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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

By Eleanor Coerr

4.3923 ratings36 reviews

Hospitalized with the dreaded atom bomb disease, leukemia, a child in Hiroshima races against time to fold one thousand paper cranes to verify the legend that by doing so a sick...
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James and the Giant Peach (The Best of Roald Dahl)

James and the Giant Peach (The Best of Roald Dahl)

By EMMA CHICHESTER-CLARK (ILLUSTRATOR) ROAL

4.48112 ratings110 reviews

James has lived with his two beastly aunts ever since his parents were eaten up outside London Zo...
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Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

By Kate DiCamillo

4.5364 ratings98 reviews

Winner of the 2014 Newbery Medal Holy unanticipated occurrences! A cynic meets an unlikely superh...
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Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House)

Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House)

By Mary Pope Osborne

4.3773 ratings81 reviews

We are celebrating by bringing full color to the Cretaceous period—full-color art that is! This ...
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The Knight at Dawn (Magic Tree House)

The Knight at Dawn (Magic Tree House)

By Mary Pope Osborne

4.7124 ratings15 reviews

Illus. in black-and-white. Jack and Annie travel back in time to medievalEngland for an adventure...
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I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79

I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79

By Lauren Tarshis

4.1927 ratings27 reviews

The beast beneath the mountain is restless... No one in the bustling city of Pompeii worries when...
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Warriors: Dawn of the Clans #2: Thunder Rising

Warriors: Dawn of the Clans #2: Thunder Rising

By Erin Hunter

4.9314 ratings14 reviews

Discover the origins of the warrior Clans in the second book of this thrilling prequel arc from m...
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The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers (First Time Books)

The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers (First Time Books)

By Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain

4.437 ratings10 reviews

When Papa Bear tells the cubs why they should never talk to strangers, Sister begins to view all ...
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The Trouble with Chickens: A J.J. Tully Mystery (J. J. Tully Mysteries)

The Trouble with Chickens: A J.J. Tully Mystery (J. J. Tully Mysteries)

By Doreen Cronin

4.577 ratings6 reviews

From the bestselling, award-winning author-illustrator team of Doreen Cronin and Kevin Cornell co...
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The Lemonade War (The Lemonade War Series)

The Lemonade War (The Lemonade War Series)

By Jacqueline Davies

4.33266 ratings431 reviews

For a full hour, he poured lemonade. The world is a thirsty place, he thought as he nearly emptie...
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