Katherine Kellgren
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English
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"Ever since the gods of Ancient Egypt were unleashed in the modern world, Carter Kane and his sister, Sadie, have been in trouble. As descendants of the House of Life, the Kanes have some powers at their command; but the devious gods haven't given them time to master their skills at Brooklyn House, a training ground for young magicians. And now their most threatening enemy yet--the Chaos snake, Apophis--is rising. If they don't prevent him from breaking...
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 406 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Despite their best efforts, Carter and Sade Kane can't seem to keep Apophis, the chaos snake, down. Their only hope: find an ancient spell that might turn the serpent's own shadow into a weapon.
Author
Publisher
Dial Press
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
374 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Workaholic attorney Samantha Sweeting has just done the unthinkable. She's made a mistake so huge, it'll wreck any chance of a partnership. Going into utter meltdown, she walks out of her London office, gets on a train, and ends up in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a big, beautiful house, she's mistaken for an interviewee and finds herself being offered a job as housekeeper. Her employers have no idea they've hired a lawyer--and Samantha...
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Series
Connie Goodwin novels volume 1
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
371 p. 25 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Harvard graduate student Connie Goodwin, having agreed to handle the sale of her grandmother's abandoned home near Salem, Massachusetts, comes across an ancient key while going through the house which holds a piece of parchment with the name Deliverance Dane written on it, and in her efforts to discover more about the mysterious Deliverance, Connie soon finds herself having visions of the Salem witch trials and wondering about the extent of her family's...
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English
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Fifteen-year-old Miss Penelope Lumley, a recent graduate of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, is hired as governess to three young children who have been raised by wolves and must teach them to behave in a civilized manner quickly, in preparation for a Christmas ball.
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Queen of the Tearling volume 1
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English
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"On her nineteenth birthday, Princess Kelsea Raleigh Glynn, raised in exile, sets out on a perilous journey back to the castle of her birth to ascend her rightful throne. Plain and serious, a girl who loves books and learning, Kelsea bears little resemblance to her mother, the vain and frivolous Queen Elyssa. But though she may be inexperienced and sheltered, Kelsea is not defenseless: Around her neck hangs the Tearling sapphire, a jewel of immense...
8) After Alice
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English
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When Alice toppled down the rabbit-hole 150 years ago, she found a Wonderland as rife with inconsistent rules and abrasive egos as the world she left behind. But what of that world? How did 1860s Oxford react to Alice's disappearance? Ada, a friend of Alice's mentioned briefly in Alice's adventures in Wonderland, is off to visit her friend, but arrives a moment too late--and tumbles down the rabbit-hole herself. Ada brings to Wonderland her own imperfect...
9) Dune messiah
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English
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Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known -- and feared -- as the man christened Muad'Dib. As Emperor of the known universe, he possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremen, Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he displaced when he assumed the throne -- and a conspiracy conducted within his own sphere of influence. And even as House Atreides begins...
10) Hotel for dogs
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic Audio
Pub. Date
p2008
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
3 sound discs (3 hr., 27 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Liz and her brother wind up with nine stray dogs that need homes but must be kept a secret.
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Description
Beatrix Potter's amazing universe of animals dressed in human clothing has taught and entertained children for over a century. This volume brings together twenty-one of Potter's tales and verses in one book. Hear Peter Rabbit outwit old Mr. McGregor, and Squirrel Nutkin come within a tail's length of being an owl's dinner. Listen as a family of mice save the kind tailor of Gloucester, and as Peter and Benjamin Bunny battle a barn cat. Learn how one...
12) Me--Jane
Publisher
Cinedigm
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 46 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Me Jane: In the characteristic heartwarming style, Patrick McDonnell tells the story of the young Jane Goodall and her special childhood toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. Who says women can't be doctors: This inspiring story of the first female doctor in America shows how one strong-willed woman opened the doors for all the female doctors to come; I could do that! Esther Morris gets women the vote: Esther Morris started out believing she could do anything,...
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Language
English
Description
Cora Cash had traveled abroad at the turn of the century to seek a titled husband and before she realized it, found herself Duchess of Wareham, married to the most eligible bachelor in England. But, her husband, Ivo, was withdrawn and secretive. Soon Cora would discover that money could not buy everything and would have to make a crucial decision about her life and her marriage.
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Series
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
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English
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When his favorite tree begins to lose its leaves, Fletcher the fox worries that it is sick, but instead a magical sight is in store for him.
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Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First paperback edition.
Physical Desc
344 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Hilary Westfield escapes Miss Pim's finishing school to join a misfit pirate crew, she embarks on an unexpectedly magical swashbuckling, plank-walking, searfaring journey"--
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Series
Betty Bunny books volume 2
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 vol. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26cm.
Language
English
Description
Betty Bunny's mother takes her and her siblings to a toy store where each is allowed to pick out one item, but Betty refuses to choose just one and throws a tantrum when she learns the alternative is to get nothing.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
44 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A famous chef is coming to visit Mr. Hopper's second grade class, and every one is excited about bringing in their family's favorite dish to share except Ollie, who loves to cook but cannot find a dish his whole family likes.
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Series
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
1st ed.
Fountas & Pinnell
J
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Although reluctant at first, the second graders in Mr. Hopper's class follow new student Luna's suggestion and perform as stars in a "midnight circus" on Family Night.
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Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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New York police detective Jacob Kanon searches for the killer of his daughter and her boyfriend, who were murdered while on vacation in Rome. Since then, young couples in other European cities have been found dead with little to connect the murders except a postcard to the local newspaper. Kanon teams up with the Swedish reporter Dessie Larsson, who has just received a postcard in Stockholm, and they think they know where to find the next victims....
20) My Lady Jane
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Series
Lady Janies volume 1
Language
English
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Lady Jane Grey is about to be married to a stranger at the age of sixteen, in preparation for taking the throne from her cousin, King Edward. Caught up in a tangle of lies and conspiracies, Lady Jane soon realizes that she just may end up losing her head over it.