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  Felisa and the Magic Coquí

  Elizabeth Wahn

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  Born in Puerto Rico in 1897, the charismatic Felisa Rincón de Gautier grew up to become­­ Mayor of San Juan and the first woman in the western world to run a capital city. Felisa and the Magic Coquí is her true-life story in fable form as an itsy-bitsy coquí, mascot of her land, inspires her to face challenges with courage. 

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  Mizzi Mozzi And The Magiko...

  Alannah Zim

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  In a magical garden, Mizzi Mozzi's precious flowers and fruits are threatened when her protective Vlenusian Varicorn Vlug-Blugs fall ill after consuming Queasy Puke-Pastilles dropped by the mischievous Kaka-Slime Kangaroo Katter-Maggots. With the help of her friends and the wise Sir-Duke Ated-Kluedup, Mizzi Mozzi ventures into the dangerous Slikerly-Likerly Labie-Maze to obtain Magiko Make-U-Betta Mexiklano Moon Seeds that will heal the Vlug-Blugs and restore order to her vibrant garden.

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  The Imposter Monkey King

  Cheng’en Wu

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  Xuanzang and his disciples encountered a group of bandits along the way, and the monkey killed them. Xuanzang was so angry about his mercilessness that he kicked the monkey out of the group. Xuanzang sent Pigsy and Sandy out for food, butXuanzang was struck unconscious by a mysterious monkey who took their luggage. Sandy went to the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit to ask Monkey King for the luggage, but was surprised to hear the monkey vow to go west to get the sutras himself. Sandy went to Guanyin for help and found the real Monkey King there with her. The imposter Monkey King looked identicaland had the same skills. No one could tell the difference between the two. It took the Buddha to identify the imposter monkey, who had been transformed by a six-eared macaque. The monkey returned to Xuanzang, and the team continued their journey westward.

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  The Final Warning - A Maximum...

  Anonimo

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  In this breathtaking story from the astonishing imagination of the world’s #1 bestselling author, a girl has to save herself from an army assembled just to capture her—and maybe save the planet while she's at it.  Maximum Ride is a perfectly normal teenager who just happens to be able to fly, the result of an out-of-control government experiment. Max and the other members of the Flock—six kids who share her remarkable ability—have been asked to aid a group of environmental scientists studying the causes of global warming. The expedition seems like a perfect combination of adventure, activism-and escaping government forces who watch the Flock like a hawk.  But even in Antarctica, trapped in the harshest weather on our planet, Maximum Ride is an irresistible target in constant danger. For whoever controls her powers could also control the world ... Maximum Ride is James Patterson's greatest character, a heroine who manages to be human and fearless at once. The Final Warning is an unrelenting new adventure from the writer Time magazine has called “The Man Who Can't Miss.” In the spirit of the most enduring hit movies and books, James Patterson has written this story for readers from ten to a hundred and ten. Special care has been taken with the language and content of The Final Warning.

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  Power Pup vs Grillmaster - A...

  Amanda Trumpower

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  Power Pup In Frantic Fight Against Fiery Foe! 
  Twin disasters strike Bowwow in rapid succession! 
  Unknown forces steal rare biblical artifacts from the history museum. Will they ever be recovered? 
  Meanwhile, a fiery supervillain and the Condiments Gang show up in Catburg City. They cut a wide reign of terror through the industrial district, bombing banks and robbing businesses. 
  Who is this masked menace? What is his sinister plot? 
  Can Power Pup withstand the heat of his wrath?Expanded Adventures in the Collar Cases Universe 
  This is the second book in the Power Pup series. It features the Collar Cases characters you know and love, plus many new faces.

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  Because of You John Lewis

  Andrea Davis Pinkney

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  An inspiring story of a friendship between Congressman John Lewis and ten-year-old activist Tybre Faw by New York Times bestselling and Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Andrea Davis Pinkney!When young Tybre Faw discovers John Lewis and his heroic march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the fight for voting rights, Tybre is determined to meet him.  Tybre’s two grandmothers take him on the seven-hour drive to Selma, Alabama, where Lewis invites Tybre to join him in the annual memorial walk across the Bridge. And so begins a most amazing friendship! ​​​​​​​ ​​In rich, poetic language, Andrea Davis Pinkney weaves the true story of a boy with a dream—together with the story of a real-life hero (who himself had a life-altering friendship with Martin Luther King, Jr. when he was young!). Keith Henry Brown’s deeply affecting paintings bring this inspiring bond between a young activist and an elder congressman vividly to life. ​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​Who will be next to rise up and turn the page on history?

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