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41) Robinson Crusoe
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During one of his several adventurous voyages, an Englishman becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives for thirty years on a desert island before being rescued.
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Nestor Lopez isn't your typical kid. He has a psychic ability to talk to animals. When Nestor and his mother move in with his grandmother, he's pulled into a mystery involving a shapeshifting witch whose power grows during a solar eclipse. With the next eclipse fast approaching, Nestor must hurry to save the new town he calls home.
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Presents six short romance stories about black teens by various authors that are all set in contemporary New York City during a summer blackout due to a heat wave. The characters are all either on their way or eventually heading to a block party in Brooklyn and confront a mix of feelings associated with varying stages of relationships, including instant connections, reconciling a past break-up, and friendships on the cusp of love.
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Explores the history of Japan's Studio Ghibli, highlighting each of its major works and the output of the studio's founders, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Explores the universal themes found throughout the studio's works and features full-color screen captures of several of its films.
48) Mexikid
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An unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy's family and their adventure-filled road trip to bring their abuelito back from Mexico to live with them that National Book Award Finalist Victoria Jamieson calls "one of those books that kids will pass to their friends as soon as they have finished it." Pedro Martin has grown up hearing stories about his abuelito--his legendary crime-fighting, grandfather who was once a part of the Mexican...