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Hunting for Hidden Gold is a thrilling adventure from the renowned Hardy Boys series, authored by Franklin W. Dixon. In this captivating tale, brothers Frank and Joe Hardy find themselves embroiled in a perilous quest to uncover a legendary treasure hidden deep within the rugged wilderness of the American West. The story begins when the Hardy boys receive a mysterious letter from their father, Fenton Hardy, a renowned detective, who is working on...
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Hardy Boys mystery stories volume 6
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The Shore Road Mystery is an exhilarating addition to the timeless Hardy Boys series, penned by Franklin W. Dixon. In this captivating mystery, brothers Frank and Joe Hardy find themselves caught up in a puzzling case that unfolds along the picturesque shores of Barmet Bay. The story begins when the Hardy boys stumble upon a perplexing mystery involving the disappearance of valuable jewels belonging to the wealthy Mrs. Alice Faulkner. Determined to...
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IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
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A 1967 Newbery Honor Book. While awaiting trial for murder and withholding from the king the obligatory fifth of the gold found in Cibola, Esteban, a seventeen-year-old cartographer, recalls his adventures with a band of conquistadors.
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The Secret of the Old Mill is an enthralling mystery novel from the beloved Hardy Boys series, penned by Franklin W. Dixon. In this captivating tale, brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, amateur sleuths with a knack for solving crimes, find themselves embroiled in a perplexing case that leads them deep into the heart of an old mill shrouded in secrecy. The adventure begins when the Hardy boys stumble upon a cryptic message hidden in a hollow tree, hinting...
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IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
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When he and his younger sister move in with their older brother after their grandmother dies, thirteen-year-old Gordy finds himself caught between the boy he was when he lived with his abusive father and the boy his grandmother was helping him become.
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Tarzan volume 4
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Alice discovers an unknown land on the other side of the mirror and finds herself part of a problem in chess, meeting some unlikely characters of nursery rhyme and puzzled by the reversal of many of the laws of nature.
The follow-up to Alice in Wonderland, originally appeared in 1871 and has not been out of print since. Curious Alice finds her way through a mirror into an amazing alternate world that is, in some ways, a reverse version of our own....
7) Night hoops
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IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
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While trying to prove that he is good enough to be on his high school's varsity basketball team, Nick must also deal with his parents' divorce and the erractic behavior of a troubled classmate who lives across the street.
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IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
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The Missing Chums is a thrilling instalment in the iconic Hardy Boys series, written by Franklin W. Dixon. In this gripping mystery, brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, along with their close friends Chet Morton and Biff Hooper, find themselves entangled in a perplexing case of disappearance and danger. The story unfolds when the Hardy boys' friends, Jerry Gilroy and Phil Cohen, vanish without a trace during a sailing excursion on Barmet Bay. Concerned...
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Tarzan volume 8
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In this 1921 adventure novel from the original Tarzan series, the ape man discovers a lost world of dinosaurs where his beloved Jane is being held captive.
When World War I broke out across the African colonies, an attack on Tarzan's estate led him to believe his wife Jane had been killed by Imperial German soldiers. But after a months-long rampage of vengeance, he learns she is in fact still alive-he only need find her. Before long, his search will...
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It is the last day of the summer holiday before school starts again and the self-named Great Kieranski is determined to have an adventure even if he has to invent one! Joined by his crew of best mates they use recent events as a reason to save their town from aliens, bullies and the evil Bardbuy.Kieran, an opinionated country boy who loves his town, friends, and family with a fierce pride, tells the story of their last day. Obsessed by magic, the...
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Gender identity is not something that can be assessed based on a person's anatomy, but rather an internal sense of self. Societal norms are often an overwhelming burden for those who are attacked or pressured into fitting others' expectations of who they 'should' be rather than who they truly are. This insightful volume introduces readers to gender concepts and inspiring and impassioned accounts from LGBTQ+ activists. Through these pages readers will...
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Do you have a brother? This is a simple picture book about a boy whose brother loves vegetables. Can be used for visual literacy. This simple picture book explores the different vegetables that the brother consumes. It the background is an adorable cat that can be used to prompt and ask questions to the reader about what the cat is thinking or feeling.A very simple picture book about a boy that likes to eat a variety of vegetables and his love of...
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The Lobster Chronicles is a trilogy about how life changes for three boys in a small coastal town when a giant lobster is caught. Each book describes the same events through a different boy's eyes, making for three suspenseful, believable stories and an engrossing reading experience.
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This story is for all those children who may have wondered what might happen to some body bits in their world. Eight year old Beau Michael Philpott-Jones decides to start a collection of the body bits in his daily life, and then with the help of his father creates a collage picture to enter in a local art show, with an exciting result!
16) Mama's Boy
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This book is dedicated to the unbreakable bond between mothers and sons. There exists a false expectation that a boy must sever the attachment to his mother to become a "real" man. Rather than viewing a mother's love as a hindrance, Mama's Boy is a celebration of the special connection between a mother and her son. This book serves as encouragement for a boy to grow into the most confident and healthy version of himself - "to better the world, just...
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For the longest time I was five-and-a-half. I remember I was five-and-a-half for such a long time I thought I would never be older. But the day came.
Yesterday, I was 'almost six'.
The story is about a little boy, Zachery, who is six. He discovers that growing up is more about overcoming fears (his 'inners') than physical changes (his 'outters').
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Edward Edson Lee (1884-1944), who wrote under the pen name of Leo Edwards, was a popular children's author in the 1920s and 1930s. He wrote five series of books, including the Jerry Todd series which was wildly popular. The stories took place in the town which Lee experienced in his childhood and the characters were real boys that Lee befriended around the time he began writing the stories. In his autobiography, Ronald Reagan wrote that he had a boyhood...
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Becoming a wizard is hard work. For Pete Riley it's almost impossible. He tries to follow the rules, but he's impatient and being impatient only leads to trouble.Big trouble.He messes with a time spell when he shouldn't and he and his bookish friend, Weasel, are swept into Victorian England, where they will be trapped forever if that wizard-in-training can't find a way to reverse his bad spell by the next full moon.
20) Best Mommy Ever
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Eww, rolled pickles filled with jam. After a long day of watching her son play outside and cleaning him up before meals, Sam's mother had no idea what her little toddler had in store for her the next day. Sam's mom loves her son, but she doesn't love the breakfast in bed he brought her for her birthday. Of course, she would never tell him how awful those pickles were.
A mothers' love knows no bounds and that's certainly the case with Sam's. Sam's...
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