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Angels Don't Know Karate

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The Wish List

Eoin Colfer · 208 pages

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Pirate Invasion

Marcus Emerson, Noah Child, Sal Hunter · 128 pages

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Winging It!

Shel Delisle

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The Karate Mouse

Geronimo Stilton · 134 pages

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The Emperor of Nihon-Ja

John Flanagan · 435 pages

When Horace travels to the exotic land of Nihon- Ja, it isn't long before he finds himself pulled into a battle that is not his - but one he knows in his heart he must wage. A kingdom teeters on the edge of chaos when the Nihon-Ja emperor, a defender of the common man, is forcibly overthrown, and only Horace, Will, and his Araluen companions can restore the emperor to the throne. Victory lies in t

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Losing the Plot

Annie Dalton · 149 pages

Second book in the Angels Unlimited fantasy series. Once Mel was just an ordinary teenager. Now she's a time-traveling angel. When the Agency sends her and her two best mates off to sixteenth-century London to rescue a troublesome teenage trio, Mel has to wonder if they're worth the effort. What's so special about these three? Then disaster strikes, and Mel had better act *fast.*

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The Accidental Keyhand

Jen Swann Downey · 377 pages

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Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search, Part 1

Gene Luen Yang, Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino · 76 pages

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Hostage

Chris Bradford · 423 pages

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Castaways of the Flying Dutchman

Brian Jacques · 336 pages

A boy and dog trapped aboard the legendary ship, the Flying Dutchman, are sent off on an eternal journey by an avenging angel, roaming the earth throughout the centuries in search of those in need.  Their travels lead them to Chapelvale, a sleepy nineteenth century village whose very existence is at stake.  Only by discovering the buried secrets and solving the dust-laden riddles of the ancient vi

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The Secret Promise

Paula Harrison · 114 pages

Longing for a more exciting royal life, Princess Emily teams up with princess friends who use their wits and daring ninja skills to create a rescue organization that helps animals in trouble. Together with her princess friends, Emily uncovers a plot to destroy all the beautiful deer in nearby Mistberg Forest. Fortunately for the deer, these princesses can do more than curtsy, they have ninja move

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Journey Through Fire

Maya Snow, Helen Hart

Recovering from injuries sustained while escaping a fire, Kimi, Hana, along with their mother and little brother take refuge in a monastery where their mother petitions the Shogun for gaining help against evil Uncle Hidehira.

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The Stone Heart

Faith Erin Hicks · 240 pages

Every nation that invades the City gives it a new name. But before long, new invaders arrive and the City changes hands once again. The natives don't let themselves get caught up in the unending wars. To them, their home is the Nameless City, and those who try to name it are forever outsiders. Kaidu is one such outsider. He's a Dao born and bred - a member of the latest occupying nation. Rat is a

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A Wind in the Door

Madeleine L'Engle · 211 pages

A Wind in the Door is a young adult science fantasy novel by Madeleine L'Engle. It is a companion book to A Wrinkle in Time, and part of the Time Quartet (and by extension the Time Quintet). It is November. When Meg comes home from school, Charles Wallace tells her he saw dragons in the twin’s vegetable garden. That night Meg, Calvin and C.W. go to the vegetable garden to meet the Teacher (Bla

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Second Chances

Victoria Schwab · 208 pages

There's more to Aria than meets the eye. She's a guardian angel. And to earn her wings, she'll have to help three different girls. . . . This time, Aria comes to Caroline Mason. At her all-girls' prep school, Caroline is being bullied. She eats lunch alone and is picked on by her classmates every day. The ringleader of the mean girls is Lily Pierce. But Lily isn't an ordinary bully: she used to

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The Unfinished Angel

Sharon Creech · 168 pages

In a tiny village in the Swiss Alps, an angel meets an American girl named Zola who has come with her father to open a school, and together Zola and the angel rescue a group of homeless orphans, who gradually change everything.

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The Amber Spyglass

Philip Pullman · 531 pages

In the astonishing finale to the His Dark Materials trilogy, Lyra and Will are in unspeakable danger. With help from Iorek Byrnison the armored bear and two tiny Gallivespian spies, they must journey to a dank and gray-lit world where no living soul has ever gone. All the while, Dr. Mary Malone builds a magnificent Amber Spyglass. An assassin hunts her down, and Lord Asriel, with a troop of shinin

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The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future

Dav Pilkey, George Beard, Harold Hutchins · 178 pages

The world's most evil corporation of the future invades Caveland, Ohio and enslaves the inhabitants, until a time portal takes Ook and Gluk to the year 2222, where they meet a wise new friend who provides them with the means of saving the day.

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The Sword Thief

Peter Lerangis · 160 pages

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The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit

Octavia Spencer · 219 pages

Twelve-year-old Randi, unhappy about moving from Brooklyn to Deer Creek, Tennessee, after her mother's death, soon finds new friends and a case to solve surrounding a stolen time capsule and rumors of a centuries-old treasure. Twelve-year-old Randi, unhappy about moving from Brooklyn to Deer Creek, Tennessee, after her mother's death, soon finds new friends and a case to solve surrounding a stole

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Spirit Fighter

Jerel Law

Seventh-grader Jonah Stone discovers that he is one-quarter angel--his mother is the daughter of a human and a fallen angel--and when she is kidnapped, Jonah and his sister Eliza must try to rescue her, with the help of prayers and a guardian angel.

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Way of the Ninja

Tracey West, Greg Farshtey · 32 pages

Kai's sister, Nya, is kidnapped and he must learn Spinjitzu from Sensei Wu, a mysterious old man, to rescue her.

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Varjak Paw

S.F. Said · 254 pages

Stylish,original and inventive. . . a modern children's classic! Original and amazingly engrossing! :) The cat's whiskers!! [1]: https://www.google.com/search?q=read+it&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjbtty3xu3pAhVNweAKHbvbB-0Q2-cCegQIABAA&oq=read+it&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzICCAAyAggAMgIIADICC

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Skellig

David Almond · 182 pages

Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. . . . What is this thing beneath the spiders' webs and dead flies? A human being, or a strange kind of beast never before seen? The only person Michael can confide in is his

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