| Garbage! Monster! Burp!
| A monster at the bottom of a hill eats all of the garbage generated by the town on top of the hill. This provides two important benefits: The monster is happy with plenty to eat and the town stays nice and clean. Unfortunately, as the town grows, so does the amount of garbage the monster must consume. He gets bigger - and he starts burping. This is, as you can probably guess, a bit unsightly and stinky. In the end, the kids figure out how to solve the problem - despite the nasty mayor's doubts a...More
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| Cougar Cub Tales: I'm Just Like You
| From the award winning series, Cougar Cub Tales, I'm Just Like You is the second book about the ongoing adventures of the cougar cub brother and sister. One day, they encounter a creature very unlike themselves. They have ungrounded apprehension about whether or not the blind bobcat is a REAL cougar cub . By the end of the tale, they realize that they really ARE the same, overlooking their physical differences as they embrace their new friend. It is a timeless story that deals with the everyday ...More
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| Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus
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| The Picture of Dorian Gray (Great Illustrated Classics, F224-47)
| Dorian Gray, is an incredibly handsome young man, rich and favored, with everything to live for. But bad companions encourage the worst in him, and in a reckless moment, Dorian makes an impossible wish--to stay young forever, as unchanging as the wonderful portrait that has just been painted of him. But the portrait does change, the the most frightening, incredible reflection of all that is worst in him. All of Dorian's deeds have become edged in the picture. Dorian tries to repent--but can he? ...More
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| Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life - Free Preview: The First 20 Chapters
| Rafe Khatchadorian has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix. Luckily, he's got an ace plan for the best year ever, if only he can pull it off: With his best friend Leonardo the Silent awarding him points, Rafe tries to break every rule in his school's oppressive Code of Conduct. Chewing gum in class-5,000 points! Running in the hallway-10,000 points! Pulling the fire alarm-50,000 points! But when Rafe's game starts to catch up with him, he'll have...More
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| The Jungle Book (Sterling Classics)
| Children will delight in this unabridged version of Rudyard Kipling’s classics, Jungle Books One and Two! Not only does this attractive volume feature the beloved tales of Mowgli, the man cub” raised by wolves, and Rikki Tikki Tavi, but also the lesser-known but wonderful stories of Toomai, the boy who gets to see elephants dance; Quiquern, who saves his Eskimo people from starvation; and Kotick, the white seal.
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| Emma (Dover Thrift Editions)
| Sparkling comedy of provincial manners concerns a well-intentioned young heiress and her matchmaking schemes that result in comic confusion for the inhabitants of a 19th-century English village. Droll characterizations of the well-intentioned heroine, her hypochondriacal father, plus many other finely drawn personalities make this sparkling satire of provincial life one of Jane Austen's finest novels.
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| The Time Machine
| H.G. Wells best-selling classic THE TIME MACHINE.
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| War Horse: (Movie Cover)
| A new paperback with a gorgeous cover from the upcoming movie!In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal with a distinctive cross on his nose, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front. With his officer, he charges toward the enemy, witnessing the horror of the battles in France. But even in the desolation of the trenches, Joey's courage touches the soldiers around him and he is able to find warmth and hope. But his heart aches for Albert, the farmer's son he lef...More
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| Burly and Grum and the Secret City (A Burly and Grum Tale)
| Burlington Bear, Grum the groblin and Max are best friends. Burly and Grum show Max a secret city in the the middle of the forest but hunters are tracking them down. They knock out Burly, capture Max and want to turn the Secret City into a tourist attraction. Throw in some big cats, Grum's mother and brothers, Mike the Angel, a deer and a few ducks and the day becomes very exciting!
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| Funny Things I Heard At The Bus Stop
| Funny Things I Heard At The Bus Stop, Volume 1 is a collection of short stories for elementary school children. This first volume is geared towards ages 8 through 11, but will easily be enjoyed by both younger and older kids!A Visit From Nonna Esmeralda - Take a journey with Aiden as his grandmother from Italy comes to visit for the first time, with a special gift that allows him to travel to any place - and any time! - that he wishes.My English Teacher Is A Secret Agent - Mr. Craig is substitut...More
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| The Phantom of the Opera
| First published in French as a serial in 1909, "The Phantom of the Opera" is a riveting story that revolves around the young, Swedish Christine Daaé. Her father, a famous musician, dies, and she is raised in the Paris Opera House with his dying promise of a protective angel of music to guide her. After a time at the opera house, she begins hearing a voice, who eventually teaches her how to sing beautifully. All goes well until Christine's childhood friend Raoul comes to visit his parents, who a...More
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| Beauty and the Beast
| Generations of children have been fascinated by the story of the girl named Beauty, who grows to love a fearsome beast by learning to see and cherish his kindness, generosity, and intelligence. In this acclaimed, best-selling version of the classic tale, first published in 1978, Marianna Mayer's evocative imagery and Mercer Mayer's exquisite paintings transport readers into a world of pure magic and mystery.
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| The Council of the Gods
| Based on Greek mythology, this novel follows the adventures of Sofia, a child goddess adopted by the Muses, who's world is turned upside down when she finds out she is part mortal. This terrible knowledge sets her on a quest to discover her true origins. To achieve this she will have to elude the agents of Zeus and his Council--who are aghast to learn a mortal lives in their midst--and draw on an inner strength she did not know she possessed. She is not alone, however. Thalia, youngest of the Mu...More
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| Persuasion (Trillium Classics)
| The complete classic text, exquisitely formatted for the Kindle. The Trillium difference is that it looks like a book, not a hasty copy-paste. Trillium Classics are fastidiously edited for errors in formatting and typos, resulting in texts that are easy-to-read and faithful to the author's original work.
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| A Christmas Carol
| The tale begins on Christmas Eve seven years after the death of Ebenezer Scrooge's business partner Jacob Marley. Scrooge is established within the first stave (chapter) as a greedy and stingy businessman who has no place in his life for kindness, compassion, charity, or benevolence. After being warned by Marley's ghost to change his ways, Scrooge is visited by three additional ghosts "each in its turn" who accompany him to various scenes with the hope of achieving his transformation. The first ...More
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| Oliver Twist (Ladybird Classics)
| Born in the workhouse, the orphaned Oliver Twist has known nothing but hunger and misery. He runs away to London to start a better life, but instead falls in with the wicked Fagin and his gang of thieves. Just when everything seems hopeless, events take an unexpected turn.
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| My Little Pet Dragon (A fun picture book for children 3-6!)
| Find out why My Little Pet Dragon was the #1 Free Children's E-book on Amazon! (01/20/2012)"My Little Pet Dragon is a cute, funny, picture eBook that is sure to delight your little ones..." --Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer"If you are looking for a cute read for your young child then this is a book worth purchasing. The pictures in this book are so vivid and entertaining. The story is sure to generate a few giggles too. My three year old wanted me to read it over and over again. I absolutely...More
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| Gulliver's Travels (Usborne Young Reading)
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| Forty-Four (44)
| Last year after falling through the ice, seventeen-year-old Abby Craig woke up from death.But she woke into a world she barely recognizes. She can’t see colors, memories have been erased, and her friends all hate her. And then there’s Jesse, who she loves, but who refuses to forgive her the one mistake she made long ago.Just when she thinks it can’t get any worse, the visions begin. In them, she sees a faceless serial killer roaming the streets. While the police believe that there have bee...More
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