Adam Gidwitz
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Star Wars (Disney/Lucasfilm Press) volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Reimagines the second Star Wars film in which Luke Skywalker trains with Yoda to become a Jedi after a rebel defeat on the ice planet Hoth and battles Darth Vader, who reveals a startling secret to Luke during their duel.
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Series
Grimm series (Adam Gidwitz) volume 2
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Frog joins cousins Jack and Jill in leaving their own stories to seek a magic mirror, encountering such creatures as giants, mermaids, and goblins along the way. Based in part on fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen.
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Unicorn Rescue Society volume 1
Language
English
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After encountering a Jersey Devil while on a field trip to the Pine Barrens, Elliot and his new friend Uchenna help their weird teacher Professor Fauna rescue the mythological creature from a pair of greedy billionaire brothers.
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English
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Crossing paths at an inn, thirteenth-century travelers impart the tales of a monastery oblate, a Jewish refugee, and a psychic peasant girl with a loyal greyhound, the three of whom join forces on a chase through France to escape persecution.
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Grimm series (Adam Gidwitz) volume 3
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Sister and brother Jorinda and Joringel fight to keep their promise to stay together throughout a new series of gruesome, twisted, Grimm-inspired stories"--
Author
Series
Grimm series (Adam Gidwitz) volume 1
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
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Follows Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story and into eight more tales, encountering such wicked creatures as witches, along with kindly strangers and other helpful folk. Based in part on the Grimms' fairy tales Faithful Johannes, Hansel and Gretel, The seven ravens, Brother and sister, The robber bridegroom, and The devil and his three golden hairs.
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Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 2
Language
English
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"Elliot and Uchenna join Professor Fauna on another adventure--a trip to the Basque country where they have to save a herensuge from the billionaire Schmoke Brothers"--
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Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 3
Language
English
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Elliot and his friend Uchenna join Professor Fauna as they travel to the Pacific Northwest and help keep a sasquatch family safe from a pack of journalists and a logging company.
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Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
-- A Tale Dark and GrimmThe Inquisitor's Tale is bold storytelling that's richly researched and adventure-packed.Read by Vikas Adam, Mark Bramhall, Jonathan Cowley, Kimberly Farr, Adam Gidwitz, Ann Marie Lee, Bruce Mann, John H. Mayer, and Arthur MoreyFeatures medieval music performed by Benjamin Bagby of Sequentia
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Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 6
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When Uchenna and Elliot's classmate publishes an article in the school newspaper about the Schmoke Brothers, Professor Fauna notices something alarming in a photo. Mounted on the wall of the Schmoke's living room is a single spiral horn that he's certain could have come from only one animal-a unicorn! To save these magical creatures-and to finally see a unicorn themselves-the Unicorn Rescue Society heads to the rugged mountains of Pakistan.
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Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 4
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Uchenna and Elliot travel with Professor Fauna to the Texas-Mexico border to save the region's animals and help bring a divided community back together with the help of locals"--
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Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 5
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In Cuba, it is believed that a mysterious water serpent--the Madre de aguas--is responsible for providing and protecting the fresh water of the island. But the serpent is missing, and a drought has gripped the island. Uchenna, Elliot, and Professor Fauna fly to Cuba and endeavor to rescue the Madre de aguas. Unfortunately, it tries to kill them. Meanwhile, the Schmoke Brothers' goons are driving around Havana, dumping pink sludge into the sewers....
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Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 4
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Pura Belpré Honor-winning author David Bowles joins Newbery Honor-winning Adam Gidwitz as coauthor of the newest Unicorn Rescue Society adventure, as the kids travel to the US-Mexican border to help the legendary chupacabras.curandero husband, Israel — the kids struggle to not only keep the chupacabras safe, but also to bring a divided community together once more.
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Series
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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Be afraid, be very afraid of Terrifying TalesGuys Read: Terrifying Tales is a creepy-fun read (if you’re brave enough, that is). This bone-chilling collection of original ghost stories with illustrations by Gris Grimly is perfect for sharing around the campfire, reading under the covers with a flashlight, and scaring your friends' pants off.Compiled and edited by kid-lit madman Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: Terrifying Tales is a creepy-fun read (if...