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42) Fog Island
Author
Publisher
Phaidon
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
No one has ever returned from the mysterious Fog Island, but when Finn and Cara get castaway on its murky shores, they discover things are not quite as they expect. Will anyone ever believe them?
Author
Language
English
Description
“Raw, dark, and powerful . . . Southern Gothic at its best. The Homecoming of Samuel Lake puts one in mind of Erskine Caldwell and Flannery O’Connor.”—Fannie Flagg
Every first Sunday in June, members of the Moses clan gather for an annual reunion at a sprawling hundred-acre farm in Arkansas. And every year, Samuel Lake, a vibrant and committed young preacher, brings his beloved wife, Willadee Moses, and
...44) Ninja!
Author
Series
Ninja! (Arree Chung) volume 1
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"A ninja must be strong, courageous, and silent! He creeps through the house on a secret mission. There may be obstacles! But have no fear--a true ninja can overcome all challenges"--
45) Please, Louise!
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Jake's little sister refuses to leave him alone, and so finally, in desperation, he wishes she was a dog, only to instantly regret his actions.
Author
Series
A series of unfortunate events volume 6
Language
English
Description
The woeful saga of the Baudelaire orphans continues as evil Count Olaf discovers their whereabouts at Esme Squalor's seventy-one bedroom penthouse and concocts a new plan for stealing their family fortune. In their most daring misadventure, the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by a very rich couple whose penthouse apartment is located close to the place where the orphans' misfortune all began. This sixth book in "A Series of Unfortunate Events" finds...
48) Zen shorts
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
When Stillwater the giant panda moves into the neighborhood, the stories he tells to three siblings teach them to look at the world in new ways. Includes factual note on Zen.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Christmas is two days away, but Frances and her little brother Peter, who recently moved with their father to a lighthouse on an isolated island, fear that they will have no treats, no music, and no visit from Santa. Includes facts about the Flying Santa Service.
51) The vile village
Author
Series
A series of unfortunate events volume 7
Language
English
Description
Under a new government program based on the saying "It takes a village to raise a child," the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by an entire town, with disastrous results.
53) My sister, Daisy
Author
Publisher
Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
An older brother reacts to his younger sibling's gender transformation with compassion. Includes a note from the author.
54) Lift
Author
Publisher
Disney - Hyperion
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Iris, who has always been the one to push the elevator button, is displeased when her little brother starts to do it before she gets chance, so she uses a discarded button to take her someplace else--anyplace else.
58) Soft house
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
On a rainy afternoon, a little brother and big sister make a cozy house from blankets and cushions with the help of Mr. Cat.
Author
Series
Judy Moody volume 10
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Judy's big plans for the summer seem ruined when two of her best friends go away, and then her parents leave her and Stink with Aunt Opal, but a new "thrill-a-delic" plan has her racing toward fun.
Author
Series
Fairham Island volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
After a painful divorce, Maisey Lazarow returns to Fairham, the small island off the North Carolina coast where she grew up. She goes there to heal-and to help her brother, Keith, a deeply troubled man who's asked her to come home. But she refuses to stay in the family house. The last person she wants to see is her wealthy, controlling mother. Instead, she finds herself living next door to someone else she'd prefer to avoid-Rafe Romero, the wild,...
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