by Avi When Philip Malloy starts humming along to his school’s daily playing of the Star Spangled Banner, his insistence on continuing to do so even after his teacher, Miss Margaret Narwin, asks him to stop sets in motion a chain of events that will soon ripple out control. Audio
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by Bruce Coville Jonathan is attracted to the ornate mirror from the first moment he sees it in the antique shop where he works after school. But there is something wrong with the mirror, something evil – as Jonathan will discover after he accidentally gets a trace of his blood
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Erik is preparing for his first-ever hunting trip when he learns that his parents are being deployed to Iraq. A few days later, Erik is shipped off to North Dakota to live with Big Darrell and Oma, grandparents he barely knows.
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Edgar Twonky didn’t intend to get eaten by a giant that morning. Sometimes these things just happen. What was even more surprising to him was what he found when he was saved from going down the giant’s gullet . . .
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There is a legend of a ship with a golden sail. Ten years ago Jan’s father climbed aboard that ship, and hasn’t been seen since. Now the ship has returned. Does Jan dare climb aboard? What will he find if he does?
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The story begins when Susan Simmons returns to school from spring vacation. Susan has been looking forward to the big class play her teacher has been planning. But to her dismay, Ms. Schwartz is gone…replaced by tall, handsome Mr. Smith, a strictly “by the book” teacher with some very strange habits. Investigating her new teacher, Susan makes a shocking discovery: “Mr. Smith” is actually an alien named Broxholm who is planning to abduct five students.
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Michael has a box. It was given to him by an angel, who asks him to take care of it. The box is a joy and a burden. Protecting it will change and shape Michael’s life in ways he cannot imagine. An odd and strangely moving story.
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A young man sits in a cave, face to face with an aging wolf. The wolf wants something from him. This is the story of how he got there, and the choice that he will be forced to make.
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Brion is beheaded for resisting the king’s wars.This injustice so angers the dead man that he climbs out of his grave to try to set things right. The consequences are . . . unexpected.
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A camping trip to an isolated and long vacant cabin, an absent-minded cousin, a threatening message on the wall … heck, what could go wrong? A funny, scary delight for listening to late at night … or anytime you want a laugh or a scare!
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