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  Peter and the Enchanted Cavern

  Alexander Lawes

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  It was raining yet again and Peter was bored. Lucky enough to live in a large palace, he decides to explore some of the old quarters. There he finds a small door hidden behind a curtain that opens onto a realm beneath the palace.  
  Finding himself shrunk to a fraction of his normal size, he enters the Enchanted Cavern, a magical place filled with animals, each with their own special ability. Peter embarks on a fantastic adventure that sees him making many wonderful friends, whom he leads in defence of their underground world from attack by an invading force.  
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   Peter and the Enchanted Cavern is the second novel by children‛s fiction writer Alexander Lawes, and will appeal to children of all ages. Alex lives in South Somerset with his wife and children. www.AlexanderLawes.com

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  Sarah the Sincere

  Rachel Kowert

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  In Sarah the Sincere, a heartfelt story from the Tales from Cloud Canyon series, a shy but honest girl navigates the challenges of friendship, social anxiety, and staying true to herself. Sarah loves her close friends, Isabel and Quinn—but big parties? Not so much. When she's invited to a birthday bash that feels overwhelming, Sarah must decide how to honor both her feelings and her friendships. With gentle rhymes and an empowering message about honesty and self-advocacy, Sarah the Sincere helps young listeners understand the value of setting boundaries and finding creative solutions to social challenges.

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  The Skull - The Price of Erasing...

  Philip K. Dick

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  Conger is a hunter, a smuggler, and a convicted criminal with nothing left to lose—until a powerful council offers him a way out. His task is unprecedented: travel back in time and eliminate the founder of a movement that reshaped civilization, before the man ever speaks his first words. The only clue he’s given is a skull, two centuries old, carried with him as proof. 
  As Conger moves through a suspicious mid-twentieth-century town, tracking a man who does not yet know his own importance, the mission grows increasingly uncertain. Philip K. Dick layers time travel, social paranoia, and moral tension into a story that questions authority, sacrifice, and whether history can—or should—be changed. 
  Philip K. Dick is one of the most influential voices in classic science fiction, known for exploring identity, power, and distorted realities. His work frequently examines how individuals are shaped—and manipulated—by institutions that claim to act for the greater good. 
  Stories like The Skull showcase Dick’s early mastery of philosophical science fiction, where speculative concepts are inseparable from human consequence. His ideas continue to influence modern literature, film, and television decades after their publication.

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  Black Achievements in Sports -...

  Elliott Smith

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  Athletes and the sports they play are popular across generations. Black athletes throughout time have become legends in their sports. They help shape the game, create change, and continue to break barriers in sports where they've been historically underrepresented. Their talent and passion inspire present and future players. Find out more about athletes such as Simone Manuel, Satchel Paige, and Maya Moore and celebrate their achievements in sports.

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  The Great Banned-Books Bake Sale

  Aya Khalil

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  Upon learning that the books with kids who look like her have been banned by her school district, Kanzi descends into fear and helplessness. But her classmates support her, and together—with their teacher’s help—they hatch a plan to hold a bake sale and use the proceeds to buy diverse books to donate to libraries. The event is a big success: the entire school participates, and the local TV station covers it in the evening news. Prodded by her classmates to read the poem she has written, Kanzi starts softly but finds her voice. “You have banned important books, but you can’t ban my words,” she reads. “Books are for everyone.” The crowd chants “No banned books! No banned books!,” and the next week, the ban is reversed. Aya Khalil appends a note about how The Arabic Quilt was briefly banned from the York, Pennsylvania school system, and the backmatter also includes a recipe for baklawa, the Egyptian pastry that Kanzi prepares for the bake sale.

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  Shmug-A-La Tames the Shmovid...

  Jane Carey, Shany Ahmed

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  “SHMUG-A-LA’s my name and FUN is my game! I’m a Whach-a-ma-call-it, and so much more! We’ll think of things you never thought of before!” 
  Are SHMUG-A-LA’S fun-filled presence and ideas enough of a challenge to inspire a young boy to “choose fun” in the midst of a difficult set of circumstances in his life? 
  SHMUG-A-LA TAMES THE SHMOVID MONSTER follows the story of a boy who discovers the power of the imaginative and how a shift in focus and perspective can help conquer even our biggest monsters.

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