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  The Tail of Emily Windsnap: Book 1

  The Tail of Emily Windsnap

  by Liz Kessler

  "Liz Kessler makes a splash with this tightly written, highly imaginative debut." — FAMILYFUN For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat. And, oddly enough, for just as long, her mother has seemed anxious to keep her away from the water. But when Mom finally agrees to let her take swimming lessons, Emily makes a startling discovery - about her own identity, the... (more)
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  A Long Walk to Water

  Based on a True Story

  by Linda Sue Park

  A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in Sudan in 2008 and a boy in Sudan in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the "lost boys" of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe... (more)
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  The 39 Clues: Book 6

  In Too Deep

  by Jude Watson

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  The Books of Bayern: Book 3

  River Secrets

  by Shannon Hale

  Razo has no idea why he was chosen to be a soldier. He can barely swing a sword, and his brothers are forever wrestling him to the ground. Razo is sure it's out of pity that his captain asks him to join an elite mission--escorting the ambassador into Tira, Bayern's great enemy. But when the Bayern arrive in the strange southern country, Razo discovers the first dead body. He befriends both the high and low born,... (more)
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  Aquamarine

  by Alice Hoffman

  Twelve year-old best friend Hailey and Claire are spending their last summer together when they discover something at the bottom of the murky pool at the Capri Beach Club. There, among the seaweed and jellyfish that the summer storm has blown in from the ocean, there is a mysterious and beautiful creature with a sharp tongue and a broken heart--a mermaid named Aquamarine!
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  Shark Girl

  by Kelly L. Bingham

  One sunny day, at the beach with her mom and older brother, fifteen-year-old Jane Arrowood goes for a swim. And then everything absolutely everything changes. Now she's counting down the days until she returns to school with her fake arm, where she knows kids will whisper "That's her -- that's Shark Girl" as she passes. In the meantime there are only questions: Why did this happen? Why her? What about her art?... (more)
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  Cadillac Desert

  The American West and Its Disappearing Water

  by Marc Reisner

  Newly updated, this timely history of the struggle to discover and control water in the American West is a tale of rivers diverted and damned, political corruption and intrigue, billion-dollar battles over water rights, and economic and ecological disaster. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award.
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  A Series of Unfortunate Events: Book 10

  The Slippery Slope

  by Lemony Snicket

  Dear Reader,Like handshakes, house pets, or raw carrots, many things are preferable when not slippery. Unfortunately, in this miserable volume, I am afraid that Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire run into more than their fair share of slipperiness during their harrowing journey up--and down--a range of strange and distressing mountains. In order to spare you any further repulsion, it would be best not to... (more)
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  House of Night

  House of Night Boxed Set

  Marked / Betrayed / Chosen / Untamed

  by P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast

  The House of Night is a thrilling,  New York Times bestselling book series that follows 16-year-old Zoey Redbird as she is “Marked” by a vampyre tracker and begins to undergo the “Change” into an actual vampyre. She has to leave her family in Broken Arrow, OK, and move into the House of Night, a boarding school for other fledgling vampyres like her. It’s tough to begin a new life, away from her parents and... (more)
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  Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

  by Jules Verne

  When a huge, and glowing sea monster attacks and wrecks several ships, French professor Professor Arronax joins an US mission to hunt for the mysterious beast. The professor soon finds himself aboard the submarine beast Nautilus and a "guest" of Captain Nemo who is intent on exploring the ocean depths.The French title of this novel is Vingt mille lieues sous les mers. This is accurately translated as... (more)
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  Avatar, The Last Airbender: The Lost Scrolls

  The Lost Scrolls: Water

  by Michael Teitelbaum

  If you are reading this, you have uncovered one of the four hidden scrolls I have compiled about the world of Avatar. This scroll contains all of the knowledge that I have gathered so far about the Water Tribes -- their history and culture and the great tales of their past and present. Katara recounts her discovery of the Avatar in the iceberg, Sokka remembers his childhood upon seeing their father's old friend,... (more)
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  Boss of the Pool (Puffin Books)

  by Robin Klein

  Shelley's reluctant attempts to teach a mentally handicapped boy to swim teach her some painful lessons about herself.
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  Dark Secrets

  Dark Secrets 1

  Legacy of Lies / Don't Tell

  by Elizabeth Chandler

  Two girls haunted by the past...and destined to relive it. In Legacy of Lies , Megan has to stay with the uptight grandmother she wants nothing to do with. She's determined to get through the visit without any drama, but when she falls into a twisted love triangle with potentially fatal consequences, Megan may be caught up in her family's legacy in more ways than she realizes. In Don't Tell , Lauren knows that... (more)
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  Eleven

  by Patricia Reilly Giff

  Sam is almost 11 when he discovers a locked box in the attic above his grandfather Mack’s room, and a piece of paper that says he was kidnapped. There are lots of other words, but Sam has always had trouble reading. He’s desperate to find out who he is, and if his beloved Mack is really his grandfather. At night he’s haunted by dreams of a big castle and a terrifying escape on a boat. Who can he trust to help him... (more)
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  Water Wars

  Privatization, Pollution and Profit

  by Vandana Shiva

  Vandana Shiva, "the world's most prominent radical scientist" ( the Guardian ), exposes yet another corporate maneuver to convert a critical world resource into a profitable commodity. Using the global water trade as a lens, she highlights the destruction of the earth and the disenfranchisement of the world's poor as they lose their right to a life-sustaining common good.
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  When the Rivers Run Dry

  Water--The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century

  by Fred Pearce

  In this groundbreaking book, veteran science correspondent Fred Pearce travels to more than thirty countries to examine the current state of crucial water sources. Deftly weaving together the complicated scientific, economic, and historic dimensions of the world water crisis, he provides our most complete portrait yet of this growing danger and its ramifications for us all. “A strong—and scary—case that a... (more)
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  Dive: Book 2

  The Deep

  by Gordon Korman

  What lies in the deep? Not just coral and sand. Kaz, Star, Adriana and Dante have discovered a sunken treasure ship, but nobody wants them to get near it, so it will take a whole lot of ingenuity and teamwork for the kids to get back what is rightfully theirs.
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  The Hidden Messages in Water

  by Masaru Emoto

  This book has the potential to profoundly transform your world view. Using high-speed photography, Dr. Masaru Emoto discovered that crystals formed in frozen water reveal changes when specific, concentrated thoughts are directed toward them. He found that water from clear springs and water that has been exposed to loving words shows brilliant, complex, and colorful snowflake patterns. In contrast, polluted water,... (more)
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  The Magic School Bus

  At the Waterworks

  by Joanna Cole

  When Ms. Frizzle, the strangest teacher in school, takes her class on a field trip to the waterworks, everyone ends up experiencing the water purification system from the inside.
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  Water

  The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization

  by Steven Solomon

  Far more than oil, the control of water wealth throughout history has been pivotal to the rise and fall of great powers, the achievements of civilization, the transformations of society's vital habitats, and the quality of ordinary daily lives. In Water, Steven Solomon offers the first-ever narrative portrait of the power struggles, personalities, and breakthroughs that have shaped humanity from antiquity's... (more)