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  The Underland Chronicles: Book 1

  Gregor the Overlander

  by Suzanne Collins

  When Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland, where spiders, rats, cockroaches coexist uneasily with humans. This world is on the brink of war, and Gregor's arrival is no accident. A prophecy foretells that Gregor has a role to play in the Underland's uncertain future. Gregor wants no part of it -- until he realizes it's the only way to solve... (more)
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  The Underland Chronicles: Book 4

  Gregor and the Marks of Secret

  by Suzanne Collins

  It's only a few months since Gregor and Boots returned from the Underland, leaving their mother behind to heal from the plague. Though Gregor's family receives frequent updates on her condition, they all know Gregor must return to fulfill his role as the warrior who is key to the Underlanders' survival. Accompanied by his now-talkative little sister Boots, still considered the honorary "princess," Gregor joins... (more)
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  The Underland Chronicles: Book 2

  Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane

  by Suzanne Collins

  Months have passed since Gregor first fell into the strange Underland beneath New York City, and he swears he will never go back. But he is destined to be a key player in another prophecy, this one about and ominous white rat called the Bane. The Underlanders know there is only one way to lure Gregor back to their world: by kidnapping his little sister, Boots. Now Gregor's quest reunites him with his bat, Ares,... (more)
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  The Underland Chronicles: Book 3

  Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods

  by Suzanne Collins

  Book Two left off with Gregor reading the Prophecy of Blood: a prophecy that calls for Gregor and Boots to return to the Underland to help ward off a plague. But this time, Gregor's mother refuses to let Gregor return to the Underland ...until the rat Ripred assures the family that Gregor and Boots are needed only for a short meeting, which the crawlers will attend only if their "princess" Boots is present.... (more)
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  Martina the Beautiful Cockroach

  A Cuban Folktale

  by Carmen Agra Deedy

  Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a deliciously inventive Cuban version of the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of café cubano. Martina the beautiful cockroach doesn t know coffee beans about love and marriage. That s where her Cuban family comes in. While some of the Cucarachas offer her gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her something really useful: un consejo... (more)
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  Maybelle in the Soup

  by Katie Speck

  Maybelle is a lovely, plump cockroach. She lives in her own cozy little home under the refrigerator of Mr. and Mrs. Peabody. Maybelle knows it’s best to stay hidden away, but she simply adores food. Just once she would love to taste something yummy before it hits the floor! When the Peabodys invite a Very Important Guest for dinner, Maybelle can’t resist. She takes a teeny taste—and splashes into the biggest... (more)
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  The Underland Chronicles: Book 5

  Gregor and the Code of Claw

  by Suzanne Collins

  Everyone in the Underland has been taking great pains to keep the new prophecy, The Prophecy of Time, from Gregor. Gregor knew from the beginning that it must say something awful, but he never imagined just how awful: The prophecy calls for the warrior’s death. The warrior, of course, being Gregor. Now, with an army of rats approaching, and Gregor’s mom and his sister still in Regalia, Gregor must gather up his... (more)
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  Cockroaches (Early Bird Nature Books)

  by L. Patricia Kite

  Early Bird Nature book , big print, all about cockroaches, including baby roaches.
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  The 5th Witch

  by Graham Masterton

  Black magic, mobsters and evil witches hold La La Land hostage, making Masterton's latest batch of chills and chuckles ( Prey ) scarier than a writers' strike. Along with most of the city, Det. Dan Fisher, West Hollywood Homicide Division, is horrified as international crime czars take over law enforcement in a bloody coup with the spooky aid of the Quintex of 350-year-old witch Rebecca Greensmith, who's able to... (more)
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  Cochroaches (Bugbooks)

  by Nicole Lea Helget

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  Shoebag (Apple Paperbacks)

  by Mary James

  Awakening one morning to find that he has turned into a little boy, Shoebag the cockroach is adopted by the Biddle family and assimilated into human life, but he still yearns to be the roach he once was. Reprint. SLJ. AB. K.
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  THE LIVES AND TIMES OF ARCHY & MEHITABEL

  by Don Marquis