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A Nest for Celeste
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A Nest For Celeste
Katherine Tegen Books, 2010
Fantasy
ISBN: 0061704105
352 pages
Katherine Tegen Books, 2010
Fantasy
ISBN: 0061704105
352 pages
Synopsis
A beautifully illustrated novel about a mouse, her friendship with Audubon’s apprentice, and her search for home.
Beneath the crackled and faded painting of a horse, underneath the worn and dusty floorboards of the dining room, lives Celeste, a mouse who spends her days weaving baskets, until one day she is thrust into the world above. Here Celeste encounters danger—and love—unlike any she’s ever imagined. She dodges a hungry cat and witnesses the brutality of hunting for the first time. …
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Going Bovine
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Going Bovine
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2009
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN: 0385733976
496 pages
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2009
Fantasy Fiction
ISBN: 0385733976
496 pages
Synopsis
Coasting through life thus far, 16-year-old Cameron just wants to make it through high school. However, he soon contracts a disease that is eating away at his brain and will likely die soon. Fortunately, a mysterious punk angel named Dulcie with pink wings delivers a message that Cameron can be healed from his disease, but first he must go on a quest to find a brilliant doctor. The journey takes him through an often dark but adventurous America, pulling him out of his languorous personality into someone far more engaging with life. …
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