Peter Berkrot
5) Roughing it
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Originally published over one hundred years ago, "Roughing It" tells the (almost) true story of Mark Twain's rollicking adventures across the United States. A hilarious account of how the author tried finding wealth in the rocks of Nevada, it was published before his most famous works and shows why he would grow to become one of the most beloved American writers of all time. The story follows many of Twain's early adventures, including a visit to...
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Bear books (Karma Wilson) volume 7
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When Bear discovers he has a loose tooth, his friends try to help make it fall out.
7) Revolver
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Finland, 1910: Fifteen-year-old Sig is shocked to see a hole in the frozen lake outside his family's cabin and to find his father's corpse nearby. Why did Einar steer his dog sled across the lake instead of taking the safer land route? Sig's sister and stepmother go for help, leaving Sig alone with Einar's body in the cabin. Soon after, an armed stranger barges in, demanding a share of Einar's stolen gold from when the two men knew each other during...
10) Ira sleeps over
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A little boy is excited at the prospect of spending the night at his friend's house but worries how he'll get along without his teddy bear.
12) Barnyard fun
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When Sheep finds out that it is April Fools' Day, he plays jokes on Rooster, Dog, Pig, and Cow, before Horse plays a trick on Sheep.
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Ben Greenman, New York Times bestselling author, contributing writer to the New Yorker, and owner of thousands of recordings of Prince and Prince-related songs, knows intimately that there has never been a rock star as vibrant, mercurial, willfully contrary, experimental, or prolific as Prince. Uniting a diverse audience while remaining singularly himself, Prince was a tireless artist, a musical virtuoso and chameleon, and a pop-culture prophet who...
15) Moby Dick
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Ishmael was eager for a life of adventure on the high seas, so he joined the crew of a whaling ship called the Pequod and embarked on the adventure of a lifetime.
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This behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the classic and beloved picture book Make Way for Ducklings will captivate young artists, writers, readers, and animal lovers alike. While writing and illustrating the beloved picture book Make Way for Ducklings, Robert McCloskey brings a flock of ducklings into his tiny New York City apartment. But an artist & a bunch of ducklings in his apartment = chaos! There are ducklings in the bathtub and ducklings...
17) Trolled
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Enchanted files volume 3
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Ned Thump is a seven-foot troll who is made fun of for his love of words so he escapes from the Enchanted Realm to the human world and secretly becomes a night watchman at Grand Central Terminal.
18) Moby Dick
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An adaptation of the classic recounts the tale of life aboard a New England whaling ship whose captain is obsessed with the pursuit of a large white whale.
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"UFOhs! Mysteries in the Sky is the first book to explore the strange, exciting, and unknown world of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena for kids. UFOhs! cuts through speculation and pseudo-science to describe real phenomena as observed and documented by pilots, ship captains, scientists, and ordinary men, women, and children from around the world. Playful, probing, and beautifully illustrated, UFOhs! Mysteries in the Sky prompts kids and their parents...