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Goosebumps Boxed Set #3 (Goosebumps, #9-12)


R.L. Stine - 1994
    This boxset of four contains the following books:- Welcome To Camp Nightmare- The Ghost Next Door- The Haunted Mask- Be Careful What You Wish For.

The True History of a Little Ragamuffin


James Greenwood - 1866
    Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Kavik the Wolf Dog


Walt Morey - 1968
    Should he put the gravely injured dog out of his misery? The look in the animal's eyes says he's not ready to die. It turns out that Kavik's a champion sled dog, and soon he makes a full recovery. When his rightful owner finds out Kavik is alive, he wants the dog back. But Kavik has other ideas. Swiftly paced from the first page . . . dramatic and absorbing. The Horn Book"

The Animal Ark Treasury


Ben M. Baglio - 2000
    At Animal Ark, Mandy Hope helps her parents treat animals of all shapes and sizes. Even outside the clinic, Mandy can't resist aiding any animal in need.Mandy and James meet up with old friends and new in this fantastic collection of adventures. Tame animals, wild animals, and endangered species all take center stage. From tabby cats to pandas, dolphins to foxes, this is a perfect book to either dip into or read from cover to cover.The Animal Ark Treasury includes eleven exciting short stories, as well as a full-length novel and profiles of Mandy's favorite animals. This book is a great gift for every Animal Ark fan.

65 Years of Little Golden Books


Golden Books - 2002
    A bonus blank Little Golden Book with the official gold foil spine lets children create their very own Little Golden Book classic!

Midnight in the Dollhouse


Marjorie Filley Stover - 1989
    "Stover captures . . . the ambiance of a warm, 19th-Century family story, and an element of fantasy".--School Library Journal.

Rhubarb


Stephen Cosgrove - 1988
    The farm animals learn that their possessive love for their dog friend Rhubarb is exhausting her and that friendships must be shared.

The Call of the Wild


Jack London - 1903
    Based on London's experiences as a gold prospector in the Canadian wilderness and his ideas about nature and the struggle for existence, The Call of the Wild is a tale about unbreakable spirit and the fight for survival in the frozen Alaskan Klondike.

Somebody Else's Summer


Jean Little - 2006
    Tall, athletic Samantha is going to spend the summer with a family friend while her father is in South America. Alexis, a shy girl who likes books, is being sent to a horse farm to learn how to ride while her mother and stepfather are travelling in Australia. By the time their flight lands in Toronto, the girls have hatched their plots. They’re going to trade places for the summer. After all, the people they’re going to visit have never met them, and their parents are far away and hard to contact. But will they manage to pull it off? For how long? And with what consequences?

Escape to Murray River


Robert Elmer - 1997
    Patrick McWaid's father is framed for a crime and sentenced to an Australian prison in the 1860s. But when their whole family arrives in Australia, Patrick's father has disappeared!

The Monday Horses


Jean Slaughter Doty - 1978
    Her pony's accident provides Cassie with an introduction to show horses.

Alice Next Door


Judi Curtin - 2005
    They live on the same road, are in the same class in school and dislike the same people. So, when Alice's parents separate and Alice has to move away with her Mum, herself and Megan are devastated. Nothing will ever be the same again, or will it? Together they hatch a cunning plan; a plan so clever that everything will be back to normal in no time at all. This is the story of how two friends need to be together and this means living in the same street, going to the same school and being together, forever!

Back to St. Clare's: Second Form at St. Clare's - Claudine at St. Clare's - Fifth Formers of St. Clare's


Enid Blyton - 1989
    Clare's (Methuen, 1944)Claudine at St. Clare's (Methuen, 1944)Fifth Formers of St. Clare's (Methuen, 1945)

Journey to Nowhere


Mary Jane Auch - 1997
    Mem and her mother see it as a journey to nowhere since there won't be any houses or neighbors, just endless forest. Their journey is filled with the uncertain danger of wild animals, raging storms, and cruel strangers. When Mem is unexpectedly separated from her family, she must face every danger alone while hoping to find her family again.

Just Me and My Puppy


Mercer Mayer - 1985
    He learns to feed, walk, train and love his new friend. Little Critter discovers puppies are a lot of work, but it's all worth it!