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  Nightbirds on Nantucket

  Joan Aiken

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  Having had enough of life on board the ship that saved her from a watery grave, Dido Twite wants nothing more than to sail home to England. Instead, Captain Casket's ship lands in Nantucket, where Dido and the captain's daughter, Dutiful Penitence, are left in the care of Dutiful's sinister Aunt Tribulation. In Tribulation's farmhouse, life is unbearable. When mysterious men lurk about in the evening fog, the resourceful Dido rallies against their shenanigans with help from Dutiful, a cabinboy named Nate, and a pink whale.

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  Night Preacher

  Louise Vernon

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  This story is told through the eyes of Bettje and Jan, children of Menno Simons, who lived almost 500 years ago. Menno Simons was first a Catholic priest. As he read and studied the Bible, Menno began to understand the Christian life in a different way. Eventually he became an Anabaptist preacher. It was against the laws of that time for him to preach so Menno's preaching was done in secret at night to small groups. Soon, Menno Simons became the leader of the Anabaptists, now known as Mennonites. For 9-to-14-year-olds.

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  The Bogeyman

  Steve Dover

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  As dusk and dark come earlier when time approaches Autumn and Winter brings calm cold mists to the streets, the lights throw shadows and shapes that awaken imagination and fear. Are they all fleeting shadows or is there one that is something else. The Bogey Man. His abnormality has made him a figure of rejection. Something other than the accepted normal. But he is afraid and he longs only for acceptance and inclusion. The Bogey Man is a metaphor for the less advantaged and those rejected by our prejudices.

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  Water Sings Blue - Ocean Poems

  Kate Coombs

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  “A salty breeze seems to spring from the pages” in this collection of poetry and artwork celebrating the oceans (The Wall Street Journal).   Come down to the shore with this rich and vivid celebration of the ocean! With watercolors gorgeous enough to wade in by award-winning artist Meilo So and playful, moving poems by Kate Coombs, Water Sings Blue evokes the beauty and power, the depth and mystery, and the endless resonance of the sea.   “Gentle rhymes and beautiful figurative language…Teachers doing poetry or ocean units, or students who just enjoy having words wash over them, will find this a delight.” —School Library Journal   "Humor, interesting language and intriguing imagery.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)   “Poems with as many moods as the sea itself.” —The Horn Book

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  A Pony Called Secret: A Dream...

  Olivia Tuffin

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  The fourth in a fantastic series of perfect pony stories about Alice and her spirited young pony, Secret, from Olivia Tuffin, author of the much-loved The Palomino Pony series.
  Alice and Secret have qualified for the Olympia Horse Show - and Alice is so excited about having an adventure in London with her beloved pony! She knows the competition will be tough but one girl, Leah, seems to REALLY have it in for Alice... What IS her problem? Could it be connected to the girl's sinister sponsors? Then, one icy night just before the competition, disaster strikes the stables. It's going to be a race through the streets of London - and against time - to put things right. Will Alice and Secret win through, or has Alice's Olympia dream turned into a nightmare?
  Check out Alice and Secret's other adventures: A New Beginning, A Friend In Need, A Ride to Freedom and more!

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  Goldilocks Breaks In

  Suzanne Williams, Joan Holub

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  In this fairy tale retelling, Goldilocks hopes to prove herself a worthy friend by infiltrating an evil organization and saving the day. 
   
  Once upon a time, in faraway Grimmlandia . . . Goldilocks is so eager to make friends at Grimm Academy, she’s even tempted to accept an invitation to join E.V.I.L.—it’s just nice to be included! But she doesn’t want to be a villain. Can Goldie get inside the secret society and do some good?

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