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1) Wonder
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Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
"DIANE CHAMBERLAIN is the international bestselling author of twenty-three novels. She lives in North Carolina with her partner, photographer John Pagliuca, and her shelties, Keeper and Cole."--
"From bestselling author Diane Chamberlain comes an irresistible new novel. When Caroline Sears receives the news that her unborn baby girl has a heart defect, she is devastated. It is 1970 and there seems to be little that can be done. But her brother-in-law,...
Author
Language
English
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Description
There's a silent epidemic in western civilization, and it is right under our noses. Our jaws are getting smaller and our teeth crooked and crowded, creating not only aesthetic challenges but also difficulties with breathing. Modern orthodontics has persuaded us that braces and oral devices can correct these problems. While teeth can certainly be straightened, what about the underlying causes of this rapid shift in oral evolution and the health risks...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Collects three stories featuring Auggie Pullman told from Julian, Charlie, and Charlotte's perspectives.
Over 2 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Readers have also been treated to three stories offering a special look at Auggie’s world through new points of view. Previously only available in ebook, now they’ll be published all...
Author
Language
English
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Description
WONDER IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS AND JACOB TREMBLAY!
Over 3 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Readers have also been given a special look at another side of Auggie's story with The Julian Chapter...
Over 3 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Readers have also been given a special look at another side of Auggie's story with The Julian Chapter...
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"If you could test your son for a gene that predicts violence, would you do it? From the author of Curfew comes a suspenseful, heart-wrenching novel about the consequences of your answer. Antonia and Bea are sisters, and doting mothers to their sons. But that is where their similarities end. Antonia had her son tested to make sure he didn't possess the "violent" M gene. Bea refuses to let her son take the test. His life should not be determined by...
Author
Publisher
Simple Bicycle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A group of high school friends go camping in area where a goat farmer was murdered by the Klan. His body was never found and since then there have been sightings of a wild creature, half man and half goat, called the Goatman. The boys hear strange noises from the moment they arrive and sense they are being watched. It is the beginning of a very long night. Could the legend of the Goatman really be true?"--Publisher's description.
Series
Alphas volume season 2
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Brought together to form one extraordinary team of "Alphas"--People whose unique brain anomalies imbue them with superhuman mental and physical abilities -- five seemingly ordinary citizens must take the law into their own hands while working within the government to investigate a new brand of baffling crime.
Author
Publisher
Prufrock Press Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Hexapus. Two-headed snake. Spider worm. They sound like creatures from horror movies, but they are all real-life mutants that creep, crawl, and slither among us. In "Things That Make You Go Yuck!: Mystifying Mutants," you'll learn that genes can be a freaky and fascinating business. From two-toned lobsters to squirrel kittens, this book showcases the strangest and most shocking genetic mutants in the plant and animal kingdom. Whether it's nature's...
11) Nano
Author
Series
Gift volume 1
Publisher
Marc Stapleton
Pub. Date
©2023
Language
English
Description
Kris Chambers is a nobody. A 24-year-old man with a dead-end job and no prospects - and to top it off, heart condition that forever keeps him on his toes - he spends his life trapped between apathy, self-doubt, and mortal fear. As he walks down an unfamiliar alleyway, he stumbles upon the lifeless body of a stranger. Unbeknownst to him, this grisly discovery marks the beginning of an entirely new chapter in his life. Upon mysteriously awakening in...
12) Meredith's gift
Author
Publisher
Loyola Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"...tells the story of a driven young girl who finds hope after learning she has an illness that may prevent her from using her gift ever again."--
13) Wonder
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Based on the New York best seller, this tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
Author
Language
English
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Description
WONDER IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS AND JACOB TREMBLAY!
Over 3 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Last year readers were given a special look at another side of his story with The Julian Chapter,...
Over 3 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Last year readers were given a special look at another side of his story with The Julian Chapter,...
Series
Alphas volume season 1
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Brought together to form one extraordinary team of "Alphas" - people whose unique brain anomalies imbue them with superhuman mental and physical abilities - five seemingly ordinary citizens must take the law into their own hands while working within the government to investigate a new brand of baffling crime.
Author
Series
Miss Peregrine volume 6
Language
English
Description
"The last thing Jacob Portman saw before the world went dark was a terrible, familiar face. Suddenly, he and Noor are back in his grandfather's house. Jacob doesn't know how they escaped from V's loop, but he does know one thing for certain: Caul has returned. Risen from the Library of Souls, Caul and his apocalyptic agenda seem unstoppable. Only one hope remains--deliver Noor to the meeting place of the seven prophesied ones, if they can decipher...
20) The bees
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Language
English
Description
Flora 717 is a sanitation worker, a member of the lowest caste in her orchard hive where work and sacrifice are the highest virtues and worship of the beloved Queen the only religion. But Flora is not like other bees and when she breaks the most sacred law of all -- daring to challenge the Queen's fertility -- she will face fearsome enemies that threaten her heart and lead her to unthinkable deeds.
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