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  From Great Snoring to Peaches...

  Jenny Robin Jones

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  In 2011 Jenny Robin Jones wrote No Simple Passage, which told the true story of how the London sailed to New Zealand in 1842 and what happened to its passengers on the way, who flourished, who foundered and who didn’t even make it to their new homeland. Now here is the story from the point of view of young Joe Willis and his friend Bertie Bacon from Great Snoring. Joe’s excitement about his new life keeps his curiosity at a fever pitch throughout the whole four-month adventure at sea. As he marks the days by notches on his stick, the boys learn to read and write, make friends with a cabin passenger and watch their first Māori haka. When will they all get to Wellington Town? Why isn’t the ship moving anymore? Will Jasper, the dog on the poop deck, recover from the heat? Will the sailors find William Whale who has fallen into the ocean? Will Joe’s mother have enough raisins in her rations to make Spotted Dick for tea? Will Joe get scurvy if he doesn’t eat his pickled cabbage? Will Midnight, the ship’s cat, save him from the rats? Factual historical detail is embedded in the human story of Joe and Bertie, Joe’s poor but hopeful parents and Bertie’s sister Eliza, whose sickness is so much worse than Joe’s.  
  Narrator: Sharyn Morcom  
  Cover design: Deborah Hinde  
  Facebook: www.facebook.com/jennyrobinjonesauthor

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  Vintage Sci-Fi 11 - 26 Classic...

  Ray Bradbury, Jack Williamson,...

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  Vintage Sci-Fi 11 - 26 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Voltaire, Philip K. Dick and moreRing Around the Sun by Isaac AsimovThe Veldt by Ray BradburyThe Masked World by Jack WilliamsonThe Small Bears by Gene L. HendersonAccept No Substitutes by Robert SheckleyTwo Weeks in August by Frank M. RobinsonDance of the Dead by Richard MathesonSavage Galahad by Bryce WaltonDeath-Wish by Ray BradburyBreakfast At Twilight by Philip K. DickNever Trust A Thief! by Robert SilverbergThe Street That Wasn’t There by Carl Jacobi and Clifford D. SimakHe That Hath Wings by Edmond HamiltonThe Man Who Killed The World by Ray CummingsMoon of Memory by Bryce WaltonMetamorphosis by Mike CurryReferent by Ray BradburySuper Joe Mulloy by Scott F. GrenvilleInheritance by Edward W. LudwigEscape From Pluto by William OberfieldThe Abandoned of Yan by Donald F. DaleyMicromegas by VoltaireShort Snorter by Charles EinsteinHomecoming by Miguel HidalgoThe Black Arts by Philip K. DickPogo Planet by Donald A. Wollheim

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  Written in Stone

  Rosanne Parry

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  Rosanne Parry, acclaimed author of A Wolf Called Wander and Heart of a Shepherd, shines a light on Native American tribes of the Pacific Northwest in the 1920s, a time of critical cultural upheaval. 
   
   
   
  Pearl has always dreamed of hunting whales, just like her father. Of taking to the sea in their eight-man canoe, standing at the prow with a harpoon, and waiting for a whale to lift its barnacle-speckled head as it offers its life for the life of the tribe. But now that can never be. Pearl's father was lost on the last hunt, and the whales hide from the great steam-powered ships carrying harpoon cannons, which harvest not one but dozens of whales from the ocean. With the whales gone, Pearl's people, the Makah, struggle to survive as Pearl searches for ways to preserve their stories and skills.

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  Plastiville

  Maria Kownacka

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  Discover the magic of Plastiville, the perfect book to help your child embark on their reading journey!
  
  Join Antonina and her delightful new friends — Plasty, Plastilou the dog, Plasticat the kitty-cat, Plastella the dairy cow, and many more — in a world crafted especially for beginning readers. Maria Kownacka's charming stories come alive with:
  
      Simple, Rhyming Sentences: Easy to understand and remember, helping your child build confidence with every page.
      Large Print: Designed for little eyes, making reading comfortable and enjoyable.
      Beautiful Color Illustrations: Vibrant pictures that spark imagination and bring the stories to life.
  
  Plastiville isn't just a book; it's a fun and engaging adventure that makes learning to read a joyous experience!

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  Here in the Real World

  Anonymous

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  From the author of the highly acclaimed, New York Times bestselling novel Pax comes a gorgeous and moving middle grade novel that is an ode to introverts, dreamers, and misfits everywhere.  
  Ware can’t wait to spend summer “off in his own world”—dreaming of knights in the Middle Ages and generally being left alone. But then his parents sign him up for dreaded Rec camp, where he must endure Meaningful Social Interaction and whatever activities so-called “normal” kids do. 
  On his first day Ware meets Jolene, a tough, secretive girl planting a garden in the rubble of an abandoned church next to the camp. Soon he starts skipping Rec, creating a castle-like space of his own in the church lot. 
  Jolene scoffs, calling him a dreamer—he doesn’t live in the “real world” like she does. As different as Ware and Jolene are, though, they have one thing in common: for them, the lot is a refuge. 
  But when their sanctuary is threatened, Ware looks to the knights’ Code of Chivalry: Thou shalt do battle against unfairness wherever faced with it. Thou shalt be always the champion of the Right and Good—and vows to save the lot. 
  But what does a hero look like in real life? And what can two misfit kids do?

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  Space Travelers and Nothing But...

  Philip K. Dick, Winston Marks,...

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  Space Travelers and Nothing But Space Travelers - Twenty Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960sThe Gun by Philip K. DickSo They Baked A Cake by Winston MarksDeath Star by James McKimmey Jr.Leave Earthmen or Die! by John Massie DavisPlanet of Dreams by James McKimmey Jr.Never Gut-Shoot A Wampus by Winston MarksThree Spacemen Left to Die! by Russ WinterbothamThe Voyage Of Vanishing Men by Stanley MullenDanger in the Void written by Charles E. Fritch Slay-Ride written by Winston Marks A Zloor For Your Trouble by Mack ReynoldsThe Alien Dies at Dawn by Alexander BladeSpoken For by William MorrisonPariah by Milton Lesser Beyond Lies The Wub by Philip K. DickJourney for the Brave by Alan E. NourseExport Commodity by Irving Cox Jr.WANTED: One Sane Man by Frank M. RobinsonThe Pioneer by Irving Cox Jr.The Beachcomber by Damon Knight

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