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Inkspell
by Cornelia Funke
Hardcover: Sep 2005
Paperback: 5 Jun 2006
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| In this spellbinding follow-up to Inkheart, Funke expertly mixes joy, pain, suspense and magic. |
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The Sea of Trolls
by Nancy Farmer
Hardcover: Sep 2004
Paperback: 23 May 2006
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| The year is A.D. 793; Jack and his sister have been kidnapped by Vikings and taken to the court of Ivar the Boneless and his terrifying half-troll wife; but things get even worse when Jack finds himself on a dangerous quest to find the magical Mimir's Well in a far-off land, with his sister's life forfeit if he fails. |
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Pretty Birds
by Scott Simon
Hardcover: May 2005
Paperback: 9 May 2006
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| As a journalist, Scott Simon covered the siege of Sarajevo. Here, in a novel as suspenseful as a John le Carré thriller, he re-creates the atmosphere of that place and time and the pain and dark humor of its people. |
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Bucking The Sarge
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Hardcover: Sep 2004
Paperback: 9 May 2006
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| Featuring characters so lively they seem to jump off the page, this vibrant modern-day battle between greed and morality proves that there is more than one way to come out on top. Ages 10-up. |
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The Witch's Boy
by Michael Gruber
Hardcover: Mar 2005
Paperback: 1 May 2006
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| Michael Gruber has created a world that is at once deceptively familiar and stunningly original, a world of cruelty, beauty, legend, truth, and above all, wonder. Readers will delight in the author's ingenious retelling of classic fairy tales and will marvel at the stunning new tale of a boy raised by a witch, a cat, a bear, and a demon. Ages 11+. |
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Down The Rabbit Hole: An Echo Falls Mystery
by Peter Abrahams
Hardcover: Apr 2005
Paperback: 1 May 2006
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| Welcome to Echo Falls. Home of a thousand secrets, where Ingrid Levin-Hill, super sleuth, never knows what will happen next (Ages 10+). |
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Silverfin: A James Bond Adventure
by Charlie Higson
Hardcover: Apr 2005
Paperback: 1 Apr 2006
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| A brilliantly crafted tale that reveals the unknown story of a boy who grew up to become one the most iconic figures of our time. |
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Wolf Brother: The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness Book 1
by Michelle Paver
Hardcover: Feb 2005
Paperback: 25 Feb 2006
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| Six thousand years ago. Evil stalks the land. Only twelve-year-old Torak and
his wolf-cub companion can defeat it. Their journey together takes them through
deep forests, across giant glaciers, and into dangers they never imagined. Ages
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