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The five people you meet in Heaven
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3 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 1,351 libraries worldwide Eddie is an eighty-three-year-old war veteran. He spends his days maintaining the rides at Ruby Pier, a seaside amusement park. Now Eddie's own life is about to come to an end. One morning, an accident occurs on one of the rides. In front of a horrified crowd, Eddie attempts to save the five-year-old's life. The last thing he sees is the little girl's frightened face, the last thing he feels is the child's hands in his. Then, a blinding flash of light and silence, and Eddie reawakens in an unfamiliar place called Heaven. But he's not alone. Five people have been waiting to meet him.
Alice in Wonderland
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6 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in English and Chinese and held by 1,042 libraries worldwide Alice slips down a rabbit hole into Wonderland, where she meets zany characters like the Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter and has a series of strange, dream-like adventures.
Dinotopia
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3 editions published between 2002 and 2006 in English and held by 741 libraries worldwide Two brothers crash land into a world where humans and dinosaurs coexist and interact in harmony.
The 10th kingdom
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7 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in English and held by 709 libraries worldwide When Virginia (Kimberly Williams), a young New York waitress, befriends a dog that is actually a bewitched prince from a parallel universe, their two worlds collide. Virginia, her father (John Larroquette) and the dog prince are transported through a magic mirror to The Land of Nine Kingdoms. Along the way, Virginia falls in love with Wolf (Scott Cohen), a complicated half-man, half-wolf, and the foursome meet up with Cinderella, Snow White and a grisly Troll King.
Merlin
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7 editions published between 1998 and 2011 in English and held by 680 libraries worldwide The legend of King Arthur, this time, from the perspective of the King's Wizard, Merlin. Merlin is a creature born of pagan magic, living in a world converting to Christianity. Merlin is beside Arthur as he gains Excalibur, builds Camelot and is betrayed by his wife, Guinevere. Merlin and Arthur are both menaced by the plots of Morgan Le Fey and Mordred, her son by Arthur, and their cohorts. Through it all, Merlin tries to keep Arthur from the destructive path set by fate.
NightJohn
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6 editions published between 1996 and 2008 in English and held by 563 libraries worldwide When a new slave named NightJohn is brought to the plantation, he opens a whle new world for Sarny because he has forbidden talents. He can read and also he can teach. As she learns to read she learns the power of words and the unconquerable strength of the human spirit.
Hidden places
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 560 libraries worldwide A widowed mother of two must overcome great odds to save her family's home. Just when things can't get worse, fate brings along hope in the form of a mysterious drifter who offers his help.
Dreamkeeper
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5 editions published between 2003 and 2007 in English and held by 544 libraries worldwide A Lakota storyteller and his grandson, a troubled 17-year-old boy, embark on a cross-country journey toward self-discovery. The grandson agrees to take his grandfather from Pine Ridge Reservation in S.D. to a powwow in Santa Fe in order to escape from some trouble with the local gang. Interwoven with the journey of the grandfather and grandson are retellings of Native American legends.
The odyssey
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11 editions published between 1997 and 2010 in English and held by 540 libraries worldwide Aided by the goddess Athena, warrior-king Odysseus braves the terrors and temptations of a fantastic array of creatures as his return from the Trojan War becomes a decade-long quest to reach his homeland and his faithful wife, Penelope.
Thicker than water
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 533 libraries worldwide A faded photograph leads powerful attorney Natalie to the secrets of her late father's past. She takes to the countryside, where horses run free, true love really exists, and Natalie discovers her own past and an enlightened future.
The lion in winter
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 530 libraries worldwide In the winter of 1183, a royal family prepares for a joyous Christmas holiday reunion of scheming, conniving and deceit. King Henry II summons his cunning prison-bound wife to his side as he prepares to announce the succession of the throne to one of his double-crossing three sons, none of whom are qualified to rule the monarchy.
Dinotopia quest for the ruby sunstone
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2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 524 libraries worldwide Twelve-year-old Kex stows away in a lifeboat, hoping to see the world, but after being washed overboard he finds himself on an island where dinosaurs and humans coexist.
Back to the secret garden
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3 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 514 libraries worldwide Though many years have passed, another orphan - this time a lonely American girl - makes an exciting journey to the enchanting manor where the magic began. Under the watchful eye of the keeper of the garden's key, the young orphan discovers that unlocking all the mysteries of the garden will take faith, courage and determination before life can bloom lavishly once again.
Christy return to Cutter Gap
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5 editions published between 2001 and 2003 in English and held by 461 libraries worldwide This television adaptation features Lauren Lee Smith as the 19-year-old schoolteacher who flounders and perseveres in an isolated mountain community in the early 1900s. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Great Smokey Mountains, this 89-minute film begins with an elderly Christy returning to the long-abandoned mission where she once taught. Her memories center around a time when change was coming to Cutter Gap--some for the better, some not, and all of it resisted by the locals.
True women
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3 editions published between 2004 and 2010 in English and held by 435 libraries worldwide A powerful, moving story about two fearless women, of friendship, romance, courage and survival in the Old West. When Mexican forces threaten their homeland, Sarah Ashby McClure and her younger sister Euphemia, move their family and friends to safety. Resettling on the rugged West Texas plains, they soon become targets of Indian raids. They are determined to defend their homeland while their men fight in the Civil War.
Gulliver's travels
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1 edition published in 1999 in English and held by 423 libraries worldwide The tale of an 18th-century physician who takes eight years to travel through a variety of fantastical lands, only to have everyone but his wife take him for a madman when he returns home.
Gift of love the Daniel Huffman story
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9 editions published between 1999 and 2004 in English and held by 398 libraries worldwide Daniel is 15 years old and has a passion for football, with hopes for a college football scholarship. Raised by his grandmother since he was four, he is very close to her. Then he must make a life-altering decision, sacrificing one of his loves.
Straight from the heart
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4 editions published between 2002 and 2007 in English and held by 395 libraries worldwide When a photographer from New York City and a rancher from Wyoming meet through the auspices of her friend and his sister, the only thing they seem to have in common is dislike.
Christy a change of seasons
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2 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 387 libraries worldwide When Christy's best friend dies of typhoid before they've had a chance to patch up a disagreement, Christy angrily questions her faith as she tries to reconcile her beliefs with the tragedy of a young, loving mother being taken away from her family and friends.
Farscape. The peacekeeper wars
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9 editions published between 2000 and 2005 in English and held by 290 libraries worldwide When a full-scale war is begun by the evil Scarran empire, the Peacekeeper Alliance has but one hope: reassemble human astronaut John Crichton. Crichton's task: Get the entire Peacekeeper race to safety before the last war brings an end to the universe. more
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