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  A Series of Unfortunate Events: Book 7

  The Vile Village

  by Lemony Snicket

  Dear Reader, You have undoubtedly picked up this book by mistake, so please put it down. Nobody in their right mind would read this particular book about the lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire on purpose, because each dismal moment of their stay in the village of V.F.D. has been faithfully and dreadfully recorded in these pages. I can think of no single reason why anyone would want to open a book... (more)
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  The Vile Village

  by Lemony/ Helquist, Brett (ILT) Snicket

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  The Reawakened (Aspect of Crow, Book 3)

  by Jeri Smith-Ready

  She is Rhia, bound to the Spirit of Crow and gifted with vision. In a world besieged by escalating conflict, fate has marked her to deliver the Reawakened from oppression. Now, with a mighty army of Descendants threatening to crush what's left of her people's magic, she must trust an ancient prophecy and accept the power that is her birthright—the power of life and death itself. For while the storm of revolution... (more)
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  Voice Of Crow

  by Jeri Smith-Ready

  THE DEAD CRY OUT TO HER... In pain, in fear, and in longing--with every passing Rhia hears the cries of the departed. This "gift" from the ancient and mysterious Crow gives Rhia an intimate connection to death. One that holds her soul hostage to enemies from the Other Side, even as her people are threatened by the enemies they call Descendents. But a new prophecy offers hope: Rhia's infant son may hold the key... (more)
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  The Mob (Feather and Bone: The Crow Chronicles)

  by Clem Martini

  The Mob is the saga of a crow family, the Kinaars, who are faced with troubled times. When the family converges for the annual Gathering, a mob mounts a revenge attack on a cat -- with disastrous consequences. The Gathering should be a time to rejoice. Instead, it becomes a time of fear, danger and uncertainty, when ancient laws and customs are tested. A tribunal passes judgment -- the instigator of the mob, the... (more)
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  Bird Brains: The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies, and Jays

  by Candace Savage

  Now in paperback! Examines the lives and behaviors of the highly intelligent members of the crow family, corvids, and includes 61 dramatic images from the world's top nature photographers.
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  Eyes Of Crow

  by Jeri Smith-Ready

  She was born to die . . . again and again For Rhia was bound to the Spirit of Crow, gifted with the foresight of Death's approach and doomed to the isolation of one feared and set apart. There must always be one whose magic can ease the passage of the people of Asermos to the Other Side. But to be the guide her people require, to truly know the depth of her gift -- her curse -- Rhia must surrender herself to... (more)
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  Crows!: Strange and Wonderful

  by Laurence P. Pringle

  Grade 1-3-A fascinating look at aspects of this clever bird's social behavior-mobbing, food gathering, and family cooperation. The text is vividly written and easy to understand, and the detailed color illustrations are striking. The picture-book format provides views that will be familiar to everyone who has ever observed these creatures, from pecking at trash in a park to soaring over a winter landscape. This... (more)
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  In the Company of Crows and Ravens

  by John M. Marzluff

  “Crows and people share similar traits and social strategies. To a surprising extent, to know the crow is to know ourselves.”—from the Preface From the cave walls at Lascaux to the last painting by Van Gogh, from the works of Shakespeare to those of Mark Twain, there is clear evidence that crows and ravens influence human culture. Yet this influence is not unidirectional, say the authors  of this fascinating... (more)
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  Charmed Destinies

  Counting Crows; Drusilla's Dream; Moonglow

  by Catherine Asaro, Mercedes Lackey, Rachel Lee

  Three new stories of timeless love and tantalizing fantasy . . . "Counting Crows" by Mercedes Lackey In Lady Gwynhefar's dark, lonely court, her only ally was noble Sir Elloran, a warrior willing to fight for her honor. But would her powerful spell capture his heart -- or tumble the kingdom into chaos? "Drusilla's Dream" by USA TODAY bestselling author Rachel Lee Every night Drusilla... (more)
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  Crows: Encounters with the Wise Guys

  by Candace Savage

  Based on more than a decade of research, Crows offers an accurate, humorous, and wide-ranging introduction to these fascinating birds. Who would have guessed that there are more than 40 species of ravens and crows, all variations on a theme, cawing and croaking their way through the woodlands of North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and various South Sea islands? (Of the temperate continents, only... (more)
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  Daughter of the Lioness: Book 1

  Trickster's Choice

  by Tamora Pierce

  Tamora Pierce brings readers another Tortall adventure! Alianne is the teenage daughter of the famed Alanna, the first lady knight in Tortall. Young Aly follows in the quieter footsteps of her father, however, delighting in the art of spying. When she is captured and sold as a slave to an exiled royal family in the faraway Copper Islands, it is this skill that makes a difference in a world filled with political... (more)
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  Six Crows

  by Leo Lionni

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  Sign of Seven Trilogy: Book 2

  The Hollow: The Sign of Seven Trilogy

  by Nora Roberts

  A Mass Market Paperback Original The New York Times bestselling author of Blood Brothers continues the thrilling trilogy of a town plagued by evil—and the three men and three women brought together by fate to fight it.
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  Birds in Love: The Secret Courting & Mating Rituals of Extraordinary Birds

  by Jean Le?veille?

  Loons dance duets atop the water; warblers sing sweet songs to woo the opposite sex; the ruffed grouse beats a startling rhythm; and all manner of males display their true colors, from the brilliant red of the cardinal to the iridescent blue of the peacocks tail. A natural history of the secret love life of birds, this book lets us in on the most charming--and sometimes downright peculiar--behavior in the avian... (more)
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  Corvus

  by Esther Woolfson

  Ever since her daughter rescued a fledgling rook years ago, Esther Woolfson has been fascinated with corvids, the bird group that includes crows, rooks, magpies, and ravens. Today, the rook, named Chicken, is a member of the Woolfson family, along with a talking magpie named Spike, a baby crow named Ziki, a starling, a parrot, and others. From their elaborate bathing rituals to their springtime broodiness and... (more)
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  The Crows of Pearblossom

  by Aldous Huxley

  Noted novelist, essayist, critic Aldous Huxley's only childrens story, written for his niece Olivia de haulleville who spent much time with him and his wife.
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  Flyaway: How A Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings

  by Suzie Gilbert

  In this captivating memoir, Suzie Gilbert tells the rollicking story of how she turned her family life upside down to pursue her unusual passion for rehabilitating wild birds. Through adolescence and into adulthood, Suzie Gilbert struggled to find her calling. But when she took a job working at the animal hospital near her home in New York's Hudson Valley, her passion was born. She began bringing abused and... (more)