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As humans, most of us want to believe in something more, more than what we see in our average daily lives. We want to believe that anything is possible. We want to believe that good triumphs over evil. Through magic, many things beyond what we can normally see or do are possible. This is a story of magic, of how, on one magical night during an unusual storm, strange blue lightning appears and strikes an ordinary clothesline in an ordinary backyard...
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There was a young teenage girl, Jessica, who felt something missing in her life. During this time, she often visited a cliff called the Majestic. She felt closer to something each time she went to look out over the ocean. One evening, she had an argument with her mother and ran off to her favorite place for an escape from her pain. Later that same evening, she discovered ancient relics where she sat. She decidedly went to get the help of her friend...
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When Shayla Christine and Christy Lee want to visit faraway places with their grandfather, they enlist the help of the big green van. With a little magic and a lot of love, the girls begin a journey to see the world with their grandfather in Adventures of the Big Green Van.
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Dennis has big dreams of becoming a child's very own tooth fairy just like his mother, the tooth fairy queen. There is just one problem-Dennis is very clumsy! Without being able to hold on to his magical tooth wand for very long without dropping it, how can Dennis ever possibly become a tooth fairy? With the exciting help of his pet hamster, Pearl, can Dennis find a way to overcome his clumsiness and become the tooth fairy that he was meant to be?...
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This story is about a little boy named Richie and a magic golden pen that he found. Imagine if you can draw on paper anything you can dream up and have it become real right before your eyes. You can also erase them when you are done with them. This book is about the little boy named Richie who can draw the things that he always wanted. Hopefully you and your children will enjoy this story of friendship, surprises, and fantasy.
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Fu Xiao was adopted from China as a baby. One afternoon, on a trip to the zoo, she is confronted by a stranger who tells her that he is her older brother. He explains that she is actually a princess in a mysterious kingdom called Le Yuan and that she has a twin sister.
The kingdom is in terrible trouble, and only she can save it. She agrees to try, and this results in a wild ride to China on the back of a dragon and a series of thrilling confrontations...
8) Delivery Boy
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Delivery Boy is the story of a kid that everybody loves because he is the one who brings the packages to the people of the town. He is only eight years old. Nevertheless, he knows how to drive a big van where he carries all the boxes.
The book is written in verse to make the kids enjoy the reading. He loves his job, and he loves his boss, but he loves the toy he receives as payment even more.
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Jack loves to play soccer, but when he realizes he is not as good as he would like to be, he threatens to quit. His dad saves the day by buying him a magic soccer ball. This magic ball helps transform Jack from a player that struggles on the soccer field to one of the best players on the team! Or does it?
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Deep in the Pacific Ocean dwells a special family-the Mer-family. They possess great power that can detect potential harm to the vast population of sea creatures. They assured the stability and harmony among all the aquatic beings. Merpapa is a very wise father and is regarded as a strong leader in the mermaid population. Supported by Mermama, Merpapa addressed the disputes among his fellow sea creatures that needed to be resolved. Mermama is considered...
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A young anthropomorphic rabbit, clinging to his dreams of a bygone era, finds himself to be at odds with his contemporaries in the warren because he has chosen to be different. His efforts to relive that era gain him only rebuffs and ridicule from all who live there. Feeling disconnected from the warren, he decides that perhaps adventure will be better than the security offered in the collective and sets out to discover his place in the wider world....
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In four weeks, three days, two hours, and one minute, three time continuums will collide over Lamb School. Evil will be able to take over the world if ten-year-olds Lisa and App can't stop it. Lisa's ability to control time isn't going to be enough to win this one. Can Lisa and App organize the group of misfit students into a working team in time to face the evil? Ticktock, ticktock...
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Moved across country with only her mom and little brother, Ally finds herself alone and miserable. Ally had always lived a charmed life, but the life she had long taken for granted has been shattered. For the first time, Ally learns that in the blink of an eye, everything can change. With no friends, no idea how to fit in, and no idea how to turn her disaster-of-a-new-life around, Ally wonders how much longer she can endure the pain. Until Deedee.
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14) Toothy's Trouble
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Poor Toothy the Tooth Fairy has a terrible cold. It turns into a terrible night of work for her! What will happen with this mix-up and how can Toothy fix this mess?
In this heartfelt tale written in poetry, children of all ages will delight in this tale of a tooth fairy and her bad day. In reading about children around the world, anyone who opens this tale will find themselves worrying about how the tooth fairy will fix her mistakes before it's too...
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Guardian del bosque y mi cohete de papel son dos pequenas historias unidas entre si, con el objetivo de llevarte a otro mundo lleno de imaginacion. Sin embargo, te daras cuenta de que estas en la realidad. Con esto quiero decir que seas de mente abierta para lograr entender a lo que me refiero, ya que todo lo que esta aqui puede sonar como algo sin sentido o falso. Pero yo no me atreveria a mentirte, pues todo es real. Creo que esta fue la mejor forma...
16) La Vertical
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Una casa que habla, un vecino que investiga y un nino audaz que pone de cabeza a todos los que se le crucen en el camino. Asi es la historia de Dilu, un joven aventurero que camina con sus manos recorriendo pueblos ineditos y desenredando problemas muy peculiares. Porque a veces, simplemente, hay que mirar las cosas con otra perspectiva.
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