Charlie Small: Gorilla City
Charlie Small: Gorilla City

Author: Charlie Small

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2014-02-28

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13: 1407097490

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No one knows the full story of Charlie Small. His battered journal was found washed up on a remote, windswept shore. And at first we thought it an elaborate hoax. Surely no eight-year-old could have had so many wild adventures, witnessed so many extraordinary things, lived such an incredible life - and still only be eight. And yet . . . there was something so vivid in the telling, that we were persuaded to send the journal for analysis. The results were absolutely astonishing. Everything in the journal of Charlie Small is true. He really has wrestled a deadly river croc, ridden a steam-powered rhino and been tribal chief in a city of gorillas. And countless other things besides. And . . . not only that . . . even though Charlie Small is only eight, he must have lived for over four hundred years!

Already Dead
Already Dead

Author: Charlie Huston

Publisher: Del Rey

Published: 2007-12-18

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0307414515

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Those stories you hear? The ones about things that only come out at night? Things that feed on blood, feed on us? Got news for you: they’re true. Only it’s not like the movies or old man Stoker’s storybook. It’s worse. Especially if you happen to be one of them. Just ask Joe Pitt. There’s a shambler on the loose. Some fool who got himself infected with a flesh-eating bacteria is lurching around, trying to munch on folks’ brains. Joe hates shamblers, but he’s still the one who has to deal with them. That’s just the kind of life he has. Except afterlife might be better word. From the Battery to the Bronx, and from river to river, Manhattan is crawling with Vampyres. Joe is one of them, and he’s not happy about it. Yeah, he gets to be stronger and faster than you, and he’s tough as nails and hard to kill. But spending his nights trying to score a pint of blood to feed the Vyrus that’s eating at him isn’t his idea of a good time. And Joe doesn’t make it any easier on himself. Going his own way, refusing to ally with the Clans that run the undead underside of Manhattan–it ain’t easy. It’s worse once he gets mixed up with the Coalition–the city’s most powerful Clan–and finds himself searching for a poor little rich girl who’s gone missing in Alphabet City. Now the Coalition and the girl’s high-society parents are breathing down his neck, anarchist Vampyres are pushing him around, and a crazy Vampyre cult is stalking him. No time to complain, though. Got to find that girl and kill that shambler before the whip comes down . . . and before the sun comes up.

Charlie Small 3: The Puppet Master
Charlie Small 3: The Puppet Master

Author: Charlie Small

Publisher: David Fickling Books

Published: 2014-02-26

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 0307792897

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Gentleman adventurer Nick Ward has tracked down a third installment of Charlie Small’s incredible life story. The battered journal was found beneath the seat of a bus shelter in Pimlico. Passed into the hands of a collector of dubious repute, it took swift work from Nick to prevent the story from vanishing forever! Having finally escaped from the perfidious pirates, Charlie travels though icy waters and hair-raising mountains and encounters man-eating bats, a wild dog whose bark is worse than his bite, and ultimately finds himself ensnared by the evil Puppet Master, a figure of pure unadulterated evil. Will Charlie manage to escape his clutches, or will he remain a puppet forever, never to adventure again? Charlie Small is a keen amateur explorer. His interests include climbing trees, collecting things, playing computer games, and football. He also enjoys conversing in the secret language of the gorillas. His present whereabouts is unknown, but we understand that he’s hoping to be home in time for tea.

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Author: Anne Isaacs

Publisher: Schwartz & Wade

Published: 2014-02-11

Total Pages: 57

ISBN-13: 0375987886

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When Widow Tulip Jones of Bore, England, inherits a ranch in By-Golly Gully, Texas, and moves in with two trunks of tea, twelve pet tortoises, and three servants, hilarity ensues. The peaceful life suits the wealthy widow fine until word gets out and every unmarried man in Texas lines up to marry her. Widow Tulip and her small staff of three can't possibly run the farm and manage all the suitors, so she devises a plan—and it just might work. This story filled with giant tortoises, 1,000 brides, bad guys, a smart widow, and even a little romance is sure to get kids laughing.

Charlie Small 1: Gorilla City
Charlie Small 1: Gorilla City

Author: Charlie Small

Publisher: David Fickling Books

Published: 2009-07-01

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 0307494403

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No one knows the full story of Charlie Small. At least, not yet. His battered journal was found washed up on a remote, windswept shore. And at first we thought it an elaborate hoax. Surely no 8-year-old could have had so many wild adventures, witnessed so many extraordinary things, lived such an incredible life–and still only be eight. And yet . . . there was something so vivid in the telling that we were persuaded to send the journal and some of its boggling content for analysis. And only one conclusion could be drawn. Everything in the journal of Charlie Small is true! In his first adventure, Gorilla City, Charlie wrestles a deadly river croc, rides a steam-powered rhino, and becomes tribal chief in a city of gorillas.

Horrible Harry and the Battle of the Bugs
Horrible Harry and the Battle of the Bugs

Author: Suzy Kline

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 042528820X

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When his friend Doug is infested with head lice and Mary convinces everyone to stay away, Harry and his other friend Song Lee stand by Doug and declare war on the bugs.

My City Speaks
My City Speaks

Author: Darren Lebeuf

Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd

Published: 2021-09-07

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1525304143

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A young girl’s exploration of the city she loves. A young girl and her father spend a day in the city, her city, traveling to the places they go together. As they do, the girl, who is visually impaired, describes what she senses in delightfully precise, poetic detail. Her city, she says, “pitters and patters, and drips and drains.” It’s both “smelly” and “sweet.” Her city also speaks, as it “dings and dongs and rattles and roars.” And sometimes, maybe even some of the best times, it just listens. A celebration of all there is to appreciate in our surroundings — just by paying attention!

Ruffleclaw
Ruffleclaw

Author: Cornelia Funke

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Published: 2015-11-10

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 0385375514

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The beloved and bestselling author of Inkheart returns with a chapter book full of mischief, heart, hilarious illustrations, and pet monsters! Goodbye, earthworms. Hello, chocolate cake! Ruffleclaw is a furry red monster who lives under a toolshed, and he’s sick of eating bugs. When he decides to move in with a family of humans, he climbs right into bed with a boy named Tommy. Tommy wants to keep Ruffleclaw as a pet, but it won’t be easy. Ruffleclaw makes huge messes—he spits, he drinks shampoo, and he eats everything in the fridge . . . along with the plates! Can Tommy teach his monster to behave? Cornelia Funke’s signature touch of imagination and humor delights young readers in her chapter books—Emma and the Blue Genie, The Pirate Pig, and Ruffleclaw.

Charlie Small 5: Charlie in the Underworld
Charlie Small 5: Charlie in the Underworld

Author: Charlie Small

Publisher: David Fickling Books

Published: 2014-02-26

Total Pages: 7

ISBN-13: 0307792919

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Charlie Small’s fifth journal describes his adventures in a strange subterranean world. Help! Charlie is trapped miles below the earth’s surface in the utterly unbelievable UNDERWORLD. Will he ever escape? Read this journal to find out! You’ll also discover . . . • How he escaped a hair-raising encounter with a terrifying Troglodite! • What to do if you get trapped in the web of a spitting Spidion! • Why the king of Subterranea is so blooming miserable! Middle graders, especially boys, will connect with this next installment about the boy adventurer who has been traveling for 400 years!

A Mother for Choco
A Mother for Choco

Author: Keiko Kasza

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1996-03-19

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 0698113640

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Family is about love no matter how different parents and children may be, adopted or not. Choco wishes he had a mother, but who could she be? He sets off to find her, asking all kinds of animals, but he doesn't meet anyone who looks just like him. He doesn't even think of asking Mrs. Bear if she's his mother-but then she starts to do just the things a mommy might do. And when she brings him home, he meets her other children-a piglet, a hippo, and an alligator-and learns that families can come in all shapes and sizes and still fit together. Keiko Kasza's twist on the "Are you my mother?" theme has become one of the most highly recommended stories about adoption for children.