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  The Inspiring Life of Eudora Welty

  Richelle Putnam

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  In this colorful biography, explore the early years of the iconic Mississippi writer who came of age in the American South. 
   
  Eudora Alice Welty led an exciting and surprising life. Before she won a Pulitzer Prize, as a little girl she made her own books and won national poetry prizes. As a young woman during the Great Depression, she was a photographer and took pictures all over the South. These and other stories pack the life of one of Mississippi’s most famous authors. With author and teacher Richelle Putnam, learn about the remarkable life of one of Mississippi’s literary treasures, complete with vivid illustrations by John Aycock that are as colorful as Eudora’s stories.

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  Following Frankenstein

  Catherine Bruton

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  A brilliantly-conceived and hugely imaginative 'sequel' to Mary Shelley's masterpiece, Following Frankenstein is a hugely exciting and beautifully-written historical adventure, perfect for 9-12 year olds.
  
  Sometimes I was jealous of the monster of Frankenstein. I grew up believing my father cared more for him than he did for me. And was I wrong?
  
  Maggie Walton's father has dedicated his life to a single pursuit: hunting down the monster created by Victor Frankenstein. It has cost Maggie and her family everything - and now her father is staking everything on one last voyage to the Arctic, with Maggie secretly in tow, where he hopes to find the monster at last.
  
  But there they make a shocking discovery: Frankenstein's monster has a son...
  
  A breath-taking, epic adventure, spanning the icy wastes of the Arctic Tundra to the vaudeville circus of New York, from the award-winning author of No Ballet Shoes in Syria and Another Twist in the Tale.

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  Nursery Rhyme Stories with Sarah...

  Traditional, Martha Ladly,...

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  Delight in a collection of nursery rhymes beautifully voiced by the English television personality Sarah Greene... 
  The collection includes: 
  -Twinkle Twinkle Little Star-Humpty Dumpty-Baa Baa Black Sheep-Little Bo Peep-Ring a Ring a Roses-Little Miss Muffet-Jack and Jill-Grand Old Duke of York-Oranges and Lemons-Pop Goes the Weasel-Sing a Song of Sixpence-Ride a Cock Horse

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  The Boy Who Flew

  Fleur Hitchcock

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  A vivid adventure filled with danger and heroism from the author of Murder in Midwinter.
  Athan Wilde dreams of flight. When his friend, Mr Chen, is murdered, Athan must rescue the flying machine they were building together and stop it falling into the wrong hands. But keeping the machine safe puts his family in terrible danger. What will Athan choose - flight or family?
  From the acclaimed author of Murder In Midwinter, Fleur Hitchcock's The Boy Who Flew is a thrilling, murderous tale set among the steep rooftops and slippery characters of Athan's intricately imagined world. Perfect for fans of Philip Pullman, Peter Bunzl and Philip Reeve.

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  Hotel for Dogs

  Lois Duncan

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  Now a major motion picture! “A humorous tale of two siblings who turn an abandoned house into a rooming house for stray dogs.” —Herald Tribune 
   
  The Walkers are moving to a new town, and staying with an aunt who’s allergic to dogs. Too bad for Andi and her brother Bruce, who love dogs—and happen to meet a stray that needs help. Soon, Andi hatches a plan, turning the abandoned house down the block into a hotel for dogs. But as more and more tenants move in, the secret gets too big to keep. Can the kids save their canine castle? Or will the hotel have to close?

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  Olivia's Enchanted Summer

  Lyn Gardner

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  School's out for summer! Olivia and her friends are going to be spending August in Edinburgh, home to the world-famous Fringe Festival. They can't wait to get there, to stay in the beautiful city and soak up the Festival atmosphere, while the Swan Circus performs every day to wild applause and rapturous reviews. With such passion, such good friendships and the summer stretching out before them, what could possibly go wrong?

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