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Holes book cover

Holes

Louis Sachar

jFICTION Sachar, Louis
Kids

As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.

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Esperanza rising

Pam Muñoz Ryan

jFICTION Ryan, Pam Muñoz
Kids

Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

J. K. Rowling

jFICTION Rowling, J. K.
Kids, Fantasy

Burdened with the dark, dangerous, and seemingly impossible task of locating and destroying Voldermort's remaining Horcruxes, Harry, feeling alone and uncertain about his future, struggles to find the inner strength he needs to follow the path set out before him.

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

J. K. Rowling

jFICTION Rowling, J. K.
Kids, Fantasy

Sixth-year Hogwarts student Harry Potter gains valuable insights into the boy Voldemort once was, even as his own world is transformed by maturing friendships, schoolwork assistance from an unexpected source, and devastating losses.

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

J. K Rowling

jFICTION Rowling, J. K.
Kids, Fantasy

When the government of the magic world and authorities at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry refuse to believe in the growing threat of a freshly revived Lord Voldemort, fifteen-year-old Harry Potter finds support from his loyal friends in facing the evil wizard and other new terrors.

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Harry Potter and the goblet of fire

J. K. Rowling

jFICTION Rowling, J. K.
Kids, Fantasy

Harry Potter, a fourth-year student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, longs to escape his hateful relatives, the Dursleys, and live as a normal fourteen-year-old wizard, but what Harry does not yet realize is that he is not a normal wizard, and in his case, different can be deadly.

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Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban

J. K. Rowling

jFICTION Rowling, J. K.
Kids, Fantasy

During his third year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter must confront the devious and dangerous wizard responsible for his parents' deaths.

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

J. K. Rowling

jFICTION Rowling, J. K.
Kids, Fantasy

When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school.

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Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone

J. K. Rowling

jFICTION Rowling, J. K.
Kids, Fantasy

Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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The blood of Olympus

Rick Riordan

jFICTION Riordan, Rick
Kids, Fantasy

The Greek and Roman demigods must simultaneously prevent the earth mother, Gaea, from waking and stop war from breaking out at Camp Half-Blood.

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