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Jazz Dent, who has been shot and left to die in New York City, his girlfriend, Connie, who is in the clutches of Jazz's serial killer father, Billy, and his best friend, Howie, who is bleeding to death on the floor of Jazz's own home in tiny Lobo's Nod, must all rise above the horrors their lives have become and find a way to come together in pursuit of Billy.
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TARZAN THE TERRIBLE continues the adventure begun in TARZAN THE UNTAMED - in that volume, the Lord of the Jungle discovered the burnt corpse of his wife, Jane, after a visit to his African home by German soldiers. (One suspects that Burroughs never did like Jane; this sort of thing happened to her a lot.) In this volume, Tarzan learns that Jane was not murdered by the Germans but kidnaped- and sets off in pursuit. As the novel begins, Tarzan has spent...
3) The fort
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When a tight-knit group of middle school friends discover a trap door in the woods that leads to a completely intact bomb shelter, they vow to keep the place a secret while sharing their individual secrets to build the safest space possible.
4) The giver
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Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade.
5) My Body
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Did you enjoy What is Inside My Body? Well here is a new book for you. This simple picture book goes through the different parts of your body. Can you name the different parts of your body? Have fun pointing and naming the different parts of your body. Why don't you make it into a fun game? Describe the body part and see if you can name it. Point to a body part and see if you can name it. List body parts and see who can list and name the most. Can...
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Gordy couldn't be more unhappy about moving back to his hometown of College Hill, where everybody knows his family's troubled history. In North Carolina, Gordy's life had finally seemed to be on the right track. But in College Hill, Gordy and his sister, June, move into a cramped apartment with their brother Stu and his new family. The principal at Gordy's school immediately has it in for him, his old pals encourage him to cause trouble, and his one-time...
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Edward Edson Lee (1884-1944), who wrote under the pen name of Leo Edwards, was a popular children's author in the 1920s and 1930s. He wrote five series of books, including the Jerry Todd series which was wildly popular. The stories took place in the town which Lee experienced in his childhood and the characters were real boys that Lee befriended around the time he began writing the stories. In his autobiography, Ronald Reagan wrote that he had a boyhood...
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This children's book may instigate farts, flatulence and lots of laughter too. And it's the perfect book to grab the attention of reluctant readers too.
Read on to find out more about a boy named "Toots", his adventures into the gas-tly arts, and the lessons he learned "in the end"! Your kids will love this kids fart book, and they might learn something too! And it might even encourage reluctant readers to join in and read as well!
Who knew farts,...
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Gender identity is not something that can be assessed based on a person's anatomy, but rather an internal sense of self. Societal norms are often an overwhelming burden for those who are attacked or pressured into fitting others' expectations of who they 'should' be rather than who they truly are. This insightful volume introduces readers to gender concepts and inspiring and impassioned accounts from LGBTQ+ activists. Through these pages readers will...
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Do you have a brother? This is a simple picture book about a boy whose brother loves vegetables. Can be used for visual literacy. This simple picture book explores the different vegetables that the brother consumes. It the background is an adorable cat that can be used to prompt and ask questions to the reader about what the cat is thinking or feeling.A very simple picture book about a boy that likes to eat a variety of vegetables and his love of...
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Money is part of life. To be financially literate is extremely vital. Kids learn about money in the story. One child explains how he spends, saves and distributes his money. You can use this book to prompt discussions about what can be done with the money you give your child or children. Starting good money happens early can make all the difference for you and your family. This is a simple story about how one child was taught the important role that...
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This is a simple picture book. You have the opportunity to look at lots of dogs. The simple challenge is to look at the dog you have to find and have fun finding it. This simple game has many benefits. You and your child are encouraged to look at the dog and remember what it looks like and then to scan the page to match that dog. This simple game helps to develop many beneficial skills. I used this simple game to get my sons used to scanning their...
14) You are a Loved Boy: A Collection of Inspiring Stories about Family, Friendship, Self-Confidence and
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Hello! Do you know that you are an amazing and loved boy?You are very special. You are the only you there is in the entire world, and that's out of billions of people! You are smart, funny, courageous, unique, and there are a lot of people that love and support you. This is something that you should always remember.This book will introduce you to a group of boys who go through the same things you do every day. They are scared, worried, and sometimes,...
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Cette histoire de Daniel et de son grand-père vous réchauffera le cœur, ainsi que celui de vos enfants et petits-enfants. Écoutez leur conversation alors que Daniel s'ouvre à son grand-père lors d'une promenade qu'ils font ensemble après l'école. Daniel raconte qu'il est intimidé par deux de ses camarades de classe parce qu'il est petit. Que vous connaissiez ou non un enfant qui est victime d'intimidation ou que vous soyez cet enfant, "The...
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Will has a lot to say, but he knows from experience that it's not always safe to say what's on his mind. At home and at school, with his father and his friends, Will has been gulping down his words for a long time. He doesn't know how many more words he'll be able to swallow. Then he meets a writer who won't take back his words, and Will understands what being brave can mean. As Will's words begin to flow, he tastes for the first time what self-expression...
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Any boy or girl who loves to do magic tricks will thrill to this story!Jon, a budding magician, puts on magic shows for his family and friends. His specialty is misdirection, the magician's secret way of distracting the audience to pull off a really cool trick. One day Jon's friends offer him a challenge that he can't resist; it's a challenge that takes all of Jon's magic skills, misdirection practice, and his acclaimed magic trunk that his father...
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There is one thing Steven knows for sure: He's absolutely, positively NOT gay.Steven's a 16-year-old boy with two obsessions: sex and getting his driving license. The problem is, Steven's not thinking girls when he's thinking sex. Could he be -- don't say it -- gay? Steven sets out to get in touch with his inner he-man with Healthy Heterosexual Strategies such as "Start Hanging Out with the Guys," and "Begin Intensive Dating." But are Steven's tactics...
19) Team Trinity
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Life at boarding school is not all diets, dresses and dances, as Trinity Luhabe discovers when her parents move overseas for a term. She has hardly settled into Sisulu House when she finds herself caught up in the most unexpected love triangle of her life. Zach is the school sports hero, while James is different to anyone she's ever met. One of them wants to control her
the other holds the key to an old secret that has been buried for a very long...
20) Benny's Flag
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Benny was an Aleut Indian boy living in an Alaskan mission home many years before Alaska became a state. One day his teacher told the class about a contest to make a flag for Alaska. That night the boys and girls of the mission house made many designs for the flag. Benny thought about what he loved most about Alaska. Benny knew what he wanted his flag to be like: the blue field for the Alaska sky and the forget-me-not flower; the North Star for the...
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