave her heart to broke it completely. Now a dark queen has risen out of the ashes of her former life. Fury is blooming inside Dinah, poisoning her soul and twisting her mind. All she has left is Wonderland and her crown, and her obsession to fight for...
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"Are you a Molly (a patriotic overachiever with a flair for drama)? Felicity (the original horse girl)? Kirsten (a cottagecore fan who seems immune to cholera), Samantha (a savior complex in a sailor suit), or Josefina (who dealt with grief by befriending a baby goat)? Have you ever wondered how Britney Spears or Michelle Kwan would answer that question? And why do we care so much which girl we are? Combining history, travelogue, and memoir, Dolls...
213) Inkheart
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When Mo Folchart reads a story aloud, the characters leap off the page. Literally. And that's a problem. One night he brings out three characters from Inkheart, a story set in medieval times and filled with magical beings. Capricorn and Basta are two villains. Dustfinger is a fire-eater. Now, 10 years later Mo's daughter, Meggie, discovers the truth and it's up to her to escape Capricorn's evil grasp. Mo has been searching for a long lost book that...
214) The stolen slipper
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"Tossed back into the not-so-familiar fairy-tale world of Never After, Filomena Jefferson-Cho and her friends set off on another adventure . . . this time in search of Cinderella's glass slipper. Or rather, glass slippers. It turns out the classic story of Cinderella is full of lies-starting with how Cinderella herself is far from the innocent heroine everyone thinks she is. She's manipulative and cunning-willing to do anything to be the princess...
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A cutting has been stolen from the magical Story Tree, and it's up to twins Hansel and Gretel to get it back. With the help of their new friend Wolfie, they find a secret fortress in the forest and a Magic Looking Glass that promises to help them. But things are not always what they seem! Can Wolfie and the twins save the day, or will the Magic Look Glass have the last laugh?
Hansel, Gretel, and new friend Wolfie, find a Magic Looking Glass that...
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Don't even think of starting this book unless you're sitting in a comfortable chair and have lots of time. A fast-paced, impossible-to-put-down adventure awaits as the young orphan Peter and his mates are dispatched to an island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They set sail aboard the Never Land, a ship carrying a precious and mysterious trunk in its cargo hold but the journey quickly becomes fraught with excitement and danger. Discover richly developed...
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Join Fiona and Frieda on an all-school field trip to the Sprinkledust Wild Animal Park. Even though they are not able to be partners, they use their rhyming powers to take their own field trip in the magic realm of faiy tales. They end up in the girl's bathroom with Goldilocks, and she's begging them for their help. Will Fiona and Frieda get everything straightened out?