JFIC Stand Alone Books


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4.7 stars
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Collects three stories featuring Auggie Pullman told from Julian, Charlie, and Charlotte's perspectives. Wonder tells the story of Auggie Pullman: an ordinary boy born with extreme facial abnormalities, whose first year at Beecher Prep school changed the lives and the perspectives of everyone around him. Auggie & Me is a new side to the Wonder story: three new chapters from three different characters-- Julian the bully ; Auggie's oldest friend Christopher...
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"From fifteen legendary Black female authors comes a collection of stories and poems about the power we find in the everyday and the beauty of Black girlhood"--
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Plagues of dragons swarm England and another eats all the members of a soccer team in this fantastical and fearsome collection of dragon tales. Presents eight tales about dragons, both dangerous and friendly, in a variety of times, places, and situations, including magical kingdoms and the exploits of daring heroes.
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5 stars
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A treasury of the enduring popularity of Bramly Hedge, bringing thoghter all the much-loved classic stories.
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5 stars
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"A story of community, belonging, and friendship told by South Asian authors through an interconnected anthology, based in the fictional town of Maple Grove, New Jersey, and centralized at the town commnity center"--
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3.5 stars
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An illustrated collection of fourteen short stories featuring "dragons and wizards, councilors and mayors, an adventurous tortoise and a monster in a lake, along with plenty of pointy hats and a few magic spells" written when the author was a teenaged newspaper reporter.
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"Ride through Rubberwick in your Rolly Royce with Freddie and Peccary! This story collection is full of whimsical illustrations and laugh-out-loud adventures. From solving problems like the mysterious knock-knocking door, to saving the day with a fresh batch of waffle batter, Freddie Parrott knows that he can always count on his loyal butler and best friend, Peccary"--
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Celebrate Hanukkah with a diverse collection of poems and stories filled with history, humor, and hope.
Book cover for "Flying lessons & other stories"
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From basketball dreams and family fiascos to first crushes and new neighborhoods, this anthology, written by award-winning children's authors, celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us.
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3.8 stars
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Presents a collection of humorous stories from over two dozen contemporary female writers, as well as autobiographical essays, comics, poems, and comic strips.
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4 stars
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A collection of thirteen original ghost stories, some in rhyme, by Blaise Hemingway and Jesse Reffsin, accompanied by illustrations by Chris Sasaki and Jeff Turley.
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"A collection of scary stories from across the United States and Puerto Rico"--
Book cover for "Killer koalas from outer space"
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A collection of short stories by Terry Denton, including selections featuring zombie kittens, rocket stealing ants, and killer koalas.
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"The kids in these humorous short stories each have a minor superpower they're learning to live with. One can shapeshift--but only part of her body, and only on Mondays. Another can always tell whether an avocado is perfectly ripe. One can even hear the thoughts of the animals in the pet store. But what these stories are really about is their young protagonists 'owning' a power that contributes to their individuality, that allows them to find their...
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"A collection of thirteen scary stories with shocking twists on everyday reality, from an innocent set of dark, dusty basement stairs to a piano recital that requires unusual sacrifices"--
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3.3 stars
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A collection of thirteen short stories that reveals frightening secrets lurking in everyday objects.
Book cover for "The Stinky Cheese Man and other fairly stupid tales"
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4.3 stars
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Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales.
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4 stars
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New York Times bestselling author Chris Grabenstein and his all-star cast of contributing authors team up for Super Puzzletastic Mysteries, a group of interactive short stories that invite the reader to solve the mystery themselves.
Book cover for "The wonderful story of Henry Sugar and six more"
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5 stars
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A short story collection which is a mixture of fact and fiction. A collection of stories, mostly fiction, some fact, from the mind of Roald Dahl.
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5 stars
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"Twelve young Asians Americans cross paths, meeting challenges and victories, in a busy airport"--