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A sidesplitting classic from Newbery Medalist and National Book Award winner Louis Sachar (Holes) Gary W. Boone knows he was born to be a stand-up comedian. It's the rest of the kids in his class who think he's just a goon. Then the Floyd Hicks Junior High School Talent Show is announced, and he starts practicing his routine nonstop to get it just right. Gary's sure this will be his big break--he'll make everyone laugh and win the $100 prize. But...

The relationship is fake. The feelings are not.Ari Langford thought rock bottom looked like a breakup, an empty bank account, and moving back in with her parents. Then her younger sister got engaged.Now Ari's back home in Vermont, watching the entire town lose their minds over the "wedding of the century" while her mother keeps trying to set her up with every single man within a fifty-mile radius. That's rock bottom.The only bright spot? Wade Stevenson.Unfortunately,...

"Ride a Bullet Train, meet a crocodile or join a mountain rescue in this Ladybird award-winning series of stories!"

Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly captured from Australia's Great Barrier Reef and taken to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to Marlin, his worrisome father, and Dory, a friendly but forgetful regal blue tang fish, to make the epic journey to bring Nemo home. Their adventure brings them face-to-face with vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls and more. Marlin discovers a bravery he never...

Alex Stern returns to Yale after escaping hell, where demons are entering the human world and threatening the university community. With help from her allies, she investigates Yale's secret societies, the Lethe Board, and a vampire while uncovering connections between the supernatural crisis and her own past.

The Magician's Nephew: "Digory and Polly meet and become friends one cold, wet summer in London. Their lives burst into adventure when Digory's Uncle Andrew, who thinks he is a magician, sends them hurtling to ... somewhere else. They find their way to Narnia, newborn from the Lion's song, and encounter the evil sorceress Jadis before they finally return home."--Goodreads.com The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: "Narnia ... a land frozen in eternal...

"Brought to you by Ladybird. We are going to France on holiday! Imagine all the things we will see, the people we will meet and the new words we can learn. Get your passport and suitcase ready, because we are going on an adventure! This interactive adventure is written to help young children confidently learn new language skills, while having some fun along the way. During the course of this action-packed hour children will learn simple greetings,...

It is a hot summer day. But soon dark clouds roll in. A boy looks up at the sky and smells the air as the first raindrops hit the ground. He listens as it begins to pour, observing all the symphony of sound this welcome downpour makes. He feels the water droplets on his skin and sees little rivulets of water on the sidewalk. Badadada : he hears as the rain hits his yellow umbrella, Ker-sploosh as he jumps in a puddle. This boy uses all his senses...

Take a heroic journey with Merida, a skilled archer and headstrong daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor. Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida defies an age-old custom, sacred to the unruly and uproarious lords of the land. When her actions inadvertently unleash chaos in the kingdom, Merida must harness all of her skills and resources - including her clever and mischievous triplet brothers - to undo a beastly curse before it's too late....

WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD! Not for children under 3 years. WARNING: Contains inaccessible strong magnets. Please keep them aways from medical components such as defibrillators, shunts, or pacemakers as well as magnetic sensitive products such as magnetic data carriers, credit cards, or computers. The bad beginning: "When the Baudelaire orphans are sent to live with the cunning Count Olaf, life quickly turns grim with endless chores and cruel tricks....