Paul Panting
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Working at the local library, Aleisha reads every book on a secret list she found, which transports her from the painful realities she's facing at home, and decides to pass the list on to a lonely widower desperate to connect with his bookworm granddaughter.
Mukesh lives a quiet life in the London Borough of Ealing after losing his beloved wife. He worries about his granddaughter, Priya, who hides in her room reading while he spends his evenings...
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Private novels volume 3
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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Private, the world's most renowned investigation firm, has been commissioned to provide security for the 2012 Olympic games in London. Its agents are the smartest, fastest, and most technologically advanced in the world, and 400 of them have been transferred to London to protect over 10,000 competitors who represent more than 200 countries. The opening ceremony is still hours away when Private investigator and single father of twins, Nigel Steele,...
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Meet Tiger – an ordinary, tubby tabby cat. But Tiger has a secret! Just one lick of a toxic sock and he transforms into… SUPERCAT! Now, with his astonishing powers and his best friend James, can Supercat save the world, and all the chips, from the dastardly Count Backwards…?When the chips are down, there's only one cat to call!
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A burning summer's day explodes into violence when a murderous gang targets the exclusive island of Terror's Reach, home to business tycoon Valentin Nasenko and his family. The residents are facing annihilation, and only one man stands a chance of saving them: former CID Officer Joe Clayton, now working as a bodyguard to Nasenko's wife. When night falls he must draw upon all his experience to keep them alive.
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Our evolutionary ancestors once possessed the ability to intuit what food their bodies needed, in what proportions, and ate the right things in the proper amounts-perfect nutritional harmony. From wild baboons to gooey slime molds, most every living organism instinctually knows how to balance their diets, except modern-day humans. When and why did we lose this ability, and how can we get it back?
David Raubenheimer and Stephen Simpson reveal the answers...
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One morning the residents of Dull-on-Sea wake up to find their town is overrun-with rats! Big rats, small rats, fierce rats, hungry rats...it's an infestation! Just when everyone is at their wits' end, a nautical stranger who plays the pipe turns up and offers to get rid of the rodent problem for a fee. But once the rats are gone, the greedy mayor of Dull-on-Sea refuses to pay-so the Pirate Piper plays an enchanted tune and leads the children away....
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Franny's Feet volume 4
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English
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A rodeo horse isn't cut out to be a bucking bronco. // A jungle monkey who's afraid to climb trees
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Franny's Feet volume 8
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English
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A dawdling fish loses his school // A bear can't get to sleep (hibernate) without his stuffed toy
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Franny's Feet volume 11
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English
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A little girl in Prince Edward Island is disappointed in her second hand bike. // A little Mexican donkey refuses to eat corn
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Franny's Feet volume 3
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English
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A lonely abominable snowman needs a friend // A native girl at a Potlach/PowWow loses her dancing dress
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Franny's Feet volume 12
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English
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A little boy has given up trying to learn to skate // A peacock and a flamingo living in India, argue over their pond
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English
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When Matilda discovers a treasure map inside an old bottle, she shows it to the Jolley-Rogers and they all set sail to find the mysterious island on the map. Unfortunately, they end up in the belly of the dastardly Pirate Cruncher! Can Matilda and the rest of the Jolly-Rogers rescue themselves before it is too late? Or will they end up trapped there forever? Expect adventure, laughs, and perhaps an almighty sneeze.
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Franny's Feet volume 1
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English
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A little sheep is not as wooly as the other sheep. // A hermit crab needs a new shell.
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Every full moon, a mysterious ship is seen off the coast of Dull-on-Sea. Then, the next day, gold and jewelry are missing from homes, shops, and museums all over town. Matilda needs the Jolley-Rogers' help to investigate. Can Matilda and Jim Lad retrieve the stolen booty from the mysterious ship before the moon fades? Or will they end up stuck on board with a crew of ghostly pirates forever?
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Franny's Feet volume 13
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English
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A dancer is too shy to perform on stage // A little Jamaican boy discovers his island through the lens of a camera
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Franny's Feet volume 6
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English
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A young Japanese boy finds a birthday present for his grandfather // A duck with a cold thinks its time to fly south
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Franny's Feet volume 7
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English
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An ostrich tries to patch the crack in the egg it's babysitting // Two sled dogs have to learn to work together
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While the Jolley-Rogers are enjoying a day at the beach, Dad and Mom and little sister Nugget are mysteriously drawn into a cave. When they don't return, Jim Lad is suspicious and sends Bones the dog to Dull-on-Sea to find Matilda before he, too, ventures into the cave. Jim Lad soon discovers a magical haul of treasure inside the cave that has bewitched his family. Will the cave's sinister sea hags keep them prisoner forever, or can Matilda and Bones...
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Franny's Feet volume 2
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English
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A fire station dog feels he's too small // A magic show rabbit is scared of the dark
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Franny's Feet volume 9
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English
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A hilarious hamster tries to avoid getting a check-up.// An excitable skunk learns to be a good sport
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