Juvenile Fiction, People & Places
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Amber Ambrosia
by Rae St. Clair Bridgman
After saving the sacred snakes of Narcisse, Wil Wychwood and his cousin Sophie Isidor are hailed as the new heroes of MiddleGate. Yet their journey is far from over. Wil knows the black medallion he inherited once belonged to an ancient secret...
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Our Three New Years!
by Cynthia Cheng Mintz
Tory and Andy are five-year-old twins who celebrate not one, not two, but THREE different New Years! See how the twins and their family celebrate Lunar New Year, Rosh Hashanah, and the end of the calendar year—especially the different yummy foods...
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How Santa Came to Be
The Real Story by Robert J Mazar
Dear Reader, You may think you know the story of how Santa came to be, but how can you be so sure? It’s been told so many times by so many people, it’s sure to have changed with each telling. And how do those people really know? Well, if you want...
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The Christmas Pillow
by Jane Hudspeth
It’s Christmas Eve and time for bed. CeCe and Letty are excited to put their Christmas pillows at the foot of their beds. But first, they ask their Nana to tell them the story again of how their family’s Christmas pillow tradition began. When...
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The Serpent's Spell
by Rae St. Clair Bridgman
Unbeknownst to ten-year-old Wil Wychwood, he comes from a long line of mages. But with the death of his grandmother and his world upended, Wil moves to live with “the Aunts” and finds himself in MiddleGate – where buses drive through brick walls...
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L'Escapade
by Shirley Leitham Jobin
Rencontrez MacCoo, une vache aimante et curieuse, qui trouve un jour le courage de traverser le ruisseau qui sépare son pâturage familier du reste du monde. Il part à la recherche de quelqu’un mais la trouver n’est que le début de ses aventures....
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House of Brian
by Barry Tyrrell
This is a modern day story about an old man and a boy; their lives forever integrated by an accident and an evil doctor’s insatiable drive to unravel the mysteries of the human mind. The ensuing operation pushes the medical boundaries beyond...
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Kakapo and the Rimu Tree
by Leslie Brazier Smit
EVOLUTION is a BIG word Deep in the forests of New Zealand there lives a little bird. Well, maybe not so little. Kakapo is a bit chubby for a parrot. He’s different in other surprising ways, too. Why is this silly parrot so different from all...
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Kohkum's Kitchen
by Mark Thunderchild
In Kohkum’s kitchen the family is large, the stove is warm, and the stew is oh so good. But just what makes this special stew so delicious? Is it Kohkum’s recipes and knowledge, or Mushum’s traditionally hunted moose meat? The grandchildren all...
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Abuela's Sombrero
by Julie Bergfors
Maria is new at school and wants to make friends. The first day of the upcoming spirit week at school is hat day. Maria thinks if she wears her abuela’s beautiful sombrero, the other students would notice her. She asks her abuela if she can wear...