The Magical Worlds of Philip Pullman : Inside His Dark Materials

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9780141318752

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157p; ill; bw; pbk

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823 COL T

Three Cups of Tea

In 1993, Greg Mortenson tried to climb K2 in honor of his younger sister, but when another member of his group got sick, they turned around and Greg became lost in the mountains of Pakistan. He wandered into a poor village, where the village chief and his people took him in. Moved by their kindness, he promised to return and build a school for for the children. Over the next decade, Moertenson …

Zero Day

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ISBN/ISSN

9781455510054

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517p; bw; pbk

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823 BAL Z

What's So Funny? (American Girl Library)

Warning: The content inside this book may split sides, busts guts, and cause laugh lines! Readers will laugh out loud at the silly stuff inside this tear-and-share book. Girls can participate in the humor by choosing their own fabulously funny fortunes, writing ridiculous news reports, and naming their own bands, restaurants, and more! Peel off jokes stickers and pull-out posters allow readers …

The Epic Of Gilgamesh

A great king, strong as the stars in Heaven. Enkidu, a wild and mighty hero, is created by the gods to challenge the arrogant King Gilgamesh. But instead of killing each other, the two become friends. Travelling together to the Cedar Forest, they fight and slay the evil monster Humbaba. But when Enkidu is killed, his death haunts and breaks the mighty Gilgamesh. Terrified of mortality, he resol…

Hell's Corner

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ISBN/ISSN

9780330535427

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616p; bw; pbk

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823 BAL H

Stories to Solve

Each of these delightful folktales is a short puzzle to be solved through cleverness, common sense, or careful observation of details in the text. Turn the last page of each story to find the answer!

Cam Jansen and the Secret Service Mystery

Cam and her classmates are attending the dedication of a new library for their school. Since the governor, who is running for president, is also attending, police officers and Secret service agents are there as well. BANG! Nearly everyone in the room drops to the ground when a loud noise--that sounds like a gunshot---goes off. The Secret service agents think it's a student prank. CLICK! Cam dis…

Silas Marner

from the back cover: In a hole under the floorboards Silas Marner the linen-weaver keeps his gold. Every day he works hard at his weaving, and every night he takes the gold out and holds the bright coins lovingly, feeling them and counting them again and again. The villagers are afraid of him and he has no family, no friends. Only the gold is his friend, his delight, his reason for living. …

How Much is A Million?

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ISBN/ISSN

0-590-43614-7

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16p; ill; col; pbk

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510 SCH