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(0)Lissa Evans
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English
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#1 UK Bestseller. "A thoughtful, funny, companionable novel . . . executed with verve" from the bestselling author of Their Finest and Crooked Heart (The London Times).
1928. Riffling through a cupboard, Matilda Simpkin comes across a small wooden club—an old possession that she hasn't seen for more than a decade. Immediately, memories come flooding back to Mattie—memories of a thrilling past, which only further...
1928. Riffling through a cupboard, Matilda Simpkin comes across a small wooden club—an old possession that she hasn't seen for more than a decade. Immediately, memories come flooding back to Mattie—memories of a thrilling past, which only further...
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English
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From the author of the acclaimed Crooked Heart comes another “smart, funny, ingenious, revealing tale of London life during the Second World War” (The Independent)—longlisted for the Orange Prize upon its original publication in England.
It is 1940. France has fallen, and only a narrow strip of sea lies between Great Britain and invasion. The war could go either way and everyone must do their bit. Young copy
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Pub. Date
2015
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English
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"A wonderfully old-fashioned Dickensian novel . . . both darkly funny and deeply touching" from the bestselling author of Old Baggage (The New York Times Book Review).
When Noel Bostock—aged ten, no family—is evacuated from London to escape the Nazi bombardment during World War II, he lands in a suburb northwest of the city with Vera Sedge—a thirty-six-year old widow drowning in debts and dependents. Always desperate...
When Noel Bostock—aged ten, no family—is evacuated from London to escape the Nazi bombardment during World War II, he lands in a suburb northwest of the city with Vera Sedge—a thirty-six-year old widow drowning in debts and dependents. Always desperate...
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Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
270 p. : ill., map ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Stuart is forced to move far away from all his friends. But on his very first day in his new home, Stuart is swept up in a quest to find his great-uncle Tony--a famous magician who literally disappeared off the face of the earth--and Tony's marvelous, long-lost workshop.
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
349 p. : ill., map ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Stuart, having become the junior curator of the museum exhibition showcasing his great-uncle Tony's long-lost magic, enters the magical world of the workshop once more to find Tony's will and is faced with a series of puzzles that become harder and harder to solve.
7) Wed Wabbit
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Publisher
David Fickling Books, Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
248 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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English
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Follows eleven-year-old Fidge's adventures with three companions as they try to solve a series of clues, deal with a cruel stuffed animal dictator and an army of monsters.