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1) On my honor
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Language
English
Description
When his best friend drowns while they are both swimming in a treacherous river that they had promised never to go near, Joel is devastated and terrified at having to tell both sets of parents the terrible consequences of their disobedience.
2) Bloom
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Language
English
Description
"Sorrel Fallowfield is so good at being good that teachers come to her when they need help remembering the school rules - and there are lots. Luckily, Sorrel doesn't have any trouble following them, until the day she discovers a faded packet of Surprising Seeds buried under a tree in her backyard. Now she's hearing voices, seeing things, experiencing an almost unstoppable urge to plant the seeds in some very unusual places and completely failing to...
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English
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Description
That fool of a fairy Lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me. She meant to bestow a gift. When I cried inconsolably through my first hour of life, my tears were her inspiration. Shaking her head sympathetically at Mother, the fairy touched my nose. 'My gift is obedience. Ella will always be obedient. Now stop crying, child.' I stopped. So begins this richly entertaining story of Ella of Frell, who wants nothing more than to be free of Lucinda's...
Author
Series
Izzy volume 1
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Language
English
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"Isabel and Zoë are favorite friends--most of the time. They have side-by-side cubbies at school. They never take off their friendship bracelets. And they make each other laugh like nobody else. But some of the time, Isabel isn't Zoë's favorite friend at all. Because some of the time, the fun things they do end in a no-fun way. Like how they've been sent to the principal's office because of Isabel's shenanigans with some kindergartners. Now Zoë...
6) Owl moon
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Language
English
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Description
On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.
8) Ballewiena
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Dotty the dachshund dreams of being a ballet dancer. Commanded to sit or stay, Dotty shows off her plǐ and assembľ instead. After a squirrel in the park helps Dotty discover how she can learn discipline her own way, she finally has the chance to perform on stage"--
Author
Publisher
Boxer Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
'Five little chicks hear Mother Hen say, "Play near the henhouse. Don't go away." Four little chicks say, "Yes, okay!" But one little chick says, "Phooey!" Cheeky Chick is curious and sets out to explore the farmyard on his own---despite being told to stay safely near the henhouse. But what happens when he meets a crafty fox? Luckily for Cheeky Chick, his farmyard friends are watching out for him..."--Jacket flap.
10) Tool of war
Author
Series
Ship breaker volume 3
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In a future beset with rising seas, corporate government, and constant civil war, a bioengineered half-man/half-beast super-soldier who calls himself Tool breaks his conditioning to overcome his genetically enhanced sense of loyalty to the corporation that created him and seeks revenge against his old masters.
11) Koko and Bo
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Little Koko does not want to do anything Bo tells him he should, but each time Bo lets him do as he pleases, Koko learns a lesson.
12) Library lion
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
English
Description
A lion starts visiting the local library but runs into trouble as he tries to both obey the rules and help his librarian friend. Miss Merriweather, the head librarian, is very particular about rules in the library. No running allowed. And you must be quiet. But when a lion comes to the library one day, no one is sure what to do. There aren't any rules about lions in the library. And, as it turns out, this lion seems very well suited to library visiting....
14) Tree of cranes
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
A Japanese boy learns of Christmas when his mother decorates a pine tree with paper cranes.
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