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8021) From you to me
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On the first day of eighth grade Amelia finds a letter that her older sister Clara wrote to herself before she drown, and it contains a list of the things Clara planned to do in her own eighth grade year--so Amelia, with the help of her best friend Taylor, resolves to complete the list, in the hope that it will bring some closure and ease her still raw emotions.
8023) The brightest night
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Wings of fire. Original series volume 5
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Sunny has always taken the Dragonet Prophecy very seriously, so Morrowseer's devastating news changes everything--now she must forge a new identity, and find a way to stop the futile and destructive war between the dragon clans.
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After Yung-lu's father dies of mercury poisoning, the young girl leaves for Chang'an. She is determined to take her father's place as a warrior. When Yung-lu arrives, she is met with two big surprises. The emperor is taking mercury, and the army is not what she had imagined. Will Yung-lu become a warrior? More importantly, will she save the emperor from mercury poisoning?
8025) In a dark land
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Changelings (Christine Soontornvat) volume 2
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Nine months after her adventures in Faerie, Izzy is reunited with her old friends to help find the lost King's Key before an evil witch can use it to steal Changelings who live on Earth.
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A collection of myths that tell of the creation of the world, the deeds of such gods and heroes as Odin, Thor and Siegfried, the machinations of the evil Loki, and more. Entertaining and readable, these tales present the ancient Germanic and Scandinavian myths that have helped shape literature.
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"Lady Molly of Scotland Yard" contains a wonderful collection of short stories by Baroness Orczy that centre around Molly Robertson-Kirk, a quick-witted detective who relies on brains rather than brawn to get to the bottom of mysteries that completely elude her male counterparts. Highly recommended for fans of classic detective fiction and other works by this seminal author. Baroness Emma Orczy (1865–1947), more commonly known as Baroness Orczy,...
8028) Contes et nouvelles
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Extrait : "Je dois trop au beau sexe, il me fait trop d'honneur De lire ces récits, si tant est qu'il les lise. Pourquoi non ? c'est assez qu'il condamne en son cœur Celles qui font quelque sottise. Ne peut-il pas, sans qu'il le dise, Rire sous cape de ces tours, Quelque aventure qu'il y trouve ?"
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8029) The Conjure Woman
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The Conjure Woman (1899) is a collection of stories by African American author, lawyer, and political activist Charles Chesnutt. "The Goophered Grapevine," the collection's opening story, was originally published in The Atlantic in 1887, making Chesnutt the first African American to have a story published in the magazine. The Conjure Woman is now considered a masterpiece of African American fiction for its use of folklore and exploration of racist...
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King Arthur series (Howard Pyle) volume 2
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Three of King Arthur's most beloved knights, Sir Launcelot, Sir Tristram and Sir Percival, headline their own fantastical tales of love, honor and inescapable duty. The Story of the Champions of the Round Table offers an intimate look at the many obstacles and triumphs of the famous warriors.
Sir Launcelot, the first knight of the round table, is a prominent fixture who appears alongside King Arthur on various quests. He becomes a legend in his own...
8031) Graveyard Shift
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It's a hardknock afterlife... Lana Harvey is a reaper, and a lousy one at that. She resides in Limbo City, the modern capital of the collective afterlives, where she likes to stick it to the man (the legendary Grim Reaper himself) by harvesting the bare minimum of souls required of her. She'd much rather be hanging out with Gabriel, her favorite archangel, at Purgatory Lounge. But when a shocking promotion falls in Lana's lap, she learns something...
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An enticing collection of tales told in the fabulist and metafiction traditions, Lost Cantos of the Ouroboros Caves embraces a cyclical movement of renewal, like the ancient ouroboros motif itself, in which artfully rendered answers always give rise to perplexing new questions. Maggie Schein's stories introduce medicine men, monks, immortals, witches, seekers, and souls in various stages of their cycles in and out of lived life, as well as the occasional...
8033) A Ghost of a Chance
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They say there are blessings from Hurricane Katrina. For Viola Valentine of New Orleans, it was losing her dead-end job and leaving behind a loveless marriage and an overbearing family.But the storm also blew open a psychic door. Now she sees ghosts who have died by water.As she enters her new career as travel writer, solving mysteries that appear with apparitions everywhere she goes, the one person she hopes to speak to - her daughter who died of...
8034) The Wolf Princess
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A captivating, atmospheric mystery set in the crystalline winterland of Russia.
Abandoned in a blinding blizzard in the wintry wilds of Russia, Sophie Smith fears for her life. But just like in a fairy tale, a princess comes to her rescue: the beautiful, exotic Anna Volkonskaya. Over a river of ice in a horse-drawn sleigh, she brings Sophie and her friends to a magnificent, if weathered, winter palace. At first, Sophie is enchanted by Princess Anna's...
8035) Hidden Deep
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He isn't supposed to even talk to a human, much less fall in love with one...Sixteen-year-old Ryann Carroll has just run into the guy who saved her life ten years ago. You might think she'd be happy to see him again. Not exactly. She's a bit underdressed (as in skinny-dipping,) and he's not supposed to exist.After her father's affair, all Ryann wants is to escape the family implosion fallout and find a little peace. She also wouldn't mind a first...
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Un dragón voraz tiene aterrorizado a todo un pueblo. Cada día pide más y más comida, pero ha llegado el momento de que un caballero se enfrente a él.
Genial libro de cartoné para introducir a los bebés a esta leyenda y a la tradición nacida de ella.
La célebre leyenda de san Jorge en edición bilingüe (castellano/inglés) adaptada para los más pequeños de la casa, con tiernas ilustraciones de Rozenn Bothuon.
8037) Waking Beauty
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What happens to the fairy tale when the Princess decides she doesn't want to play the part? In a kingdom where Spring has not bloomed for ten years, Andromeda, ex-Princess and newly awakened Witch, follows a mysterious glimmering road towards the peak of a mountain. She is on a quest to find love; more specifically, to find Talen, the female bodyguard who stole her heart two years before. But Andromeda soon learns that Talen has come to the mountain...
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The Millionaire and the SorcererHe listened attentively when Grandpa talked. Curiosity is a terrible curse, he decided. And curious Zander was. He knew that they were considered outsiders on their street even when he was in Grade 2. He just knew it even though people were nice to him and to his mother.
8039) The Florentine Poet
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"This book sparkles like a jewel in a cosmic clockwork-an uplifting gift to readers everywhere." - Dan Millman, author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior
Why are the churches closed on Christmas Eve in Florence's San Frediano district? This mystery perplexes an acclaimed American poet who journeys to the fabled city seeking inspiration. The proprietor of his hotel, raconteur Alberto Giannotti, reveals that it has nothing to do with the holiday-and everything...
8040) Death Wish
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Lana Harvey's been through hell and back. As a reaper, it's all part of the job, but the afterlife has been more turbulent than usual. The Second War of Eternity is underway, and the streets of Limbo City are heavy with the scent of carnage and betrayal. With the recent death of a dear friend, a lover-turned-spy, and temperamental gods breathing down her neck, Lana's days seem numbered. But Eternity isn't done with her yet.
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