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Author
Publisher
Ballantine
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
Contains two tales by fantasy author J.R.R Tolkien, including "Smith of Wootton Major," the story of a child who is gifted with a life of privilege after swallowing a magic star; and "Farmer Giles of Ham," about a man who becomes an unwitting hero after accidently shooting a giant.
763) Speak
Author
Series
The Penderwicks volume 1
Language
English
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"'Speak up for yourself--we want to know what you have to say.' From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless, outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. As time passes, she becomes increasingly isolated and practically stops talking altogether. Only her...
764) Heat
Author
Language
English
Description
A teenaged diving champion must deal with the aftermath of a diving accident and her attorney father's remarriage and subsequent arrest for fraud.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When eleven-year old Shabanu, the daughter of a nomad in the Cholistan Desert of present-day Pakistan, is pledged in marriage to an older man whose money will bring prestige to the family, she must either accept the decision, as is the custom, or risk the consequences of defying her father's wishes.
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