Susan Cooper
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"There is a Welsh legend about a harp of gold, hidden away within a certain hill, that will be found by a boy and a white dog with silver eyes-a dog that can see the wind. Will Stanton knows nothing of this when he comes to Wales to recover from a severe illness. But when he meets the strange boy Bran and his white dog, memory wakes in Will. For Will is the last-born of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to saving the world from the forces of evil,...
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Dark is rising sequence volume 5
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In the Welsh hills Will Stanton, youngest of the immortal Old Ones, joins forces with Merriman, Bran, and the mortal Drew children in a quest through space and time against the powers of evil known as the Dark.
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Dark is rising sequence volume 1
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Three children on vacation in Cornwall find an ancient manuscript which sends them on a dangerous quest that entraps them in the eternal battle between the forces of the Light and the Dark.
5) Greenwitch
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Dark is rising sequence volume 3
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The Dark has stolen an object of great power--a golden grail that holds a vital secret. Will embarks on a new quest to reclaim the grail, and to drive back the Dark once again. But first he will need the help of three former grail seekers: Jane, Simon, and Barney Drew.
6) Ghost Hawk
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At the end of a winter-long journey into manhood, Little Hawk returns to find his village decimated by a white man's plague and soon, despite a fresh start, Little Hawk dies violently but his spirit remains trapped, seeing how his world changes.
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Celebrate the Holidays - YOUTH
Happy Holidays - Children's
OBD Winter Books - YOUTH
Snow Much Fun! - ROD Children's
Happy Holidays - Children's
OBD Winter Books - YOUTH
Snow Much Fun! - ROD Children's
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A celebration of the winter solstice and the Yuletide season. As the sun set on the shortest day of the year, early people would gather to prepare for the long night ahead. They built fires and lit candles. They played music, bringing their own light to the darkness, while wondering if the sun would ever rise again. Written for a theatrical production that has become a ritual in itself, Susan Cooper's poem "The Shortest Day" captures the magic behind...
8) The Boggart
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A Scottish boggart arrives in modern Canada and wreaks havoc, combining ancient magic and modern technology. Awards: Fisher Children's Book; SLJ Best Book. Fantasy Literature for Children and Young Adults, 4th ed. After Emily accidentally releases a mischievous Boggart from an ancient Scottish desk, he makes himself at home in modern-day Toronto, causing problems for the Volnik family. Recommended. Best Books for Children, 6th ed. An old desk unleashes...
10) The word pirates
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When word-eating Captain Rottingbones and his crew steal from the Word Wizard while she is telling a story, her pen proves mightier than the pirates' swords.
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Hallmark hall of fame volume 11
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A devoted old couple are separated when the wife dies. The husband struggles to cope with his loneliness and failing health, but his spirit is fading when a mysterious white dog appears and reawakens his joy of life.
16) Frog
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A young boy learns how to swim by watching a small frog that makes its way into the family swimming pool.
17) Green boy
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Twelve-year-old Trey and his seven-year-old brother Lou, who does not speak, cross the barrier between two worlds, that of their island in the Bahamas, and a land called Pangaia, and play a mysterious role in restoring the natural environment in both places.
19) Victory
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Alternating chapters follow the mysterious connection between a homesick English girl living in present-day America and an eleven-year-old boy serving in the British Royal Navy in 1803, aboard the H.M.S. Victory, commanded by Admiral Horatio Nelson.