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Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Español
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"When Carmen's wild toss sends the hula-hoop soaring over the fence, the twins don't know how to get it back. But then, as if by magic, their toys come sailing back over the fence. Soon after, there's a new neighbor poking her head over the Garcia's fence"--Provided by publisher.
2) Vallado
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Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"Carlos and Carmen love playing with Lola. Unfortunately, everybody's parents are getting tired of walking them to each other's houses. And, that means the twins and Lola have to wait. And wait. And wait. Until, the three of them come up with the perfect solution"--
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At first glance, Jellicoe Close seems to be a perfect suburban street – well-kept houses with pristine lawns, neighbours chatting over garden fences, children playing together. But there are dark secrets behind the neat front doors, hidden dangers that include a ruthless criminal who will stop at nothing. It's up to and to uncover the truth. Posing as a couple, they move into the Close, blurring the lines between professional and personal as never...
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St. Louis is a fragmented place. It‚Äs physically dissected by rivers, highways, walls, and fences, but it‚Äs also a place where one‚Äs race, class, religion, and zip code may as well be cards in a rigged poker game, where the winners‚Ä prize is the ability to ignore the fact that the losers have drastically shorter life expectancies. But it can also be a city of warmth, love, and beauty‚Äïespecially in its contrasts. Edited by Ryan...
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. It is set in the 1840s in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived as a boy. In the novel Tom Sawyer has several adventures, often with his friend Huckleberry Finn. Originally a commercial failure, the book ended up being the best selling of any of Twain's works during his lifetime.
Tom...
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Anecdotal, funny, frank, POPism is Warhol's personal view of the Pop phenomenon in New York in the 1960s.
A cultural storm swept through the 1960s-Pop Art, Bob Dylan, psychedelia, underground movies-and at its center sat a bemused young artist with silver hair: Andy Warhol. Andy knew everybody (from the cultural commissioner of New York to drug-driven drag queens) and everybody knew Andy.
His studio, the Factory, was the place: where he created...
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You can't run forever. In a crumbling society, danger is everywhere, enemies come in many forms - and not all monsters have blue skin. Fugitives from the government, Freya and Ben find themselves living in a decrepit flat, in a dying town infested with lowlifes and vigilantes. But in the shadows, a light shines. The enigmatic Maggie, protector of vampires and leader of a fortified community, provides respite and salvation. The fences may be high;...
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One touch is all it takes.Then a rash. Sickness. And death.But death is not the end. Adam and Erin arrive in the safety of Pembroke Secondary School. A place he despised as a kid. A prison to him, once littered with bullies and teenage angst. Now, its grey walls and high fences are all that keep the dead out. Reunited with his old teacher, Adam must put aside his past demons, shut out the grief for his deceased wife, and focus on keeping Erin and...
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Previously published as Mungwort by James Noll. Everything's fresh on Lilith's Farm. Especially the bodies. A sinister forest, toxic fungus, and the dark secrets of a crazy old woman meet in a tale of vengeance, betrayal, and terror. Cece grew up in Spotsylvania, Virginia, but she left a long time ago. She'd rather live the life of the road dog than stay in that backwoods dump, even if it means never having a place of her own. But when a mysterious...
10) The Asshole Heir
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Mending fences with my brothers as I uncover family secrets is easy compared to winning back the woman carrying my baby…Carson Six months ago she ghosted me.She stopped taking my calls and didn't even answer her damn door.Now, with my world upside down and my arm in a cast, where do I find her, but Winter Harbor, seven months pregnant with my baby.Despite her keeping this secret from me, I want her. I've always wanted her. And even though I was...
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"Sorry, there's no way we can use this."
- Plumpers Magazine
"As a word of advice, it always helps for writers to be familiar with the publications they submit material to."
- Fencers Quarterly Magazine
Ed writes short stories. He's prolific. And desperate to get published. But he sends his stories to the wrong magazines. As for the magazines? Well, they don't mind telling him so:
"Dear Ed: I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry..."
"Dear Ed:...
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Somewhere along the way we drifted apart from our next-door neighbors, and now we're not sure we can get back together again. We lack a clear vision for showing and sharing Jesus' love with them and how his countercultural values might transform our neighborhoods, including us. But just imagine. Imagine a neighborhood where people are connected rather than isolated, where wrongs are righted, where mercy brings fences down, and where we become agents...
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This book is for you. You who have been living in pain, fenced in by fear, surviving but not really living. You who are exhausted searching for the one thing that will make it all better. You who have tried self-help courses, therapy, medication, changing relationships, reading piles of books, changing living situations, haircuts, eating plans, getting a pet, distractions, exercise, yoga, staying in bed all day, sleeping more, sleeping less, detoxing,...