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The Red Balloon
A magical book that has become an enduring children's classic, The Red Balloon is the story of a young boy and his best friend--a bright red balloon. Chock-full of photographs of the boy, the balloon and the captivating city of Paris.
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W.A.R.P. THE RELUCTANT ASSASSIN
Riley, a teen orphan boy living in Victorian London, has had the misfortune of being apprenticed to Albert Garrick, an illusionist who has fallen on difficult times and now uses his unique conjuring skills to gain access to victims' dwellings. On one such escapade, Garrick brings his reluctant apprentice along and urges him to commit his first killing. Riley is saved from having to commit the grisly act when the intended victim turns out to be a scientist from the future, part of the FBI's Witness Anonymous Relocation Program (WARP) Riley is unwittingly transported via wormhole to modern day London, followed closely by Garrick. In modern London, Riley is helped by Chevron Savano, a seventeen-year-old FBI agent sent to London as punishment after a disastrous undercover, anti-terrorist operation in Los Angeles. Together Riley and Chevie must evade Garrick, who has been fundamentally altered by his trip through the wormhole. Garrick is now not only evil, but he also possesses all of the scientist's knowledge. He is determined to track Riley down and use the timekey in Chevie's possession to make his way back to Victorian London where he can literally change the world.
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The Water Catchers
Someone from your bloodline, your village and water are all closely linked. Counting out his days through measured buckets of water in the overcrowded, water-deprived city of Mumbai, 11-year old Chintan aka Chintu leads a somewhat ordinary life. But all of that changes when his grandfather tells him about a strange prophecy foretold by a shadow-astrologer. This starts Chintu and his grandfather off on a quest for an unknown saviour from their family, who will rescue their ancestral water-deprived village called Tintodan. Time is running out for both as the quest must end before Mansukhbhais next birthday and there a darker part of the prophecy has not yet revealed. A trip to Tintodan makes Chintu realizes that some prophecies can come true after all. A meeting with the mysterious girl called Mahi changes everyones life and her strange powers can transform the destiny of a whole village. Back in Mumbai, Chintu has secrets of his own. A run-in with the dreaded Sholay Gang at school results in an impossible challenge and Chintu is catapulted into the thick of things as he finds himself leading an inter school conservation competition that could transform his school. Do these unlikely heroes fulfil the prophecy? Can Chintu, Maahi and Mansukhbhai find the mysterious member from the bloodline and save their parched village? Does Chintus school win the competition? Does he defeat the bullies of the Sholay Gang? Read about the magic in water and how it trickles through different lives, transforming everyone who catches a drop.
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Judy Moody Saves the World
Third instalment in the internationally popular and bestselling series (10 million Judy Moody books in print worldwide; translated into 22 languages). Where would the world be without Judy Moody? Watch her whip the planet into shape.
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THE CURSE OF THE CHEESE PYRAMID
Geronimo Stilton #02 The Curse Of The Cheese Pyramid is the second book in the Geronimo Stilton Series. This book introduces some of the members of the Stilton family who are also the main characters in the series: Trap Stilton - Geronimo’s cousin, Thea Stilton - Geronimo’s lovely and adventurous sister, and Benjamin - Geronimo’s favorite nephew. In The Curse of The Cheese Pyramid, Geronimo’s Grandfather William suddenly turns up and threatens to take over The Rodent’s Gazette. He starts off by firing everyone who works at the paper. He then asks Geronimo to go on a trip to Egypt and meet Professor Alrat Spitfur and learn the secret of generating energy from camel dung. Geronimo is forced to make the trip on the rickety and patched up plane of Dirt Cheap Airlines by his miserly grandfather. In Egypt, he learns the history of the pyramids. He journeys across Egypt on camels to learn the secrets of the Seven Wonders of The Ancient Mouse World. When he returns, Geronimo and his colleagues at the newspaper hatch a plan to avoid Grandfather William. This is a funny, adventurous story that, in the process of entertaining kids, also manages to introduce them to Egyptian history and culture. Elisabetta Dami is a fiction writer for children from Italy, who writes under the pseudonym of Geronimo Stilton - the name of the adventurous mouse and the title character of popular Geronimo Stilton Series. Some of the books from this series include Meet Me in Horrorwood, Geronimo Stilton #03 Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House, The Christmas Toy Factory, Mighty Mount Kilimanjaro, Geronimo Stilton #05 Four Mice Deep in the Jungle, and The Peculiar Pumpkin Thief. In most of the stories in this series, Geronimo is forced into one adventure after another, against his will, by his family and friends. All the stories are fast paced and funny. The books use different fonts and colours to keep the young kids interested in reading further. The idea for the series was conceived by Dami, who is also an adventure lover and philanthropist.