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1) The witches
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"Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real witches are the most dangerous of all living creatures on earth. There's nothing they hate so much as children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them. Her grandson listens closely to Grandmamma's stories-- but nothing can prepare him for the day he comes face-to-face with The Grand High Witch herself!"--Amazon.com.
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The Borrowers volume 1
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Miniature people who live in an old country house by borrowing things from the humans are forced to emigrate from their home under the clock. Includes a letter and a sketch of Homily and Arrietty by the author.
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"Boggis is an enormously fat chicken farmer who only eats boiled chickens smothered in fat. Bunce is a duck-and-goose farmer whose dinner gives him a beastly temper. Bean is a turkey-and-apple farmer who only drinks gallons of strong cider. Mr Fox is so clever that every evening he creeps down into the valley and helps himself to food from the farms. Now the farmers have hatched a plan to Bang-Bang-Bang shoot Mr Fox dead. But, just when they think...
6) The twits
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Phizz-whizzing new branding for the world's No.1 storyteller, Roald Dahl! Exciting, bold and instantly recognisable with Quentin Blake's inimitable artwork. Mr Twit is a foul and smelly man with bits of cornflake and sardine in his beard. Mrs Twit is a horrible old hag with a glass eye. Together they make the nastiest couple you could ever hope not to meet. Down in their garden, the Twits keep Muggle-Wump the monkey and his family locked in a cage....
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Nguyen kids volume 1
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I, Anne Nguyen, believe in ghosts. Not the kind of ghosts that hide in dark corners and yell boo! Not scary ghosts, but family ghosts. Organized and introspective nine-year-old Anne Nguyen misses her Grandma Nội, a lot. But even though Grandma Nội passed away, it doesn’t mean she’s disappeared. When Anne and her younger siblings Jacob and Liz are given gifts passed on to them by Grandma, Anne soon realizes that hers--a beautiful jade bangle--has...
8) Halloween
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Provides a humorous tale about the Halloween experience as remembered by the author himself, from bad trick-or-treat candy to pajama-like costumes, enhanced with vibrant illustrations.
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George and Martha volume 1
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"Iconic best hippo friends George and Martha discover that, among other things, pouring split pea soup into your loafers to spare the chef's feelings is not the best-laid plan in this Level Two I Can Read. With original art and text from Marshall's classic storybooks and themes that will resonate with beginning readers, these deeply humorous, deeply honest stories are sure to inspire a love of books and reading. In each of the short stories in this...
11) Homer Price
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Six episodes in the life of Homer Price including one in which he and his pet skunk capture four bandits and another about a doughnut machine on the rampage.
13) Spooky Season
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2022.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (24 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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These harvest time stories will have you dreaming of pumpkins, hay rides, apple cider and trick-or-treating!
15) Rapunzel
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2022.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (19 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Sparkly hair with magic powers anyone?! Enjoy this classic fairytale - follow the moves with Jaime on this brilliant yoga adventure all about courage, bravery and love.
16) The Stick
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2014.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (7 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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A young boy finds a stick in the park that completely changes his life forever.
17) Women in Biology
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2026.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (9 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Can one girl's curiosity change the world? It’s not really a question of if—it’s a question of how.
18) The Manic Panic
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2025.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (7 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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When the WiFi goes out, a young girl drags her parents outside to remind them how to have screen-free fun.
20) Stick and Stone
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2016.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (8 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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When Stick rescues Stone from a prickly situation with a Pinecone, the pair becomes fast friends. But when Stick gets stuck, can Stone return the favor? With a subtle anti-bullying message, Stick and Stone have energy, emotion, and personality to spare and share a story of kindness and friendship that all will enjoy.
