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Guinness World Records 2013
Guinness World Records 2013 is crammed with new and updated records, and never-before-seen photography.
287 p. 2012
Adult Nonfiction Book
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Balliett, Blue
The Calder Game
When seventh-grader Calder Pillay disappears from a remote English village, along with an Alexander Calder sculpture to which he has felt strangely drawn, his friends Petra and Tommy fly from Chicago to help his father find him.
379 p. 2008
Children's Fiction Book BALLIET
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Dregni, Eric
Weird Minnesota : Your Travel Guide to Minnesota's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets
Hail Minnesota for its strange sites, bizarre history, and peculiar folks!
252 p. 2006
Adult Nonfiction Book
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Epstein, Adam Jay
The Familiars
A scrappy alley cat named Aldwyn passes himself off as a magical animal companion to Jack, a young wizard in training, but must convince his fellow "familiars" that he is authentic.
360 p. 2010
Children's Fiction Book
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Farmer, Nancy
The Land of the Silver Apples
After escaping from the Sea of Trolls, the apprentice bard Jack plunges into a new series of adventures, traveling underground to Elfland and uncovering the truth about his little sister Lucy.
496 p. 2007
Children's Fiction Book FARMER
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Giff, Patricia Reilly
Eleven
When Sam, who can barely read, discovers an old newspaper clipping just before his eleventh birthday, it brings forth memories from his past, and, with the help of a new friend at school and the castle they are building for a school project, his questions are eventually answered.
164 p. 2008
Children's Fiction Book GIFF
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Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Found
When thirteen-year-olds Jonah and Chip, who are both adopted, learn they were discovered on a plane that appeared out of nowhere, full of babies with no adults on board, they realize that they have uncovered a mystery involving time travel and two opposing forces, each trying to repair the fabric of time.
314 p. 2008
Children's Fiction Book HADDIX
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Hale, Shannon
The Goose Girl
On her way to marry a prince she's never met, Princess Anidori is betrayed by her guards and her lady-in-waiting and must become a goose girl to survive until she can reveal her true identity and reclaim the crown that is rightfully hers.
383 p. 2005
Teen Fiction Book HALE
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Howe, Deborah
Bunnicula : a Rabbit-tale of Mystery
Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.
98 p. 1979
Children's Fiction Book
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Hunt, Lynda Mullaly
One for the Murphys
Carley is sent to live with a foster family and struggles with opening herself up to their love.
224 p. 2012
Children's Fiction Book
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Jacques, Brian
Redwall
When the peaceful life of ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny and his villainous hordes, Matthias, a young mouse, determines to find the legendary sword of Martin the Warrior which, he is convinced, will help Redwall's inhabitants destroy the enemy.
351 p. 1986
Children's Fiction Book
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Kelly, Jacqueline
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate is instructed to be a lady by her mother and studies the natural world with her grandfather, the latter of which leads to an important discovery.
340 p. 2009
Children's Fiction Book
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Kirby, Matthew J.
Icefall
Princess Solveig and her siblings are trapped in a hidden fortress awaiting news of the king's victory in battle, but as they wait for winter's end and the all-encompassing ice to break, acts of treachery make it clear that a traitor lurks in their midst.
325 p. 2011
Children's Fiction Book
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Kurtz, Chris
The Adventures of a South Pole Pig
Flora the pig ditches the sedentary life on the farm for an adventure in Antarctica, where she escapes the knife and lives her dream of pulling a sled with a team of dogs.
278 p. 2013
Children's Fiction Book
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Landon, Kristen
The Limit
When his family exceeds its legal debt limit, thirteen-year-old Matt is sent to the Federal Debt Rehabilitation Agency workhouse, where he discovers illicit activities are being carried out using the children who have been placed there.
291 p. 2010
Children's Fiction Book LANDON
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Law, Ingrid
Savvy
Recounts the adventures of Mibs Beaumont, whose thirteenth birthday has revealed her "savvy", a magical power unique to each member of her family, just as her father is injured in a terrible accident.
342 p. 2008
Children's Fiction Book
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Levine, Gail Carson
Fairest
In a land where beauty and singing are valued above all else, Aza eventually comes to reconcile her unconventional appearance and her magical voice and learns to accept herself for who she truly is.
326 p. 2006
Children's Fiction Book LEVINE
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Mass, Wendy
11 Birthdays
Amanda and Leo always celebrate their birthdays together but after a falling out on their tenth, peculiar things begin to happen as the day of their 11th birthday begins to repeat itself over and over again.
267 p. 2009
Children's Fiction Book MASS
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Mass, Wendy
The Candymakers
When four twelve-year-olds, compete in the Confectionary Association's annual contest, they unexpectedly become friends and uncover secrets about themselves during the process.
453 p. 2010
Children's Fiction Book
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Moulton, Erin E.
Flutter : the Story of Four Sisters and an Incredible Journey
Nine-and-a-half-year-old Maple and her older sister, Dawn, must work together to face treacherous terrain, wild animals, and poachers as they trek through Vermont's Green Mountains seeking a miracle for their prematurely-born sister.
200 p. 2011
Children's Fiction Book
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