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and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
by Katherine Hannigan
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo, Bagram Ibatoulline
Published Jan 2008
Read ReviewsAn extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman, from the top of a garbage heap to the fireside of a hoboes' camp, from the bedside of an ailing child to the streets of Memphis. And along the way, we are shown a true miracle that even a heart of the most breakable kind can learn to love, to lose, and to ...
by Jeanne Birdsall
Published Mar 2007
Read ReviewsDeliciously nostalgic and quaintly witty, this is a story as breezy and carefree as a summer day. 2005 National Book Award Winner. Ages 8-12.
by Peter Dickinson
Published Jun 2005
Read ReviewsMagic hovers just beneath the surface in this unusual and moving story about the bond between a boy and his grandfather.
by L.S. Matthews
Published Jun 2004
Read ReviewsWhen the political situation becomes too grave, a family of foreign aid workers makes a perilous journey to the border of the war-torn nation that they've called home. Fish is a story that will teach those who doubt that, when hope is almost extinguished, miracles can happen. 10 years +.
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