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  Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway

  Jeff Kinney

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  Greg Heffley and his family are getting out of town. With the cold weather and the stress of the approaching holiday season, the Heffleys decide to escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation. A few days in paradise should do wonders for Greg and his frazzled family.

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  Invaders from the Great Goo Galaxy

  Blake Hoena

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  One boring afternoon, the terrible twosome of Eek and Ack come up with a sinister plot.  They'll spend the day doing something deviously fun, conquering that weird, faraway planet, Earth!

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  Dawn of the Bunny Suicides

  Andy Riley

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  The bestselling series of twisted comic strip collections returns, packed with even more self-destructive rabbits. 
   
  The bunnies are back and there’s only one thing on their minds. From the author of the bestselling The Book of Bunny Suicides and Return of the Bunny Suicides comes a whole new batch of fluffy little rabbits who just don’t want to live anymore. Twice as long as the previous books (over 150 deaths!), this volume offers more bunny for your buck than ever before! Whether they’re getting stomped, stabbed, or sautéed, impaled by pink flamingos, or done in by heavy metal drummers, this collection of rabbit-related self-destruction has it all. Dark, twisted, and perfectly irresistible, it will be a must have for new and old Bunny Suicide fans alike. 
   
  “Wonderfully deviant.” —The Washington Post 
   
  “All this sick humor is reminiscent of Gary Larson’s The Far Side . . . . A deadly combination of funny and just naughty enough.” —Publishers Weekly

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  The Happy Prince

  Oscar Wilde

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  The story of "The Happy Prince" has three major themes.
  Firstly it shows that apparent beauty is nothing and the real beauty is to bestow love and sacrifice. Secondly, it discusses that love and sacrifice are two saving forces. Thirdly, it shows that there is a large gap between rich and poor people the rulers and the masses. When the happy prince is alive he lives a happy life without sorrows, he is living a care free life but after his death he sees through a tall Colum that life has another view except happiness and that is helplessness poverty, hypocrisy and corruption of elite and ruling class.
  When a bird swallow comes and stays under the feet of prince he begs for his helps match girl, poor writer…
  The Happy Prince " has been written in fairy tale mode through which he has exposed the exploitation, materialism and corruption of Victorian society. 
  The Happy Prince is social satire prudence says that "the truepurpose of satire is the modification of vices by correction".
  It was first published in 1888 in the anthology The Happy Prince and Other Tales, which, in addition to its title story, also includes "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Devoted Friend",   "The Selfish Giant" and "The Remarkable Rocket".

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  Captains Courageous

  Rudyard Kipling

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  From the author of The Jungle Book comes the tale of one man’s life-changing summer on the high seas. At the start of Captains Courageous, one of literature's most beloved stories of the sea, a spoiled rich boy is literally swept away — dashed overboard from an ocean liner. Luckily, young Harvey Cheyne is rescued by a passing fishing vessel. As it turns out, Harvey's apparent misfortune in tumbling from a life of pampered luxury into the humble company of a fishing schooner becomes a blessing in disguise. Compelled by the captain to earn his keep, Harvey loses his affectations as he learns the rewards of an honest day's labor amid the gruff and hearty companionship of the crewmen, who teach him to be worth his salt as they fish the waters off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. The author's only novel to unfold in an American setting, this lively tale resounds with Kipling's customary blend of adventure and humor. This attractive new audio-book edition offers an irresistible invitation to a master storyteller's enduring tale of a boy's initiation into adulthood.

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  The Wrong Side Of Albert - A...

  Stories From The Attic

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  In prison, you hear a lot of stories. Whether they are from criminals trying to make themselves more intimidating or men sharing fragments of their pasts in an attempt to piece it all back together. Some of the stories are horrifying, some violent, but the ones that scare you the most are the ones that are true.Like the one about Albert Pike, the mild-mannered prison librarian that, despite his age, everyone seems to fear. Or the one about the ouija board carved into the floor of the prison, the man who talks to other people in his cell at night, even though he’s alone or the strange punishments delivered to the wicked, by those who are wickeder still.Those stories truly haunt you, because though the bars keep the prisoners in, they don’t keep the dark thing out.

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