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Detectives in Togas
By Henry Winterfeld
4.836 ratings8 reviews
flavius55 stars
When my mother suggested I read Detectives in Togas, I wasn't very enthusiastic. I didn't like the cover of the book and why would I want to read a story about schoolboys living in Ancient Rome? In fact, Detectives in Togas is a whodunit which involves seven boys who live in Rome: Caius, Mucius,...
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How to Survive in the Age of Pirates: A Handy Guide to Swashbuckling Adventures, Avoiding Deadly Diseases, and Escapin G the Ruthless Renegades of the High Seas
By Crispin Boyer
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Think fast! You’ve been transported back in time to the golden age of piracy, a time when fearsome captains like Barbarossa and Blackbeard make the rules. Do you have what it takes to sail through this ruthless world of cutthroats and renegades—and live to tell the tale? If not, you might just find yourself in the midst of a murderous mutiny or marooned on a deserted island!
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The Last Comics on Earth: Too Many Villains!: From the Creators of the Last Kids on Earth
By Max Brallier, Joshua Pruett
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Jack, June, Quint, and Dirk face their biggest challenge yet: creating the sequel to their hit graphic novel! And like all sequels, it must be BIGGER, BETTER, and PACKED WITH EVEN MORE NEAT STUFF! While the kids get to work, their superhero alter-egos make a startling discovery: supervillains do not come up with their own evil plans! The shocking truth? Every supervillain scheme comes from the mind of a single, mysterious bad guy.
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Enna Burning
By Shannon Hale
4.8211 ratings9 reviews
pudgyjeon44 stars
I was very surprised when I finished this book. Compared to its predecessor, this book is a lot more deep and intense. The previous book was all fairy tales and magic, so when I read this book, I was slightly shocked when it was so emotional and fierce. Enna Burning is from the point of view of E...
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Escaping the Giant Wave
By Peg Kehret
4.4212 ratings17 reviews
pudgyjeon33 stars
After reading the summary for this book, I was ready to dive in with some anticipation for a good book. To start off, the details and imagery in this book were creative and thoughtful. There was so much excitement in this novel, and it felt like the danger would never end. One thing, however, tha...
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Trading Faces
By Julia DeVillers, Jennifer Roy
4.5531 ratings25 reviews
megank55 stars
Trading Faces by Julia DeVillers and Jennifer Roy tells a very interesting and entertaining story of two identical twins in middle school. Payton and Emma are totally different, even though they look exactly the same. With Payton being the fashion and outgoing one, while Emma being intelligent an...
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Lyddie (New Windmills)
By Katherine Paterson
53 ratings3 reviews
deafgirlhistory55 stars
Lydia "Lyddie" Worthen, a young girl in 1846, about twenty years right before U.S. Civil War had began. Her mother, Mattie, who you would sometimes see her letters to Lyddie but not so often had died later in the book. Her sister, Agnes, also died, too. Her another sister, Rachel, and her brother...
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Detectives in Togas
By Henry Winterfeld
4.836 ratings8 reviews
flavius55 stars
When my mother suggested I read Detectives in Togas, I wasn't very enthusiastic. I didn't like the cover of the book and why would I want to read a story about schoolboys living in Ancient Rome? In fact, Detectives in Togas is a whodunit which involves seven boys who live in Rome: Caius, Mucius,...
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How to Survive in the Age of Pirates: A Handy Guide to Swashbuckling Adventures, Avoiding Deadly Diseases, and Escapin G the Ruthless Renegades of the High Seas
By Crispin Boyer
0 ratings0 reviews
Think fast! You’ve been transported back in time to the golden age of piracy, a time when fearsome captains like Barbarossa and Blackbeard make the rules. Do you have what it takes to sail through this ruthless world of cutthroats and renegades—and live to tell the tale? If not, you might just find yourself in the midst of a murderous mutiny or marooned on a deserted island!
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