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2) Goggles!
Author
Series
Peter books (Ezra Jack Keats) volume 5
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Two boys must outsmart the neighborhood bullies before they can enjoy their new treasure, a pair of lensless motorcycle goggles.
Author
Series
Newford series volume 10
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2017 Aurora Awards Best of Decade Finalist
In novel after novel, and story after story, Charles de Lint has brought an entire imaginary North American city to vivid life. Newford: where magic lights dark streets; where myths walk clothed in modern shapes; where a broad cast of extraordinary and affecting people work to keep the whole world turning.
At the center of all the entwined lives in Newford stands a young artist named Jilly Coppercorn,...
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Series
Last picture show volume 5
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Description
Returning home to recover from a near-fatal heart attack, Duane discovers that he has a new neighbor: the statuesque K. K. Slater, a quirky billionairess who's come to Thalia to open the Rhino Ranch, dedicated to the preservation of the endangered black rhinoceros. Despite their obvious differences, Duane can't help but find himself charmed by K.K.'s stubborn toughness and lively spirit, and the two embark on a flirtation that rapidly veers toward...
9) Fledgling
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
When a young kestrel makes its first flight among the buildings of a city, it is pursued by a hawk.
11) Every Friday
Author
Formats
Description
Every Friday a father and his child share a special ritual.
12) Say hello!
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Description
A little girl greets people in her neighborhood in many different languages.
13) Spring fever
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Preparing to move on four years after a divorce, Annajane realizes that she is not over her ex-husband when his wedding to another woman is abruptly canceled, a situation that is further complicated by her engagement to another man, dark secrets in her sleepy lake town and individuals who want to thwart her happiness.
14) City lullaby
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Description
A baby in a stroller sleeps listening to loud city noises, from ten horns beeping to two motorbikes roaring, until awakened by the soft chirp of one sparrow.
17) Tribute
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Description
Cilla, a former child star who has found more satisfying work as a restorer of old houses, has come to her grandmother's Shenandoah Valley farmhouse, tools at her side, to rescue it from ruin. In the attic, she finds a cache of unsigned letters suggesting that her grandmother was pregnant when she died and that the father was a local married man. When Cilla becomes the target of a series of intimidating acts and a frightening, violent assault, her...
Author
Series
Maisie Dobbs novels volume 5
Description
Maisie is asked to investigate a potential land purchase. Her inquiries take her to a village in Kent during the hop picking season. Mysterious fires erupt in the village and a series of petty crimes suggest a darker criminal element at work. A peculiar secrecy shrouds the village, and Maisie needs to use her skills to solve one of her most intriguing cases yet.
19) Iris and Walter
Author
Series
Iris and Walter volume 1
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
43 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Description
When Iris moves to the country, she misses the city where she formerly lived. But with the help of a new friend named Walter, she learns to adjust to her new home.
20) The vile village
Author
Series
A series of unfortunate events volume 7
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
256 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Description
Under a new government program based on the saying "It takes a village to raise a child," the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by an entire town, with disastrous results.
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