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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
670L
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English
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When Clara vanishes after the puppeteer Grisini and two orphaned assistants were at her twelfth birthday party, suspicion of kidnapping chases the trio away from London and soon the two orphans are caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it is too late.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
800L
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English
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"Ashley can't get comfortable in her family's new apartment. Sometimes she hears a child crying, though no one is near, and everything she does--especially going into the garden or playing with a mysterious white cat--upsets the irritable landlady. The discovery of an old doll buried in the forbidden garden starts Ashley on a quest to find out who it belonged to, and why it was buried. The landlady claims the doll is hers. But an eerie encounter...
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Magic books (Andre Norton) volume 2
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A shy, friendless little girl seeks refuge with the friendly occupants of a strange eight-sided house.
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A girl who transforms into a dog, a magic puppet show with the power to change lives, and a story about the mysteries of the imagination from Ursula Dubosarsky, the Australian Children's Laureate.
Lara had always wished she was a dog, and one day, just for a short time, she actually became one. This is how it happened.
In a mulberry brick house on the harbor that Lara explores while her mother cleans, Lara meets Pierre, a boy about her age with...
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Mona is a spider monkey, born (or made) in China and was shipped to Costa Rica. She jumped into Cindy's carry-on luggage in the Costa Rica airport just so she could move to San Diego, California. There, the weather was always nice - so she heard from the other stuffed animals in the gift shop.
One night, Mona looked out her bedroom window and saw a light in the distant trees. Mona needed to see what the light was, but she was not allowed to go to...
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"Kellie had a dragon living the paddock at the back of her house. She also had trolls, but she didn't know about them yet. The dragon hadn't been there very long and it had never spoken. It hadn't breathed fire, nor roared a scary roar. But that was because it was made from wood." When a large tree branch dried out it looked a lot like a dragon with a long forked tail, four wriggly limbs protruding from a thick body, and a large mouth where the branch...
10) Babes in Toyland
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Babes in Toyland (1903) is a libretto by Glen MacDonough. Written for an operetta composed by Victor Herbert, MacDonough's libretto is a story for children and adults alike. Taking inspiration from beloved Mother Goose nursery rhymes, MacDonough crafted an American classic that has been adapted countless times for theater, film, and television.
As though losing their parents wasn't traumatic enough, Alan and Jane are forced to live with their wicked...
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Once upon a time a baby was born to a King and a Queen. Everyone was happy to have a Prince and heir to the throne at long last.
But they were wrong, the baby wasn't a Prince, she was a Princess.
Cursed to have nobody believe her, the Princess grows up trying and failing to persuade everyone around her that she is a girl and not a boy. Until, one day, Edgar, the stuffed elephant toy that she was given as a baby suddenly starts to speak to her.
The...
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Adventures in Toyland (1897) is a children's novel by Edith King Hall. The fifth of seven relatively unknown children's novels by Edith King Hall is a quirky, fun, and incredibly original story for children and adults alike. Reminiscent of E. T. A. Hoffmann's "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King," Adventures in Toyland is an underappreciated classic from a master of Victorian fiction. "All sorts of toys were to be found in that toy-shop. It was truly...
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The House of Naan and Pa is a house with a difference!
How are two grandparents coping with a real cat, and three toys that have come to life?
With difficulty!
While Purple Ted, Fraser Bear and Ped the parrot team up to outwit Naan and Pa,
MimiCleo the cat gets away with doing exactly what she likes, when she likes.
Expect the unexpected, a bit of chaos, and some crazy moments.
Open the purple door and see for yourself!
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Jimmy McGee is a tiny, leprechaun-like man whose peaceful life is disrupted when he rescues Amy's doll Little Lydia from a monstrous wave that sweeps her off the beach. Can Jimmy find a way to restore Little Lydia to her original state as a "do-nothing doll" before he returns her to her rightful owner?
From the bestselling author of Ginger Pye comes the quirky story of a little man who saves the day in a big way.
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Mr. Sam's Toyshop in Bluebell village is like no other toyshop in the world. Mr. Sam makes all the toys himself, in a little workshop out the back, but not even he knows everything his marvellous toys can do. He doesn't see what they get up to at the end of every day, when the last customer has gone home and the toys are alone. Morris the monkey reaches for his drumsticks and Ola the elephant asks the clockwork mouse for a dance while the two clowns...
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Based on the classic Christmas story by E. T. A. Hoffmann, The Nutcracker of Nuremberg is the magical adventure of Marie Stahlbaum's favourite toy, the Nutcracker, who battles the nefarious Mouse King in battle and takes the reader on a wonderful adventure, into a magical land of dolls. Dumas's version was adapted by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky into the famous ballet The Nutcracker. Contents include: Part I: The Story of the Nutcracker...
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A pair of adventurous marionettes had become accustomed to doing lots and lots of nothing, until one starlit evening when all that changed. Join Lucy and Ollie as they embark upon a fanciful journey, flying over Cape Cod in search of some missing lobsters. What unfolds is sure to delight both the young and young at heart.
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Based on the bestselling toy and all-new animated YouTube series, Sienna and her Mixies friends arrive at an enchanted Castle!
When they arrive at the enchanted Castle, Sienna and her friends discover that things aren't always as they appear. Turns out getting Sienna home is going to be harder than they thought. Stay tuned until the end, because this adorable early reader even includes a fun search-and-find at the end of the story!
This book is...
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Based on the bestselling toy and all-new animated YouTube series, enter the magical world of Mixia and meet a whole new crew of Mixie and Mixling friends!
Follow Sienna on her magical journey through the world of Mixia as she is joined by new friends like Carrot, Luggle, Parlo, and more. Stay tuned until the end, because this adorable early reader even includes a fun search-and-find at the end of the story!
This book is a Level One I Can Read,...
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