Laurel Leaf Library - Böcker

Walking around New York City was what Mitty Blake did best. He loved the city, and even after 9/11, he always felt safe. Mitty was a carefree guy-he didn't worry about terrorists or blackouts or grades or anything, which is why he was late getting...

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After his brother's death, Henry, with his parents, moves to a new town, where he meets and befriends Mr. Levine, an elderly survivor of the Holocaust who spends his days carving a replica of his childhood village.<P>Enter Mr. Hairston, who ...

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Originally published: Toronto: Bantam Books, 1990.

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The crippled son of a powerful nobleman in fourteenth-century England sets out to prove his courage and his right to be recognized by the King.

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Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house, But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Then he encounters a strange kind of beast in the garage. The only person Michael confides in is hi...

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This classic is a powerful story of love, prejudice, and survival. Set during World War II, two survivors--a white boy and an old West Indian man--from a torpedoed American freighter have much to learn from each other when the Germans invade the s...

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High school freshman Teri Dinsmore's only real friend is the eccentric Wesley. Then a fire, indirectly caused by Teri's birthday celebration, burns down her home and sends her family into a tailspin.

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When 12-year-old Jason--the last person known to see a young murdered girl alive--is suspected of her murder, the police bring in an expert interrogator, a man who always gets a confession. When they meet face to face, the truth will come out. A &...

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DYLAN'S SCOUT TROOP goes camping in Halape, a remote spot below the volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. The only thing wrong with the weekend on a beautiful, peaceful beach is Louie, a tough older boy. Louie and Dylan just can't get along. That n...

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"THE STORY IS all true and happened to me and is mine." Tony's mom, Al, is a terrific single mother who works as a dancer at the Kitty Kat Club. Twelve-year-old Tony is a budding artist, inspired by backstage life at the club. When some ...

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Bryan was 10 when his brother, Adam, just . . . disappeared. That was five years ago, and now Bryan is the only one who seems to remember what happened. Until he meets two others with their own unsolved mysteries. It seems that Adam isn't the firs...

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Author Gary Paulsen tells the real stories of the adventures that inspired him to write the Brian Robeson stories in the novels "Hatchet, The River, Brian's Winter, " and "Brian's Return." He describes how he made his own bows ...

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Stargirl. From the day she arrives at quiet Mica High in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the murmur of "Stargirl, Stargirl." She captures Leo Borlock's heart with just one smile. She sparks a school-spirit revolution wi...

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He's a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Runt. Happy. Fast. Filthy son of Abraham. He's a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw. He's a boy who steals food for himself and the other orphans. He's a boy who believes in bread, and mothers, and ange...

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Dark deeds continue at Trinity High School, climaxing in a public demonstration of one student's homemade guillotine. Sequel to The chocolate war.

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The earth breeds giants and ogres of indescribable horror -- the heavens hold omnipotent gods and goddesses, abounding in courage, strength and wisdom. <P><BR>Zeus, the almighty king of the gods, who cannot resist feminine beauty -- mo...

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A master storyteller and an award-winning illustrator evoke the golden age of mythical Greece in this spirited retelling of "The Odyssey." "From the Hardcover edition."

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"The Story of the Iliad" Homer's epic poem, The Illiad, is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. In it, the abduction of the legendary beauty, Helen of Troy, leads to a conflict in which even the gods and goddesses take side...

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In 1861 Frank "Shanks” Russell wishes he was old enough to fight for the South alongside his pa and big brother. But Frank is too young, skinny, and weak, and is left behind with his mother and grandparents. Life in Mississippi was simp...

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