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  Fullmetal Alchemist: Book 1

  Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 1

  by Hiromu Arakawa

  Reads  Right to Left (Japanese Style), for audience Teenagers. In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical ""auto-mail"" limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his and his brother's bodies...the legendary Philosopher's Stone. Alchemy: the mystical... (more)
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  The Dark Ones (Katie MacAlister): Book 8

  In the Company of Vampires

  by Katie MacAlister

  The long-awaited debut of Ben and Fran into the adult Dark Ones world. In the Company of Vampires picks up five years after Circus of the Darned. If only a broken heart were all Fran had to deal with……but there are Viking ghosts, gods, werebeings, and one sexy as sin vampire on Francesca’s case. And her biggest trouble is Loki, the trickster god.When Fran arrives at... (more)
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  Chester Cricket: Book 6

  Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse

  by George Selden

  Meet Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse. No one would ever dream that a cat and mouse could become friends, but that doesn't stop Harry and Tucker. All they have is each other to depend on. Together they begin an exciting adventure throughout New York, searching for a home they can call their own. But the two friends run into some troublesome times in their journey around town. Is all hope lost? Where will they turn... (more)
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  Kabir: Ecstatic Poems

  by Robert Bly

  Originally published in 1976, with more than 75,000 copies in print, this collection of poems by fifteenth-century ecstatic poet Kabir is full of fun and full of thought. Columbia University professor of religion John Stratton Hawley has contributed an introduction that makes clear Kabir’s immense importance to the contemporary reader and praises Bly’s intuitive translations. By making every reader consider anew... (more)
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  Lafcadio, The Lion Who Shot Back

  by Shel Silverstein

  "You don't have to shoot me," says the young lion. "I will be your rug and I will lie in front of your fireplace and I won't move a muscle and you can sit on me and toast all the marshmallows you want. I love marshmallows." But the hunter will not listen to reason, so what is there for a young lion to do? After eating up the hunter, Lafcadio takes the gun home and practices and practices until he becomes the... (more)
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  Where the Red Fern Grows

  The Story of Two Dogs and A Boy

  by Wilson Rawls

  First published in 1961, a modern-day classic for children follows the friendship between a boy and his two dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann, as they search out adventure along the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country, hunting for coons. But all they know will soon change...
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  Charlotte's Web

  by E. B. White

  This is the story of a little girl named Fern, who loves a little pig named Wilbur — and of Wilbur's friend Charlotte, a beautiful large grey spider who lives with Wilbur in the barn. With the help of some friendly farm animals, Charlotte saves the life of Wilbur, who is Some Pig.
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  The Dreamers: Book 2

  The Treasured One

  by David Eddings, Leigh Eddings

  Fortunately, Dahlaine is soon on the scene riding his thunderbolt. This second story of the sibling Gods is the story of the first god Dahlaine and his child Yaltar, who is so dangerous when asleep. And it is the story of the Treasured One, a mysterious presence who is controlling Yaltar's dreams!
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  To Kill a Mockingbird

  by Harper Lee

  The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, "To Kill a Mockingbird" became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award winning film and stage production, both classics.Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving,... (more)
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  Pride and Prejudice

  by Jane Austen

  The proud and wealthy Mr. Darcy and spirited Elizabeth Bennet dislike each other at first sight. While Elizabeth's mother schemes for suitable husbands for her five daughters, his pride and her prejudice just might keep them apart. At the same time, Elizabeth's sister, Jane, and Mr. Bingley dance.
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  The Call of the Wild

  by Jack London

  Stolen from his family, a dog named Buck must quickly learn the harsh law of survival among the men and dogs of the goldcrazed North. The plot concerns a previously domesticated dog named Buck, whose primordial instincts return after a series of events leads to his serving as a sled dog in the Yukon during the 19th-century Klondike Gold Rush, in which sled dogs were bought at generous prices.
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  Girl with a Pearl Earring

  by Tracy Chevalier

  New York Times bestseller where history and fiction merge seamlessly in Tracy Chevalier's luminous novel about artistic vision and sensual awakening. Through the eyes of sixteen-year-old Griet, the world of 1660s Holland comes dazzlingly alive in this richly imagined portrait of the young woman who inspired one of Vermeer's most celebrated paintings.
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  The Gammage Cup

  by Carol Kendall

  Carol Kendall's witty, epic tales about the race of people called the Minnipins are now available as Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classics. Now a new generation of readers can thrill to the adventures of the tiny folk who become mighty heroes. The original interior illustrations by Erik Blegvad and Imero Gobbato have been retained, but vibrant new cover art by beloved illustrators Tim and Greg Hildebrandt gives the... (more)
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  Our Ancestors: Book 1

  The Baron in the Trees

  by Italo Calvino

  Cosimo, a young eighteenth-century Italian nobleman, rebels by climbing into the trees to remain there for the rest of his life. He adapts efficiently to an arboreal existence and even has love affairs. Translated by Archibald Colquhoun.
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  Funny in Farsi

  A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America

  by Firoozeh Dumas

  This new Readers Circle edition includes a reading group guide and a conversation between Firoozeh Dumas and Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner .” In 1972, when she was seven, Firoozeh Dumas and her family moved from Iran to Southern California, arriving with no firsthand knowledge of this country beyond her father’s glowing memories of his graduate school years here. More family soon followed, and the... (more)
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  My Uncle Napoleon

  by Iraj Pezeshkzad

  The most beloved Iranian novel of the twentieth century “God forbid, I’ve fallen in love with Layli!” So begins the farce of our narrator’s life, one spent in a large extended Iranian family lorded over by the blustering, paranoid patriarch, Dear Uncle Napoleon. When Uncle Napoleon’s least-favorite nephew falls for his daughter, Layli, family fortunes are reversed, feuds fired up and resolved, and assignations... (more)
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  Blade of the Immortal: Book 3

  Blade of the Immortal

  Dreamsong

  by Hiroaki Samura

  Makie is a natural-born killer bred to be a geisha. Splitting her life between servitude and slaughter could lead to an untimely death, so it`s time she chooses a path, but her choice could mean trouble for Manji, the immortal samurai. It`s round two for the man who gave up his right to die and the woman who gave up her right to dream. And this time, there`ll be no winners.
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  Blade of the Immortal: Book 2

  Blade of the Immortal

  Cry of the Worm

  by Hiroaki Samura

  The curse of the bloodworm is what keeps Manji alive -- slit his throat or stab him in the heart and those mystical worms will force his body to heal. This immortal curse will not be lifted until Manji has killed one thousand evil men. Manji`s female companion, Rin, finds the treasured sword of her destroyed Mutenichi-ryu dojo (school of swordsmanship). The ronin who has it must have been involved in the... (more)
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  Eggs

  by Jerry Spinelli

  Nine-year-old David has recently lost his mother to a freak accident, his salesman father is constantly on the road, and he is letting his anger out on his grandmother. Sarcastic and bossy 13-year-old Primrose lives with her childlike, fortuneteller mother, and a framed picture is the only evidence of the father she never knew. Despite their differences, David and Primrose forge a tight yet tumultuous friendship,... (more)
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  IX Marks

  What is a Healthy Church Member?

  by Thabiti M. Anyabwile

  Biblically and practically instructs church members in ways they can labor for the health of their church. What Is a Healthy Church Member? takes its cue from Mark Dever's recent book, What Is a Healthy Church? , which offered one definition of what a healthy church looks like biblically and historically. In this new work, pastor Thabiti Anyabwile attempts to answer the natural next question: "What... (more)