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This is a story about a girl, born at the beginning of the 20th century. She grows up in a small river town in upstate New York. One day the mysterious Charles Varnay, an eccentric who dresses in the style of an 18th century dandy, comes to town, his sole companion a remarkably intelligent dog-named Rousseau. Varnay wants to star Katherine in a movie serial he plans to make, called The Goddess of Enlightenment. Katherine is rather put off when she...
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Callie is the main character. She is a beautiful calico cat who is always doing something comical, quirky, or mischievous. Her amazing adventures will take children and the young-at-heart on a journey of excitement, and who knows where she will lead you next! Humorous and gentle, Callie has you wrapped around her paw from the get-go! Come join in Miss Callie's amazing adventures and bask in the fun!
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J.J. Jones and the Hawk (Lindy McCall) go in search of the mysterious ghost globe, an ancient artifact that can change the future of the earth. En route, they encounter such flamboyant personages as Winston Churchill, Harry Houdini, Babe Ruth, Satchel Paige, and, of course, Sir Arthur himself (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, noted spiritualist and author of the Sherlock Holmes tales). This fast-paced, often humorous novel contains most of the old pulp magazine...
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An amazing adventure featuring the World’s Finest Heroes, BATMAN and SUPERMAN! Fighting side by side, these super heroes have the power to defend Earth, while also building a great friendship. However, when the shape-shifting Clayface ignites a feud between SUPERMAN, BATMAN, and THE FLASH, will anything stop...The Battle of the Super Heroes? Find out in this action-packed chapter book for young readers.
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The two boys featured in this series of stories are Solly, short for Solomon and Harry. They are eight years old and are ethnic Capetonians, living in Cape Town, South Africa. The two boys are always up to mischief and have many adventures together. At the end of each book, Solly and Harry, journal all they have learnt on their adventure.This journal is a great tool for discussion, with parents and teachers to reinforce good values and lessons that...
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The World's Finest Heroes and greatest friends together in a chapter book adventure! While BATMAN is away, SUPERMAN protects Gotham City. But when BIZARRO SUPERMAN and BIZARRO KRYPTO come to help the MAN OF STEEL, they want to right all wrongs - but instead, they wrong all rights! Now the Joker is on the loose and the city is in chaos. The heroes will have to put an end to . . . The Day of the Bizarros! A thrilling read for young readers.
13) Magic Monsters!
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The World's Finest Heroes, SUPERMAN and SHAZAM, team up for an amazing adventure! The galaxy's greatest super heroes are unbeatable when they work together. But they may have met their match when Mister Mxyzptlk makes trouble in Metropolis. Will the daring duo be able to stop the imp's Magic Monsters? Find out in this fast-paced chapter book perfect for any super hero fan.
14) Shark Encounter
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The two boys featured in this series of stories are Solly, short for Solomon, and Harry. They are eight-years-old and are ethnic Capetonians, living in Cape Town, South Africa. The two boys are always up to mischief and have many adventures together. In this adventure they come face to face with the feared 'Great White Shark' At the end of each book, Solly and Harry, journal all they have learnt on their adventure. This journal is a great tool for...
16) Up and Away
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The two boys featured in this series of stories are Solly, short for Solomon and Harry. They are eight years old and are ethnic Capetonians, living in Cape Town, South Africa. The two boys are always up to mischief and have many adventures together. At the end of each book, Solly and Harry, journal all they have learnt on their adventure.
This journal is a great tool for discussion, with parents and teachers to reinforce good values and lessons that...
17) Up, Up and Away
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The two boys featured in this series of stories are Solly, short for Solomon, and Harry. They are eight years old and are ethnic Capetonians, living in Cape Town, South Africa. The two boys are always up to mischief and have many adventures together.
At the end of each book, Solly and Harry journal all they have learnt on their adventure. This journal is a great tool for discussion, with parents, to reinforce good values and lessons that will equip...
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Master of Elusion, foe of tyranny, and champion of liberation - The Escapist! Operating from a secret headquarters under the boards of the majestic Empire Theater, the Escapist and his crack team of charismatic associates roam the globe, performing amazing feats of magic to aid all those who languish in oppression's chains. The history of his creators, Joe Kavalier and Sam Clay, was recently chronicled in Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel...
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This volume of Michael Chabon Presents the Amazing Adventures of the Escapist collects issues five and six of the popular, Eisner and Harvey Award winning quarterly series, and features the late Will Eisner's final return to the Spirit, in a crossover tale with the Escapist! Also in this volume is the comics writing debut of award-winning author and Guggenheim fellow Chris Offutt, illustrated by Thomas Yeates. Dan Best and Eddie Campbell contribute...
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Following in the footsteps of the massively successful Volume One, the second volume of Michael Chabon Presents the Amazing Adventures of the Escapist collects issues three and four of the likewise popular quarterly series. Among the stories in this volume: "To Reign in Hell" by Brian K. Vaughan and Roger Petersen; "Heil and Fear Well" by Marv Wolfman, Joe Staton, and R. Sikoryak; "The Trial of Judy Dark" by Kevin McCarthy and Dean Haspiel; "The EscapeNot"...
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