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Maximum Ride [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe Reader 7]
by James Patterson
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Get ready for the maximum thrill ride from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Patterson. Fang, Iggy, Nudge, the Gasman, Angel, and Maximum: Six kids who are pretty normal in most ways--except that they're 98% human and 2% bird. Riding the wind, their wings are an amazing gift...and yet, their world can morph into a nightmare in a single instant. For when the bloodthirsty Erasers--half men, half-wolves genetically engineered by sick and sinister scientists--kidnap little Angel, the Flock ...
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Nessie and the Living Stone [MultiFormat]
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Lois June Wickstrom &
Jean Lorrah
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Nessie and the Living Stone is a chapter book for 8-12 year olds. Craig's family, including his bratty little sister Linda, are on holiday at Loch Ness. There's Roy, the obnoxious Loch Ness Coast Guard, who wants to capture Nessie and stuff her and put her in a museum. There's Mrs. Carmichael, who runs the Bed and Breakfast where Craig's family is staying. She recognizes a blue stone that Craig found, and calls it a living stone. And there's Nessie herself, guarding her secret realm at the botto...
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Words: 10675 - Reading Time: 30-42 min.
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The Mystery of the Missing Meteor Field Carrots [An Orange Forest Rabbit Tale] [MultiFormat]
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Lois June Wickstrom &
Lucrecia Darling
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The Orange Forest Rabbit's successful carrot business looks doomed when his customers start disappearing. His carrots start disappearing. And then the Orange Forest Rabbit himself disappears. But his faithful dog, Robes Pierre, can still smell him. And together, they solve the mystery. (Published: 2002)
Words: 7862 - Reading Time: 22-31 min.
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Ladybugs for Loretta [MultiFormat]
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Lois June Wickstrom
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Ladybugs for Loretta is the story of a girl who lives in the Colorado mountains and discovers the life cycle of ladybugs. One winter day she finds some under a rock. She finds more behind a loose chunk of tree bark. She follows them throughout the year as they help in her garden.
Words: 1297 - Reading Time: 3-5 min.
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Shrek: Tell Your Own Tale [Secure Microsoft Reader/Palm Reader]
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Ruth Ashby
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The story of Shrek, based on the popular movie, in a fun edition that allows the reader to choose what parts of the story to read, selecting from two, three, or more choices at key points in the story. (Published: 2001)
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The Rooster Under the Table [A Retold Folktale] [MultiFormat]
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Lois June Wickstrom &
Jean Lorrah
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Once upon a time, in a land of magic, there was a princess who didn't want to marry. She wanted to have adventures, or rule a kingdom like her father. She didn't like sitting around in pretty lace-trimmed dresses, eating daintily with fancy silverware, and speaking in a soft, ladylike voice. And those were the only things a princess, or a queen, ever got to do. (Published: 2003)
Words: 3885 - Reading Time: 11-15 min.
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The Boy Knight [Secure Microsoft Reader/Adobe Reader 7]
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G. A. Henty
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Adventure through the times of the Crusades with Henry as he tells the story of a fifteen-year-old boy's quest through the holy land and beyond. With a cast that includes a sultan, a princess, a hermit, and pirates, this tale is certain to pique readers' interest in this fascinating era of religious war. (Published: 2002)
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The Secret of the Strange Staircase [MultiFormat]
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Gay Toltl Kinman
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Alison Leigh Powers, 11, and best friend, Mitty, look for a secret hiding place in an old mansion. They learn the history of the house from the builder's granddaughter, who is now ninety-two years old. She tells them that her grandfather's first wife mysteriously disappeared. Alison and Mitty find old letters in a trunk, and do research in the mansion's library with the help of Alison's mother, who works there as a librarian and book conservator. When they piece together what really happened to ...
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Words: 12169 - Reading Time: 34-48 min.
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz [MP3 Audio]
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L. Frank Baum
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Unabridged performance of the beloved novel about a quest to see a Wizard. Join Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, The Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion in an adventure some would call the "first American fairy tale" (which would later inspire one of the most successful films ever made). Read by James Spencer. (Published: 1900)
Length: 3 hours, 36 minutes, 0 secs
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Being Kind To George [Secure Adobe Reader 7]
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Jo Dunningham
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Being Kind to George is based on a true story and real life characters. Set in a beautiful Country Park nestling in the heart of Wiltshire, England, it tells the tale of how man can affect the wildlife around him. The story tries to show how even in kindness, man can damage not only the delicate balance of the environment in which animals live, but by befriending a wild animal they can remove the instincts that help it to survive.
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The Red Fairy Book [Secure Microsoft Reader]
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Andrew Lang
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"Jack and the Beanstalk," "Rapunzel," "The Three Dwarfs" and other classic stories for the child in everyone. (Published: 2000)
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So Many Monsters! [Secure Microsoft Reader/Adobe Reader 7]
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Hal Pollock
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The greatest monster story ever told--the monsters' secret is revealed. A delightful tale of monsters all around the house--and the secret they try to keep.
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Because I Said So [Adobe Acrobat (PDF)]
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Dotti Enderle
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Logan knows all the rules, yet he still asks, "Why?" After Mom repeatedly gives him her standard answer, he lovingly gives it back. Because I Said So is an adorable picture eBook with just enough repetition to promote storytime participation. Ages: 2-4 [NOTE: AVAILABLE ONLY IN ADOBE ACROBAT (PDF) FORMAT.] (Published: 2002)
Words: 100 - Reading Time: 0-0 min.
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The Boy and the Walrus [MultiFormat]
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Felicity Nesbitt
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Daniel Marsh spends a frigid night with a walrus calf stranded on the coastal rocks near his Alaskan home. After seeing her safely to a zoo, the boy devotes himself to visiting and communicating with his fragile animal friend. They share a special link no one else seems to appreciate. (Published: 2004)
Words: 26292 - Reading Time: 75-105 min.
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Larry Lovitt--Superhero! [MultiFormat]
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Emily Hoffman
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When Larry Lovitt spies his new teacher he gets hit with the crush of a lifetime. He's determined to win the third-grade Super Student award Ms. Allen is offering to the class. Between Larry imagining himself as a superhero and the antics of his friends, Joel and Spike, his chances for a pizza dinner with his teacher seem remote. Then Latessa Weber-Williams, the smartest kid in class, tries for the award too. Larry soon finds himself engaged in a battle that not only shows his true superhero cha...
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Words: 15232 - Reading Time: 43-60 min.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Family Collection [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Adobe Reader 7]
by
Laura Ingalls Wilder &
Karen E. Beardslee
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Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Family Collection brings together articles Wilder wrote, between 1911 and 1918, for the farm paper, Missouri Ruralist. These illuminating pieces reflect a mind in constant contemplation, a woman completely engaged in life, and a writer fully committed to conveying a message about meaningful living. Whether she is relaying the highlights of the great San Francisco Exposition of 1915 or recording the beauty of the landscape surrounding her Rocky Ridge farm home, Wilder's un...
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The Dragon of Wantley [Secure Microsoft Reader]
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Owen Wister
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When Sir Godfrey's wine is gone, the terrible legend of the dragon of Wantley seeps back into his head. The beast had terrorized England's countryside around the time of Elizabeth I, eating everything from trees to cattle, and now he remembered that his daughter, Elaine, is somehow connected.... (Published: 2003)
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A Little Princess [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader/Palm Reader/Adobe Reader 7]
by
Frances Hodgson Burnett &
Lisa Gardiner
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A Little Princess moves adroitly between "fantasy" and "reality," playing with the categories until the reader is pleasantly unsure which is which. It is this toying at the edge that makes the story so appealing to children because it encourages them to believe that their own ordinary lives could be filled with "magic." Looking out of her dreary attic at the hostile setting of gothic London, Sara Crewe uses her imagination to create a secret world. The children at the seminary repeatedly manage ...
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Bicycles (A Story About Marriage) [Adobe Acrobat (PDF)]
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Rod Lenfest
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When little girls and little boys are born each one comes with a set of very strange parts--a wheel, a seat, a chain, two pedals, a handlebar, and a lot of pipes and fasteners so that everything can be fit together just right. The only problem is that most of us don't know how to put all those parts together in a way that makes sense. "Bicycles" tells the secret of how all these confusing and sometimes frustrating parts can be put together in just the right way so that not only one person, but t...
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Words: 100 - Reading Time: 0-0 min.
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Blue Paint [Adobe Acrobat (PDF)]
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Liam Maher
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John gets a job as a painter. A grumpy-looking little man walks under John's ladder and accuses John of dripping blue paint all over his lovely new hat. He demands John give him money to buy another one. After carefully examining the hat, John can't find any paint on it. Other people come along and also claim to see blue paint on the hat. Someone suggests to call the police and have John arrested for vandalising the hat. John could be in big trouble if he doesn't give the grumpy-looking man the ...
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Words: 100 - Reading Time: 0-0 min.
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I Don't Want a New Horse [MultiFormat]
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Marilyn D. Anderson
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When her beloved pony is hurt taking her over a jump, Jennifer endures her father's decision to buy a bigger horse more suited to the development of her riding career. However, the new horse scares her even more than her cruel and demanding riding instructor. She's ready to give up until she meets a boy named Todd with a solution. (Published: 2004)
Words: 15530 - Reading Time: 44-62 min.
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Time Travel Trap [MultiFormat]
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Elaine Marie Alphin
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Ryan and Kelley think that being teamed up for a school science project will be a disaster. Ryan is too busy constructing his "living dinosaur village" to waste time on a boring university fossil dig. And Kelley, who wants to prove herself to her scientist father, fears that Ryan's wild imagination could ruin her grade. But the fossil dig is anything but boring. Someone is sabotaging the site, and Ryan overhears a suspicious conversation. When he finally convinces Kelley that they need to invest...
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Words: 21641 - Reading Time: 61-86 min.
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The Adventures of Herbert the Mole: The Gate [Book 2] [Secure Mobipocket/Microsoft Reader]
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Dr. David Joutras
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The Gate continues the story of Herbert, an unusually farsighted and curious mole with eyes that sometimes seem to reflect the rainbow. Herbert and his friends start exploring the Lands Beyond and encounter far more than they bargained for as they encounter a new friend, and search for the path that will allow them to take Clarence home. But instead of ending up in Clarence's part of the world, they find themselves in a mysterious valley with a secret that none of them could ever have imagined. ...
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The Adventures of Mickey, Taggy, Puppo and Cica and how they discover Greece [Secure Adobe Reader 7]
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Kati Rekai
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Mickey, Taggy, Puppo, Cica and Biggles are fascinated with an exhibition at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum which showcases the achievements of Alexander the Great. They are inspired to have a delicious dinner at a Greek restaurant. Back home again, they excitedly watch the Olympic Games on television. Meanwhile, an e-mail message has arrived from a friend in Athens who used to live in Toronto. Jackie is now organizing the Olympic Games for animals and she wants M. T. P. C. & B. to participate. S...
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Kelly's Baby Brother [Adobe Acrobat (PDF)]
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Rita Toews
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Kelly has a new baby brother and things just aren't the same around the house. The baby's crying gets him all the attention. Kelly tries to act like a baby, but even that doesn't work. When she learns to help with her brother she realizes being a big girl is actually fun, and baby brothers aren't that bad after all. This delightful children's eBook is illustrated with professional photographs of children and has a high dolch word count. Clickable text links teach word recognition by taking the y...
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Words: 50 - Reading Time: 0-0 min.
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