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Overview: A modern masterpiece from one of Italy's most acclaimed authors, My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense, and generous-hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila. Ferrante' s inimitable style lends itself perfectly to a meticulous portrait of these two women that is also the story of a nation and a touching meditation on the nature of friendship. The story begins in the 1950s, in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of...
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The second book, following last year's My Brilliant Friend, featuring the two friends Lila and Elena. The two protagonists are now in their twenties. Marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila. Meanwhile, Elena continues her journey of self-discovery. The two young women share a complex and evolving bond that brings them close at times, and drives them apart at others. Each vacillates between hurtful disregard and profound love for the other. With this...
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Since the publication of My Brilliant Friend, the first of the Neapolitan novels, Elena Ferrante's fame as one of our most compelling, insightful, and stylish contemporary authors has grown enormously. She has gained admirers among authors--Jhumpa Lahiri, Elizabeth Strout, Claire Messud, to name a few--and critics--James Wood, John Freeman, Eugenia Williamson, for example. But her most resounding success has undoubtedly been with readers, who have...
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Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 49
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IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When Wild Willie showed up at my door and invited me to travel with him to Japan, I jumped at the chance. We were in search of an ancient, legendary samurai scroll that holds the secret to a long-lost fighting technique. The scroll had fallen into the wrong hands, and it was up to me and Wild Willie to track it down and save the day. But first, we would have to fight a group of talented ninjas. Holey cheese -- this would be one adventure I would never...
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2016.
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The New York Times bestseller from the author of The Order of Time and Reality Is Not What It Seems, Helgoland, and Anaximander
“One of the year’s most entrancing books about science.”—The Wall Street Journal
“Clear, elegant...a whirlwind tour of some of the biggest ideas in physics.”—The New York Times Book Review
This playful,...
“One of the year’s most entrancing books about science.”—The Wall Street Journal
“Clear, elegant...a whirlwind tour of some of the biggest ideas in physics.”—The New York Times Book Review
This playful,...
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Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 43
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IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Geronimo Stilton, who is a normal mouse that does not like adventure, is dragged along to accompany his super-sporty friend Bruce Hyena on a series of outrageous adventures to toughen him up.
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Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 16
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IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Geronimo travels to Ratzikistan to help his grandfather write a guide book about this remote area.
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Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 37
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IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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Geronimo agrees to be part of his friend Bruce Hyena's team for a bicycle race across America, despite the fact that he is not very into sports.
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Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 45
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2011
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IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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I invited my friend Petunia Pretty Paws to visit the Bay of Whales with me. But our trip got off on the wrong paw, and my relaxing vacation turned into a real nightmare. That is, until Petunia and I came across a great white whale that needed our help.
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Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 44
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IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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When Geronimo agrees to be a caddie for his grandfather in a golf tournament, he and Special Agent OOK team up to prevent the theft of the Super Mouse Cup.
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Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 24
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IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Geronimo Stilton recounts his trip to Niagara Falls when he accompanies some young mice there as part of a school field trip.
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Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 33
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IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Geronimo goes to Athens to report on the Olympics, and after observing some of the games he and detective Hercule Poirat become suspicious about Cyrus von Snootrat who seems to be winning every Olympic event and they decide to investigate him.
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Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 46
Pub. Date
2011
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IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Uncle Samuel S. Stingysnout invites the whole Stilton family to creepy, faraway Penny Pincher Castle for a big surprise.
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Geronimo Stilton. Micekings volume 3
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Scholastic Inc
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IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Determined to earn a mouseking helmet, Geronimo Stiltonord undergoes special training conducted by Miceking chief Sven the Shouter.
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Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 14
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IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When Geronimo Stilton's friend, Professor von Volt, discovers the location of the famous Ruby of Fire, Geronimo soon finds himself in a race to find the gem before it can fall into the hands of some dark characters.
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Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 48
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Accepting an ugly crystal figurine from Petunia Pretty Paws, Geronimo Stilton discovers a mysterious message inside the figurine from a Venetian mouse who requires assistance.
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Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 21
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Geronimo Stilton finds himself in the wild West, where he becomes involved in a showdown with the "wickedest" rat of Cactus City.
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Scholastic Inc
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2019.
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IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
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There is a crisis in the Starlight Kingdom, one of the fantasy worlds: its stars, powered by a special kind of stardust, are fading and may soon go out forever, leaving the Kingdom in darkness--so the Thea sisters and Will Mystery set out for Brightstar Castle to discover what is wrong, but first they must overcome the obstacles and challenges that the fairies are placing in their way.
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Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 41
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IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Bruce Hyena convinces Geronimo to join him in climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, a task for which the mouse journalist is completely unprepared.
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"Giovanna's pretty face is changing, turning ugly, at least so her father thinks. Giovanna, he says, looks more like her Aunt Vittoria every day. But can it be true? Is she really changing? Is she turning into her Aunt Vittoria, a woman she hardly knows but whom her mother and father clearly despise? Surely there is a mirror somewhere in which she can see herself as she truly is. Giovanna is searching for her reflection in two kindred cities that...
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