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The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTraditional Chinese edition of The Day the Crayons Came Home, a companion book of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt. "The Day the Crayons Came Home" is a Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book of 2015 and a Time Magazine Top 10 Children's Book of 2015. In Traditional Chinese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc...Categorized as:
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Ultimate Level 1: Shattered Dreams by Shawn Wilson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMax wanted to be a [Baker].Settle down, bake stuff, and enjoy life.The gods, however, ruined that dream.Given [Baker] and a rare black skill, he is now running for his life, trying to grow strong enough to return home. Now Max must find a way to grow strong enough to survive the people and the god hunting him...Categorized as:
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The Accidental Minecraft Family: The Super Six by Pixel Ate
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUnbeknownst to the entire Kingdom Village, an abandoned city lives far beneath their mines.But it isn't just any city. And it isn't completely abandoned.When The Accidental Minecraft Family happens to stumble across it—er, fall into it—they'll have an opportunity to do what they do help those trapped within it's evil clutches...Categorized as:
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RE-ROLL by Robyn Wideman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRyan Rosa has had a run of bad luck, but when he receives a VIP package for the newest and hottest game to come out in years his luck takes a turn for the better.But his good luck ends when he's stabbed in the back by a guild of players who betray him for a unique weapon he possesses. Ryan contemplates doing the one thing every player hates doing, re-rolling his unique character and starting over... -
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Ultimate Level 1: Shattered Limits by Shawn Wilson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsConsume.A rare Black skill, one decreed by the gods to never be seen again.Max is finally getting a handle on the skill, finding enjoyment in battling and striving to grow his skills and stats. His new friends don't know the whole truth, but they flee trouble together, arriving at the human capital of Peltagow... -
Legends Of The Ancients: Age Of Magic - A Kurtherian Gambit Series by Candy Crum, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArryn has been through more in her short life than most, and it's finally caught up to her. She has been through hell and came through victorious every time - but there was a cost. One she never saw coming.When she and Corrine go into battle together, and Arryn nearly loses the person who means the most to her, she realizes just how foolish and cocky she's been...Categorized as:
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Crossroads by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes, as is often the case with magic, things go awry. Sevana’s quite accustomed to magical explosions, fires, and curses in her daily life. People abruptly appearing inside of Big from a different planet? Well, she has to admit, that’s a first. Deepwoods Guild specializes in traveling, but with Grae at the helm, they’ve never had a path fail. Until now... -
The Brazen City by Torsten Weitze
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHardly have Ahren and his fellow adventurers returned to Deepstone following his Naming as Thirteenth Paladin when troubling news forces them into action again. They learn through the Ancients that one of their kind, the Paladin Bergen Olgitram, along with his band of mercenaries, the Blue Cohorts, are being besieged within the Brazen City by the headstrong Sun Emperor... -
fantasia III by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHoley cheese! Join Geronimo as he returns to the Kingdom of Fantasy for a third amazing adventure!In this 320-page, full-color hardcover adventure, Geronimo returns to the Kingdom of Fantasy when he learns that the Kingdom has fallen under an endless, freezing winter and the Queen of the Fairies is in danger... -
The Sisters Grimm: A Very Grimm Guide by Michael Buckley
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSince 2005, Michael Buckley's bestselling Sisters Grimm series has delighted fans with the story of the Grimm family, guardians of the world's fairy-tale characters. There's only one book left in the series, and this comprehensive guide provides the perfect refresher for fans looking to brush up before the dramatic final installment and is the perfect introduction for new readers... -
Sky Raiders Free Preview Edition: (The First 10 Chapters) (Five Kingdoms) by Brandon Mull
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a world that lies between reality and imagination, a “fanciful, action-packed adventure” awaits (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Come and claim it in this first book of the Five Kingdoms series, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series...Categorized as:
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The Treasure Seekers by Thea Stilton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrand...Categorized as:
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Mountain of Whispers by Keith Robinson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Whisper Mountain is the lair of the beast," say the frightened mountain elves. "Beware the Shadow Demon, for it will hunt you down and eat you alive."Hal and his friends weren't looking for another adventure, but this was a mission they couldn't ignore.Whisper Mountain gets its name from the frequent cries of ghosts echoing down its slopes, the souls of victims who have run afoul of the demon...Categorized as:
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The Compass of the Stars by Thea Stilton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJoin Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters on an adventure to find the seven secret treasures!The search for the seven secret treasures continues. In this incredible adventure, the Thea Sisters come across the legendary Jewel of the Queen. They cross rivers of ice, deserts of fire, and other fascinating places on their journey to find it...Categorized as:
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Minecraft: The Voyage by Jason Fry
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStax Stonecutter has lived a peaceful--if unremarkable--life in his small town in the Overworld. He prefers leisure to work, choosing to tend to his gardens and play with his cats all day rather than expand his family's mining business. But when a mysterious stranger arrives, he takes everything from Stax, stranding him in the middle of nowhere and with nothing to his name...Categorized as:
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Brew Master by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Tyler King, a beer aficionado, finds himself transported to the magical land of Hagop, he discovers a world filled with cunning dwarves, enigmatic gnomes, brutish ogres, and beautiful women. It seems like the perfect place, until he discovers the real nobody in this magical world knows how to brew a decent beer.But Tyler knows how to make great beer... -
Die Festung der Titanen by Richard Schwartz, Michael Hansonis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEndlich setzt Richard Schwartz seine hochgelobte Saga »Die Götterkriege« fort – diesmal sieht sich Havald, der Engel des Todes, seiner dunkelsten Bedrohung gegenüber: Der Feind hat einen raffinierten Plan entworfen, um den vernichtenden Angriff Thalaks auf die sieben Reiche vorzubereiten... -
The Spirit Binds by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Inquisitors have been stopped, but the one who leads them remains at large. Tolan discovers a dangerous plot against the Academy—and all of Terndahl—the Inquisitors have planned for far longer than any have suspected. The power involved is unlike anything ever encountered by those within the Academy... -
Minecraft: The Mountain: An Official Minecraft Novel by Max Brooks
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe next official Minecraft novel from Max Brooks, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of World War Z, Devolution, and Minecraft: The Island!In the next exciting Minecraft novel from Max Brooks, the stranded hero from Minecraft: The Island fights to get back home--and, for the first time in this unfamiliar world, encounters another person...Categorized as:
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Bone Dungeon by Jonathan Smidt
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRyan doesn't remember much about his life before becoming a dungeon core. Only that he had a bit of a disagreement with the church -- something to do with a beheading?Now reborn, Ryan begins to arm his darkness dungeon with devious traps, bestial zombies and ill-named skeletal creations, without doing anything too evil. Well, mostly. Some adventurers just deserve a stalactite to the head...Categorized as:
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Blood and Fire by Marcus Alexander
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final book in this fun fantasy adventure series, Keeper of the Realms - Lemony Snicket meets The Wizard of Oz! 'Keepers have and forever will be charged with the most dangerous tasks' Charlie Keeper went to sleep thinking the battle was over. She should have known better. The mighty dragons, known as the Winged Ones, are trapped outside Bellania...Categorized as:
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Father Christmas and Me by Matt Haig
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt isn't always easy, growing up as a human in Elfhelm, even if your adoptive parents are the newly married Father Christmas and Mary Christmas.For one thing, Elf School can be annoying when you have to sing Christmas songs everyday - even in July - and when you fail all your toy-making tests. Also it can get very, very cold... -
Apollo and the Battle of the Birds by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a flock of angry birds threaten Zeus and his fellow Olympians, they need the help of a new friend—assuming the stranger is actually a friend!After a horrible drought, Zeus and his fellow Olympians are determined to help restore the land as they try to figure out their current mission, to find a special shield called an aegis...Categorized as:
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The Last Slice of Rainbow and Other Stories by Joan Aiken
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA collection of nine fairy tales including: The Last Slice of Rainbow / Clem's Dream / A Leaf in the Shape of a Key / The Queen with Screaming Hair / The Tree that Loved a Girl / Lost - One Pair of Legs / The Voice in the Shell / The Spider in the Bath / Think of a Word...Categorized as:
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Thraxas Book Ten: Thraxas and the Oracle by Martin Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the tenth book of the series, armies are gathering. It's time for Thraxas and Makri to march back towards Turai. Lisutaris is War Leader and she trusts Thraxas enough to make him her personal security officer. Captain Thraxas is given the difficult task of outwitting Deeziz the Unseen, the enemy's most powerful sorcerer. He could do with some help from Makri... -
Thraxas and the Ice Dragon by Martin Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThraxas and Makri drift ashore in the distant land of Samsarina, in the company of Lisutaris, Head of the Sorcerers Guild. After a miserable voyage on a leaky fishing boat, Thraxas just wants to drink beer, but there are other matters to attend to. Turai has fallen to the enemy, and the armies of the West are gathering... -
The King Who Disappeared by Hank Quense
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe King Who Disappeared is a fantasy adventure tale. It tells the story of King Bohan who is trapped in cave for over 200 years by Jerado, an evil wizard. The sleep spell cast by Bohan's wizard, Ansgar, is finally broken when an earthquake opens the cave... -
Speedrunning the Multiverse 3 by adastra339
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 3 of this exciting LitRPG Cultivation Adventure about an ancient God who's reached the apex of his power progression and has decided to reincarnate multiple times to try and speedrun the Dao and reach the peak of cultivation... -
Hyperion and the Great Balls of Fire by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe action heats up for Zeus and his fellow Olympians in this blazing Heroes in Training tale...Categorized as:
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Saving Fable by Scott Reintgen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSide characters can be heroes too in this charming and fast-paced adventure that is The Land of Stories meets The Phantom Tollbooth ! Indira has been a character-in-waiting her entire life. So she can't believe her luck when she's finally chosen to travel to Fable and study at the renowned Protagonist Preparatory, a school known for producing the best heroes... -
The Chaos Rises by D.K. Holmberg
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Draasin Lord is captured but a greater threat remains. Now that Tolan knows the secret of the Draasin Lord, he recognizes more needs to be done. As a student, he’s not in a position to be able to do more, but as a master shaper, he’d be free to travel as he feels necessary... -
Epoca: The Tree of Ecrof by Kobe Bryant, Ivy Claire
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the mind of basketball legend, Academy Award–winning, and New York Times–bestselling storyteller Kobe Bryant comes a new tale of finding your strength against all odds... -
The Witch's Cat and the Cooking Catastrophe by Kirstie Watson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Witch's Cat and The Cooking A fantastical tale of magic, mischief, and mishap!“One day, a witch’s cat found a dusty old cookbook, and it gave him the most marvellous idea...”The witch has gone out and inspired by the old cookbook, the cat is determined to knock up a super-scrumptious surprise lunch for her... -
The Murderess Crow by Sam Feuerbach
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe crow hissed: "Give me one good reason why I shouldn’t cut your throat here and now. One single damn reason."The prince froze with fear and said nothing. At last, his behaviour was logical. His facial features had lost any order. Shivering, he closed his eyes in expectation of certain death. But then there was a whispering...Categorized as:
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Seer by Matthew Block
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArlo is a house cat whose favorite activities are eating and sleeping. For the first two years of his life, he’s been living in a city apartment, his most ambitious goal to sun himself on a windowsill. When his human family moves to a distant suburb, Arlo spies a mysterious creature, unlike anything he’s ever seen, lurking just outside twelve-year-old Michelle’s bedroom window...Categorized as:
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The Unicorn Who Lost Its Horn: A Tale of How to Catch and Spread Kindness by Adisan Books
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDiscover the enchanting tale of "The Unicorn Who Lost Its A Tale of How to Catch and Spread Kindness.“ It is the heartwarming story of kindness, sharing, friendship, courage, and the magic of color.Join Sparkle, a beautiful unicorn, on her quest to restore her magnificent horn and bring color back to her world... -
How to Succeed in Monster Farming After Getting Rejected by the Hero Guild: A Monster Ranching LitRPG by Kenny King
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNick was just your average overworked accountant… until he got isekai’d and then immediately rejected for “lacking hero potential.” Instead of a prophecy or a sword, he’s given a rundown farm in a cursed wasteland where seventeen previous owners died horribly. Lucky him.But Nick isn’t as helpless as he looks... -
The Shadowhand Covenant by Brian Farrey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrouble is brewing in the Five Provinces. Mysterious magical artifacts have gone missing from the royal vaults. Master thieves from a secret society known as the Shadowhands are disappearing. And without explanation, the High Laird has begun imprisoning the peaceful Sarosan people. Jaxter Grimjinx suspects all these things are connected, but he knows better than to get involved... -
The Arch-Wizard's Little Sister by Natsume Akatsuki, 暁 なつめ
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLittle sisters really are the best!With the Iris escort mission behind them, Kazuma and the gang lounge in the lap of luxury at the royal palace. But, to no one's surprise, Kazuma overstays his welcome, and the Royal Army has to get creative in their efforts to oust him.. -
The Tree that Sat Down by Beverley Nichols
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCollins Modern Classics are relaunched in gorgeous new covers bringing these timeless story to a new generation.Deep in the enchanted forest Judy helps her granny run The Shop Under the Willow Tree. They sell all sorts of wonderful things, such as boxes of beautiful dreams carefully tied up with green ribbon.But then Sam and the charming Miss Smith, a witch in disguise, open a rival business... -
5d6 by Robert Bevan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is a collection of the fifth six short stories in the Caverns and Creatures series. It includes the following titles: They Fight Three Giants From the Bowels of Hell Hounds Tossing the Salaad The Fuccubus Fistin' the Furious Pixie Dicks If you've already purchased all of these books, there is nothing new for you here... -
Descent into the Depths of the Earth by Paul Kidd
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe ranger and the faerie are back Fresh from their encounter at White Plume Mountain, the Justicar and Escalla are on the way to Hommlet. But life around a pixie is never exactly . . . stable. Escalla is drawn into the intrigues of the faerie court... -
Scholar's Plot (Knight and Rogue) by Hilari Bell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI was done with being a squire… When squire Fisk quarreled with his knight errant, Michael Sevenson, neither of them wanted to meet again. So of course, just six weeks later they find themselves in side-by-side cells, when Michael is accused of murdering the man who got his brother Benton fired from the university... -
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Ultimate Equipment by Jason Bulmahn, Paizo Staff
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChoose your weapon and stride boldly into battle with Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Equipment! Within this handy, all-in-one reference, you'll find 400 jam-packed pages of magic items and adventuring gear, from simple camping equipment and weapons up to the most earth-shaking artifacts... -
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Jim Morgan and the King of Thieves by James Matlack Raney
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYoung Jim Morgan loves everything about his life: ignoring his old tutor’s lessons, flaunting his new clothes, terrorizing his servants, and perfecting the fine art of snobbery. But the night his father returns from a mysterious sea voyage with the secret to a vast pirate treasure, Jim's world is thrown upside down...Categorized as:
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War of the Black Curtain by James Dashner
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Black Curtain has ripped open, massive and dark. The Stompers swarm through it, elusive and frightening. The Black Coma consumes the people of the Earth. Shadow Ka rule the lands with a mighty vengeance. Everything has come to a head, and the world is grim. Jimmy Fincher is the only one who can save it. To accomplish the impossible, he must solve the Riddle of the Red Disk...Categorized as:
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Glasruhen Gate by Ron Cooper, Catherine Cooper
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Jack Brenin found out that, beyond doubt, he was 'The One' written about in ancient prophecy, his whole life changed. Now, armed with the golden acorn, his wand and newly acquired skills, Jack must fulfil his promise to ensure that Glasruhen Gate is opened before it's too late. His new friends are depending on him...Categorized as:
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Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Ultimate Magic by Jason Bulmahn, Colin McComb
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRaise your character to the pinnacle of magical might with Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Ultimate Magic! Within this book, secrets arcane and divine lie ready to burst into life at the hands of all the spellcasting classes in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game... -
The Fires of Calderon by Lindsay Cummings
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first book in an epic middle grade fantasy adventure series that takes place in an underground society at the center of the earth. Packed with action, humor, magic, and mystery...Categorized as:
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A Grim Demise and Even Worse Resurrection by Tim Paulson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMax's coworkers treat him like hot garbage and his manager is a superficial dolt. It might be worth it if he made any money but he doesn't. Unfortunately for him, his fate was sealed before he was even born and it's way worse than working part-time in a coffee shop...
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