Aviva vs. the Dybbuk
Aviva vs. the Dybbuk

Author: Mari Lowe

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2022-02-22

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 1646141520

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A long ago "accident." An isolated girl named Aviva. A community that wants to help, but doesn't know how. And a ghostly dybbuk, that no one but Aviva can see, causing mayhem and mischief that everyone blames on her. That is the setting for this suspenseful novel of a girl who seems to have lost everything, including her best friend Kayla, and a mother who was once vibrant and popular, but who now can’t always get out of bed in the morning. As tensions escalate in the Jewish community of Beacon with incidents of vandalism and a swastika carved into new concrete poured near the synagogue...so does the tension grow between Aviva and Kayla and the girls at their school, and so do the actions of the dybbuk grow worse. Could real harm be coming Aviva's way? And is it somehow related to the "accident" that took her father years ago? Aviva vs. the Dybbuk is a compelling, tender story about friendship and community, grief and healing, and one indomitable girl who somehow manages to connect them all.

The Whipping Boy
The Whipping Boy

Author: Sid Fleischman

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2003-04-15

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 0060521228

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A Prince and a Pauper Jemmy, once a poor boy living on the streets, now lives in a castle. As the whipping boy, he bears the punishment when Prince Brat misbehaves, for it is forbidden to spank, thrash, or whack the heir to the throne. The two boys have nothing in common and even less reason to like one another. But when they find themselves taken hostage after running away, they are left with no choice but to trust each other.

The Ghost on Saturday Night
The Ghost on Saturday Night

Author: Sid Fleischman

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1997-03-28

Total Pages: 69

ISBN-13: 0688149200

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A madcap tale of fog and phantoms Opie and Aunt Etta think there's something funny going on when Professor Pepper announces that he's going to raise the ghost of a dead outlaw--live on stage. Can Opie cut through all t he fog to get to the bottom of the professor's plans? See the Ghost of Crookneck John! That's what Professor Pepper's sign promises, and Opie can hardly wait to see such a sight. But the unseen specter escapes from his coffin during the show, and if that weren't bad enough, the town bank is robbed too! Is Crookneck John a bandit from beyond the grave--or is more than the fog being pulled over the townsfolk's' eyes? A reissue of one of Sid Fleischman's early novels.

Disappearing Act
Disappearing Act

Author: Sid Fleischman

Publisher: Greenwillow Books

Published: 2004-07-27

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9780060519643

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An unseen man they call the Toad is stalking twelve-year-old Kevin and his older sister, Holly. They flee town in Holly's beat-up old car, driving west until they reach the Pacific Ocean. They change their names and attempt to hide in plain sight as street performers in Venice, California. But have they really eluded the Toad? Here is Newbery Medalist Sid Fleischman doing what he does best -- spinning a tale with style.

Bandit's Moon
Bandit's Moon

Author: Sid Fleischman

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2008-04-29

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 0061450960

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Annyrose Smith is a true child of calamity, but she is determined to overcome it. So what if she's an orphan? So what if she's stuck with the vilest landlady in California, while her brother's off trying to strike gold? So what if Joaquín Murieta and his band of notorious outlaws swoop in and take her away? The fearsome bandit thinks Annyrose can help him in his quest for justice, and she thinks he can help her search for her long-lost brother. She's not about to let anything stop her, not the mistaken identities, the daring robberies, the wild chases, or her unlikely friendship with the Mexican Robin Hood.

Sir Charlie
Sir Charlie

Author: Sid Fleischman

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2010-06-15

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 0061896403

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See him? That little tramp twitching a postage stamp of a mustache, politely lifting his bowler hat, and leaning on a bamboo cane with the confidence of a gentleman? A slapstick comedian, he blazed forth as the brightest movie star in the Hollywood heavens. Everyone knew Charlie—Charlie Chaplin. When he was five years old he was pulled onstage for the first time, and he didn't step off again for almost three-quarters of a century. Escaping the London slums of his tragic childhood, he took Hollywood like a conquistador with a Cockney accent. With his gift for pantomime in films that had not yet acquired vocal cords, he was soon rubbing elbows with royalty and dining on gold plates in his own Beverly Hills mansion. He was the most famous man on earth—and he was regarded as the funniest. Still is. . . . He comes to life in these pages. It's an astonishing rags-to-riches saga of an irrepressible kid whose childhood was dealt from the bottom of the deck. Abundantly illustrated.

End Days
End Days

Author: Deborah Zoe Laufer

Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 0573663165

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Sixteen year old Rachel Stein is having a bad year. Her father hasn't changed out of his pajamas since 9/11. Her mother has begun a close, personal relationship with Jesus. Her new neighbor, a sixteen-year-old Elvis impersonator, has fallen for her hard. And the Apocolypse is coming Wednesday. Her only hope is that Stephen Hawking will save them all.

Jim Ugly
Jim Ugly

Author: Sid Fleischman

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2003-05-27

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780060521219

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A one-man dog Part wolf and fiercely independent, Jim Ugly is a dog who answers to only one person. Unfortunately, that man -- Sam Bannock -- has disappeared. Rumor has it that Sam is dead, but to his son, Jake, something about that doesn't sound quite right. So Jake and Jim Ugly embark on a wild journey into the frontier West, where they find themselves pursued by a pretty lady, a theater troupe, and one very ornery yellow-legged man. And they all want to know one thing: Where is Sam Bannock?

Here Comes McBroom!
Here Comes McBroom!

Author: Sid Fleischman

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1998-08-27

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 0688163645

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In the further adventures of Josh McBroom, the crops grow so fast, you'd better step out of the way when you plant corn, red barns turn blue in the cold, and words freeze still in mid-air. "As fresh as ever."--Booklist.

The Trouble Begins at 8
The Trouble Begins at 8

Author: Sid Fleischman

Publisher: Greenwillow Books

Published: 2008-07-29

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13:

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A look at the life of Mark Twain, from his childhood adventures in the wild west to his becoming the most famous American author of his time.