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1) Am I Blue
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A story described by Katherine Paterson as "didactic camp", a very funny but also thought-provoking fantasy about the issue of gayness. This controversial tale has given enormous comfort to many young people struggling with their own sexual identity.
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My teacher is an alien volume 1
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IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 3
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After Susan sees Mr. Smith the substitute teacher peel off his face, she knows he's an alien and only Peter believes her. Together they work to save the class from Mr. Smith's horrible plans.
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Magic shop books (Bruce Coville) volume 5
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A shy twelve-year-old girl must solve a puzzle involving characters from Greek mythology to free herself from a spell which makes her irresistible to boys.
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Tommy's grandmother is old, near death. Jobless, the young man has come home to tend her through her last days. As the layers of her memory peel away and the days of her youth become increasingly vivid to her, she tells him a strange and enticing story of the magical event that changed her life.
12) The Box
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When an angel gives a boy a box, and asks him to care for it, the results ripple through a lifetime. This tender and profound story is one of author Bruce Coville's personal favorites among all his work.
13) Old Glory
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Donald Henderson is horrified when his (extremely embarrassing) grandfather begins to question authority. A dark meditation on free speech and the price of freedom.
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Jonathan is attracted to the ornate mirror from the first moment he sees it in the antique shop where he works after school. But there is something wrong with the mirror, something evil - as Jonathan will discover after he accidentally gets a trace of his blood on its surface in this disturbing tale of terror.
15) Homeward Bound
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When Jamie's father dies, he is taken to live with his uncle, a strange man who has an alicorn—a unicorn's horn—in his possession. But the man is hiding more secrets, darker ones, and Jamie must unravel them if he is to uncover his true destiny and finally find his way home.
16) The Golden Sail
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There is a legend of a ship with a golden sail. Ten years ago Jan's father climbed aboard that ship, and hasn't been seen since. Now the ship has returned. Does Jan dare climb aboard? What will he find if he does?
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Return to Camp Haunted Hills for another wild and wacky adventure with Stuart Glassman and his pal, Robert - a highly mischievous ghost! This time around Robert has concocted a Jekyll Juice potion that will turn campers into monsters. As if that wasn't enough, there's a mummy with something on it's mind tracking Stuart's friend, Brenda. Chock full of laughs and scares, this is super fun reading.
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In Luster, the world of the unicorns, a strange new menace arises! Beloved, the great enemy of the unicorns, has stolen one of the Queen's Five, the powerful amulets that allow a human to enter Luster. By combining her own magic with that of the amulet, Beloved hopes to open a gate between the worlds—a gate that will allow her Hunters to launch a full scale invasion.
At the same time Grimwold, Keeper of the Unicorn Chronicles, comes upon hints of...
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As the Blood Moon rises, Beloved, the ancient and eternal enemy of the unicorns, launches her assault on Luster. But the very act of opening a passage between Earth and the world of the unicorns creates a danger more fearful and far-reaching than even Beloved could have imagined. The unicorns gathered at Autumngrove feel the intrusion the moment the worlds are linked. It tells them that the long-feared invasion has begun. Knowing that they will need...
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Cara Diana Hunter is a prisoner in the underground world of the delvers! In her struggle to escape she will form a most unexpected friendship. But even if she does manage to elude the delvers, can she reach the Valley of the Centaurs in time to find the story that may hold the key to the survival of the unicorns? Elsewhere in Luster, her friend Prince Lightfoot faces painful choices as he tries to determine his own course of action. As the crisis...
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