Jools's bookshelf: all en-US Sat, 19 Apr 2025 15:19:12 -0700 60 Jools's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg The Queen of Dirt Island 60769393 From the Booker longlisted author, and an Irish Times No.1 bestseller - a searing, jubilant novel about four generations of women and the stories that bind them.

'Beautiful, compassionate ... Donal Ryan at his inimitable best.' MAGGIE O'FARRELL

'One of the finest novelists writing today... a haunting, exquisite masterpiece.' RACHEL JOYCE

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This is a story about family, about all of the things it should be - and sometimes isn't.

In Nenagh, County Tipperary, four generations of Aylward women live and love. The head of the family, Nana, is a woman who has buried two sons and whose life has been the family farm. Her daughter-in-law, Eileen, is estranged from her own parents, having 'shamed' them and given birth to Saoirse. And then there's Saoirse herself, eavesdropping on lives she cannot comprehend. It is only when they must battle for the inheritance of Dirt Island - a narrow strip of land adjacent to Eileen's childhood home - that they truly understand the roots that bind their lives together.

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'The prose drips like honey off a spoon' SUNDAY TIMES

'Beautifully poised, sad, poetic and human....I loved every single line.' IAN RANKIN

'A generous mosaic of a novel about the staying power of love and pride and history and family' COLUM McCANN

'His paragraphs are unnoticeably beautiful, his heart always on show' ANNE ENRIGHT

'Endlessly surprising and incredibly moving' DAVID NICHOLLS

'A life-enhancing talent' SEBASTIAN BARRY

'I would struggle to think of any other Irish author working today who writes with as much compassion as Donal Ryan' LOUISE O'NEILL]]> 248 Donal Ryan 1473544602 Jools 0 currently-reading 4.30 2022 The Queen of Dirt Island
author: Donal Ryan
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]]> <![CDATA[A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking]]> 54438721
But Mona’s life is turned upside down when she finds a dead body on the bakery floor. An assassin is stalking the streets of Mona’s city, preying on magic folk, and it appears that Mona is his next target. And in an embattled city suddenly bereft of wizards, the assassin may be the least of Mona’s worries…]]> 320 T. Kingfisher Jools 0 currently-reading 4.30 2020 A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
author: T. Kingfisher
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average rating: 4.30
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]]> <![CDATA[The House at the Edge of Magic]]> 56584866 "A Diana Wynne Jones-ish adventure fizzing with imagination. Such fun � I loved it!" � Sinead O'Hart"A wonder-filled book that revels in magic and mayhem." � Abi Elphinstone"Wildly imaginative and relentlessly entertaining. It is a story like no other and I absolutely adored it!" � David Walliams]]> 241 Amy Sparkes 1406399906 Jools 0 currently-reading 3.98 2021 The House at the Edge of Magic
author: Amy Sparkes
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average rating: 3.98
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]]> <![CDATA[The Polar Bear Explorers' Club (The Explorers' Clubs Book 1)]]> 35957221 It sounded like a respectable and worthy enough death for an explorer - tumbling from an ice bridge to be impaled upon a mammoth tusk - but Stella really, really didn't want that to happen, just the same.Join Stella Starflake Pearl and her three fellow explorers as they trek across the snowy Icelands and come face-to-face with frost fairies, snow queens, outlaw hideouts, unicorns, pygmy dinosaurs and carnivorous cabbages . . . When Stella and three other junior explorers get separated from their expedition can they cross the frozen wilderness and live to tell the tale?A gorgeously imaginative middle grade fantasy adventure combining the best of Peter Pan, Lemony Snicket, Northern Lights and Alice in Wonderland.]]> 321 Alex Bell Jools 0 currently-reading 4.47 2017 The Polar Bear Explorers' Club (The Explorers' Clubs Book 1)
author: Alex Bell
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average rating: 4.47
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]]> <![CDATA[What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (What If?, #2)]]> 60353961 The #1 New York Times bestselling author of What If? and How To answers more of the weirdest questions you never thought to ask

The millions of people around the world who read and loved What If? still have questions, and those questions are getting stranger. Thank goodness xkcd creator Randall Munroe is here to help. Planning to ride a fire pole from the Moon back to Earth? The hardest part is sticking the landing. Hoping to cool the atmosphere by opening everyone's freezer door at the same time? Maybe it's time for a brief introduction to thermodynamics. Want to know what would happen if you rode a helicopter blade, built a billion-story building, made a lava lamp out of lava, or jumped on a geyser as it erupted? Okay, if you insist.

Before you go on a cosmic road trip, feed the residents of New York City to a T. rex, or fill every church with bananas, be sure to consult this practical guide for impractical ideas. Unfazed by absurdity, Munroe consults the latest research on everything from swing-set physics to airliner catapult-design to answer his readers' questions, clearly and concisely, with illuminating and occasionally terrifying illustrations. As he consistently demonstrates, you can learn a lot from examining how the world might work in very specific extreme circumstances.]]> 572 Randall Munroe 1473680654 Jools 0 currently-reading 4.46 2022 What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (What If?, #2)
author: Randall Munroe
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average rating: 4.46
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]]> The Answer Is No 219876684 In a hilarious short story from New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman, the absurdities of modern life cause one man’s solitary world to spin suddenly, and comically, out of control.

Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone?

Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They demand to see his frying pan. Someone left one next to the recycling room overnight, and instead of removing the errant object, as Lucas suggests, they insist on finding the guilty party. But their plan backfires. Colossally.

Told in Fredrik Backman’s singular witty style with sharply drawn characters and relatable antics, The Answer Is No is a laugh-out-loud portrait of a man struggling to keep to himself in a world that won’t leave him alone.]]> 68 Fredrik Backman 1662526520 Jools 0 currently-reading 3.94 2024 The Answer Is No
author: Fredrik Backman
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average rating: 3.94
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]]> Troublesome Words 25646314 Troublesome Words is playful and riddlesome guide to the English language from the bestselling author of Notes from a Small Island and A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson

What is the difference between mean and median, blatant and flagrant, flout and flaunt? Is it whodunnit or whodunit? Do you know? Are you sure?

With Troublesome Words, journalist and bestselling travel-writer Bill Bryson gives us a clear, concise and entertaining guide to the problems of English usage and spelling that has been an indispensable companion to those who work with the written word for over twenty years.

So if you want to discover whether you should care about split infinitives, are cursed with an uncontrollable outbreak of commas or were wondering if that newsreader was right to say 'an historic day', this superb book is the place to find out.]]> 176 Bill Bryson 0241974542 Jools 0 currently-reading 3.71 1984 Troublesome Words
author: Bill Bryson
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average rating: 3.71
book published: 1984
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]]> <![CDATA[The Darkest Part of the Forest]]> 24672622 Faeries. Knights. Princes. True love. Think you know how the story goes? Think again ...

Hazel lives with her brother, Ben, in the strange town of Fairfold where humans and fae exist side by side. The faeries' seemingly harmless magic attracts tourists, but Hazel knows how dangerous they can be, and she knows how to stop them. Or she did, once.

In the forest of Fairfold, lies a glass casket. Inside the casket lies a sleeping faerie prince that none can rouse. He's the most fascinating thing Hazel and Ben have ever seen and they dream of waking him.

But what happens when dreams come true? In the darkest part of the forest, you must be careful what you wish for ...

From #1 New York Times and global bestselling author of the Folk of Air series and The Spiderwick Chronicles comes a dark, dangerous and utterly beautiful faerie tale, guaranteed to steal your heart.]]> 337 Holly Black 1780621728 Jools 0 currently-reading 3.98 2015 The Darkest Part of the Forest
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average rating: 3.98
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]]> <![CDATA[Chasing Embers (Ben Garston, #1)]]> 31569530 Behind every myth there is a spark of truth . . .

There's nothing special about Ben Garston.

Or so he'd have you believe. He won't tell you, for instance, that he's also known as Red Ben. Or that the world of myth and legend is more real than you think.

Because it's his job to keep all that a secret.

But now a centuries-old rivalry has resurfaced, and the delicate balance between his world and ours is about to be shattered.

Something is hiding in the heart of the city - and it's about to be unleashed.

'A thrilling fusion of myth and modernity, Chasing Embers will have you cheering for dragons over humans and loving every minute of it' - Kevin Hearne

]]> 440 James Bennett 0356506630 Jools 0 currently-reading 3.46 2016 Chasing Embers (Ben Garston, #1)
author: James Bennett
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average rating: 3.46
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]]> <![CDATA[Rewild Yourself: 23 Spellbinding Ways to Make Nature More Visible]]> 42730992 We're not just losing the wild world. We're forgetting it. We're no longer noticing it. We've lost the habit of looking and seeing and listening and hearing. But we can make hidden things visible, and this book features 23 spellbinding ways toĚýbring the magic of nature much closer to home.'Barnes describes the wonders of nature with an infectious enthusiasm' Guardian'Such a good idea' Chris Packham 'Barnes, a passionate writer on wildlife...is an endearingly boisterous guide' Daily MailMammals you never knew existed will enter your world. Birds hidden in treetops will shed their cloak of anonymity. With a single movement of your hand you can make reptiles appear before you. Butterflies you never saw before will bring joy to every sunny day. Creatures of the darkness will enter your consciousness. And as you take on new techniques and a little new equipment, you will discover new creatures and, with them, new areas of yourself that had gone dormant. Once put to use, they wake up and start working again. You become wilder in your mind and in your heart. Once you know the tricks, the wild world begins to appear before you.ĚýFor anyone who wants to get closer to the nature all around them and bring it back into focus, this is the perfect read.Ěý]]> 174 Simon Barnes 1471175413 Jools 0 currently-reading 4.28 2018 Rewild Yourself: 23 Spellbinding Ways to Make Nature More Visible
author: Simon Barnes
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average rating: 4.28
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]]> <![CDATA[The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity]]> 13356649
Did O.J. do it? How should you flip your mattress to get the maximum wear out of it? How does Google search the Internet? How many people should you date before settling down? Believe it or not, math plays a crucial role in answering all of these questions and more.

Math underpins everything in the cosmos, including us, yet too few of us understand this universal language well enough to revel in its wisdom, its beauty � and its joy. This deeply enlightening, vastly entertaining volume translates math in a way that is at once intelligible and thrilling. Each trenchant chapter of The Joy of x offers an “aha!� moment, starting with why numbers are so helpful, and progressing through the wondrous truths implicit in p, the Pythagorean theorem, irrational numbers, fat tails, even the rigors and surprising charms of calculus. Showing why he has won awards as a professor at Cornell and garnered extensive praise for his articles about math for the New York Times , Strogatz presumes of his readers only curiosity and common sense. And he rewards them with clear, ingenious, and often funny explanations of the most vital and exciting principles of his discipline.

Whether you aced integral calculus or aren’t sure what an integer is, you’ll find profound wisdom and persistent delight in The Joy of x .]]> 316 Steven H. Strogatz 0547517653 Jools 0 to-read 4.05 2012 The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity
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]]> <![CDATA[Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe]]> 40796176
Though many of us were scared away from this essential, engrossing subject in high school and college, Steven Strogatz’s brilliantly creative, down‑to‑earth history shows that calculus is not about complexity; it’s about simplicity. It harnesses an unreal number—infinity—to tackle real‑world problems, breaking them down into easier ones and then reassembling the answers into solutions that feel miraculous.

Infinite Powers recounts how calculus tantalized and thrilled its inventors, starting with its first glimmers in ancient Greec
e and bringing us right up to the discovery of gravitational waves (a phenomenon predicted by calculus). Strogatz reveals how this form of math rose to the challenges of each age: how to determine the area of a circle with only sand and a stick; how to explain why Mars goes “backwards� sometimes; how to make electricity with magnets; how to ensure your rocket doesn’t miss the moon; how to turn the tide in the fight against AIDS.

As Strogatz proves, calculus is truly the language of the universe. By unveiling the principles of that language, Infinite Powers makes us marvel at the world anew.]]> 360 Steven H. Strogatz 1328879984 Jools 0 currently-reading 4.27 2019 Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
author: Steven H. Strogatz
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]]> Frogspell (Spell #1) 12422395
But events take an unexpected turn when Max enters the Novices' Spell-Making Competition and finds himself helping Merlin fight an evil sorceress. There's no way Max's unpredictable frogspell could be of any use. Or is there?]]> 158 C.J. Busby 1848771398 Jools 4 3.76 2010 Frogspell (Spell #1)
author: C.J. Busby
name: Jools
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2010
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day]]> 36349329
It's Maisie's birthday and she can't wait to open her presents. She's hoping for the things she needs to build her own nuclear reactor. But she wakes to an empty house and outside the front door is nothing but a terrifying, all-consuming blackness. Trapped in an ever-shifting reality, Maisie knows that she will have to use the laws of the universe and the love of her family to survive. And even that might not be enough...

A mind-bending mystery for anyone who's ever asked questions. From the author of The Many Worlds of Albie Bright and The Jamie Drake Equation.]]> 161 Christopher Edge 1788000293 Jools 4 3.93 2018 The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day
author: Christopher Edge
name: Jools
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2018
rating: 4
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]]> Brave New World 13536832 On the 75th anniversary of its publication, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before. Cloning, feel-good drugs, anti-aging programs, and total social control through politics, programming, and media: has Aldous Huxley accurately predicted our future? With a storyteller's genius, he weaves these ethical controversies in a compelling narrative that dawns in the year 632 A.F. (After Ford, the deity). When Lenina and Bernard visit a savage reservation, we experience how Utopia can destroy humanity.]]> 8 Aldous Huxley Jools 0 currently-reading 3.48 1932 Brave New World
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average rating: 3.48
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]]> Mr Tompkins in Wonderland 2195934 91 George Gamow Jools 4 4.27 1940 Mr Tompkins in Wonderland
author: George Gamow
name: Jools
average rating: 4.27
book published: 1940
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Mr. Lemoncello and the Titanium Ticket (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #5)]]> 48635872 Welcome! For the first time, you are invited INSIDE Mr. Lemoncello's one-of-a-kind Gameworks Factory in book five of the fun-filled, action-packed bestselling series from the much-loved coauthor of the I Funny and Max Einstein series!

Now with a brand-new look packed with shelf and kid appeal!

Far away from his magical library, everyone's favorite game maker, Luigi Lemoncello, is building something new. Something SECRET. And he's about to let the world see it. He'll reveal that hidden deep within the Lemoncello-tastic new building is a single ticket. A titanium ticket.

Four lucky boys and girls are about to win the chance to go inside the building on a spectacular scavenger hunt that will take them through bigger-than-life live-action games—towering, skyscraper-size Jenga; dizzying real-life Chutes and Ladders; death-defying games of Rush Hour; plus ball pit moats and more! Each game will get the players closer to the titanium ticket. But the real secret? Mr. Lemoncello is thinking about his legacy, and whichever player finds the ticket will be the first to win a spot in an elite group of kids who will compete in the next books to win Mr. Lemoncello's ENTIRE EMPIRE!

* "A worthy successor to . . . Willy Wonka." �Booklist, starred review of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library]]> 288 Chris Grabenstein 0525647740 Jools 5 4.23 2020 Mr. Lemoncello and the Titanium Ticket (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #5)
author: Chris Grabenstein
name: Jools
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2020
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Railway Children (BBC Young Collection)]]> 40973903 0 E. Nesbit 0563407867 Jools 3 4.00 1906 The Railway Children (BBC Young Collection)
author: E. Nesbit
name: Jools
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1906
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Forgiven (Sisters of the Heart, #3)]]> 6270138
When a fire destroys the Lundys' barn, Winnie is injured trying to get the animals to safety. Confined to a hospital for weeks, out of touch with her loved ones who live too far away to visit by buggy, she must depend on Englisher Samuel Miller to keep her company. Though his family is part of Winnie's tight-knit Amish community, Samuel left years earlier to pursue a university education. Through conversations, and Samuel's dedication to her recovery, a friendship forms. But despite their growing attraction, Winnie knows it can never develop into something more as long as Samuel chooses to remain in the outside world.

When Winnie returns home, she finds her brother, Jonathan, struggling with his own dilemma. Cigarette butts were discovered in the debris of the barn and Jonathan is determined to find out who is responsible for destroying his property and putting his family at risk. But in a community founded on grace and forgiveness, will his unwillingness to move on eat away at the trust that is the foundation of their lives?]]> 248 Shelley Shepard Gray 0061474479 Jools 4 4.26 2009 Forgiven (Sisters of the Heart, #3)
author: Shelley Shepard Gray
name: Jools
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2009
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane: (A Heartwarming Tale of a China Rabbit's Quest for Love & Belonging - A Middle-Grade Chapter Book for Kids Ages 7-10 in Grades 2-5)]]> 37186
Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who treated him with the utmost care and adored him completely.

And then, one day, he was lost.

Kate DiCamillo takes us on an extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman, from the top of a garbage heap to the fireside of a hoboes' camp, from the bedside of an ailing child to the bustling streets of Memphis. And along the way, we are shown a true miracle � that even a heart of the most breakable kind can learn to love, to lose, and to love again.]]> 228 Kate DiCamillo 0763625892 Jools 5
I love this author - she never disappoints - and this is my favourite by her so far. I don't care that this is technically written for children; I am not ashamed to say this made me cry numerous times and made my heart ache, break and then gently rebuilt it.

Genuinely wonderful.]]> 4.38 2006 The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane: (A Heartwarming Tale of a China Rabbit's Quest for Love & Belonging - A Middle-Grade Chapter Book for Kids Ages 7-10 in Grades 2-5)
author: Kate DiCamillo
name: Jools
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2006
rating: 5
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A truly beautiful story of love and loss, of being lost and then found, and of rediscovering the power of hope.

I love this author - she never disappoints - and this is my favourite by her so far. I don't care that this is technically written for children; I am not ashamed to say this made me cry numerous times and made my heart ache, break and then gently rebuilt it.

Genuinely wonderful.
]]> <![CDATA[A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet, #3)]]> 77276 278 Madeleine L'Engle 0440401585 Jools 0 to-read 4.09 1978 A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet, #3)
author: Madeleine L'Engle
name: Jools
average rating: 4.09
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]]> <![CDATA[A Wind in the Door (Time Quintet, #2)]]> 16636951
But Charles Wallace is right about the dragons - actually a friendly entity who has come to help Charles Wallace fight his sickness, and to take Meg and her friend Calvin O'Keefe on a terrifying, wonderful journey into galactic space - where they must battle the force of evil to save Charles Wallace, and themselves.]]> 6 Madeleine L'Engle 0307916642 Jools 4 3.59 1973 A Wind in the Door (Time Quintet, #2)
author: Madeleine L'Engle
name: Jools
average rating: 3.59
book published: 1973
rating: 4
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]]> The School for Whatnots 58283070 From master of suspense author Margaret Peterson Haddix comes another page-turning stand-alone adventure perfect for fans of Cog and Bad Magic.

No matter what anyone tells you, I'm real.

That's what the note says that Max finds under his keyboard.

He knows that his best friend, Josie, wrote it. He'd know her handwriting anywhere. But why she wrote it--and what it means--remains a mystery.

Ever since they met in kindergarten, Max and Josie have been inseparable. Until the summer after fifth grade, when Josie disappears, leaving only a note, and whispering something about "whatnot rules."

But why would Max ever think that Josie wasn't real? And what are whatnots?

As Max sets to uncover what happened to Josie--and what she is or isn't--little does he know that she's fighting to find him again, too. But there are forces trying to keep Max and Josie from ever seeing each other again. Because Josie wasn't supposed to be real.

This middle grade thriller from Margaret Peterson Haddix delves into the power of privilege, the importance of true friendship, and the question of humanity and identity. Because when anyone could be a whatnot, what makes a person a real friend--or real at all?]]> 304 Margaret Peterson Haddix 0062838490 Jools 0 to-read 3.74 2022 The School for Whatnots
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average rating: 3.74
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]]> <![CDATA[The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea]]> 56978100
Many believe that Shim Cheong, the most beautiful girl in the village—and the beloved of Mina’s older brother Joon—may be the legendary true bride. But on the night Cheong is to be sacrificed, Joon follows Cheong out to sea, even knowing that to interfere is a death sentence. To save her brother, Mina throws herself into the water in Cheong’s stead.

Swept away to the Spirit Realm, a magical city of lesser gods and mythical beasts, Mina seeks out the Sea God, only to find him caught in an enchanted sleep. With the help of a mysterious young man named Shin—as well as a motley crew of demons, gods and spirits—Mina sets out to wake the Sea God and bring an end to the killer storms once and for all.

But she doesn’t have much time: A human cannot live long in the land of the spirits. And there are those who would do anything to keep the Sea God from waking…]]> 325 Axie Oh 1250780861 Jools 0 to-read 4.10 2022 The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
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average rating: 4.10
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]]> Goliath 57693493 336 Tochi Onyebuchi 1250782953 Jools 0 to-read 3.25 2022 Goliath
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average rating: 3.25
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]]> Middleworld 52444039
Fourteen-year-old Max Murphy, video-gamer extraordinaire, is furious when his archaeologist parents cancel the family vacation to go on a dig in Central America. But things go from bad to worse when Max is summoned to join them, only to discover that his parents have vanished. With the help of Lola, a fast-talking, quick-thinking Maya girl, Max embarks on a quest to find out just what's going on. Soon Max and Lola are running for their lives in the perilous rainforest, as they unlock ancient secrets, meet mysterious strangers, and begin to understand that, in San Xavier, nothing is ever as it seems.

Fate has delivered a challenge of epic proportions to Max Murphy. But can a teen whose biggest talent is for video games rescue his parents from the Maya Underworld and save himself from the villainous Lords of Death?]]> 422 Jon Voelkel 1733793208 Jools 0 currently-reading 3.86 2007 Middleworld
author: Jon Voelkel
name: Jools
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2007
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]]> The Nowhere Emporium 24471045
When the mysterious Nowhere Emporium arrives in Glasgow, orphan Daniel Holmes stumbles upon it quite by accident. Before long, the 'shop from nowhere' -- and its owner, Mr Silver -- draw Daniel into a breathtaking world of magic and enchantment.

Recruited as Mr Silver's apprentice, Daniel learns the secrets of the Emporium's vast labyrinth of passageways and rooms -- rooms that contain wonders beyond anything Daniel has ever imagined.

But when Mr Silver disappears, and a shadow from the past threatens everything, the Emporium and all its wonders begin to crumble.

Can Daniel save his home, and his new friends, before the Nowhere Emporium is destroyed forever?

Ross MacKenzie unleashes a riot of imagination, color and fantasy in this astonishing adventure, perfect for fans of Philip Pullman, Cornelia Funke and Neil Gaiman.]]> 280 Ross MacKenzie 1782501258 Jools 4 4.14 2015 The Nowhere Emporium
author: Ross MacKenzie
name: Jools
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[What a Flanker: The funniest sports biography you’ll ever read]]> 53327499 –Eddie Jones â€James what a flanker, what a bookâ€�
–Rugby World â€I’d like to be remembered as a player who showed that you can be incredibly professional but also a lot of fun â€� a bit of a joker in the changing room, but the ultimate competitor on the pitch. That should have been the subtitle of this book, really…â€� One of rugby’s most ferocious flankers and biggest characters, James Haskell has had an extraordinary, global experience of the game, having played for the Wasps, Northampton and England, and in New Zealand, France and Japan. After seventeen years and with 77 international caps under his sizeable belt, he has a shitload to say about rugby life â€� from pitch to pub and everywhere in between. InĚý What A Flanker , Haskell sheds fresh light on the dynamics and the day-to-day of the game. Whether he’s recalling the most brutal team socials; dispelling the myths surrounding New Zealand’s dominance; introducing his Japanese teammates to manscaping or calling out play-acting in the modern game, no subject is off limits.
Ěý
Side-splittingly funny and ruthlessly honest,Ěý What A FlankerĚý delves into the touring, drinking, training, eating and sometimes unconscionable antics of the professional rugby player. It’s an unforgettable read, even if there are some stories you’d rather forgetâ€� [ in the author biography and on p.22 of this book, it is stated in error that the House of Rugby podcast is now known as The Good, The Bad and The Rugby. The House of Rugby podcast continues and The Good, The Bad and The Rugby is a separate podcast.]]]> 320 James Haskell 0008403686 Jools 5 4.02 What a Flanker: The funniest sports biography you’ll ever read
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]]> <![CDATA[Maths on the Back of an Envelope: Clever ways to (roughly) calculate anything]]> 51015789 â€Another terrific book by Rob Eastawayâ€� SIMON SINGH

â€A delightfully accessible guide to how to play with numbersâ€� HANNAH FRY

How many cats are there in the world?

What's the chance of winning the lottery twice?

And just how long does it take to count to a million?

Learn how to tackle tricky maths problems with nothing but the back of an envelope, a pencil and some good old-fashioned brain power.

Join Rob Eastaway as he takes an entertaining look at how to figure without a calculator. Packed with amusing anecdotes, quizzes, and handy calculation tips for every situation, Maths on the Back of an Envelope is an invaluable introduction to the art of estimation, and a welcome reminder that sometimes our own brain is the best tool we have to deal with numbers.

]]> 196 Rob Eastaway 000832459X Jools 5 3.89 Maths on the Back of an Envelope: Clever ways to (roughly) calculate anything
author: Rob Eastaway
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average rating: 3.89
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]]> Hinds' Feet on High Places 39310369 147 Hannah Hurnard 1948648105 Jools 0 currently-reading 4.63 1955 Hinds' Feet on High Places
author: Hannah Hurnard
name: Jools
average rating: 4.63
book published: 1955
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]]> <![CDATA[Book Scavenger (Book Scavenger, #1)]]> 22718727
Twelve-year-old Emily is on the move again. Her family is relocating to San Francisco, home of her literary idol: Garrison Griswold, creator of the online sensation Book Scavenger, a game where books are hidden all over the country and clues to find them are revealed through puzzles. But Emily soon learns that Griswold has been attacked and is in a coma, and no one knows anything about the epic new game he had been poised to launch. Then Emily and her new friend James discover an odd book, which they come to believe is from Griswold and leads to a valuable prize. But there are others on the hunt for this book, and Emily and James must race to solve the puzzles Griswold left behind before Griswold's attackers make them their next target.ĚýĚý]]> 354 Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 1627791159 Jools 4 4.14 2015 Book Scavenger (Book Scavenger, #1)
author: Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
name: Jools
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2021/11/07
date added: 2021/11/06
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Twist a Dragon's Tale (How to Train Your Dragon, #5)]]> 2038010 246 Cressida Cowell 1844562875 Jools 5 4.23 2007 How to Twist a Dragon's Tale (How to Train Your Dragon, #5)
author: Cressida Cowell
name: Jools
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 2021/10/15
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]]> The Song from Somewhere Else 29785301
And yet, there's something nice about Nick's house. There's strange music playing there, and it feels light and good and makes Frank feel happy for the first time in forever.

But there's more to Nick, and to his house, than meets the eye, and soon Frank realises she isn't the only one keeping secrets. Or the only one who needs help …]]> 216 A.F. Harrold 1408853361 Jools 5 3.77 2016 The Song from Somewhere Else
author: A.F. Harrold
name: Jools
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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]]> Wonder (Wonder, #1) 17119852 I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.

August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school—until now. He's about to start 5th grade at Beecher Prep, and if you've ever been the new kid then you know how hard that can be. The thing is Auggie's just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, despite appearances?]]> 315 R.J. Palacio 0552565970 Jools 5 4.39 2012 Wonder (Wonder, #1)
author: R.J. Palacio
name: Jools
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2019/03/01
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]]> <![CDATA[The Magician's Elephant: (A Tale of Orphans, Fortune Tellers, Magic, and Mystery An Illustrated Middle-Grade Fiction Novel for Kids Ages 8-13 in Grades 3-7)]]> 6345760
What if? Why not? Could it be?

When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortuneteller's mysterious answer (an elephant! An elephant will lead him there!) sets off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that you will hardly dare to believe it’s true. With atmospheric illustrations by fine artist Yoko Tanaka, here is a dreamlike and captivating tale that could only be narrated by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. In this timeless fable, she evokes the largest of themes � hope and belonging, desire and compassion � with the lightness of a magician’s touch.]]> 201 Kate DiCamillo 0763644102 Jools 5 3.85 2009 The Magician's Elephant: (A Tale of Orphans, Fortune Tellers, Magic, and Mystery An Illustrated Middle-Grade Fiction Novel for Kids Ages 8-13 in Grades 3-7)
author: Kate DiCamillo
name: Jools
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2009
rating: 5
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A beautifully simple book about hope and the impossible coming true. Read it to your children to remind them that magic exists.
]]> <![CDATA[Simply the Quest (Who Let The Gods Out?, #2)]]> 34660317 Thanatos and his scary mum are at large and determined to
destroy the world. As even more immortal allies and enemies
emerge, Virgo and Elliot must learn how to be heroes …]]> 368 Maz Evans 1910655511 Jools 4 4.25 2017 Simply the Quest (Who Let The Gods Out?, #2)
author: Maz Evans
name: Jools
average rating: 4.25
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rating: 4
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]]> Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy 17910570 A modern-day fairy tale set in a mysterious museum that is perfect for readers of Roald Dahl and Blue Balliett.

Unlikely heroine Ophelia Jane Worthington-Whittard doesn't believe in anything that can't be proven by science. She and her sister Alice are still grieving for their dead mother when their father takes a job in a strange museum in a city where it always snows. On her very first day in the museum Ophelia discovers a boy locked away in a long forgotten room. He is a prisoner of Her Majesty the Snow Queen. And he has been waiting for Ophelia's help.

As Ophelia embarks on an incredible journey to rescue the boy everything that she believes will be tested. Along the way she learns more and more about the boy's own remarkable journey to reach her and save the world.

A story within a story, this a modern day fairytale is about the power of friendship, courage and love, and never ever giving up.]]> 233 Karen Foxlee 0385753543 Jools 3 3.86 2014 Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy
author: Karen Foxlee
name: Jools
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2014
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Bug Muldoon And The Garden Of Fear (Bug Muldoon, #1)]]> 1030092 128 Paul Shipton 019275274X Jools 4 4.33 1995 Bug Muldoon And The Garden Of Fear (Bug Muldoon, #1)
author: Paul Shipton
name: Jools
average rating: 4.33
book published: 1995
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Bug Muldoon and the Killer in the Rain]]> 300929 150 Paul Shipton 0192751352 Jools 0 to-read 4.03 2000 Bug Muldoon and the Killer in the Rain
author: Paul Shipton
name: Jools
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2000
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wild Folk (The Stargold Chronicles)]]> 40356375 When Tin, an orphan City boy with a passion for invention, and curious Country girl Comfrey are visited by two young hares, it is the start of a magical quest. To stop the City from ravaging the Country, they must complete seemingly impossible challenges set by the mystical Wild Folk to find the one who holds the secret to saving their world.


Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2019

]]> 317 Sylvia Linsteadt 1474954812 Jools 0 to-read 3.90 2018 The Wild Folk (The Stargold Chronicles)
author: Sylvia Linsteadt
name: Jools
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2018
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]]> <![CDATA[The Colour of Magic (Discworld, #1)]]> 11138378
If you’re new to the Discworld don’t worry, you’re not alone . . . Twoflower is the Discworld’s first tourist, he’s exceptionally naive and about to get himself into an array of dangerous and fantastical situations on his travels.

And if that didn’t sound fateful enough, it’s the spectacularly inept wizard, Rincewind who is charged with safely chaperoning Twoflower and his Luggage (a walking suitcase that has half a mind of its own and a homicidal attitude to anything threatening) during his visit.

Safe to say chaos ensues�

The Discworld novels can be read in any order but The Colour of Magic is the first Discworld book. It is also the starting point in the Wizards collection, followed by The Light Fantastic.]]> 293 Terry Pratchett Jools 0 to-read 4.01 1983 The Colour of Magic (Discworld, #1)
author: Terry Pratchett
name: Jools
average rating: 4.01
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]]> <![CDATA[Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)]]> 20959422
Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth's fate hinges on one girl....

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She's a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world's future.]]> 10 Marissa Meyer Jools 0 to-read 3.97 2012 Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
author: Marissa Meyer
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average rating: 3.97
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]]> <![CDATA[Something Rotten (Thursday Next, #4)]]> 11238114
Thursday has been despatched to capture escaped Fictioneer Yorrick Kaine but even so, now seems as good a time as any to retrieve her husband Landen from his state of eradication at the hands of the Chronoguard.

It's not going to be easy. Thursday's former colleagues at the department of Literary Detectives want her to investigate a spate of cloned Shakespeares, the Goliath Corporation are planning to switch to a new Faith based corporate management system and the Neanderthals feel she might be the Chosen One who will lead them to genetic self-determination.

With help from Hamlet, her uncle and time-travelling father, Thursday faces the toughest adventure of her career. Where is the missing President-for-life George Formby? Why is it imperative for the Swindon Mallets to win the World Croquet League final? And why is it so difficult to find reliable childcare?]]> 420 Jasper Fforde Jools 0 to-read 4.38 2004 Something Rotten (Thursday Next, #4)
author: Jasper Fforde
name: Jools
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2004
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]]> <![CDATA[The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)]]> 2120932
In this fourth installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more vulnerable by the minute as Kronos's army prepares to invade its once impenetrable borders. To stop the invasion, Percy and his demigod friends must set out on a quest through the Labyrinth - a sprawling underground world with stunning surprises at every turn.]]> 361 Rick Riordan 1423101464 Jools 4 4.41 2008 The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
author: Rick Riordan
name: Jools
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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]]> Moonrise 40097832 'They think I hurt someone.
But I didn't. You hear?
Coz people are gonna be telling you
all kinds of lies.
I need you to know the truth.'

Joe hasn't seen his brother for ten years, and now it's for the most brutal of reasons. Ed is on death row. But now Ed's execution date has been set, and this might be the last summer they have together.

The astonishing new novel from multi-award-winning author Sarah Crossan explores life, death, loev and forgiveness. It will stay with you long after you have turned the last page.]]> 383 Sarah Crossan 1408867818 Jools 5 4.09 2017 Moonrise
author: Sarah Crossan
name: Jools
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2017
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom]]> 11175232 The wonderfully funny and richly warm novel by the bestselling, award-winning author of Holes. Meet Bradley Chalkers. He's the oldest child in the class. He tells ENORMOUS lies. He picks fights with girls. The teachers say he has 'serious behaviour problems'. And no one likes him ... Except Carla, the new school counsellor. She thinks Bradley is kind and generous, and she even enjoys his far-fetched stories. Carla knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren't afraid to try. Sometimes the hardest thing in the world is believing in yourself. A heartwarming story of bravery and acceptance from Louis Sachar, the bestselling author of Holes and Fuzzy Mud.]]> 209 Louis Sachar 1408818647 Jools 0 currently-reading 4.48 1987 There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
author: Louis Sachar
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average rating: 4.48
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]]> Rain Before Rainbows 53741569 32 Smriti Prasadam-Halls 1406399264 Jools 5 4.36 Rain Before Rainbows
author: Smriti Prasadam-Halls
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average rating: 4.36
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]]> <![CDATA[Twelve Minutes to Midnight (Twelve Minutes to Midnight, #1)]]> 48730662 256 Christopher Edge 0857630504 Jools 5 3.63 2012 Twelve Minutes to Midnight (Twelve Minutes to Midnight, #1)
author: Christopher Edge
name: Jools
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter à L’école des Sorciers (Harry Potter, #1)]]> 28170167 349 J.K. Rowling 1781101035 Jools 4 currently-reading 4.59 1997 Harry Potter à L’école des Sorciers (Harry Potter, #1)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Jools
average rating: 4.59
book published: 1997
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors]]> 40738746 **The First Ever Maths Book to be a No.1 Bestseller**'Wonderful ... superb' Daily MailWhat makes a bridge wobble when it's not meant to? Billions of dollars mysteriously vanish into thin air? A building rock when its resonant frequency matches a gym class leaping to Snap's 1990 hit I've Got The Power? The answer is maths. Or, to be precise, what happens when maths goes wrong in the real world.As Matt Parker shows us, our modern lives are built on computer programmes, finance, engineering. And most of the time this maths works quietly behind the scenes, until ... it doesn't. Exploring and explaining a litany of glitches, near-misses and mishaps involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman empire and a hapless Olympic shooting team, Matt Parker shows us the bizarre ways maths trips us up, and what this reveals about its essential place in our world.Mathematics doesn't have good 'people skills', but we would all be better off, he argues, if we saw it as a practical ally. This book shows how, by making maths our friend, we can learn from its pitfalls. It also contains puzzles, challenges, geometric socks, jokes about binary code and three deliberate mistakes. Getting it wrong has never been more fun.]]> 295 Matt Parker 0141989130 Jools 5 4.24 2019 Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors
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average rating: 4.24
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]]> <![CDATA[Who Let the Gods Out? (Who Let the Gods Out?, #1)]]> 32735550 368 Maz Evans 1910655414 Jools 5 4.03 2014 Who Let the Gods Out? (Who Let the Gods Out?, #1)
author: Maz Evans
name: Jools
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Gift of Happiness (The Happiness, #2)]]> 53111074
Christmas has always been such an important part of Ruby Marlowe’s life and at a time of year that always holds so many memories, Ruby likes to throw herself into the magic of the season head first. So when she is offered the opportunity to open a year-round Christmas shop in the little village of Happiness it seems like a dream come true.

Accepting the offer has absolutely nothing to do with sexy Jacob Harrington, the sculptor she had a fling with in the village during the summer.

After all, Jacob is known to love the ladies and has never had a commitment. Ruby, on the other hand, made the ultimate vow of love and suffered heart-wrenching loss in return. She vows she will never be committed to a man again.

But when fate throws Ruby and Jacob together in this town in the most magical of seasons, will more than snowflakes fall? As the Christmas celebrations get underway and Ruby tries to spread her own Christmas magic over the little village, can love sparkle and come back to life.

A glorious, feel-good romance that’s like a warm hug on a cold winter’s day. An unputdownable festive treat for lovers of Sarah Morgan, Miranda Dickinson and Lucy Diamond.]]> 262 Holly Martin Jools 4 4.27 2019 The Gift of Happiness (The Happiness, #2)
author: Holly Martin
name: Jools
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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]]> No Time Like Show Time 568213 277 Michael Hoeye 0399238808 Jools 4 3.99 2004 No Time Like Show Time
author: Michael Hoeye
name: Jools
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2004
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Beautiful Outlaw: Experiencing the Playful, Disruptive, Extravagant Personality of Jesus]]> 11740740 226 John Eldredge 0340995521 Jools 4 4.15 2011 Beautiful Outlaw: Experiencing the Playful, Disruptive, Extravagant Personality of Jesus
author: John Eldredge
name: Jools
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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]]> Say You're One of Them 5883559 These extraordinary stories centre on African conflicts as seen through the eyes of children and describes their resilience and endurance in heartbreaking detail. From child trafficking to inter-religious conflicts, Uwem Akpan reveals in beautiful prose the resilience and endurance of children faced with the harsh consequences of deprivation and terror.]]> 294 Uwem Akpan 0349120641 Jools 4 3.72 2008 Say You're One of Them
author: Uwem Akpan
name: Jools
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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]]> Time to Smell the Roses 568212 With the help of his fiancée, aviatrix Linka Perflinger, talented pet ladybug, Terfle, and a rebellious teenage squirrel named Twigg, Hermux must uncover what's really happening on the island, find the missing squirrel and save the day and deRosenquil's roses without getting stung in the process.

]]> 273 Michael Hoeye 0399244905 Jools 0 to-read 4.07 2007 Time to Smell the Roses
author: Michael Hoeye
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average rating: 4.07
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse (How to Train Your Dragon, #4)]]> 16121509 Cressida Cowell Jools 4 4.13 2006 How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse (How to Train Your Dragon, #4)
author: Cressida Cowell
name: Jools
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)]]> 561456
But when you're the son of a Greek god, it happens. And now my friend Annabeth is missing, a goddess is in chains and only five half-blood heroes can join the quest to defeat the doomsday monster.

Oh, and guess what? The Oracle has predicted that not all of us will survive...]]> 352 Rick Riordan Jools 5 4.37 2007 The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
author: Rick Riordan
name: Jools
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Le lion, la sorcière blanche et l'armoire magique (Le Monde de Narnia, #2)]]> 19316540 208 C.S. Lewis 2075037507 Jools 5 3.80 1950 Le lion, la sorcière blanche et l'armoire magique (Le Monde de Narnia, #2)
author: C.S. Lewis
name: Jools
average rating: 3.80
book published: 1950
rating: 5
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]]> The Wild Way Home 51020042
What follows is a wild, big-hearted adventure as Charlie and the Stone Age boy set out together to find what they have lost � their courage, their hope, their family and their way home.

Fans of Piers Torday, Geraldine McCaughrean and Stig of the Dump will love this wild, wise and heartfelt debut adventure.]]> 256 Sophie Kirtley 1526616289 Jools 5 3.97 2020 The Wild Way Home
author: Sophie Kirtley
name: Jools
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2020
rating: 5
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]]> The Old Man and the Sea 61130 99 Ernest Hemingway 0099908409 Jools 5 3.74 1952 The Old Man and the Sea
author: Ernest Hemingway
name: Jools
average rating: 3.74
book published: 1952
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[New Boy: Othello Re-told (Hogarth Shakespeare)]]> 35610807 From the bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring and The Last Runaway

Arriving at his fourth school in six years, diplomat’s son Osei knows he needs an ally if he is to survive his first day � so he’s lucky to hit it off with Dee, the most popular girl in school. But one student can’t stand to witness this budding relationship: Ian decides to destroy the friendship between the black boy and the golden girl. By the end of the day, the school and its key players � teachers and pupils alike � will never be the same again.

The tragedy of Othello is transposed to a 1970s suburban Washington schoolyard in Tracy Chevalier's powerful drama of friends torn apart by jealousy, bullying and betrayal.]]> 192 Tracy Chevalier 178470024X Jools 5 3.42 2017 New Boy: Othello Re-told (Hogarth Shakespeare)
author: Tracy Chevalier
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average rating: 3.42
book published: 2017
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bookshop on the Corner (Kirrinfief, #1)]]> 28372019
Ěý

Nina is a literary matchmaker. Pairing a reader with that perfect book is her passion� and also her job. Or at least it was. Until yesterday, she was a librarian in the hectic city. But now the job she loved is no more.

Ěý

Determined to make a new life for herself, Nina moves to a sleepy village many miles away. There she buys a van and transforms it into a bookmobile â€� a mobile bookshop that she drives from neighborhood to neighborhood, changing one life after another with the power of storytelling.Ěý

From helping her grumpy landlord deliver a lamb, to sharing picnics with a charming train conductor who serenades her with poetry, Nina discovers there’s plenty of adventure, magic, and soul in a place that’s beginning to feel like home� a place where she just might be able to write her own happy ending.]]> 348 Jenny Colgan 0062467263 Jools 0 to-read 3.80 2016 The Bookshop on the Corner (Kirrinfief, #1)
author: Jenny Colgan
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average rating: 3.80
book published: 2016
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]]> <![CDATA[Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #4)]]> 40699666 Mr. Lemoncello is going LIVE ACROSS THE NATION with his brand new television BREAKOUT!

After months of anticipation, Mr. Lemoncello is launching his first-ever GAME SHOW on the world-famous Kidzapalooza TV network—where kids rule!

Kyle can't wait to audition! But only a lucky few will make it through the auditions to compete in front of MILLIONS of viewers in Mr. Lemoncello's completely interactive 3-D BREAKOUT GAME - a game with real kids as the playing pieces!

Kyle is determined to crack the CODES and take home the VICTORY, but nothing is ever as it seems with Mr. Lemoncello, and the surprises in store just might stump even the game master himself.

The clock is ticking! Can Kyle and his friends solve the puzzles, overcome the obstacles, and BREAK OUT in time to win Mr. Lemoncello's ultimate game show?]]> 288 Chris Grabenstein 0525646442 Jools 5 4.18 2019 Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #4)
author: Chris Grabenstein
name: Jools
average rating: 4.18
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]]> The Phantom Tollbooth 378 Librarian's Note: For an alternate cover edition of the same ISBN, click here.

This beloved story -first published more than fifty years ago- introduces readers to Milo and his adventures in the Lands Beyond.

For Milo, everything’s a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he’s got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different. Milo visits the Island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping), learns about time from a ticking watchdog named Tock, and even embarks on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason! Somewhere along the way, Milo realizes something astonishing. Life is far from dull. In fact, it’s exciting beyond his wildest dreams. . . .]]> 248 Norton Juster 0394820371 Jools 3 4.19 1961 The Phantom Tollbooth
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rating: 3
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]]> TrueFaced 685878
Explore issues of identity and grace in your relationships with others and with God.]]> 159 Bill Thrall 1576836932 Jools 5 4.12 2003 TrueFaced
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name: Jools
average rating: 4.12
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rating: 5
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]]> The Shakespeare Stealer 1543252 A delightful adveture full of humor and heart set in Elizabethan England!

Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His fearsome master has just one demand: steal Shakespeare's play "Hamlet"--or else. Widge has no choice but to follow orders, so he works his way into the heart of the Globe Theatre, where Shakespeare's players perform. As full of twists and turns as a London alleyway, this entertaining novel is rich in period details, colorful characters, villainy, and drama.
]]> 216 Gary L. Blackwood 0439113105 Jools 3 3.57 1998 The Shakespeare Stealer
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name: Jools
average rating: 3.57
book published: 1998
rating: 3
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]]> The Island of Dr. Libris 22856146 ]]> 242 Chris Grabenstein 0385388446 Jools 3 3.78 2015 The Island of Dr. Libris
author: Chris Grabenstein
name: Jools
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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]]> The Tale of Despereaux 37190 A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal–winning tale.

Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and, ultimately, into each other's lives. What happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out.]]> 272 Kate DiCamillo 0763625299 Jools 4 4.07 2003 The Tale of Despereaux
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name: Jools
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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]]> The Music Shop 32614368 From the author of the world-wide bestseller, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry:

1988. Frank owns a music shop. It is jam-packed with records of every speed, size and genre. Classical, jazz, punk � as long as it’s vinyl he sells it. Day after day Frank finds his customers the music they need.

Then into his life walks Ilse Brauchmann.

Ilse asks Frank to teach her about music. His instinct is to turn and run. And yet he is drawn to this strangely still, mysterious woman with her pea-green coat and her eyes as black as vinyl. But Ilse is not what she seems. And Frank has old wounds that threaten to re-open and a past he will never leave behind ...

]]> 370 Rachel Joyce Jools 5 4.22 2017 The Music Shop
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name: Jools
average rating: 4.22
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]]> <![CDATA[Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race]]> 36691227 279 Chris Grabenstein 1524772143 Jools 5 4.06 2017 Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race
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name: Jools
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2017
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)]]> 2426382 Jean Craighead George, author of more than 80 children's books, including the Newbery Medal-winning Julie of the Wolves, created another prizewinner with My Side of the Mountain--a Newbery Honor Book, an ALA Notable Book, and a Hans Christian Andersen Award Honor Book. Astonishingly, she wrote its sequel, On the Far Side of the Mountain, 30 years later, and a decade after that penned the final book in the trilogy, Frightful's Mountain, told from the falcon's point of view. George has no doubt shaped generations of young readers with her outdoor adventures of the mind and spirit. (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter

]]> 166 Jean Craighead George 0525355308 Jools 4 4.11 1959 My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)
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name: Jools
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1959
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #2)]]> 25387393 Ěý
This time Mr. Lemoncello has invited teams from all across America to compete in the first ever LIBRARY OLYMPICS. Will it be fun? Like the commercials say. . . HELLO? It’s a Lemoncello! But something suspicious is going on . . . books are missing from Mr. Lemoncello’s library. Is someone trying to CENSOR what the kids are reading?! In between figuring out mind-boggling challenges, the kids will have to band together to get to the bottom of this mystery.
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Now it’s not just a game—can Mr. Lemoncello find the real defenders of books and champions of libraries?]]> 288 Chris Grabenstein 0553510401 Jools 5 4.17 2016 Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #2)
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name: Jools
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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]]> The Trojan War 580048 272 Olivia E. Coolidge 0618154280 Jools 3 3.59 1952 The Trojan War
author: Olivia E. Coolidge
name: Jools
average rating: 3.59
book published: 1952
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)]]> 16054808 A New York Times Bestseller

Kyle Keeley is the class clown, popular with most kids, (if not the teachers), and an ardent fan of all games: board games, word games, and particularly video games. His hero, Luigi Lemoncello, the most notorious and creative gamemaker in the world, just so happens to be the genius behind the building of the new town library.

Lucky Kyle wins a coveted spot to be one of the first 12 kids in the library for an overnight of fun, food, and lots and lots of games. But when morning comes, the doors remain locked. Kyle and the other winners must solve every clue and every secret puzzle to find the hidden escape route. And the stakes are very high.

In this cross between Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and A Night in the Museum, Agatha Award winner Chris Grabenstein uses rib-tickling humor to create the perfect tale for his quirky characters. Old fans and new readers will become enthralled with the crafty twists and turns of this ultimate library experience.]]> 304 Chris Grabenstein 037587089X Jools 5 4.11 2013 Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)
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]]> A Wrinkle in Time 37823312 It was a dark and stormy night.

Out of this wild night, a strange visitor comes to the Murry house and beckons Meg, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe on a most dangerous and extraordinary adventure—one that will threaten their lives and our universe.

Winner of the 1963 Newbery Medal, A Wrinkle in Time is the first book in Madeleine L'Engle's classic Time Quintet.]]> Madeleine L'Engle Jools 5 3.58 1962 A Wrinkle in Time
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]]> <![CDATA[What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions]]> 51056652 xkcd comic ask Munroe a lot of strange questions: What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? What if everyone only had one soulmate? What would happen if the moon went away?

In pursuit of answers, Munroe runs computer simulations, pores over stacks of declassified military research memos, solves differential equations, and consults with nuclear reactor operators. His responses are masterpieces of clarity and hilarity, complemented by his signature xkcd comics. (They often predict the complete annihilation of humankind, or at least a really big explosion.)

In celebration of 10 years of unusual insight, Randall Munroe has revised his classic blockbuster to ask what if? x 10. The result is 10x the adventure of scientific inquiry. Featuring brand-new 2-color annotations and illustrations, this special anniversary edition is far more than a book for geeks, What If? explains the laws of science in operation in a way that every intelligent reader will enjoy and feel much smarter for having read.]]> 304 Randall Munroe Jools 5 4.03 2014 What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lost World (The Lost World Read 2009 Edition)]]> 6338840 206 Arthur Conan Doyle 0199569894 Jools 5 3.73 1912 The Lost World (The Lost World Read 2009 Edition)
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]]> <![CDATA[Twice Magic (The Wizards of Once, #2)]]> 43798432
But now, the boy Wizard and girl Warrior have been brought together in the Badwoods and they have witnessed the shocking consequences of the Stone That Takes Away Magic. They will need to cast aside their differences once more--for an Evil Spell has broken free.

It's up to Xar and Wish to find the ingredients. But it means entering dangerous territory unannounced...

Cressida Cowell brings her trademark wit to this spellbinding sequel, along with the stunning artwork and heartfelt adventure that has made her beloved around the world, weaving a story that is sure to transport readers to a world that will enchant and bewitch them.]]> Cressida Cowell 1489480498 Jools 5 4.24 2018 Twice Magic (The Wizards of Once, #2)
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]]> Frostheart (Frostheart #1) 43820165
But life is about to get a whole lot more crazy-adventurous for Ash. When a brave rescue attempt reveals he has amazing magical powers, he's whisked aboard the Frostheart, a sleigh packed full of daring explorers who could use his help. But can they help him find his family . . . ?

Bursting with brilliant characters, heart-stopping adventure and tons of laughs, this is a magical tale about being brave, looking out for your friends, and finding your place in the world.]]> 448 Jamie Littler 0241355249 Jools 5 4.26 2019 Frostheart (Frostheart #1)
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name: Jools
average rating: 4.26
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)]]> 50794839 Ambition will fuel him.
Competition will drive him.
But power has its price.

It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute.

The odds are against him. He’s been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined—every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute . . . and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.]]> 528 Suzanne Collins 1338635174 Jools 0 to-read 3.88 2020 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Tombs of Anak (The Cooper Kids Adventures, #3)]]> 199155 144 Frank E. Peretti 1581346204 Jools 0 4.06 1987 The Tombs of Anak (The Cooper Kids Adventures, #3)
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name: Jools
average rating: 4.06
book published: 1987
rating: 0
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]]> Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars 5558461 160 Gervase Phinn 0718154177 Jools 4 4.23 2008 Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars
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name: Jools
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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]]> A Wayne in a Manger 19028296 A Wayne in a Manger is the hilarious compilation of nativity stories by Gervase Phinn.Discover some wonderfully funny and touching nativity play anecdotes, including children forgetting their lines, ad-libbing, falling of the stage, picking their noses and showing their knickers. One brilliant anecdote tells of an innkeeper who generously says there's plenty of room for Mary and Joseph, while another child, jealous of Joseph's starring role, allows Mary to come in but not Joseph, who can 'push off' ... There's the baby Jesus who suddenly pipes up with 'My name is Tammy, are you my Mommy?' and funniest of all, Mary who tells Joseph, 'I'm having a baby - oh and it's not yours'.Gervase Phinn's A Wayne in a Manger is the perfect gift this Christmas.'Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms' Daily TelegraphGervase Phinn is an author and educator from Rotherham who, after teaching for fourteen years in a variety of schools, moved to North Yorkshire to be a school inspector. He has written autobiographies, novels, plays, collections of poetry and stories, as well as a number of books about education. He holds five fellowships, honorary doctorates from Hull, Leicester and Sheffield Hallam universities, and is a patron of a number of children's charities and organizations. He is married with four adult children. His books include The Other Side of the Dale, Over Hill and Dale, Head Over Heels in the Dales,The Heart of the Dales, Up and Down in the Dales and Trouble at the Little Village School.]]> 164 Gervase Phinn 0141924748 Jools 5 4.39 2005 A Wayne in a Manger
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]]> Shadow of a Bull 3886145 171 Maia Wojciechowska 0786269006 Jools 4 3.05 1964 Shadow of a Bull
author: Maia Wojciechowska
name: Jools
average rating: 3.05
book published: 1964
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Escape from the Island of Aquarius (The Cooper Kids Adventures, #2)]]> 367018 160 Frank E. Peretti 1581346190 Jools 0 3.95 1986 Escape from the Island of Aquarius (The Cooper Kids Adventures, #2)
author: Frank E. Peretti
name: Jools
average rating: 3.95
book published: 1986
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Door in the Dragon's Throat (The Cooper Kids Adventures, #1)]]> 365047
When teenagers Jay and Lila Cooper and their archaeologist father travel to Nepur, an uninviting land of deserts and danger, they must search to uncover the truth behind an ancient legend. Locals claim that inside a dark cavern called the Dragon's Throat is a forbidden Door that brings certain death to anyone who tries to open it.

Armed with the knowledge that God is more powerful than any legend or curse, Jay and Lila plunge down into the Dragon's Throat, determined to find out what awaits them on the other side of the Door. This daring tale will have you on the edge of your seat.]]> 128 Frank E. Peretti Jools 4 3.85 1985 The Door in the Dragon's Throat (The Cooper Kids Adventures, #1)
author: Frank E. Peretti
name: Jools
average rating: 3.85
book published: 1985
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)]]> 28186
In this episode, The Sea of Monsters, Percy sets out to retrieve the Golden Fleece before his summer camp is destroyed, surpassing the first book's drama and setting the stage for more thrills to come.]]> 279 Rick Riordan 0786856866 Jools 4 4.25 2006 The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
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average rating: 4.25
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)]]> 4556058
While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it's up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time.

In this momentous final book in the New York Times best-selling series, the long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy's sixteenth birthday unfolds. And as the battle for Western civilization rages on the streets of Manhattan, Percy faces a terrifying suspicion that he may be fighting against his own fate.]]> 381 Rick Riordan 1423101472 Jools 0 to-read 4.59 2009 The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
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average rating: 4.59
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]]> <![CDATA[The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair]]> 26843101 252 Lara Williamson Jools 0 to-read 4.12 2015 The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair
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average rating: 4.12
book published: 2015
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon, #1)]]> 52784125 Cressida Cowell Jools 4 3.62 2003 How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon, #1)
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name: Jools
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Song of the Quarkbeast (The Last Dragonslayer, #2)]]> 12922515 304 Jasper Fforde Jools 5 4.26 2011 The Song of the Quarkbeast (The Last Dragonslayer, #2)
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name: Jools
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Be a Pirate (How to Train Your Dragon, #2)]]> 36363650 Cressida Cowell Jools 5 4.15 2004 How to Be a Pirate (How to Train Your Dragon, #2)
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name: Jools
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2004
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Speak Dragonese (How to Train Your Dragon, #3)]]> 36587777 Cressida Cowell Jools 4 3.94 2005 How to Speak Dragonese (How to Train Your Dragon, #3)
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name: Jools
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2005
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, #1)]]> 152380 Saving Mr. Banks.ĚýFrom the moment Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life at the Banks house is forever changed.

It all starts when Mary Poppins is blown by the east wind onto the doorstep of the Banks house. She becomes a most unusual nanny to Jane, Michael, and the twins. Who else but Mary Poppins can slide up banisters, pull an entire armchair out of an empty carpetbag, and make a dose of medicine taste like delicious lime-juice cordial? A day with Mary Poppins is a day of magic and make-believe come to life!]]> 209 P.L. Travers 0152058109 Jools 4 4.04 1934 Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, #1)
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average rating: 4.04
book published: 1934
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins]]> 7781 Celebrate the 75th birthday of this classic treatise on bullying by Dr. Seuss with our new foil-covered, color-enhanced edition!

The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins is the story of a young peasant and his unjust treatment at the hands of King Derwin.

While The 500 Hats is one of Dr. Seuss's earliest and lesser known works, it is nevertheless totally Seussian and as topical today as when it was first published in 1938, addressing subjects that we know the good doctor was passionate about throughout his life: the abuse of power (as in Yertle the Turtle and Horton Hears a Who); rivalry (as in The Sneetches); and of course, zany good humor (as in The Cat in the Hat and the 43 other books he wrote and illustrated)! This is a perfect way to introduce new readers to an old classic or to reward existing fans.

Follow more of Bartholomew's adventures in Bartholomew and the Oobleck, a Caldecott Honor Award-winner.

With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children as well as helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic 'Cat in the Hat', and ranked among the world's top children's authors, Dr. Seuss is a global best-seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide.]]> 56 Dr. Seuss Jools 5 4.02 1938 The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)]]> 28187 Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here

Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse - Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends—one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena - Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.]]> 377 Rick Riordan 0786838655 Jools 5 4.31 2005 The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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average rating: 4.31
book published: 2005
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]]> <![CDATA[None Like Him: 10 Ways God Is Different from Us (and Why That's a Good Thing)]]> 29921966 178 Jen Wilkin 1433549859 Jools 5 4.56 2016 None Like Him: 10 Ways God Is Different from Us (and Why That's a Good Thing)
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name: Jools
average rating: 4.56
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Green Ember (The Green Ember #1)]]> 23822236
Kings fall and kingdoms totter. Tyrants ascend and terrors threaten. Betrayal beckons, and loyalty is a broken road with peril around every bend.

Where will Heather and Picket land? How will they make their stand?]]> 337 S.D. Smith Jools 0 to-read 4.49 2014 The Green Ember (The Green Ember #1)
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]]> Of Mice and Men 40698
Laborers in California’s dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations of a flirtatious woman, nor predict the consequences of Lennie’s unswerving obedience to the things George taught him.

--back cover]]> 107 John Steinbeck Jools 0 3.84 1937 Of Mice and Men
author: John Steinbeck
name: Jools
average rating: 3.84
book published: 1937
rating: 0
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