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2461) Misfit
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Seattle sixteen-year-old Jael must negotiate normal life in Catholic school while learning to control the abilities she inherited from her mother, a demon, and protect those she loves from Belial, the Duke of Hell.
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Half Boy. Half God. ALL Hero. Honestly, blowing up another school was the last thing I wanted to do. As the son of a Greek God, I've had my share of near-death disaster - and now my arch enemy Luke wants to invade our camp via an ancient labyrinth. If he succeeds, thousands of bloodthirsty monsters will attack.
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In this delightful Lumbee story, clever Rabbit outsmarts a selfish Great Snapping Turtle. When Rabbit discovers many animals could not find water, he sets out to solve the mystery. What he finds is the Great Snapping Turtle blocking the water of the Mother Spring. When the stubborn turtle refuses to move, Rabbit figures out a way to let the water flow. As the water flowed to all creatures, it also created the oceans of Turtle Island.
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Nouveau voyage : cette fois en Hispanie aux Amériques, à la rencontre de phénomènes et de créatures extraordinaires qui vous entraîneront vers des rivages inconnus et combien fascinants !
Savez-vous pourquoi il faut à tout prix éviter de sortir le vendredi soir ?
Comment peut-on soigner la maladie d'amour ?
Quel est le secret de la jeunesse éternelle ?
Comment le soleil et la lune sont apparus sur terre ?
Quelle est l'origine du maïs...
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The Mi'kmaq people have been here since the ice began to melt over this great land. They learned the medicines in nature to keep them healthy and they hunted the animals of the land and fished the waters of the sea. During the summer months they would gather in large community groups to celebrate, dance and sing. When the cold winds started to blow, they would go off in their own little family units to survive the winter. It was a hard life and it...
2466) Kella and the Sky Dances
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Kella dreams of joining her family and friends in the magical sky dances over Lake Maracaibo. But this dream is threatened by her own bad habits of inconsistency, forcing Kella to face down her fears and overcome them. As the young Verdantmaw embarks on a solitary journey through the mysterious jungle to Angel Falls, where she must fly through the waterfall's healing mist, she meets new friends and challenges old traditions. These experiences give...
2467) Clash of fate and fury
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Labors of Gen volume 2
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With the help of Castor and Pollux, seventeen-year-old Gen tries to fulfill her end of a bargain with the Olympian Empresses and bring them the legendary golden apples of Hesperides and the monstrous Cerberus while also avoiding war with neighboring Elysium.
2468) The Caterpillar Woman
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Piujuq is a kind young woman who loves to take long walks on the tundra and dance by her favourite lake surrounded by butterflies. But one day, she encounters a stranger on her walk. When this person asks a favour of Piujuq, she happily obliges, and that kindness leaves Piujuq stuck in the body of a caterpillar. Alone, and thinking that no one could ever love her because of how she looks, Piujuq does not return to her camp. Instead, she lives a lonely...
2469) Hammer of the Gods
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Thor, the god of Thunder, wields Mjolnir, his enchanted hammer, against giants and dragons. But Odin's son was not the first to carry the Thunder Stone. For there was a time, before the old gods ruled the Earth, when an Archangel fell from grace. Azazyel used the hammer to forge the swords and spears of the angels and the weapons of the old gods. For his sin of taking a mortal wife, this heavenly being was buried alive and his tomb is lost. Later...
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Maya and the Rising Dark volume 3
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War is coming. Despite everything Maya and her father have done, the veil that protects the human world is failing. The Lord of Shadows has raised an army powerful enough to challenge the orishas. And it's only a matter of time before he breaks through the veil and destroys Maya's neighborhood and the rest of the world. Maya and her friends aren't going down without a fight. She's honing her guardian powers, with the help of two new allies--her long...
2471) Shadow frost
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Shadow frost volume 1
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Something dark is brewing in the kingdom of Axaria. A monstrous beast has been laying waste to the villagers and their homes. Described as a shadow demon summoned from the darkest depths of the Immortal Realm, it is invulnerable. Dozens and dozens of soldiers are sent out to hunt it down ... and not one has ever returned. When Asterin Faelenhart, the Princess of Axaria and heir to the throne, realizes that she may hold the key to the demon's defeat,...
2472) Up where the stars are
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Andrew, a young boy with Angelman Syndrome, travels up into the night sky where he works with Pegasus to save Princess Andromeda.
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"In the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami, Yui, fleeing her violent husband, and Hiyori, a young orphan, are taken in by a strange but kind old lady named Kiwa in the small town of Kitsunezaki. The newly formed family finds refuge in a mayoiga, a lost house, perched atop a beautiful cape overlooking the sea. While helping to rebuild Kitsunezaki, the three adapt to their new lives and supernatural new home, slowly healing from their troubled...
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This delightful tale highlights how Indigenous people lived in close harmony with nature and could even communicate with animals. The hunter was tired of only finding berries and seeds to feed his hungry village, so he decided to look far and wide for some meat to bring to them. When he spotted a tall tree, he climbed to the top and discovered a nest with three eaglets. "What a tasty soup the three little birds will make!" thought the hunter. Hearing...
2475) The Sorceress
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As Abigail embarks on her third year at the Tarkana Academy, the coven is under a dark cloud: their coven leader, Madame Hestera, has fallen under a deadly curse and Anarae, a powerful High Witch, has taken over the coven. Worse, Abigail fears that Abignus, the malignant presence that once took possession of her, has moved on to Calla.
While Hugo and Abigail seek answers, a surprising ally appears in Endera, Abigail's long-time nemesis. Endera...
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The timeless wisdom of Chinese folktales presented in parallel English and Chinese texts!
Switch up your bedtime reading with this memorable bilingual anthology. These traditional Chinese tales are fun to read and each one contains a gentle moral telling kids how to be a good person and live a good life. The stories are presented with parallel English and Chinese texts on every page, along with dozens of charming color illustrations by illustrator...
2477) Magissa
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"…a stirring combination of real-world Greece and supernatural overtones…the perfect amount of magic and monsters." – Verified Reviewer
"…an exciting adventure of magic, loss, and healing." – Verified Reviewer
For as long as she can remember, Chrysa Markou has longed for Pyrga, her native village in the mountains of Greece. But she never thought she would return like this-an orphan, crushed by grief and wracked with guilt over her parents'...
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Abigail's second year at the Tarkana Academy has been an all-out disaster. She's just unwittingly helped Vertulious, an ancient he-witch and powerful alchemist, destroy Odin's Stone and restore his powers, and now all of Orkney is caught up in the threat of war as the witches prepare to destroy the helpless Orkadians. Determined to set things right, Abigail and Hugo set off for Jotunheim, the land of the giants, to find a weapon to restore the balance....
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Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls' is a book written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864), and forms the sequel to 'A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys'. It is a masterful re-writing of well-known Greek myths, all presented in one volume, for a younger audience. Hawthorne originally penned the work, after a visit from his young friend Eustace Bright, who requested a sequel to the Wonder Book. It contains the myths of 'The Minotaur',...
2480) Berry Magic
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Long ago, the only berries on the tundra were hard, tasteless, little crowberries. As Anana watches the ladies complain bitterly while picking berries for the Fall Festival, she decides to use her magic to help. 'Atsa-ii-yaa (Berry), Atsa-ii-yaa (Berry), Atsaukina!' (Be a berry!), Anana sings under the full moon, turning four dolls into little girls that run and tumble over the tundra, creating patches of fat, juicy berries: blueberries, cranberries,...
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