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2) Ninth Ward
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In New Orleans' Ninth Ward, twelve-year-old Lanesha, who can see spirits, and her adopted grandmother have no choice but to stay and weather the storm as Hurricane Katrina bears down upon them.
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Long ago the dam formed, the lively river turned into a swamp, and the wasting illness came to Luna's village. Now that her little sister is sick Luna will do anything to save her, even offer herself to the creature that lives in the swamp on the day of the nearer moon--a lonely and bitter water sprite who was left behind when her people fled through a door to another world.
5) The jumbies
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Eleven-year-old Corinne must call on her courage and an ancient magic to stop an evil spirit and save her island home.
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"All 12-year-old Marinka wants is a friend. A real friend. Not like her house with chicken legs. Sure, the house can play games like tag and hide-and-seek, but Marinka longs for a human companion. Someone she can talk to and share secrets with. But that's tough when your grandmother is a Yaga, a guardian who guides the dead into the afterlife. It's even harder when you live in a house that wanders all over the world . . . carrying you with it. Even...
12) Death weavers
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Cole and his friends finally reach the fourth of the five kingdoms, Necronum, land of the dead, where they confront unexpected dangers and meet new allies.
14) The dream eater
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"When Moto brings home a dream eater toy to get rid of his nightmares, he must decide if the toy can be trusted or if it will eat him instead. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standard."--Provided by publisher.
15) The cursed cat
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After bringing home a lucky cat statue, Moto discovers that it is haunted. The only way he can shake the cat's spirit is by teaming up with his friend to find the statue's original owner. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
16) The tiger eye
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Moto is excited to present his collection of lost things to his friends at the school carnival. But when a ghost blocks him from attending the event and his tiger eye bead starts to glow, Moto wonders if he has made a colossal mistake.
18) Rise and fall
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"Deep in the desert there sits a beautiful oasis, ruled by a monarch unlike any other in Erdas. His name is Cabaro, the Great Lion, and he reigns over a kingdom of animals, jealously guarding his golden talisman. No human has ever set foot on the Great Beast's territory. The journey to his oasis is impossible. As a team, Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have achieved the impossible before. But now that team is broken--the friends scattered by a devastating...
19) Diamond Willow
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In a remote area of Alaska, twelve-year-old Willow helps her father with their sled dogs when she is not at school, wishing she were more popular, all the while unaware that the animals surrounding her carry the spirits of dead ancestors and friends who care for her.