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What is the mystery of the Rabbit Girl picture? Its secret is woven into two stories, one past, one present, told side by side. The first tells how 1940s evacuee Tony and his friend Alice befriend a fascinating old lady in the Lake District who introduces them to the countryside and draws Alice's portrait. In the second, teenage Mallie takes a part-time job in a pet shop, buys her artist mother a dusty old picture as a birthday present, and tries...
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Sometimes flying means keeping your feet on the ground... Born in a dismal room in a pet store, Alastair the African grey parrot dreams of escape to bluer skies. He'd like nothing more than to fly away to a palm tree with his beloved sister, Aggie. But when Aggie is purchased by twelve-year-old Fritz, and Alastair is adopted by elderly dance-enthusiast and pie-baker Albertina Plopky, the future looks ready to crash-land. In-between anxiously plucking...
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It's summer, and the Weird Sisters are convinced that the residents of Covenly aren't coming to their pet emporium--and newly opened detective agency--because the sisters are too strange. So they decide to let nine-year-old Jessica Nibley teach them how to play on the swing to fit in. They soon discover the town's beloved tire swing lying on the ground with its rope severed. Who would do such a thing? And why? Jessica and the sisters are determined...
8) Dogmagic
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What has four legs, a French accent, and fantastic magical powers? A dachshund named Sophie! She and her human, Lottie, live in a very special pet shop - one where magic springs from every corner and the animals have a lot to say. When Lottie starts a new school, the magic needs to be kept under wraps. She soon finds, however, that a shop full of talking animals can't stay quiet for long.
10) 3 treasured storybooks for young readers!: Biscuit ; Biscuit feeds the pets ; Bathtime for Biscuit
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Three great stories about Biscuit!
12) Ark in the park
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When her parents take her to visit a very special pet store in the park across from her apartment, both Sophie and Mr. and Mrs. Noah, the pet store owners, have their secret wishes fulfilled.
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Pet shop of horrors volume 2
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"Welcome to Chinatown! During your visit, be sure to stop by Count D's pet shop, where love and dreams are sold in the form of mythical creatures-- but not without a catch. The buyer must adhere to a set of rules, which if broken, may result in death ... or worse"--P. [4] of cover.
15) Willowood
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Eleven-year-old Lily has trouble leaving her best friend behind and moving to the city when her mother changes jobs, but she makes some very unlikely friends that soon become like family members.
17) Hamstermagic
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"Life at Grace's Pet Shop is more magical than ever for Lottie Grace. When your uncle owns a store full of fantastic creatures, every day is full of surprises! Not all surprises are good, however. Lottie's friend Ruby is acting strangely-- and Lottie is determined to figure out why. Luckily for her, the pet shop has a fantastic new resident who's eager to help: Giles the hamster" -- p. [4] of cover.
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¡El señor Walnut es el más terrible propietario de una tienda de animales!, pues los tiene encerrados en minúsculas jaulas en su oscuro y frío establecimiento. Por eso, cuando Mimi, la conejita de Mina, desaparece, la niña estásegura de que el señor Walnut tiene mucho que decir al respecto. ¿Podrá Mina rescatar a su mascota y liderar la liberación del resto de animales de la tienda?
Everyone is afraid of Mr. Walnut, the scowling owner...
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