Rating: (406 reviews)
Author: Avi
Publisher: HarperTrophy
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A vicious captain, a mutinous crew – and a young girl caught in the middle
Not every thirteen-year-old girl is accused of murder, brought to trial, and found guilty. But I was just such a girl, and my story is worth relating even if it did happen [...]
Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Mike Mignola, Duncan Fegredo, Dave Stewart
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
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Hellboy has finally returned from his adventures at sea, but no sooner has he settled on land than a conclave of witches drags him from his respite and into the heart of Russian folklore, where he becomes the quarry [...]
Rating: (86 reviews)
Author: Jerry Spinelli
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
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Newbery Medal-winning author Jerry Spinelli (Maniac McGee, Stargirl) paints a vivid picture of the streets of the Nazi-occupied Warsaw during World War II, as seen through the eyes of a curious, kind, heartbreakingly naïve orphan with many names. His name is Stopthief when people shout [...]
Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Princeton Review
Publisher: Princeton Review
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Scoring high on the AP English Literature Exam is very different from earning straight A’s in school. We don’t try to teach you everything there is to know about English literature—only the strategies and information you’ll need to get your highest score. In Cracking [...]
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
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JACK AND ANNIE continue their quest for the secrets of happiness—secrets they need to save Merlin. This time, the Magic Tree House takes them to the one continent they haven’t visited before: Antarctica! What can they hope to learn about happiness in such [...]
Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Princeton Review
Publisher: Princeton Review
Book Description
Scoring high on the AP World History Exam is very different from earning straight A’s in school. We don’t try to teach you everything there is to know about World history—only the strategies and information you’ll need to get your highest score. In Cracking [...]
Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: William Captain Lubber, Dugald A. Steer
Publisher: Candlewick
Book Description
Avast, ye PIRATEOLOGY fans! Behold, an exclusive guide tothe goings-on aboard a pirate vessel — plus an exciting scale model of a real pirate ship.
How do pirates capture a ship? What sort of ships do they favor? Who are the rogues [...]
Rating: (36 reviews)
Author: Rebecca Godfrey
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Book Description
I was born with a fever, but it seemed to subside for sixteen years. . . . And then as I turned sixteen and stopped smiling, the fever returned though my skin stayed pale and sure, showing no sign of the heat inside [...]
Rating: (46 reviews)
Author: Audrey Wood
Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books
Book Description
In this raucous tale, the Knight, the Duke, the Queen–and eventually the whole court–all try to lure King Bidgood from his cozy bathtub, but he won’t get out! Will anyone be able to solve this problem?
In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of a [...]
Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Julie Appel, Amy Guglielmo
Publisher: Sterling
Book Description
The mysterious Mona Lisa could use a little grooming—so go ahead and brush her long black hair! Continue with the Old Masters by touching the large, lacy collar of Frans Hals’ The Laughing Cavalier, petting the horse’s tail in Velazquez’s Prince Baltasar Carlos [...]
Rating: (311 reviews)
Author: H.G. Wells
Publisher: New American Library
Book Description
The story that launched Wells’s successful career-the classic tale of the Time Traveler and the extraordinary world he discovers in the far distant future. A haunting portrayal of Darwin’s evolutionary theory carried to a terrible conclusion.
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When the Time Traveler courageously stepped out [...]
Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Julie Appel, Amy Guglielmo
Publisher: Sterling
Book Description
It’s pop, with a twist—a fun collection of works by such 20th century masters as Warhol, Lichtenstein, and Hockney that turns the art world into a fingertip sensation. What could be better than pulling on the lettuce in Claes Oldenburg’s Two Burgers with [...]
