Adam Gidwitz
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Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 1
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English
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After encountering a Jersey Devil while on a field trip to the Pine Barrens, Elliot and his new friend Uchenna help their weird teacher Professor Fauna rescue the mythological creature from a pair of greedy billionaire brothers.
Author
Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Elliot and Uchenna join Professor Fauna on another adventure--a trip to the Basque country where they have to save a herensuge from the billionaire Schmoke Brothers"--
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English
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DEN - Kids + Teens: Jewish-American Heritage Month
DEN: A Sprinkle of Magic!
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Crossing paths at an inn, thirteenth-century travelers impart the tales of a monastery oblate, a Jewish refugee, and a psychic peasant girl with a loyal greyhound, the three of whom join forces on a chase through France to escape persecution.
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Operation kinderspion volume 1
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English
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To find his way back home to his family in Germany during WWII, Max Bretzfeld, with a kobold named Berg on one shoulder and a dybbuk named Stein on the other, sets out to do the impossible--become a British spy.
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Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 3
Language
English
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"Elliot and his friend Uchenna join Professor Fauna as they travel to the Pacific Northwest and help keep a sasquatch family safe from a pack of journalists and a logging company"--
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Grimm series (Adam Gidwitz) volume 1
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English
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Follows Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story and into eight more tales, encountering such wicked creatures as witches, along with kindly strangers and other helpful folk. Based in part on the Grimms' fairy tales Faithful Johannes, Hansel and Gretel, The seven ravens, Brother and sister, The robber bridegroom, and The devil and his three golden hairs.
7) The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi: The Empire Strikes Back So You Want to be a Jedi?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author Adam Gidwitz delivers a captivating retelling of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back like you've never experienced before, infusing the iconic, classic tale of good versus evil with a unique perspective and narrative style that will speak directly to today's young readers while enhancing the Star Wars experience for core fans of the saga.
Author
Series
Grimm series (Adam Gidwitz) volume 2
Language
English
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A companion to: A tale dark & Grimm.
Frog joins cousins Jack and Jill in leaving their own stories to seek a magic mirror, encountering such creatures as giants, mermaids, and goblins along the way. Based in part on fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen.
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Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 6
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When Professor Fauna spots a unicorn horn mounted on the wall of the Schmoke Brothers' living room, the Unicorn Rescue Society heads to the Himalayan mountains of Northern Pakistan to finally see a unicorn themselves.
Author
Series
Grimm series (Adam Gidwitz) volume 3
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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"Sister and brother Jorinda and Joringel fight to keep their promise to stay together throughout a new series of gruesome, twisted, Grimm-inspired stories"--
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Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 5
Language
English
Description
A brand-new adventure is ready to unfold as Uchenna, Elliot, and Professor Fauna fly to Havana to search for the Madre de aguas. Is this missing creature responsible for the drought that has ravaged the island for months? And why are the Schmoke Brothers' goons driving around Havana, dumping pink sludge into the sewers? the Unicorn Rescue Society is ready to save the day-and hopefully not get eaten in the process!
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Series
Star Wars (Disney/Lucasfilm Press) volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Reimagines the second Star Wars film in which Luke Skywalker trains with Yoda to become a Jedi after a rebel defeat on the ice planet Hoth and battles Darth Vader, who reveals a startling secret to Luke during their duel.
Author
Series
Unicorn Rescue Society volume 4
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A new adventure begins for Elliot and Uchenna when Professor Fauna bursts into their classroom with a frightening report from the Texas-Mexico border: something has completely drained the blood from a cow's body! The team must fly to Laredo, where tempers are running high. Teaming up with local kids Lupita and Mateo--plus their brilliant mother, Dr. Alejandra Cervantes, and her curandero husband, Israel--can the Unicorn Rescue Society save the region's...
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Pub. Date
2024
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
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“Max in the House of Spies is everything you could hope for in a book,” -R. J. Palacio, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wonder, White Bird, and Pony
“Espionage! Secrets! Suspense! If you’ve ever dreamed of being a spy, this book is for you.” -Alan Gratz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Refugee and Projekt 1065
Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move...
“Espionage! Secrets! Suspense! If you’ve ever dreamed of being a spy, this book is for you.” -Alan Gratz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Refugee and Projekt 1065
Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Reimagines the second Star Wars film in which Luke Skywalker trains with Yoda to become a Jedi after a rebel defeat on the ice planet Hoth and battles Darth Vader, who reveals a startling secret to Luke during their duel. You are Luke Skywalker, taking your first steps toward becoming the greatest Jedi in the galaxy. But the way will not be easy, and the power of the dark side is strong...
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Follows Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story and into eight more tales, encountering such wicked creatures as witches, along with kindly strangers and other helpful folk. Based in part on the Grimms' fairy tales Faithful Johannes, Hansel and Gretel, The seven ravens, Brother and sister, The robber bridegroom, and The devil and his three golden hairs.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
The creature of the pines: Elliot Eisner isn't exactly excited about starting at a brand-new school in a brand-new town; he'd much rather stay at home and read a book. But things take an unexpected turn when he finds out his weird new teacher, Professor Fauna, has planned a field trip for Elliot's very first day. Along with a new friend--brave, outspoken Uchenna Devereaux--Elliot gets caught up in a secret group of adventurers, The Unicorn Rescue...