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This book was first published in 1922 and has been republished many times since. A stuffed rabbit sewn from velveteen is given as a Christmas present to a small boy. The boy plays with his other new presents and forgets the velveteen rabbit for a time. These presents are modern and mechanical, and they snub the old-fashioned velveteen rabbit. The wisest and oldest toy in the nursery, the Skin Horse, who was owned by the boy's uncle, tells the rabbit...
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This volume is an anthology of the fairy tales of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875). His stories are acclaimed for having delighted children worldwide and have been translated into more than 150 languages. They have inspired motion pictures, plays, ballets, and animated films. It contains familiar tales, such as "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "The Princess and the Pea" and also Andersen's lesser-known stories, such as "The Sandman"...
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"The bad news? The world is ending. The good news? The Bad Guys are back to save it! Sure, they might have to "borrow" a rocket. And there might be something nasty in one of the spacesuits. And Mr. Piranha miiiiight have eaten too many bean burritos. Surviving this mission may only be one small step for man, but it's one giant leap for the Bad Guys."--Page [4] of cover.
4) Frederick
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While Frederick the field mouse sat on the wall his brothers gathered food for the winter. Although they accused him of not doing his share of the work, when the food ran out Frederick saved the day with what he had gathered.
5) Dragonslayer
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"Ivy doesn't trust the Dragonslayer. He may be her father and the beloved ruler of Valor, but she knows he's hiding more than the treasure from the sand dragon he killed two decades ago. Leaf doesn't trust dragons. They're the reason his favorite sister, Wren, is dead, and now he'll do whatever it takes to slay even one. Wren doesn't trust anyone. She swore off humans after her village tried to sacrifice her to the dragons. She only has one friend,...
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"Commemorating the 150th anniversary of one of the most beloved classics of children's literature, this illustrated edition presents Alice like you've never seen her before. In 1865, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, an Oxford mathematician and Anglican deacon, published a story about a little girl who tumbles down a rabbit hole. Thus was the world first introduced to Alice and her pseudonymous creator, Lewis Carroll. This beautiful new edition of Alice's...
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"Explores the life of one lighthouse as it beams its message out to sea through shifting seasons, changeable weather, and the tenure of its final keeper."-- Provided by publisher.
10) Freckle juice
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Andrew wants freckles so badly that he buys Sharon's freckle recipe for fifty cents.
11) Just so stories
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Just So Stories is a collection of Rudyard Kipling's animal tales in which we learn about 'How the Whale got his Throat', 'How the Camel got his Hump', 'How the Rhinoceros got his Skin', 'How the Leopard got his Spots', 'The Elephant's Child', 'The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo', 'The Beginning of the Armadilloes', 'How the First Letter was Written', 'How the Alphabet was Made', 'The Crab that Played with the Sea', 'The Cat that Walked by Himself'...
12) The Snow Queen
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The strength of a little girl's love enables her to overcome many obstacles and free a boy from the Snow Queen's spell.
17) Eight keys
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When twelve-year-old Elise, orphaned since age three, becomes disheartened by middle school, with its bullies, changing relationships, and higher expectations, keys to long-locked rooms and messages from her late father help her cope.
18) The black circle
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A mysterious telegram sends Amy and Dan Cahill off to Russia, where they search for a treasure stolen by the Nazis, the truth about the end of the Romanov dynasty, and information about the death of their parents.
20) M is for magic
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Presents a collection of eleven short science fiction and fantasy stories by American author Neil Gaiman.










