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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle volume 1
Language
English
Description
From her upside-down house, the eccentric Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle issues to parents her marvelous cures for such common children's diseases as Won't-Put-Away-Toys-itis, Answerbackism, and Fighter-Quarrelitis.
3) The Twits
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Language
English
Description
The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted by a family of monkeys.
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David (David Shannon) volume 5
Language
English
Description
David follows his older brother around, annoying him and doing everything he can to make sure his brother notices him--but when David gets hurt playing, his brother is there to make sure he is okay.
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Why are you attracted to a certain type? Why do you vote the way you do? Why do you struggle to let certain things go? Philosophers and theologians have grappled with the mystery of human behavior for centuries--but now, science is revealing startling new insights into what makes us tick. This provocative narrative from Indiana University School of Medicine professor Bill Sullivan explores our behavior through. the lens of genetics, microbiology,...
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Middle school (James Patterson) volume 1
Language
English
Description
When Rafe Khatchadorian enters middle school, he teams up with his best friend, "Leo the Silent," to create a game to make school more fun by trying to break every rule in the school's code of conduct.
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Series
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle volume 4
Language
English
Description
A woman with a magic way of curing children's bad habits tries her hand with a bully, a whisperer, and a slowpoke and formulates cures for a show- off and a crybaby.
11) Noisy Nora
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Language
English
Description
Feeling neglected, Nora makes more and more noise to attract her parents' attention.
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Language
English
Description
By the author of the modern classis The Black Swan, this collection of aphorisms and meditations expresses his major ideas in ways you least expect. The Bed of Procrustes takes its title from Greek mythology: the story of a man who made his visitors fit his bed to perfection by either stretching them or cutting their limbs. It represents Nassim Nicholas Taleb's view of modern civilization's hubristic side effects-modifying humans to satisfy technology,...
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Tacky the penguin books volume 1
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English
Description
When some intimidating visitors come to the penguin's icy land, Tacky the Penguin, an odd bird known for outrageous nonconformity, helps his conservative counterparts get rid of the unwanted intruders.
16) The doll
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
A collection of 13 stories written by Dame Daphne du Maurier before she was 23 years old. Each story in the collection highlights du Maurier's deep understanding of human nature.
17) The Terranauts
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Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
Description
Sealed inside a glass enclosure designed as a prototype for a possible off-Earth colony, eight Terranauts in the 1990s Arizona desert test their skills in five biome environments that they must protect from skeptics who would sabotage the mission.
1994. In the desert near Tillman, Arizona, forty miles from Tucson, a grand experiment involving the future of humanity is underway. As climate change threatens the earth, eight scientists, four men and...
18) Cabin fever
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Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 1
Language
English
Description
Middle-schooler Greg Heffley is the prime suspect when it is discovered that school property has been damaged, but when a surprise blizzard hits and school is closed, Greg is stuck indoors with his family, unable to prove his innocence.
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Series
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English
Description
"Charlie Bucket loves chocolate. And Mr. Willy Wonka, the most wondrous inventor in the world is opening the gates of his amazing chocolate factory for five lucky children. It's the prize of a lifetime! Gobstoppers, wriggle sweets and a river of melted chocolate delight await- Charlie needs just one Golden Ticket and these delicious treats could all be his."--Back cover.
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