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When ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene encounters a fortune teller in the marketplace one day and she tells him that his sister, who is presumed dead, is in fact alive, he embarks on a remarkable series of adventures as he desperately tries to find her.
2) Greek myths
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[2011]
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A gorgeous collection of classic Greek myths welcomes readers into a legendary world of beauty, tragedy, and miracle. Compelling prose enlivens 16 of the most celebrated myths, from the sadness of Persephone to the ill-fated love of Orpheus and Eurydice.
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[2011]
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Twelve-year-old Andrej, nine-year-old Tomas, and their baby sister Wilma flee their Romany encampment when it is attacked by Germans during World War II, and in an abandoned town they find a zoo where talking animals help the children understand what has become of their lives and what it means to be free.
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"The lucky penny in Judy Moody's pocket sure does seem to be working. She can't stop winning-at bowling, spelling, the unbeatable Prize Claw, everything! For sure and absolute positive, she'll ride that wave of good fortune all the way to Washington, D.C."--
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[2013]
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Seamstress Ava and royal nursemaid Midi find themselves at the center of an epic power struggle. On the eve of Princess Sophia's wedding, the city prepares a fete. Yet a mysterious illness plagues the royal family, and a courtier's hunger for the king's favors sets a devious plot in motion. The fates Ava and Midi become irrevocably intertwined with that of mad Queen Isabel. As they navigate a tangled web of palace intrigue, Ava and Midi must carve...
9) Slider
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David can eat an entire sixteen-inch pepperoni pizza in four minutes and thirty-six seconds. Not bad. But he knows he can do better. In fact, he'll have to do better: he's going to compete in the Super Pigorino Bowl, the world's greatest pizza-eating contest, and he has to win it, because he borrowed his mom's credit card and accidentally spent $2,000 on it. So he really needs that prize money. Like, yesterday. As if training to be a competitive eater...
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