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Seedfolks (Unabridged)

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Thirteen lives. One garden. Set in Cleveland, Newbery-Award-winning author Paul Fleischman's poignant book is a large lesson in connectedness and community for all. When a derelict vacant lot is gradually transformed into a community garden in inner city Cleveland, the people of this community find their differences are less apparent and their isolation dissolved.

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710L
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02:54
Seedfolks (Unabridged)

The Things They Carried (Unabridged)

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This modern classic and New York Times best seller was a finalist for both the 1990 Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award and has become a staple of American classrooms.

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880L
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07:03
The Things They Carried (Unabridged)

26 Fairmount Avenue, Book 2: Here We All Are (Unabridged)

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In this delightful sequel, award-winning author-illustrator dePaola shares engaging childhood memories about siblings, school, and life as a five-year-old.

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700L
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00:57
26 Fairmount Avenue, Book 2: Here We All Are (Unabridged)

Heir Apparent (Unabridged)

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In the virtual reality game Heir Apparent, there are way too many ways to get killed, and Giannine seems to be finding them all. Which is a darn shame, because unless she can get the magic ring, locate the stolen treasure, answer the dwarf's dumb riddles, impress the head-chopping statue, charm the army of ghosts, fend off the barbarians, and defeat the man-eating dragon, she'll never win.

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820L
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09:53
Heir Apparent (Unabridged)

The Mysterious Tadpole (Unabridged)

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It's Louis's birthday and Uncle McAllister has brought him a very special gift: a tadpole all the way from Scotland! Louis can hardly wait for Alphonse to grow into a frog. But it soon becomes clear that Alphonse is not turning into any ordinary frog. First Alphonse outgrows his jar, then the sink, and then the bathtub!

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650L
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00:09
The Mysterious Tadpole (Unabridged)

More All-of-a-Kind Family (Unabridged)

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In the third book of Sydney Taylor's classic children's series, Ella finds a boyfriend and Henny disagrees with Papa over her curfew. Thus continues the tale of a Jewish family of five sisters, Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte, and Gertie, living at the turn of the century in New York's Lower East Side.

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600L
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03:22
More All-of-a-Kind Family (Unabridged)

Here Lies the Librarian (Unabridged)

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Peewee idolizes Jake, a big brother whose dreams of auto mechanic glory are fueled by the hard road coming to link their Indiana town and futures with the 20th century. And motoring down the road comes Irene Ridpath, a young librarian with plans to astonish them all and turn Peewee's life upside down.

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780L
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03:40
Here Lies the Librarian (Unabridged)

Tuesdays With Morrie: 10th Anniversary Edition (Unabridged)

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It's been 10 years since Mitch Albom first shared the wisdom of Morrie Schwartz with the world. Now, 12 million copies later, in a new foreword, Mitch Albom reflects again on the meaning of Morrie's life lessons and the gentle, irrevocable impact of their Tuesday sessions all those years ago.

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830L
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18:27
Tuesdays With Morrie: 10th Anniversary Edition (Unabridged)

The Gift of the Magi (Unabridged)

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O. Henry wrote many stories, but this, the story of two "ultimate gifts", is his most famous.

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AD870L
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00:14
The Gift of the Magi (Unabridged)

Gossamer (Unabridged)

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Where do dreams come from? What stealthy nighttime messengers are the guardians of our most deeply hidden hopes and our half-forgotten fears?

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660L
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02:43
Gossamer (Unabridged)

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