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  The Tapestry: Book 1

  The Hound of Rowan

  by Henry H. Neff

  MAX MCDANIELS LIVES a quiet life in the suburbs of Chicago until the day he stumbles upon a mysterious Celtic tapestry. Many strange people are interested in Max and his tapestry, and his discovery will lead him to Rowan Academy, a secret school where great things await him. But dark things are waiting, too. When Max learns that priceless artworks and other gifted children are disappearing from around the globe,... (more)
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  The Tale of Despereaux

  Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread

  by Kate DiCamillo

  Despereaux Tilling is a mouse. A small mouse. A different mouse. He becomes a complete outcast and has to face harsh punishment even more than ever when he falls in love with a princess- imagine! A human! Despereaux is sentenced to the dungeon by his fellow mice and even his own family. Fortunately with a little luck, a lot of skill, and some friends, Despereaux finds himself on a special quest- a quest to find... (more)
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  The Man Who Was Thursday

  A Nightmare

  by G. K. Chesterton

  G. K. Chesterton's surreal masterpiece is a psychological thriller that centers on seven anarchists in turn-of-the-century London who call themselves by the names of the days of the week. Chesterton explores the meanings of their disguised identities in what is a fascinating mystery and, ultimately, a spellbinding allegory. As Jonathan Lethem remarks in his Introduction, The real characters are the ideas.... (more)