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Peril at End House (Agatha Christie Collection)
By Agatha Christie
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deafgirlhistory55 starsNick Buckley, a young lady who somehow survived few "accidents" that could potentially take her life as the famous detective, Hercule Poirot to suspect that the certain murderer has the target. But who? Likely to be Nick. One day while vacationing at the Cornish coast, he (Poirot) noticed a bulle...
National Geographic Kids Almanac 2027 (NGK Almanac)
By National Geographic Kids
This New York Times bestselling, kid-favorite, parent-approved almanac is National Geographic in a book! Kids who want to know it all need the National Geographic Kids Almanac! The latest edition of this internationally best-selling almanac is brand-new and updated for 2027, featuring: interviews from the field with real National Geographic Explorersthe latest images from the James Webb Space Telescopean all-new chapter on art and creativityfascinating discoveries about animalsexpertly curatedRead book review
No Promises in the Wind
By Irene Hunt
Read book review- deafgirlhistory5 starsJosh Grondowski, a normal fifteen years old boy who has the major potential and dreams relating to music, especially when its comes to piano. But the hardship, poverty, hunger, and families now scattering all across America as the 1930s Great Depression strikes. Major banks went out of the busine...
Romeo and Juliet
By William Shakespeare
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pudgyjeon3 starsTwo star-crossed lovers, divided by last name, united in love. There's no clear bad or good, right or wrong side in this play, just a couple trying their hardest to make it work. And, of course in cruel irony, they become the poster children for premature death. And, in between it all is a deep w...
Wish
By Barbara O'Connor
Read book review- pudgyjeon5 starsThe dreamy sunset cover, soft and inviting, spoke to me when I was just a fourth grader with my mom's money at the school's book fair. I read it, and of course, loved it. Now, many years later, on summer break, the same book had that air that invited you to read it. And even from a more matured p...
The El Dorado Adventure
By Lloyd Alexander
Read book review- deafgirlhistory5 starsEverything was going on pretty good without any chaos until Vesper Holly learns that she actually owns the volcano on the tiny republic/island of El Dorado. Just another adventure awaits for you with Holly as she sails to Central America with her guardian, Brinnie but later finds herself in the d...
Peril at End House (Agatha Christie Collection)
By Agatha Christie
Read book review- deafgirlhistory5 starsNick Buckley, a young lady who somehow survived few "accidents" that could potentially take her life as the famous detective, Hercule Poirot to suspect that the certain murderer has the target. But who? Likely to be Nick. One day while vacationing at the Cornish coast, he (Poirot) noticed a bulle...
National Geographic Kids Almanac 2027 (NGK Almanac)
By National Geographic Kids
This New York Times bestselling, kid-favorite, parent-approved almanac is National Geographic in a book! Kids who want to know it all need the National Geographic Kids Almanac! The latest edition of this internationally best-selling almanac is brand-new and updated for 2027, featuring: interviews from the field with real National Geographic Explorersthe latest images from the James Webb Space Telescopean all-new chapter on art and creativityfascinating discoveries about animalsexpertly curatedRead book review
Who Was Queen Victoria?
By Jim Gigliotti
Her reign of 63 years and seven months is known as the Victorian Era, a period of industrial, cul...
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Who Was Joan of Arc?
By Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso
Joan of Arc was born in a small French village during the worst period of the Hundred Years' War....
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Who Was George Washington Carver?
By Jim Gigliotti
Born in 1860s Missouri, nobody expected George Washingtoni Carver to succeed. Slaves were not all...
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Who Was Abigail Adams?
By True Kelley
Abigail Adams was a strong woman far ahead of her time. She urged her husband, President John Ada...
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Who Is Jeff Kinney? (Who Was?)
By Patrick Kinney
Even as a kid, everyone thought Jeff Kinney was talented. People loved his drawings, and when he ...
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Who Was Michael Jackson?
By Megan Stine
Born in Gary, Indiana, on August 29, 1958, Michael Jackson was definitely not a regular kid. A su...
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Who Is Malala Yousafzai? (Who Was?)
By Dinah Brown
Malala Yousafzai was a girl who loved to learn but was told that girls would no longer be allowed...
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Who Was Clara Barton?
By Stephanie Spinner
Clarissa “Clara” Barton was a shy girl who grew up to become a teacher, nurse, and humanitarian. ...
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Who Was Gandhi?
By Dana Meachen Rau
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in British-occupied India. Though he studied law in L...
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Who Is George Lucas? (Who Was?)
By Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso
As a child his passions were comics and cars, but George Lucas grew up to be one of the most succ...
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