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3) Sold
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Lakshmi, though poor, enjoys her life until the Himalayan monsoons wash away her family's crops and she is sold to a brothel in India by her stepfather. She remembers her mother's wisdom, "Simply to endure is to triumph, " until the day comes that she can reclaim her life.
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Draws on the Bosnian situation to argue for a reconciliation between modernity and tradition.
One of Bosnia's leading intellectuals explains the Bosnian experience by critiquing the politics and ideology that brought about the great destruction-both material and spiritual-of Bosnia and Herzegovina. These incisive and theologically profound essays address the confrontation between the West and Islam as the author explores the realm of humanity's long-standing...
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Zoey and Sassafras volume 6
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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An earthquake shakes Zoey's house. Or maybe it's a unicorn-quake? An enormous new friend arrives in a lot of pain, and it's getting worse every day. Zoey must work with her mom and Sassafras to find a cure--and quickly!--
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When a crew of builder dinosaurs break down on a railroad crossing, they know the only thing they can do to save themselves is to call Dinosaur Rescue! In no time at all, help is on its way, but will the Dinosaur Rescue team get there in time to stop the train?
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Secret Explorers volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
The secret explorers jump into action to save a pod of humpback whales, but when Connor and Roshni's submarine malfunctions, the explorers could be the ones in trouble.
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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In 1605 London, sixteen-year-old Joan Sands' magical ability to control metal makes her a skilled craftswoman, but her family gift for observing the Fae, who recently broke the Pact and are now brutally attacking mortals, draws Joan into political intrigue in both human and Fae worlds.
13) Lyddie
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English
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Impoverished Vermont farm girl Lyddie Worthen is determined to gain her independence by becoming a factory worker in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s.
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Young Captain Nemo volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
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English
Description
Seventh-grader Gabriel Nemo, the famous Captain Nemo's descendant, and his friends Peter and Misty save sinking ships, face mutant sea creatures, and more while eluding the Navy and Peter and Misty's parents.
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Tallulah books (Marilyn Singer) volume 4
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
Description
Tallulah is thrilled to play a mouse in a professional production of The Nutcracker and works very hard to be the most marvelous mouse of all, but opening night brings some surprises.
18) The night worker
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Pub. Date
2000.
Edition
First edition.
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English
Description
Alex wants to be a "night worker" like his father who goes to work at a construction site after Alex goes to bed.
20) Dreams
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English
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One night while everyone is sleeping, a little boy watches his paper mouse save a cat from an angry dog.
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