The Duck in the Hole


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When six-year-old Keesha discovers a duck trapped in a hole, she is determined to find a way to free it.




Worship the Night


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The Girl Who Looked Beyond The Stars


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"This story is a captivating blend of science fiction, fantasy, and mystery. For 11-13-year-old readers that enjoy books such as A Wrinkle In Time.""What am I?"Sheena Meyer is the girl that brings an extra sandwich to school each day just in case someone doesn't have lunch. She's also the girl that questions and investigates everything, driving her parents and teachers nuts. She spends most days waiting for some grand event to happen and change her life. But this isn't what she had in mind. The Murk is coming for her because of a gift she doesn't know she has.Nine years ago an angel appeared in front of select kids all over the world. In Michigan, it appeared in a willow tree in front of a four-year-old little girl. She's the only child that saw it, the one with the gift. Sheena is now thirteen and has since forgotten what she saw. But things change when her father is in a terrible accident, and she witnesses a supernatural being save him."I saw what you did. Come back!" An elderly man, the arrival of a peculiar new kid at school, and mysterious text messages will change everything Sheena has ever believed in, sweeping her out of a humdrum, teenage existence, and setting in motion what one little girl's destiny can mean to the world.




Chicken Soup for the Soul


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A volume of 101 tales starring a menagerie of canine companions reveals the numerous ways they bring laughter and miracles to everyday life.




Analysing Sentences


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This highly successful text has long been considered the standard introduction to the practical analysis of English sentence structure. It covers key concepts such as constituency, category and functions, and also utilises tree diagrams throughout to help the reader visualise the structure of sentences. In this fourth edition, Analysing Sentences has been thoroughly revised and now features a brand new companion website with additional activities and exercises for students and an answer book for the in-text exercises for professors. The extra activities on the website give students practice in identifying syntactic phenomena in running text and will help to deepen understanding of this topic. Accessible and clear, this book is the perfect textbook for readers coming to this topic for the first time. Featuring many in-text, end-of-chapter and Further Exercises, it is suitable for self-directed study as well as for use as core reading on courses.




I Can't Talk, I've Got Farbles in My Mouth


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James Edward Beechum always keeps his mouth very clean, so when the Farbles, a race of tiny green beings who live in the white pebbles next to the bandstand in the park, lose their home to a construction project, they decide to move into his mouth.




The Math Inspectors: The Case of the Mysterious Mr. Jekyll


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Mystery, Adventure, Humor... and Math! BOOK DESCRIPTION: Sixth-graders Stanley, Charlotte, Gertie and Felix did more than just start a detective agency. Using their math skills and their gut instincts, they actually solved a crime the police couldn't crack. Now the Math Inspectors are called in to uncover the identity of a serial criminal named Mr. Jekyll, whose bizarre pranks cross the line into vandalism. But the deeper the friends delve into the crimes, the more they realize why they were asked to help. And it wasn't because of their detective skills. Join Stanley and his friends in another thrilling adventure of the Math Inspectors series, perfect for math lovers, math haters, and all kids ages 9-12.PRAISE FOR THE MATH INSPECTORS:- I struggle to find books for 9 year old boys that hold the interest of my son. He read The Math Inspectors in one sitting and is excited for the next one in the series to come out. - My daughter and I stumbled upon this book and we're hoping this is one of many new detective books for kids 9-12- Loved the funny dialogue between the friends but loved how Math is shown in such a positive light with Gertie and Charlotte, the two girl characters. My daughter is super excited to read more of these Math inspectors mystery books for kids.




The Spectator


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A weekly review of politics, literature, theology, and art.







Books Ireland


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