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The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicilyby Dino Buzzati, Lemony Snicket, Frances LobbISBN 0060726083 (0-06-072608-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily'Book summary:One terrible winter, King Leander leads his troop of bears down the mountains of Sicily in search of food. Along their treacherous and sometimes heartbreaking journey, the bears encounter an army of wild boars, a wily professor who may or may not be a magician, ghosts, snarling Marmoset the Cat, and, worst of all, treachery within their own ranks.
If the bears' famous invasion of sicily sounds too distressing to read alone, that's because it is. Lemony Snicket's introduction to this extraordinary tale is unlikely to make you feel any better, and a careful study of Snicket's Reader's Companion, cleverly hidden at the back, may actually make you feel worse. For that reason, among many others, it is recommended that you either abandon this book, abandon plans to read it, or abandon all hope.
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Beastiesby William SleatorISBN 0141306394 (0-14-130639-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beasties'Book summary:At first Doug doesn't believe the rumors about bloodthirsty creatures who are said to have left a trail of amputated victims across the northern woods. Then, he and his younger sister find signs of a mysterious presence in the land behind their home. They are about to meet the Beasties, a "family" of beings with war on their minds--war against the human race! Acclaimed science fiction/fantasy author William Sleator has created a fast-paced treat just right for middle-grade Goosebumps fans.
"This gleefully icky horror show may well leave readers with some soul-searching questions...that resonate long after the cover is closed." --Publishers Weekly
"William Sleator is one of my favorite young adult writers." --R.L. Stine
* A Puffin Novel
* 208 pages
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Beowulfby Fredrick R. RebsamenISBN 0060573783 (0-06-057378-3)
Softcover, Perennial
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf'Book summary:A verse translation of the first great narrative poem in the English language that captures the feeling and tone of the original.
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Beowulfby David WrightISBN 0140440704 (0-14-044070-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beowulf'Book summary:Beowulf stands at the head of English literature; a poem of historical interest and epic scope. Although the first manuscript of Beowulf dates from around the year 1000 CE, it is thought that the poem existed in its present form from the year 850. Beowulf's adventures themselves stand in front of the wide historical canvas of 5th and 6th century Scandinavia. Against this heroic background of feuding and feasting, Beowulf first kills the monster Grendel and her mother, and later defends his people against a dragon in a battle that leaves them both mortally wounded.
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@Eazy-B Uh oh. Grendel's mom showed up. She is really pissed. Wait. Monsters have feelings?
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The BFGby Roald Dahl, Quentin BlakeISBN 0141301058 (0-14-130105-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The BFG'Book summary:Evidently not even Roald Dahl could resist the acronym craze of the early eighties. BFG? Bellowing ferret-faced golfer? Backstabbing fairy godmother? Oh, oh ... Big Friendly Giant! This BFG doesn't seem all that F at first as he creeps down a London street, snatches little Sophie out of her bed, and bounds away with her to giant land. And he's not really all that B when compared with his evil, carnivorous brethren, who bully him for being such an oddball runt. After all, he eats only disgusting snozzcumbers, and while the other Gs are snacking on little boys and girls, he's blowing happy dreams in through their windows. What kind of way is that for a G to behave?
The BFG is one of Dahl's most lovable character creations. Whether galloping off with Sophie nestled into the soft skin of his ear to capture dreams as though they were exotic butterflies; speaking his delightful, jumbled, squib-fangled patois; or whizzpopping for the Queen, he leaves an indelible impression of bigheartedness. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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The Blue Girlby Charles De LintISBN 0142405450 (0-14-240545-0)
Softcover, Puffin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Blue Girl'Book summary:Imogene Yeck, former gang member and current fairy butt-kicker, is the cool "blue girl" at the center of Charles de Lint's latest urban fantasy novel. Seventeen-year-old Imogene jumps at the chance to lose her bad girl reputation when her family moves to a new town. She purposely lays low at Redding High, only making friends with Maxine, a shy, studious girl who is Imogene's opposite in every way. Despite a few run-ins with the ruling football jock and his cheerleader girlfriend, Imogene keeps her temper in check and even lends some of her bravado to Maxine, who begins to come out of her straight-A shell. Things are going well for the new friends--until the day Imogene meets Adrian, the benign ghost of a boy who died in the school's parking lot. Adrian and Imogene's unusual connection attracts the unwelcome attention of Redding High's resident Little People, or fairies. Affronted by streetwise Imogene's lack of belief in them, the fairies set into motion a malevolent prank that will not only turn Imogene completely blue from head to toe, but pit her, Adrian and Maxine against some of the most frightening beings of the Otherworld--the soul-sucking Anamithims. de Lint's Blue Girl reads like a really well-executed episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer--smart and thought provoking, without taking itself too seriously. Although the action builds slowly, the final scene, involving a bucket of blue paint, a knife fight, and green monster blood, is absolutely worth it. Buffy fans who enjoy meeting Imogene and Co. will also want to check out Holly Black's dark fairy tale, Tithe, and Nina Kiriki Hoffman's modern ghost story, A Stir of Bones --Jennifer Hubert [via]
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Boris and Bellaby Carolyn Crimi, Gris GrimlyISBN 0152025286 (0-15-202528-6)
Hardcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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Coralineby Neil Gaiman, Dave McKeanISBN 0060575913 (0-06-057591-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Coraline'Book summary:Coraline lives with her preoccupied parents in part of a huge old house--a house so huge that other people live in it, too... round, old former actresses Miss Spink and Miss Forcible and their aging Highland terriers ("We trod the boards, luvvy") and the mustachioed old man under the roof ("'The reason you cannot see the mouse circus,' said the man upstairs, 'is that the mice are not yet ready and rehearsed.'") Coraline contents herself for weeks with exploring the vast garden and grounds. But with a little rain she becomes bored--so bored that she begins to count everything blue (153), the windows (21), and the doors (14). And it is the 14th door that--sometimes blocked with a wall of bricks--opens up for Coraline into an entirely alternate universe. Now, if you're thinking fondly of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe or Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, you're on the wrong track. Neil Gaiman's Coraline is far darker, far stranger, playing on our deepest fears. And, like Roald Dahl's work, it is delicious.
What's on the other side of the door? A distorted-mirror world, containing presumably everything Coraline has ever dreamed of... people who pronounce her name correctly (not "Caroline"), delicious meals (not like her father's overblown "recipes"), an unusually pink and green bedroom (not like her dull one), and plenty of horrible (very un-boring) marvels, like a man made out of live rats. The creepiest part, however, is her mirrored parents, her "other mother" and her "other father"--people who look just like her own parents, but with big, shiny, black button eyes, paper-white skin... and a keen desire to keep her on their side of the door. To make creepy creepier, Coraline has been illustrated masterfully in scritchy, terrifying ink drawings by British mixed-media artist and Sandman cover illustrator Dave McKean. This delightful, funny, haunting, scary as heck, fairy-tale novel is about as fine as they come. Highly recommended. (Ages 11 and older) --Karin Snelson [via]
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Dead Witch Walkingby Kim HarrisonISBN 0060572965 (0-06-057296-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Deerdancer: The Shapeshifter Archetype in Story and in Tranceby Michele JamalISBN 0140194916 (0-14-019491-6)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Deerdancer: The Shapeshifter Archetype in Story and in Trance'Book summary:For centuries, men and women have engaged in shapeshifting rituals - the powerful process of taking on the physical or psychological aspect of an animal to access its strength and perceptions. The imagery of shifting between human and nonhuman form has strongly pervaded folklore, myth, legend, and superstition. In chapters on the buffalo, cat, bird, bear, dragon, frog and more, this book explores the qualities associated with various shapeshifter forms. It illustrates how to use shapeshifting ritual to find direction, power and insight. [via]
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Do Not Openby Brinton TurkleISBN 0140547479 (0-14-054747-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Do Not Open'Book summary:Following a storm Miss Moody and her cat find an intriguing bottle washed up on the beach. Should they ignore its "Do not open" warning?. [via]
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Draculaby Bram StokerISBN 0140367179 (0-14-036717-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dracula'Book summary:Jonathan hasker's nightmarish experience at castle dracula is only the beginning of a chain of macabre events, of blood-curdling horrors unleashed from the depths of a dark and evil world which thrives on innocent victims. The vile count is at large, intent on increasing his diabolical band of un-dead. He must be destroyed at all costs [via]
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Eric Carle's Dragons Dragons: & Other Creatures That Never Wereby Laura Whipple, Eric CarleISBN 014240103X (0-14-240103-X)
Softcover, Puffin
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Every Which Way But Deadby Kim HarrisonISBN 006057299X (0-06-057299-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Every Which Way But Dead'Book summary:Rachel Morgan's back! Bestselling author Kim Harrison returns with a new supernatural adventure that fans of Laurell K. Hamilton and Charlaine Harris won't want to miss.
Some days, you just can't win. Witch and former bounty hunter Rachel Morgan's managed to escape her corrupt company, survive living with a vampire, start her own runner service, and face down a vampire master.
But her vampire roommate Ivy is off the wagon, her human boyfriend Nick is out of town indefinitely and doesn't sound like he's coming back while the far-too-seductive vampire Kisten is looking way too tempting, and there's a turf war erupting in Cincinnati's underworld.
And there's a greater evil still. To put the vampire master behind bars and save her family, Rachel made a desperate bargain and now there's hell to payliterally. For if Rachel cannot stop him, the archdemon Algaliarept will pull her into the sorcerous ever-after to forfeit her soul as his slave. Forever.
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Forgotten Beasts of Eldby Patricia A. McKillipISBN 0152055363 (0-15-205536-3)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Forgotten Beasts of Eld'Book summary:Almost destroyed because of a man's fear and greed, Sybel, a beautiful young sorceress, embarks on a quest for revenge that proves equally destructive. Winner of the World Fantasy award, this exquisitely written story has something for almost every reader: adventure, romance and a resonant mythology that reveals powerful truths about human nature. Locus praised it for its "marvelous heroine... and chilling sorcery" and The New York Times called it "rich and regal." [via]
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Frankenstein Moved in on the Fourth Floorby Elizabeth Levy, Mordicai GersteinISBN 0064401227 (0-06-440122-7)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frankenstein Moved in on the Fourth Floor'Book summary:Is Frankenstein living next door?
"The new neighbor is weird," Sam whispers to Robert.
"He could be the real Frankenstein."
So Sam and Robert decide to spy on their strange, scowling neighbor, Mr. Frank. First they list the evidence they already have:
Mr. Frank is pale and thin.
Moans and groans have been heard coming from his apartment.
It's not much to go on.
Then, one night, the lights in the whole building go out. Will Sam and Robert finally learn the spooky truth?
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Fungus the Bogeymanby Raymond BriggsISBN 0140542353 (0-14-054235-3)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fungus the Bogeyman'Book summary:Life in Bogeydom is full of snot, smells, slime, scum and other unspeakable things, and Bogeymen live under the ground revelling in all the nastiness imaginable. Briggs has created a whole new world in this sophisticated cartoon-strip picture book for older children which will entice the most reluctant of readers into books. [via]
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Godzillaby Stephen MolstadISBN 0061059153 (0-06-105915-3)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witchby Terry Pratchett, Neil GaimanISBN 0060853972 (0-06-085397-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch'Book summary:Pratchett (of Discworld fame) and Gaiman (of Sandman fame) may seem an unlikely combination, but the topic (Armageddon) of this fast-paced novel is old hat to both. Pratchett's wackiness collaborates with Gaiman's morbid humor; the result is a humanist delight to be savored and reread again and again. You see, there was a bit of a mixup when the Antichrist was born, due in part to the machinations of Crowley, who did not so much fall as saunter downwards, and in part to the mysterious ways as manifested in the form of a part-time rare book dealer, an angel named Aziraphale. Like top agents everywhere, they've long had more in common with each other than the sides they represent, or the conflict they are nominally engaged in. The only person who knows how it will all end is Agnes Nutter, a witch whose prophecies all come true, if one can only manage to decipher them. The minor characters along the way (Famine makes an appearance as diet crazes, no-calorie food and anorexia epidemics) are as much fun as the story as a whole, which adds up to one of those rare books which is enormous fun to read the first time, and the second time, and the third time... [via]
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Softcover, Harpercollins - Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch: ISBN 0060853964 (0-06-085396-4)
Hardcover, Harpercollins - Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch: ISBN 0060853972 (0-06-085397-2)
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The Good, the Bad, and the Undeadby Kim HarrisonISBN 0060572973 (0-06-057297-3)
Softcover, Harper Torch
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The Gruffaloby Julia Donaldson, Axel SchefflerISBN 0142403873 (0-14-240387-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Gunnywolfby Antoinette T. DelaneyISBN 0064433048 (0-06-443304-8)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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Happy Halloween, Little Critter!by Mercer MayerISBN 0060539712 (0-06-053971-2)
Softcover, Harperfestival
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A Hat Full of Skyby Terry PratchettISBN 0060586621 (0-06-058662-1)
Softcover, Avon Tempest
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Hat Full of Sky'Book summary:The Heroine: Tiffany Aching, incipient witch and cheese maker extraordinaire. Once saved world from Queen of the Elves. Is about to discover that battling evil monarchs is child's play compared to mortal combat with a Hiver (see below). At eleven years old, is boldest heroine ever to have confronted the Forces of Darkness while armed with a frying pan.
The Threat: A Hiver, insidious disembodied presence drawn to powerful magic. highly dangerous, frequently lethal. Cannot be stopped with iron or fire. Its target: Tiffany Aching (see above).
The Nac Mac Feegle: A.k.a. the Wee Free Men. Height: six inches. Color: blue. Famed for drinking, stealing, and fighting. Will attack anything larger than themselves. Members include: Rob Anybody, Daft Wullie, and Awfully Wee Billy Bigchin. Allies to Tiffany Aching (see above).
The Book: Hilarious, breathtaking, spine-tingling sequel to the acclaimed Wee Free Men.
The Author: Terry Pratchett, celebrated creator of the internationally best-selling Discworld series. Carnegie Medalist and writer extraordinaire.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dameby Victor Hugo, Robin WaterfieldISBN 0140382534 (0-14-038253-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'Book summary:The story and characters in Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame have resonated with succeeding generations since its publication in 1831. It has tempted filmmakers, and most recently animators, who have exploited its dramatic content to good effect but have inevitably lost some of the grays that make the original text so compelling.
From Victor Hugo's flamboyant imagination came Quasimodo, the grotesque bell ringer; La Esmeralda, the sensuous gypsy dancer; and the haunted archdeacon Claude Frollo. Hugo set his epic tale in the Paris of 1482 under Louis XI and meticulously re-created the
day-to-day life of its highest and lowest inhabitants. Written at a time of perennial political upheaval in France, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame is the product of an emerging democratic sensibility and prefigures the teeming masterpiece Les Misé rables, which Hugo would write thirty years later.
He made the cathedral the centerpiece of the novel and called it Notre-Dame de Paris. (It received its popular English title at the time of its second translation in 1833.) Hugo wrote that his inspiration came from a carving of the word "fatality" in Greek that he had found in the cathedral. The inscription had been eradicated by the time the book was published, and Hugo feared that Notre-Dame's Gothic splendor might soon be lost to the contemporary fad for tearing down old buildings. Notre-Dame has survived as one of the great monuments of Paris, and Hugo's novel is a fitting celebration of it, a popular classic that is proving to be just as enduring.
The Modern Library has played a significant role in American cultural life for the better part of a century. The series was foundedin 1917 by the publishers Boni and Liveright and eight years later acquired by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer. It provided the foun-dation for their next publishing venture, Random House. The Modern Library has been a staple of the American book trade, providing readers with affordable hard-bound editions of important works of liter-ature and thought. For the Modern Library's seventy-fifth anniversary, Random House redesigned the series, restoring as its emblem the running torchbearer created by Lucian Bernhard in 1925 and refurbishing jackets, bindings, and type, as well as inau-gurating a new program of selecting titles. The Modern Library continues to provide the world's best books, at the best prices.
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The Hunterby Julia LeighISBN 0142000027 (0-14-200002-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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I Hear a Noiseby Diane GoodeISBN 014054853X (0-14-054853-X)
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Ice Huntby James RollinsISBN 0060521600 (0-06-052160-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ice Hunt'Book summary:Despite the submarine cover art and the rather awkward title, this is no by-the-numbers military thriller: rather, it's a full-blooded, multidimensional adventure story set in the frozen wilds of Alaska, both atop the ice and underneath it. And it's one heck of a fun ride. Matthew Pike is a Fish and Game officer cataloging bear populations in the remote Brooks Range--but he's also an ex-Green Beret, which comes in handy when trouble drops out of the sky in the form of a crashed bush plane, a cryptic survivor, and some very nasty and well-equipped pursuers. Meanwhile, an American submarine stumbles on an abandoned research station buried under the Arctic ice cap, unleashing a race to conceal the horrors that took place there and to capture the priceless scientific secret still locked within.
James Rollins invokes the polar environment so vividly you can hear the wind shriek and feel the ice forming on your nose, and the scientific/medical puzzles at the story's heart may remind you of Michael Crichton's best. The characters, while mostly familiar hero or villain types, are crisply drawn and in some cases quite sympathetic, but it's the nonstop action that carries you along. During several climactic chase scenes, you may find yourself laughing in pure delight--or gasping for breath--as Rollins keeps finding ways to ratchet up the tension one more notch. Ice Hunt is an escapist's delight. --Nicholas H. Allison [via]
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In a Dark, Dark Roomby Alvin Schwartz, Dirk ZimmerISBN 0064440907 (0-06-444090-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In a Dark, Dark Room'Book summary:Creak...Crash...BOO!Shivering skeletons, ghostly pirates, chattering corpses, and haunted graveyards...all to chill your bones! Share these seven spine-tingling stories in a dark, dark room. [via]
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Island of the Auntsby Eva Ibbotson, Kevin HawkesISBN 0142300497 (0-14-230049-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Island of the Aunts'Book summary:When the kindly old aunts decide that they need help caring for creatures who live on their hidden island, they know that adults can't be trusted. What they need are a few special children who can keep a secret-a secret as big as a magical island. And what better way to get children who can keep really big secrets, than to kidnap them! (After all, some children just plain need to be kidnapped.) Don't miss this wildly inventive and funny read from master storyteller Eva Ibbotson.[via]More editions of Island of the Aunts:
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Kat Kongby Dav PilkeyISBN 0152049509 (0-15-204950-9)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kat Kong'Book summary:Doctor Varmint and his beautiful assistant, Rosie Rodent, have made--and captured--a stunning scientific discovery: the mighty Kat Kong. But when he breaks free from his shackles and tears through the streets of Mousopolis, there's no stopping his terrifying rampage. Is anyone clever enough to halt this massive meowing menace?[via]More editions of Kat Kong:
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La Viejecita Que No Le Tenia Miedo a Nada / Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anythingby Linda Williams, Yolanda Noda, Megan LloydISBN 0064434206 (0-06-443420-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'La Viejecita Que No Le Tenia Miedo a Nada / Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything'Book summary:The story of a little old lady who was never afraid of anything, until one night while walking through the woods she has the scare of her life! The little old ladys fearless attitude and her clever solution as to what to do with the lively shoes, pants, shirt and pumpkin head that are chasing her will enchant young audiences. With brilliantly colored, detailed folk art illustrations. A great purchase.School Library Journal.
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The Lair of the White Wormby Bram StokerISBN 0099094800 (0-09-909480-0)
Hardcover, Arrow Books
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Laura Numeroff's 10-Step Guide to Living with Your Monsterby Laura Joffe Numeroff, Nate EvansISBN 0066238226 (0-06-623822-6)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Laura Numeroff's 10-Step Guide to Living With Your Monster'Book summary:Who wouldn't benefit from a few helpful hints about the care and feeding of pet monsters? In their handy how-to guide, bestselling author Laura Numeroff (If You Give a Mouse a Cookie) and monster illustrator extraordinaire Nate Evans are happy to oblige with such pearls of wisdom as, "When choosing a monster, do not pick one who grabs you and starts to eat your shirt," and "Always read your monster a bedtime story. Do not tell your monster to count sheep. Counting sheep will make him hungry." Numeroff's deadpan presentation of the 10 steps to selecting and living with a pet monster is the perfect foil to Evans's hilarious, rowdy pictures. Purple polka dots and big bug-eyes reign, as the puppy-like personality of the featured monster wreaks havoc all over his adoptive home. Ever since the animated film, Monsters, Inc., monsters have enjoyed a renaissance as lovable (if incorrigible) imaginary companions. Children with a soft spot for weird, warted beasts will adore the silliness of this lighthearted "manual." (Ages 3 to 7) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anythingby Linda Williams, Megan LloydISBN 0064431835 (0-06-443183-5)
Softcover, Trophy Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything'Book summary:0nce upon a time there was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything! But one autumn night while walking in the woods the little old lady heard . CLOMP CLOMP SHAKE SHAKE CLAP CLAP. And the little old lady who was not afraid of anything had the scare of her life! [via]
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Machine Takeover: The Growing Threat to Human Freedom in a Computer-Controlled Societyby Frank Honywill GeorgeISBN 008021228X (0-08-021228-X)
Softcover, Pergamon Press
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Midnighters: The Secret Hourby Scott WesterfeldISBN 0060519517 (0-06-051951-7)
Hardcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Midnighters: The Secret Hour'Book summary:Nobody is safe in the secret hour.
Strange things happen at midnight in the town of Bixby, Oklahoma.
Time freezes.
Nobody moves.
For one secret hour each night, the town belongs to the dark creatures that haunt the shadows. Only a small group of people know about the secret hour -- only they are free to move about the midnight time.
These people call themselves Midnighters. Each one has a different power that is strongest at midnight: Seer, Mindcaster, Acrobat, Polymath. For years the Midnighters and the dark creatures have shared the secret hour, uneasily avoiding one another. All that changes when the new girl with an unmistakable midnight aura appears at Bixby High School.
Jessica Day is not an outsider like the other Midnighters. She acts perfectly normal in every way. But it soon becomes clear that the dark creatures sense a hidden power in Jessica . . . and they're determined to stop her before she can use it.
A story of courage, shadowy perils, and unexpected destiny, the secret hour is the first volume of the mesmerizing Midnighters trilogy by acclaimed author Scott Westerfeld.
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The Monk: A Longman Cultural Editionby Matthew Lewis, Christopher MacLachlanISBN 0140436030 (0-14-043603-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Monk: A Longman Cultural Edition'Book summary:[via]Few could sustain the glance of his eye, at once fiery and penetrating
Savaged by critics for its supposed profanity and obscenity, and bought in large numbers by readers eager to see whether it lived up to its lurid reputation, The Monk became a succès de scandale when it was published in 1796 not least because its author was a member of parliament and only twenty years old. It recounts the diabolical decline of Ambrosio, a Capuchin superior, who succumbs first to temptations offered by a young girl who has entered his monastery disguised as a boy, and continues his descent with increasingly depraved acts of sorcery, murder, incest and torture. Combining sensationalism with acute psychological insight, this masterpiece of Gothic fiction is a powerful exploration of how violent and erotic impulses can break through the barriers of social and moral restraint.
This edition is based on the first edition of 1796, which appeared before Lewiss revisions to avoid charges of blasphemy. In his introduction, Christopher MacLachlan discusses the novels place within the Gothic genre, and its themes of sexual desire and the abuse of power.
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The Monster Book of ABC Soundsby Alan SnowISBN 0140552685 (0-14-055268-5)
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Monster Musical Chairsby Stuart J. Murphy, Scott NashISBN 0064467309 (0-06-446730-9)
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The Monster's Ring: A Magic Shop Bookby Bruce Coville, Katherine CovilleISBN 0152046186 (0-15-204618-6)
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Monsters of the Sea: The History, Natural History, & Mythodology of the Oceans' Most Fantastic Creaturesby Richard EllisISBN 0070217327 (0-07-021732-7)
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Monstrous Regimentby Terry PratchettISBN 0060013168 (0-06-001316-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Monstrous Regiment'Book summary:War has come to Discworld . . . again.
And, to no one's great surprise, the conflict centers on the small, insufferably arrogant, strictly fundamentalist duchy of Borogravia, which has long prided itself on it's ability to beat up on its neighbors for even the tiniest imagined slight. This time, however, it's Borogravia that's getting its long overdue comeuppance, which has left the country severely drained of young men.
Ever since her brother Paul marched off to battle a year ago, Polly Perks has been running The Duchess,her family's inn -- even though the revered national deity Nuggan has decreed that female ownership of a business is an Abomination (with, among others, oysters, rocks, and the color blue). To keep The Duchess in the family, Polly must find her missing sibling. So she cuts off her hair, dons masculine garb, and sets out to join him in this man's army.
Despite her rapid mastery of belching, scratching, and other macho habits (and aided by a well-placed pair of socks), Polly is afraid that someone will immediately see through her disguise; a fear that proves groundless when the recruiting officer, the legendary and seemingly ageless Sergeant Jackrum, accepts her without question. Or perhaps the sergeant is simply too desperate for fresh cannon fodder to discriminate -- which would explain why a vampire, a troll, a zombie, a religious fanatic, and two uncommonly close "friends" are also eagerly welcomed into the fighting fold. But marching off with little (read: no) training, Polly (now called "Oliver") finds herself wondering about the myriad peculiarities of her new brothers-in-arms. It would appear that Polly "Ozzer" Perks is not the only grunt with a secret. There is no time to dwell on such matters, however.Duty calls. The battlefield beckons. There's a tide to be turned.
And sometimes -- in war as in everything else -- the best man for the job is a woman.
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Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human bodyby Armand Marie LeroiISBN 0142004820 (0-14-200482-0)
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The Mysterious Tadpoleby Steven KelloggISBN 0142401404 (0-14-240140-4)
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The Not-So-Scary Monster Handbook: A Spooky Lift-the-Flap Bookby Dave RossISBN 0060504315 (0-06-050431-5)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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Notre-Dame of Parisby Victor Hugo, John Sturrock, John SurrockISBN 0140443533 (0-14-044353-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Notre-Dame of Paris'Book summary:More commonly known as "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame", Victor Hugo's Romantic novel of dark passions and unrequited love, "Notre-Dame de Paris", is translated with an introduction by John Sturrock in "Penguin Classics". In the vaulted Gothic towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral lives Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bellringer. Mocked and shunned for his appearance, he is pitied only by Esmerelda, a beautiful gypsy dancer to whom he becomes completely devoted. Esmerelda, however, has also attracted the attention of the sinister archdeacon Claude Frollo, and when she rejects his lecherous approaches, Frollo hatches a plot to destroy her, that only Quasimodo can prevent. Victor Hugo's sensational, evocative novel brings life to the medieval Paris he loved, and mourns its passing in one of the greatest historical romances of the nineteenth century. John Sturrock's clear, contemporary translation is accompanied by an introduction discussing it as a passionate novel of ideas, written in defence of Gothic architecture and of a burgeoning democracy, and demonstrating that an ugly exterior can conceal moral beauty. This revised edition also includes further reading and a chronology of Hugo's life. Victor Hugo (1802-85) was a forceful and prolific writer. He wrote volumes of criticism, Romantic costume dramas, lyrical and satirical verse and political journalism but is best remembered for his novels, especially "Notre-Dame de Paris" (1831) and "Les Miserables" (1862) which was adapted into one of the most successful musicals of all time. Though exiled to the Channel Islands by Napoleon III, Hugo returned to Paris in 1870 and remained a great public figure until his death: his body lay in state under the Arc de Triomphe, and he was later buried in the Pantheon. If you enjoyed "Notre-Dame de Paris", you might like Gaston Leroux's "The Phantom of the Opera". "A great writer - inventive, witty, sly, innovatory". (A. S. Byatt, author of Possession). [via]
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The Prose Eddaby Snorri SturlusonISBN 0140447555 (0-14-044755-5)
Softcover, Penguin Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Prose Edda'Book summary:[via]Written in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, The Prose Edda is the source of most of what we know of Norse mythology. Its tales are peopled by giants, dwarves, and elves, superhuman heroes and indomitable warrior queens. Its gods live with the tragic knowledge of their own impending destruction in the cataclysmic battle of Ragnarok. Its time scale spans the eons from the worlds creation to its violent end. This robust new translation captures the magisterial sweep and startling psychological
complexity of the Old Icelandic original.- First time in Penguin Classics
- Includes an introduction; explanatory notes; glossary; appendices on the Norse cosmos, language, and sources, a map; genealogical tables; suggestions for further reading
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Sagas of Warrior-Poetsby Diane WhaleyISBN 0140447717 (0-14-044771-7)
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The Secret Hourby Scott WesterfeldISBN 0060519533 (0-06-051953-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Secret Hour'Book summary:A few nights after Jessica Day arrives in Bixby, Oklahoma, she wakes up at midnight to find the entire world frozen, except for her and a few others who call themselves 'midnighters'. Dark things haunt this midnight hour dark things with a mysterious interest in Jessica. The question is ?hy;
The Secret Hour is a compelling tale of dark secrets, midnight romance, eerie creatures, courage, destiny, and unexpected peril.
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Skeleton Manby Joseph Bruchac, Sally Wern Comport, Comport Sally WernISBN 0064408884 (0-06-440888-4)
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The Stones Are Hatchingby Geraldine McCaughreanISBN 0064472183 (0-06-447218-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Stones Are Hatching'Book summary:"Phelim had always thought there must be more to magic than rabbits or handkerchiefs--that if it existed at all, it would be too large to palm or to hide up your sleeve." In fact, this young lad was pretty sure ghosts existed... or at least ghostly cats. His older sister and guardian, Prudence, had no tolerance for his irrational musings, but she hadn't seen the milk saucer licked dry day after day.
One morning in England in 1919, 11-year-old Phelim's life upends when he enters the kitchen and discovers a crowd of "stark-naked men and women about as tall as his waist, shaggy and matted with filth." These wild, scrabbly "prehistoric dwarfs" are glashans, people who tend the fields, invisible to humans. The whole motley crew has emerged from hiding to save the house from the Hatchlings, and for some reason they are counting on Phelim Green (newly dubbed Jack o' Green) to stop the Worm from waking up and demolishing the world.
The quirky, Oz-like odyssey that follows--fast-paced, powerful, and poetically told--is awash with Old Magic. As young Phelim plunges toward his quest, he wrenches himself out of the psychological clutches of his derisive older sister and into his own skin. Can Jack o' Green, with the help of a Fool (a "smelly old derelict" named Sweeney), a Maiden (a white-haired, upside-down-eyed girl he meets along the way named Alexia), and a Horse (the snickering "Obby Oss"), truly find the dreaded, slumbering Stoor Worm before its murderous hatchlings wreak havoc on Britain?
Award-winning British author and mythologist Geraldine McCaughrean (The Bronze Cauldron) draws on centuries-old folklore to create this rich, breathtaking fantasy. Sometimes terrifying, strangely beautiful, The Stones Are Hatching asks its readers to respect and appreciate the earth--a sacred place where everything is destroyed when we wage war, take our harvests for granted, and deny its magic. (Ages 12 and older) --Karin Snelson [via]
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The Story of Vampiresby Thomas G. AylesworthISBN 0070026475 (0-07-002647-5)
Hardcover, School Specialty Pub
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The Story of Werewolvesby Thomas G. AylesworthISBN 0070026459 (0-07-002645-9)
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeby Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert MighallISBN 0141439734 (0-14-143973-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'Book summary:Robert Louis Stevenson originally wrote "Dr. Jekyll And Mr Hyde" as a "chilling shocker." He then burned the draft and, upon his wife's advice, rewrote it as the darkly complex tale it is today. Stark, skillfully woven, this fascinating novel explores the curious turnings of human character through the strange case of Dr. Jekyll, a kindly scientist who by night takes on his stunted evil self, Mr. Hyde. Anticipating modern psychology, "Jekyll And Hyde" is a brilliantly original study of man's dual nature -- as well as an immortal tale of suspense and terror. Published in 1866, "Jekyll And Hyde" was an instant success and brought Stevenson his first taste of fame. Though sometimes dismissed as a mere mystery story, the book has evoked much literary admirations. Vladimir Nabokov likened it to "Madame Bovary" and "Dead Souls" as "a fable that lies nearer to poetry than to ordinary prose fiction." [via]
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terrorby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 0140439110 (0-14-043911-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror'Book summary:Contains: 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde', The 'The Body Snatcher', and 'Olalla' Stevenson's story is one of the most famous works of horror fiction of all time and the names of Jekyll and Hyde have become synonymous with the idea of the split personality. As an exploration of the human potential for evil and bestiality, the story is very much a product of its time and this new edition reveals the scientific and literary context of Stevenson's work. 'The Body Snatcher' is charts the murky underside of Victorian medical practice and 'Olalla' is a tale of vampirism and 'the beast within' with a beautiful woman at its centre. [via]
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Swamp Monstersby Mary Blount Christian, Marc BrownISBN 0140368418 (0-14-036841-8)
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The Teeny Tiny Ghost And the Monsterby Kay Winters, Lynn MunsingerISBN 0064436624 (0-06-443662-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Teeny Tiny Ghost And the Monster'Book summary:"Listen up!" said the teacher to the teeny tiny class. "The Spook and Spirit Club is sponsoring a contest for all the ghosts in our teeny tiny school. It's a Make a Monster contest -- just in time for Halloween!"
All the ghosts in the teeny tiny class are excited to make their own monsters: scary monsters, hairy monsters, boy- and girl-eating monsters! All the ghosts, that is, except one.
The Teeny Tiny Ghost isn't excited at all. The Teeny Tiny Ghost is scared. He doesn't like monsters: not scary monsters, not hairy monsters, not even boy- and girl-eating monsters. What will he do?
Find out in this sweet and spooky story from Kay Winters and Lynn Munsinger. You don't have to be a ghost to fall in love with the Teeny Tiny Ghost as he struggles with real-life problems like bullies and overwhelming school assignments. And you'll cheer for him as he comes out on top!
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The Tempestby William Shakespeare, Peter HollandISBN 0140714855 (0-14-071485-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tempest'Book summary:One of Shakespeare's most famous but also enigmatic plays, for many years the story of Prospero's exile from his native Milan, and life with his daughter Miranda on an unnamed island in the Mediterranean, was seen as an autobiographical dramatisation of Shakespeare's departure from the London stage. The Epilogue, spoken by Prospero, claims that "now my charms are all o'erthrown", appeared to reflect Shakespeare's own renunciation of his magical dramatic powers as he retired to Stratford. But The Tempest is far more than this, as recent commentators have pointed out. The dramatic action observes the classical unities of time, place and action, as Prospero uses his "rough magic" to lure his wicked usurping brother, Antonio, and King Alonso of Naples to his island retreat to torment them before engineering his return to Milan.
However, the play is full of extraordinary anomalies and fantastic interludes, including Gonzalo's fantasy of a utopian commonwealth, Prospero's magical servant Ariel, and the "poisonous slave" Caliban. The creation of Caliban has particularly fascinated critics, who have noticed in his creation a colonial dimension to the play. In this respect Caliban can be seen as an American Indian or African slave, who articulates a particularly powerful strain of anti-colonial sentiment, telling Prospero that "this island's mine, by Sycorax my mother,/ Which thou tak'st from me". This has led to an intense reassessment of the play from a post-colonial perspective, as critics and historians have debated the extent to which the play endorses or criticises early English colonial expansion. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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There's a Nightmare in My Closetby Mercer MayerISBN 0140547126 (0-14-054712-6)
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There's a Nightmare in My Closet : Giant Editionby Mercer MayerISBN 0140547134 (0-14-054713-4)
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Touching Darknessby Scott WesterfeldISBN 0060519568 (0-06-051956-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Touching Darkness'Book summary:The Midnighters of Bixby, Oklahoma, know that their town is full of secrets. These five teenagers are the only ones who know about the mysterious hour at midnight when the world freezes, except for them and the creatures that inhabit the darkness.
But they do not know why earlier generations of Midnighters all disappeared, or why they are now the only Midnighters in town. As they learn more about the secret hour's twists and turns, they uncover terrifying mysteries woven into the very fabric of Bixby's history, and a conspiracy that touches both the midnight hour and the world of daylight.
At the same time, the Midnighters' own secrets start to emerge, including some that were never meant to come to light, changing the fragile dynamics among the five.
This time Jessica Day is not the only Midnighter in mortal danger, and if the group can't find a way to come together, they could lose one of their own -- forever.
A tale of betrayal, horrifying revelations, and powerful alliances, touching darkness is the second volume of the riveting Midnighters trilogy by acclaimed author Scott Westerfeld.
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Watch Your Mouthby Daniel HandlerISBN 006093817X (0-06-093817-X)
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The Wee Free Menby Terry Pratchett, Stephen PlayerISBN 0061340804 (0-06-134080-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wee Free Men'Book summary:When you have an author as good as Terry Pratchett writing for children, you expect that the result will be a novel of great invention, assured comic timing and a generally all-round highly readable fantasy tour de force. Readers of The Wee Free Men will not be disappointed. After winning the prestigious Carnegie Medal award for his previous story of Discworld for younger readers, The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, Pratchett has followed up with another irresistibly entertaining adventure.
Miss Perspicacia Tick, a witch of some renown, is worried about a ripple in the walls of the universe--probably another world making contact. Which is not good. This errant activity is centred on some chalk country--where traditionally good witches simply do not grow well. Fortunately, Miss Tiffany Aching of Home Farm on The Chalk, nine years old, misunderstood and yearning for excitement, wants to be a witch and has just proved herself to be of great potential by whacking a big Green Monster from the river with a huge frying pan while using her annoying younger brother as bait. Miss Tick is impressed. So, after travelling to the chalky downs at once and dispensing some stop gap advice to Tiffany about holding the fort until she gets back with more help, Miss Tick is off.
Any hesitation Tiffany may have had about the seriousness of the situation expires when the Queen of the fairies kidnaps her younger brother. With the help of a talking frog, loaned by Miss Tick, and an army of thieving, warmongering, nippy, boozy wee free men called the Nac Mac Feegle (who used to work for the Queen but rebelled), Tiffany sets off rescue her kin.
There's humour at every turn, and the situations that follow are both wonderfully dramatic and preposterously unreal. Pratchett really is the master of his genre and it's difficult to imagine a more entertaining read. (Age 10 and over) --John McLay [via]
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The Witch's Boyby Michael GruberISBN 0060761679 (0-06-076167-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Witch's Boy'Book summary:A wondrous journey through the realms of magic
They call him Lump. Ugly, misshapen -- more goblin than human child -- abandoned as an infant and taken in by a witch, he is nursed by a bear, tutored by a djinn; his only playmates are the creatures of the forest, whose language he learns to speak.
But when Lump inevitably stumbles into the human world, his innocence is no match for the depths of people's cruelty, which turns his heart to stone, and fuels a vengeance that places him and his witch mother in deadly peril. Yet these disasters also send Lump on a journey of self-discovery, to realms deep within the earth and far beyond mortal imagination.
In this stunning fantasy debut, Michael Gruber has created a world that is at once deceptively familiar and stunningly original, a world of cruelty, beauty, legend, truth, and above all, wonder. Readers will delight in the author's ingenious retelling of classic fairy tales and will marvel at the stunning new tale of a boy raised by a witch, a cat, a bear, and a demon.
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A World Full of Monstersby John Troy McQueen, Marc Tolon BrownISBN 0060297697 (0-06-029769-7)
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