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Unicorn chronicles volume 2
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English
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Cara must return to Earth to save her grandmother, the Wanderer, but she must first travel through the wilderness of Luster, land of the unicorns, full of unknown creatures and perilous adventure. Only at the back of the dragon Ebillan's cave will she find the gate that can bring her back to Earth. As Cara embarks on the journey of her life, there is one who still stands in her way: Beloved, Cara's infamous ancestor, who has dedicated a lifetime to...
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Nina Tanleven volume 3
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English
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Nina Tanleven, six grader, and her best friend, Chris discover the tower room with its big brass bed and grieving little girl ghost.
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Magic shop books (Bruce Coville) volume 1
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English
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A timid boy, eager to frighten the school bully on Halloween night, acquires a magic ring and the power to change himself into a hideous monster.
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Nina Tanleven volume 2
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English
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Nina and her friend Chris jump at the chance to go with Nina's architect father to live in an old inn he's restoring. The first night, they see a ghost that was believed to have hid his fortune in jewels on the property before he died. It's up to Nina and Chris to find it before someone else does.
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Unicorn chronicles volume 1
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English
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Having jumped into the fantasy land of Luster, Cara joins Lightfoot the unicorn in the search for Queen Arabella Skydancer.
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Moongobble and me volume 1
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English
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Life in the village of Pigbone is boring until an aspiring magician and his talking toad come to town and ask Edward to help them slay the Dragon of Doom.
7) Am I Blue
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A story described by Katherine Paterson as "didactic camp", a very funny but also thought-provoking fantasy about the issue of gayness. This controversial tale has given enormous comfort to many young people struggling with their own sexual identity.
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Tommy's grandmother is old, near death. Jobless, the young man has come home to tend her through her last days. As the layers of her memory peel away and the days of her youth become increasingly vivid to her, she tells him a strange and enticing story of the magical event that changed her life.
10) The Box
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When an angel gives a boy a box, and asks him to care for it, the results ripple through a lifetime. This tender and profound story is one of author Bruce Coville's personal favorites among all his work.
12) Old Glory
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Donald Henderson is horrified when his (extremely embarrassing) grandfather begins to question authority. A dark meditation on free speech and the price of freedom.
17) Duffy's Jacket
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A camping trip to an isolated and long vacant cabin, an absent-minded cousin, a threatening message on the wall . . . heck, what could go wrong? A funny, scary delight for listening to late at night . . . or anytime you want a laugh or a scare!
18) The Golden Sail
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There is a legend of a ship with a golden sail. Ten years ago Jan's father climbed aboard that ship, and hasn't been seen since. Now the ship has returned. Does Jan dare climb aboard? What will he find if he does?
19) Homeward Bound
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When Jamie's father dies, he is taken to live with his uncle, a strange man who has an alicorn—a unicorn's horn—in his possession. But the man is hiding more secrets, darker ones, and Jamie must unravel them if he is to uncover his true destiny and finally find his way home.
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Magic shop books (Bruce Coville) volume 4
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English
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Charlie, a sixth-grader with a compulsion to tell lies, acquires a mysterious skull that forces its owner to tell only the truth, causing some awkward moments before he understands its power.