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Anne of Green Gables volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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Kelly, Laura J, & Sarah's Pick
Description:
Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
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Pandava volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
Notes:
Farida & Sarah's Picks
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Twelve-year-old Aru Shah has the tendency to stretch the truth to fit in at school. One day, three schoolmates show up at Aru's doorstep to catch her in a lie. They don't believe her claim that the museum's Lamp of Bharata is cursed, and they dare Aru to prove it. But lighting the lamp has dire consequences. Her classmates and beloved mother are frozen in time, and it's up to Aru to save them.
3. Dear Sister
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Average Rating:
4 stars
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Minh's Pick
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Brother chronicles life with his frequently-annoying Sister, from the time she is born until she is ten and he leaves for college, through a series of letters and drawings.
4. Found
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The missing volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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Farida's Picks
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When thirteen-year-olds Jonah and Chip, who are both adopted, find out that they were discovered on a plane that appeared out of nowhere, full of babies with no adults on board, they realize that they have uncovered a mystery involving time travel and two opposing forces, each trying to capture them.
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Gooney Bird volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Notes:
Farida's Picks
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A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name.
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Harry Potter (Original series) volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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Sarah's Pick
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Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.
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Hilo volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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Farida's Picks
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When a mysterious boy falls from the sky, friends D.J. and Gina must discover the secrets of his identity and help him save the world.
"When a mysterious boy falls from the sky, friends D.J. and Gina must discover the secrets of his identity and help him save the world"--
8. The invasion
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Average Rating:
4 stars
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Matt's Pick
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When Jake, Rachel, Tobias, Cassie, and Marco stumble upon a downed alien spaceship and its dying pilot, they're given an incredible power ... a power they must use to outsmart an evil greater than anything the world has ever seen.
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Average Rating:
4.2 stars
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Farida's Picks
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When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.
When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his...
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Chronicles of Narnia volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Notes:
Laura J's Pick
Description:
When Digory and Polly try to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world, the magic gets mixed up and they all land in Narnia where they witness Aslan blessing the animals with human speech.
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Redwall volume 4.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Elyse's Pick
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The mousemaid Mariel achieves victory at sea for the animals of Redwall Abbey, fighting the savage pirate rat Gabool the Wild, warlord of rodent corsairs.
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Average Rating:
3.7 stars
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Kelly's Pick
Description:
Twelve-year-old Sunny St. James must navigate heart surgery, reconnections with a lost mother, the betrayal of a former best friend, first kisses, and emerging feelings for another girl.
13. Mossflower
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Series:
Redwall volume 2.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
Elyse's Pick
Description:
Martin the warrior mouse and Gonff the mousethief set out to find the missing ruler of Mossflower, while the other animal inhabitants of the woodland prepare to rebel against the evil wildcat who has seized power.
14. Number the stars
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Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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Elyse's Pick
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In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.
15. Peter Pan
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
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Kelly's Pick
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The adventures of the three Darling children in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. "All children, except one, grow up." And so begins the story of one of the most beloved characters in children's literature, Peter Pan. J.M. Barrie's classic tale, completely unabridged, features a boy who refuses to grow up, Tinker Bell the fairy, and the Darling children -- Wendy, John, and Michael. Their great adventure begins on the...
16. Pie
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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Laura J's Pick
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After the death of Polly Portman, whose award-winning pies put the town of Ipswitch, Pennsylvania, on the map in the 1950s, her devoted niece Alice and Alice's friend Charlie investigate who is going to extremes to find Aunt Polly's secret pie crust recipe. Includes fourteen pie recipes.
17. The Silver Arrow
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Silver Arrow volume 1.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Minh's Pick
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Kate's humdrum life is transformed when her eccentric Uncle Herbert brings her a colossal locomotive train, the Silver Arrow, as her eleventh birthday gift, leading her and her younger brother on a mysterious quest.
18. The Thief Lord
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Average Rating:
5 stars
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Elyse's Pick
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Two brothers, having run away from the aunt who plans to adopt only the younger one, are sought by a detective hired by their aunt, but they find protection from a gang of Venetian street children and their leader, the Thief Lord.
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Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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Laura J's Pick
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A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II, where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive mother.
20. The Westing game
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Average Rating:
4.1 stars
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Elyse's Pick
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The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance.