Katherine Kellgren
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English
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Theodore Roosevelt had a small problem...his daughter Alice! Alice Lee Roosevelt was hungry to go places, meet people, do things. Father called it running riot. Alice called it eating up the world. Brimming with affection and wit, this spirited biography gives readers a peek into family life inside the White House.
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English
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In 1914, Harry Colebourn, a veterinarian on his way to tend horses in World War I, followed his heart and rescued a baby bear. He named her Winnie, after his hometown of Winnipeg, and he took the bear to war. Harry Colebourn's real-life great-granddaughter tells the true story of a remarkable friendship and an even more remarkable journey--from the fields of Canada to a convoy across the ocean to an army base in England...and finally to the London...
7) Me...Jane
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English
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Patrick McDonnell tells the story of the young Jane Goodall and her special childhood toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. As the young Jane observes the natural world around her with wonder, she dreams of "a life living with and helping all animals," until one day she finds that her dream has come true.
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English
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Sophie Kinsella has conquered the hearts of millions with her New York Times bestselling Shopaholic novels, which feature the irresistible one-woman shopping phenomenon Becky Bloomwood. Now Becky’s back in a hilarious, heartwarming tale of married life, best friends, and long-lost sisters (and the perils of simply having to own an Angel handbag!).
What’s a round-the-world honeymoon if you can’t buy the odd souvenir to ship...
What’s a round-the-world honeymoon if you can’t buy the odd souvenir to ship...
9) Dark witch
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English
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An American searches for her Irish ancestors to learn more about her powers and break an ancient curse.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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When Apophis, the chaos snake, threatens to plunge the world into eternal darkness, siblings Carter and Sade Kane plan to use an ancient spell to destroy the snake, but first must rely on the murderous ghost of a powerful magician.
12) The red pyramid
Author
Series
Kane chronicles volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
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Brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane accidentally unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes the doctor to oblivion and forces his two children to embark on a dangerous journey, bringing them closer to the truth about their family and its links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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New York police detective Jacob Kanon searches for the killer of his daughter and her boyfriend, who were murdered while on vacation in Rome. Since then, young couples in other European cities have been found dead with little to connect the murders except a postcard to the local newspaper. Kanon teams up with the Swedish reporter Dessie Larsson, who has just received a postcard in Stockholm, and they think they know where to find the next victims....
14) Me...Jane
Publisher
Weston Woods
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Patrick McDonnell tells the story of the young Jane Goodall and her special childhood toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. As the young Jane observes the natural world around her with wonder, she dreams of "a life living with and helping all animals," until one day she finds that her dream has come true.
Publisher
Weston Woods
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Theodore Roosevelt had a small problem...his daughter Alice! Alice Lee Roosevelt was hungry to go places, meet people, do things. Brimming with affection and wit, this spirited biography gives readers a peek into family life inside the White House.
Publisher
Weston Woods
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
One boys quest for a greener world... one garden at a time. A little boy named Liam discovers a struggling garden and decides to take care of it. As time passes, the garden spreads throughout the dark, gray city, transforming it into a lush, green world.
18) Jessica
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Ruthie does everything with her imaginary friend Jessica; and then on her first day at kindergarten, she meets a real new friend with the same name.
20) Slummy mummy
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English
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A smart, laugh-out-loud debut novel about a deeply flawed but endearing stay-at-home mom, a book for anyone who took Bridget Jones to heart a decade ago-and now has kids. Lucy Sweeney has three sons, a husband on a short fuse, and a tendency toward domestic disaster. It has been years since the dirty laundry pile was less than three feet high, months since she remembered to have sex, and weeks since her toddler started using the trash can as a toilet....