The Tale of the Terrible Toys


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Carter Meacham is lonely, bored, and dreading the beginning of school when he finds some antique toys in the attic - a wooden soldier, a snake, and a jack-in-the-box. But something's strange. Carter thinks they're looking at him, even moving when he turns away. Then the wooden soldier salutes him and Carter finds that the toys not only move, they can talk! He promises to keep their secret, and the living toys soon become his best friends. But when odd and dangerous things start happening at school and around his house, Carter wonders if his new friends could be responsible. Are the toys just playing games, or are they deadly serious?




Falling Up


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NOW AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK! From New York Times bestselling author Shel Silverstein, the classic creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Every Thing On It, comes a wondrous book of poems and drawings. Filled with unforgettable characters like Screamin’ Millie; Allison Beals and her twenty-five eels; Danny O'Dare, the dancin' bear; the Human Balloon; and Headphone Harold, this collection by the celebrated Shel Silverstein will charm young readers and make them want to trip on their shoelaces and fall up too! So come, wander through the Nose Garden, ride the Little Hoarse, eat in the Strange Restaurant, and let the magic of Shel Silverstein open your eyes and tickle your mind. And don't miss these other Shel Silverstein ebooks, The Giving Tree, Where the Sidewalk Ends, and A Light in the Attic!




Moby-Duck


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Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year A revelatory tale of science, adventure, and modern myth. When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arctic science and geography. But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too far, and they carry you away. Hohn's accidental odyssey pulls him into the secretive world of shipping conglomerates, the daring work of Arctic researchers, the lunatic risks of maverick sailors, and the shadowy world of Chinese toy factories. Moby-Duck is a journey into the heart of the sea and an adventure through science, myth, the global economy, and some of the worst weather imaginable. With each new discovery, Hohn learns of another loose thread, and with each successive chase, he comes closer to understanding where his castaway quarry comes from and where it goes. In the grand tradition of Tony Horwitz and David Quammen, Moby-Duck is a compulsively readable narrative of whimsy and curiosity.




Tumford the Terrible


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Even though Tumford the cat is well loved by George and Violet Stoutt, they despair of ever teaching him to apologize when he does something wrong.




The Toy Brother


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Yorick Bede has always considered his younger brother, Charles, a first-rate pain in the pants, and Charles thinks the same of Yorick. One day Yorick plays with his alchemist father's potions, and he accidentally shrinks himself to the size of a cockroach. Now suddenly Charles is the big brother. Though it's tempting to leave Yorick as a shrunken version of himself to teach him a lesson, Charles and the rest of the Bede family protect Yorick and tinker with more and more potions until they find the right one to bring back him back to his normal size.




Torpedoed


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From award-winning author Deborah Heiligman comes Torpedoed, a true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of Benares, which was evacuating children from England during WWII. Amid the constant rain of German bombs and the escalating violence of World War II, British parents by the thousands chose to send their children out of the country: the wealthy, independently; the poor, through a government relocation program called CORB. In September 1940, passenger liner SS City of Benares set sail for Canada with one hundred children on board. When the war ships escorting the Benares departed, a German submarine torpedoed what became known as the Children's Ship. Out of tragedy, ordinary people became heroes. This is their story. This title has Common Core connections.




The Hep Cats of Ulthar and Other Lovecraftian Tales


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A jazzman faces a phantom from the Dreamlands. A student willing to do anything to avoid Vietnam learns just how high the price for evading the draft can be. The world’s greatest fencer duels a terror from the stars. Hezekiah, scion of the infamous Whateley clan, attempts to crowdfund the rise of Cthulhu. An astronaut can save humanity, but only by committing genocide against an innocent alien race. The Hep Cats of Ulthar and Other Lovecraftian Tales collects thirteen of Richard Lee Byers’s best stories of cosmic horror. They range from the Middle Ages to H. P. Lovecraft’s own 1920’s New England to the future and include three never before published, the title novelette and two more.




Dirty Ugly Toy


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From USA Today bestselling author K Webster comes a thrilling and steamy dark romance standalone! He’s filthy rich. Spoiled beyond belief. The gorgeous man always gets what he wants. Normally, I stay far, far away from his type. Men like Braxton Kennedy are dangerous and sick. But he’s made an offer I can’t refuse. Six months. A ton of money. All I have to do is be his dirty, ugly toy. Play his dark and twisted games. Let him dress me up and parade me around in front of his friends. Pretend I’m someone I’m not. A sane person would run away from the likes of this bad boy billionaire. Me? I can’t sign on the dotted line fast enough. I’m not a damsel in distress or some princess needing saving. I’ve been to hell and back all on my own. All I need from him is the fat paycheck he’s offering. One problem. I start to like his games. A little too much. When my heart gets involved, he only wants to toy with it. The thing with spoiled boys and their toys, though... They eventually get bored and throw them away. **Dirty Ugly Toy is an enemies-to-lovers dark billionaire romance standalone. There are triggers in this story including drug use/overdose and some sexual violence.**




The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket


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A tale of acceptance from the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Barnaby Brocket is an ordinary eight-year-old boy in most ways, but he was born different in one important way: he floats. Unlike everyone else, Barnaby does not obey the law of gravity. His parents, who have a fear of being noticed, want desperately for Barnaby to be normal, but he can't help who he is. And when the unthinkable happens, Barnaby finds himself on a journey that takes him all over the world. Drifting from Brazil to New York, from Canada to Ireland, and even to space, the floating boy meets all sorts of different people--and discovers who he really is along the way. This whimsical novel will delight middle-graders, while readers of all ages will find themselves questioning what it means to be "normal."




Leonardo, the Terrible Monster


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Leonardo is a terrible monster so he decides to be a best friend.