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Parvana is an eleven-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is wrongfully arrested, Parvana cuts off her hair and dresses like a boy in order to support her family. Working alongside her friend Shauzia, Parvana discovers a new world of freedom, and danger. With undaunted courage, Parvana draws strength from the fantastical stories she invents, as she embarks on a quest to find her father and reunite her...
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Scream Street volume 6
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English
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With the sixth and final relic almost within his grasp, Luke learns something unexpected about the author who has been helping him in his quest to return with his terrified parents to his own world, presenting a dilemma that is not helped by a witch causing havoc in the neighborhood.
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Scream Street volume 3
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English
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Luke, Cleo, and Resus battle millions of spiders as they attempt to retrieve the heart of an ancient mummy, which is the third relic Luke needs to escape Scream Street and take his terrified parents home.
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Scream Street volume 7
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English
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"Opening a doorway out of Scream Street seems to have brought with it a whole new set of problems--and now Luke, Resus, and Cleo are beginning to realize what they have unleashed. Scream Street faces a greater threat than ever before: normals!"--
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Moone boy volume 1
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English
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"Martin Moone is eleven and completely fed up with being the only boy in a family of girls. He's desperate for a decent wingman to help him navigate his idiotic life. So when best mate Padraic suggests Martin get an imaginary friend--or "IF" for short--he decides to give it a go"--
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When Saoirse and Ben's mother mysteriously disappears into the ocean, the two children go on an epic journey to find out the truth about her, and in the process, discover mystical secrets about both their mother and Saoirse herself. The film takes inspiration from the mythological Selkies of Irish folklore, who live as seals in the sea but become humans on land.
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Moone boy volume 2
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English
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Martin's parents are strapped for cash: it's going to be a budget Christmas this year. So Martin plans to buy his own presents - and attempts, unsuccessfully, to get a job. Padraic puts in a word for him with his Auntie Bridget, who runs the local butcher's shop. But her shop is struggling as the fish shop across the road undercuts her and Bridget just can't compete. No one knows how the owner, Francie Feeley, does it-- especially since he doesn't...
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Young Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan. Because Parvana's father has a foreign education, he is arrested by the Taliban. Women cannot appear in public unless covered head to toe, go to school, or work outside the home, so the family becomes increasingly desperate until Parvana conceives a plan.
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"Magic, fantasy and Celtic mythology come to life in Cartoon Saloon's celebrated Irish Folklore Trilogy, featuring three Academy Award®-nominated* modern animated classics. The studio's first film, The Secret of Kells, which beautifully tells the tale of a master illuminator and his young apprentice, is followed by the breathtakingly gorgeous Song of the Sea, which recounts the adventure of a mythical seal-child and her brother on a quest, and the...
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Scream Street volume 11
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English
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Given that rock zombie Vein is now living in deepest darkest Tibet, the quest to return his tongue proves surprisingly easy for Luke, Resus and Cleo. What the trio hadn't bargained on, however, was a ravenous baby yeti stowed away in Resus's cloak and following them home!
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Scream Street volume 12
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English
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"A new crisis has arisen in Scream Street. Eefa Everwell's niece, Poppy, has been replaced by a changeling! What's more, the real Poppy is being held captive by the evil Crimson Queen. Luke, Resus and Cleo set off to rescue her, but the fairy realm is full of nasty surprises. Then Resus is presented with an offer he can't refuse--and things become a whole lot more complicated..."--From publisher description.
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Scream Street volume 13
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English
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"Banished to the Underlands, Luke, Resus, and Cleo begin their thirteenth adventure fighting for their very existence. The quest to return the sixth and final relic will take them to a dragon's lair in China, but it's back at home that the greatest threat awaits. Once again it's up to the trio to save Scream Street, but will they fall at the last hurdle?"--
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English
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Dragon and Ninja Monkeys will stop at nothing to destroy the Valley Animals. But wise old Master Panda believes that the answer to their prayers rests in the tiny paws of his young student - Skunk. Panda trains Skunk in the art of kung fu. Besides Dragon, Skunk's biggest enemy is his own impatience. He would rather go on adventures than do boring old training.