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1) The book thief

Author

Zusak, Markus

Notes

#6 on the Children’s Paperback Books list for 2012-12-09. It has been on the list for 272 week(s).

Formats:

Book, Audiobook, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print

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Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

2) Wildwood: The Wildwood Chronicles, Book 1

Author

Meloy, Colin

Series

Wildwood chronicles volume 1

Notes

#9 on the Children’s Paperback Books list for 2012-12-09. It has been on the list for 9 week(s).

Formats:

eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Description

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For fans of the Chronicles of Narnia comes the first book in the Wildwood Chronicles, the New York Times bestselling fantasy adventure series by Colin Meloy, lead singer of the Decemberists, and Carson Ellis, acclaimed illustrator of The Mysterious Benedict Society.

Wildwood captivates readers with the wonder and thrill of a secret world within the landscape of a modern city. It feels at once firmly steeped in the classics

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