Henry James
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Alexandra is spending the night with her grandparents while her mother and father have an outing. However, disaster strikes after dinner when her grandfather takes her for a walk. Read about the accident, what happened after it and how our girl recovers. Find out what lessons Alex and her grandfather learned.
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An innocent young girl who is caught between her divorced parents attempts to understand life and its injustices. Shuttled between her parents, who value her only as a means for provoking each other, Maisie is drawn into an entangled adult world of intrigue and sexual betrayal.
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Monstrumologist volume 3
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When Dr. Warthrop goes hunting for the "Holy Grail of Monstrumology" in 1888, twelve-year-old orphan Will Henry follows him to Socotra, plunging into depths of horror worse than anything he has experienced so far.
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Monstrumologist volume 2
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In 1888, twelve-year-old Will Henry chronicles his apprenticeship with Dr. Warthrop, a New England scientist who hunts and studies real-life monsters, as they discover and attempt to destroy the Wendigo, a creature that starves even as it gorges itself on human flesh.
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Monstrumologist volume 4
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When Dr. Warthrop begins to doubt fourteen-year-old Will Henry's loyalty, he sets him against one of the most horrific creatures in the Monstrumarium unaware that Will's life and his own fate will lie in the balance.
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"Bob the farmer": Bob volunteers to look after the farm for Farmer Pickles. "Where's Muck": Muck can't wait to dig in to a muddy job helping Bob repair a riverbank! "Roley's important job": When Roley tags along on a job, he rolls away when he finds he's not needed. "Travis's busy day": Travis is eager to repair the barn after a storm, but Farmer Pickles asks Bob to help instead. "Lofty the artist": Lofty wants to be an artist and help redecorate,...
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Duggee is blowing up balloons for Tino the artistic mouse's birthday. The squirrels are a little worried because Tino can be a bit grumpy! But Duggee persuades them all to go and see Tino and give him a bunch of balloons. But something unexpected happens. Tino starts to float up into the sky! He's having a rather good time until he gets stuck in a tree. It's time for the squirrels to come to his rescue.
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Roley to the rescue: A stormy night leaves Bob, Roley and the team with lots of work to do. Mr. Beasley's noisy pipes: Things get pretty noisy when Bob and his crew are called in to replace Mr. Beasley's banging pipes and boiler. Roley's tortoise: Roley is excited about his new friend, Timmy the tortoise. Runaway Roley: Roley, the hardworking steamroller, becomes a runaway "sleep roller" when he rolls out of the building yard while still asleep.
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Scoop is so busy helping others that he misses the town's snowmen-building contest, so the whole town decides to team up to make him a winner. Dizzy rounds up the crew to finish building Farmer Pickles barn, and Wendy gives Dizzy and Trix a hand with brick laying. Pilchard proves to be a team player. Bob the Builder, Wendy and the whole team work together to get the job done.