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2) Cat's cradle
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790L
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A young author, writing a book about the day the first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan, corresponds with the midget son of Doctor Felix Hoenikker, father of the bomb, a relationship that eventually leads him to the impoverished island republic of San Lorenzo, while various government agents search for the world's most important and dangerous substance, a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature.
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With a singing voice that can shake an auditorium, Judy should be the star of Darcy Academy, the local performing arts high school. So why is a girl this promising hiding out in a seedy motel room on the edge of town? A scathingly funny and moving book about dreams and reality, at once light on its feet and profound.
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Series
Spiderwick chronicles volume 4
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After Mallory is kidnapped at her fencing meet, Jared and Simon search for her near an old quarry and find themselves amidst dwarves and goblins.
5) Going bovine
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In an attempt to find a cure after being diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob's (aka mad cow) disease, Cameron Smith, a disaffected sixteen-year-old boy, sets off on a road trip with a death-obsessed video gaming dwarf he meets in the hospital.
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Born Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump in 1841, she was better known as Mrs. Tom Thumb. Only 32-inches high, she refused to let her stature cost her opportunity and used her limited height to limitless advantage with P.T. Barnum's circus. Now Benjamin shares the fictional autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb's public triumphs and personal tragedies.
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Escaping the sack of Rome in 1527, with their stomachs churning on the jewels they have swallowed, the courtesan Fiammetta and her dwarf companion, Bucino, head for Venice. With a mix of courage and cunning they infiltrate Venetian society. Together they make the perfect partnership: the sharp-tongued, sharp-witted dwarf, and his vibrant mistress, trained from birth to charm, entertain, and satisfy men who have the money to support her. Yet as their...
8) Wild blues
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Description
Thirteen-year-old Lizzie relates, through a victim statement, her harrowing journey through the Adirondacks seeking her disabled friend, Matias, who was kidnapped by escaped convicts.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
It's the eve of Princess Rose's 18th birthday. Everyone in the kingdom has come to Fantabularasa Castle to celebrate including Snow White, the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella and Red Riding Hood. But just before the stroke of midnight Bobo, the youngest dwarf, accidentally pricks the finger of Princess Rose (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) with a cursed needle and sends the kingdom into a century-long slumber!
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