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"A Studio Ghibli-esque work of Japanese translation “that lays bare the anxieties and desperation—and the small triumphs—of adolescence” (Locus), for fans of Mieko Kawakami’s Heaven. Seven students find unusual common ground in this warm, puzzle-like Japanese bestseller laced with gentle fantasy and compassionate insight. Bullied to the point of dropping out of school, Kokoro’s days blur together as she hides in her bedroom, unable to...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"It’s the most wonderful time of the year…but not for Maelyn Jones. She's living with her parents, hates her going-nowhere job, and has just made a romantic error of epic proportions. But perhaps worst of all, this is the last Christmas Mae will be at her favorite place in the world—the snowy Utah cabin where she and her family have spent every holiday since she was born, along with two other beloved families. Mentally melting down as she...
Publisher
MGM
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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While attending a conference in Istanbul, Dr. Alithea Binnie happens to encounter a djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. This presents two problems: first, she doubts that he's real, and second, because she's a scholar of story and mythology, she knows all the cautionary tales of wishes gone wrong. The djinn pleads his case by telling her fantastical stories of his past. Eventually, she's beguiled and makes a wish that surprises...
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Disney Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Valentino is a little goat who has a lot to say. But no one, including his pal Asha, can understand him. That is, until one day when Valentino makes a special wish upon an extra-special star, who gives the little goat a BIG voice!"--
11) Blood passage
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Dark caravan cycle volume 2
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English
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"Nalia and her comrades travel to Morocco to search for Solomon's sigil"--
12) Granted
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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From the author of beloved novels Ms. Bixbys Last Day and Posted comes a hilarious, heartfelt, and unforgettable novel about a fairy-in-training. Everyone who wishes upon a star, or a candle, or a penny thrown into a fountain knows that youre not allowed to tell anyone what youve wished for. But even so, there is someone out there who hears it. In a magical land called the Haven lives a young fairy named Ophelia Delphinium Fidgets. Ophela is no ordinary...
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Hallmark Channel
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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When Sara Shaw's big idea for a Christmas initiative is stolen, she makes a wish to Santa that she'll finally have the courage to stand up for herself. Santa grants her wish but only gives her 48 hours. When she reveals to Peter Williams, the handsome owner of the company, that her boss stole her idea, she can't help but wonder if the wish is actually working. As time runs out on Sara's wish, she'll have to find a way to channel the magic and speak...
14) Cedric's tail
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Publisher
Yeehoo Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"A hilarious cautionary tale that invites readers to experience the joys and frustrations of an unexpected gift—with a surprising solution. What would you do if your birthday wish came true—and now you had a tail? Cedric wishes for a tail on his birthday and is overjoyed when his wish comes true. Having a tail is great! Now Cedric can swing around on trees, help his mom clean up the house twice as fast, and even fight crime! As Cedric gets used...
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Harry brings his toy dinosaurs to Mr. Oakley's farm, they all decide they want a duckling, and even though Mr. Oakley says they only have room at their house for chickens, they wish very hard and ask Santa to deliver a duckling.
Author
Series
Uni the unicorn volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A powerful, shared wish helps Uni the unicorn and the little girl who believes in him to save the land of unicorns from seemingly endless rain.
Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Brigette Barrager reunite to bring us a sparkly, magical sequel to Uni the Unicorn! The land of unicorns is in trouble--it has been raining and raining for what seems like forever. This is a big problem because there are only three ways that unicorns can get their magic: from the...
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Series
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"One moonlit night, the Mole Sisters make a wish. Soon they are imagining the world from a wonderful moon vista. The simple text and small format is idea for preschoolers" Cf. Our choice, 2002.
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Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Middle-schooler Ali's wish will come true if she follows all the rules to grow 100 evil fairies and feed them human hair, then find another child to do the same, but she is determined to find out what else the fairies are up to.
19) The sculptor
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Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"David Smith is giving his life for his art--literally. Thanks to a deal with Death, the young sculptor gets his childhood wish: to sculpt anything he can imagine with his bare hands. But now that he only has 200 days to live, deciding what to create is harder than he thought, and discovering the love of his life at the 11th hour isn't making it any easier! This is a story of desire taken to the edge of reason and beyond; of the frantic, clumsy dance...
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