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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
by Kate DiCamillo, Timothy Ering

the tale of despereaux (5/16/2009)

This has million of tales in one story. It has action fame and lots of beauty. Read this book the first time and you'll fall in love with it. When I read this book I loved it and smiled through the whole book . It is good for all ages and has such great descriptions. Read …more

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by Eve J. Chung

Based on the author’s family story, comes an extraordinary novel about a mother and her daughters’ escape from Taiwan.

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Lessons in Chemistry
by Bonnie Garmus

Praised by Parade and The New York Times Book Review, this debut features a 1960s scientist turned TV cooking star.

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