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by Edward Bloor
Published Feb 2008
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by Mordicai Gerstein
Published Aug 2006
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by Kate DiCamillo
Published Aug 2002
Read ReviewsAn extraordinary new novel of friendship by Kate DiCamillo, author of the celebrated debut novel Because of Winn-Dixie. Ages 12+
Castaways of The Flying Dutchman
by Brian Jacques
Published Feb 2002
Read ReviewsThe Flying Dutchman! The legend of the wind-tattered ghost ship and its mad sea Captain, cursed to sail the seas forever, has been passed down throughout the centuries. But what of the young boy and his dog who were trapped aboard that ship? What became of them?
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