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2401) Soul of the sword
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Shadow of the fox volume 2
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900L
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One thousand years ago, a wish was made to the Harbinger of Change and a sword of rage and lightning was forged. Kamigoroshi. The Godslayer. It had one task: to seal away the powerful demon Hakaimono. Now he has broken free. Kitsune shapeshifter Yumeko has one task: to take her piece of the ancient and powerful scroll to the Steel Feather temple in order to prevent the summoning of the Harbinger of Change, the great Kami Dragon who will grant one...
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Half Boy. Half God. ALL Hero. Honestly, blowing up another school was the last thing I wanted to do. As the son of a Greek God, I've had my share of near-death disaster - and now my arch enemy Luke wants to invade our camp via an ancient labyrinth. If he succeeds, thousands of bloodthirsty monsters will attack.
2403) Whispers of the wolf
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Over 500 years ago in the desert Southwest, a Pueblo Indian boy and his rescued wolf pup become inseparable companions.
2404) The Almost Girl
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Riven chronicles volume 1
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Seventeen-year-old Riven comes from a world parallel to Earth, a world that has been ravaged by a devastating android war. As a Legion General, she is the right hand of Prince Cale, the young Prince of Neospes. In her world, she's had everything: rank, responsibility, and respect. But when Prince Cale sends her away to rescue his long-lost brother, Caden, who has been spirited to modern day Earth, Riven finds herself in uncharted territory. Armed...
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Nouveau voyage : cette fois en Hispanie aux Amériques, à la rencontre de phénomènes et de créatures extraordinaires qui vous entraîneront vers des rivages inconnus et combien fascinants !
Savez-vous pourquoi il faut à tout prix éviter de sortir le vendredi soir ?
Comment peut-on soigner la maladie d'amour ?
Quel est le secret de la jeunesse éternelle ?
Comment le soleil et la lune sont apparus sur terre ?
Quelle est l'origine du maïs...
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In this delightful Lumbee story, clever Rabbit outsmarts a selfish Great Snapping Turtle. When Rabbit discovers many animals could not find water, he sets out to solve the mystery. What he finds is the Great Snapping Turtle blocking the water of the Mother Spring. When the stubborn turtle refuses to move, Rabbit figures out a way to let the water flow. As the water flowed to all creatures, it also created the oceans of Turtle Island.
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The Mi'kmaq people have been here since the ice began to melt over this great land. They learned the medicines in nature to keep them healthy and they hunted the animals of the land and fished the waters of the sea. During the summer months they would gather in large community groups to celebrate, dance and sing. When the cold winds started to blow, they would go off in their own little family units to survive the winter. It was a hard life and it...
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A little mouse decides to go on a very long journey to find the mythical Far Off Lands. But how will such a small creature ever complete such a big journey?This delightful folktale of the Native American people tells us what happened.Ages 5 - 8. Illustrated with traditional materials and techniques; no AI-generated imagery involved.
2409) Kella and the Sky Dances
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Kella dreams of joining her family and friends in the magical sky dances over Lake Maracaibo. But this dream is threatened by her own bad habits of inconsistency, forcing Kella to face down her fears and overcome them. As the young Verdantmaw embarks on a solitary journey through the mysterious jungle to Angel Falls, where she must fly through the waterfall's healing mist, she meets new friends and challenges old traditions. These experiences give...
2410) The Caterpillar Woman
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Piujuq is a kind young woman who loves to take long walks on the tundra and dance by her favourite lake surrounded by butterflies. But one day, she encounters a stranger on her walk. When this person asks a favour of Piujuq, she happily obliges, and that kindness leaves Piujuq stuck in the body of a caterpillar. Alone, and thinking that no one could ever love her because of how she looks, Piujuq does not return to her camp. Instead, she lives a lonely...
2411) The Unsleeping Witch
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Sleeping Beauty is about to wake up.
Maud may be made of gingerbread-plus a spark of magic-but she's a real witch! Even if she's still learning, and has a habit of making messes…and might have accidentally unleashed the hundred-year-old Class IV sleeping curse that envelops a princess's bramble-covered castle. Oops.
Maud has her friends Gretel, Ludo, and Nuss the hazelnut mousse squirrel to help her fix this. But it won't be easy to find the...
2412) About a girl
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Metamorphoses trilogy volume 3
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When a sudden discovery upends her fiercely ordered world, Tally sets out on an unexpected quest to seek out the reclusive musician who may hold the key to her past--and instead finds Maddy, an enigmatic and beautiful girl who will unlock the door to her future.
2413) Hammer of the Gods
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Thor, the god of Thunder, wields Mjolnir, his enchanted hammer, against giants and dragons. But Odin's son was not the first to carry the Thunder Stone. For there was a time, before the old gods ruled the Earth, when an Archangel fell from grace. Azazyel used the hammer to forge the swords and spears of the angels and the weapons of the old gods. For his sin of taking a mortal wife, this heavenly being was buried alive and his tomb is lost. Later...
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1340L
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In fifteenth-century Paris, a disfigured man named Quasimodo, who was abandoned as an infant in the cathedral of Notre-Dame and now lives in its bell tower, must come to the aid of a beautiful gypsy girl named Esmeralda after she repels the advances of the cruel archdeacon Don Claude Frollo.
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"Life is tough for twelve-year-old orphan Adia. Her aunt and uncle believe she's an ogbanje, a demon-possessed child that brings misfortune wherever they go, and Adia can't disagree, especially when she suddenly manifests mysterious powers that she can't control, causing an earthquake in her village. So when Adia is offered a kitchen apprenticeship at the faraway Academy of Shamans, she flees with nothing but a pouch of change, her cat Bubbles, and...
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The timeless wisdom of Chinese folktales presented in parallel English and Chinese texts!
Switch up your bedtime reading with this memorable bilingual anthology. These traditional Chinese tales are fun to read and each one contains a gentle moral telling kids how to be a good person and live a good life. The stories are presented with parallel English and Chinese texts on every page, along with dozens of charming color illustrations by illustrator...
2417) Magissa
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"…a stirring combination of real-world Greece and supernatural overtones…the perfect amount of magic and monsters." – Verified Reviewer
"…an exciting adventure of magic, loss, and healing." – Verified Reviewer
For as long as she can remember, Chrysa Markou has longed for Pyrga, her native village in the mountains of Greece. But she never thought she would return like this-an orphan, crushed by grief and wracked with guilt over her parents'...
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Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls' is a book written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864), and forms the sequel to 'A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys'. It is a masterful re-writing of well-known Greek myths, all presented in one volume, for a younger audience. Hawthorne originally penned the work, after a visit from his young friend Eustace Bright, who requested a sequel to the Wonder Book. It contains the myths of 'The Minotaur',...
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This delightful tale highlights how Indigenous people lived in close harmony with nature and could even communicate with animals. The hunter was tired of only finding berries and seeds to feed his hungry village, so he decided to look far and wide for some meat to bring to them. When he spotted a tall tree, he climbed to the top and discovered a nest with three eaglets. "What a tasty soup the three little birds will make!" thought the hunter. Hearing...
2420) The Sorceress
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As Abigail embarks on her third year at the Tarkana Academy, the coven is under a dark cloud: their coven leader, Madame Hestera, has fallen under a deadly curse and Anarae, a powerful High Witch, has taken over the coven. Worse, Abigail fears that Abignus, the malignant presence that once took possession of her, has moved on to Calla.
While Hugo and Abigail seek answers, a surprising ally appears in Endera, Abigail's long-time nemesis. Endera...
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