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  • If The Kite Flies Luka: The Adventures of Luka

    Oliver May

    eBook
    Alex promises his younger brother, Luka that they will make a kite and fly together. After they make the kite, Alex has to help his father so that Luka stays alone with the brand new kite. This kite is far too different from the other kites and the adventure begins. In this book, you will find brotherhood, helping, sharing, friendship, imaginationand a catchy adventure with colorful illustrations for every page.You will also find dolphins, ladybugs, fireflies, celebration, race and fun.
  • Two-Faced #2

    Lin Oliver

    Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, Sept. 27, 2012)
    When Charlie compromises her values to help one of the popular girls cheat on a test, Sammie is inadvertantly pulled into the mess. Written from Charlie's point of view, this story will let readers experience the lengths that wanting to be popular in middle school can take you to, the conflict it can cause, and the tough moral stands a girl sometimes has to take.
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  • The Arctic Fox and the Silver Box: Life hurts. Adventure heals.

    M. A. Oliver

    eBook
    When Ruby’s grandmother dies she inherits a small silver box with one decorative leaf missing. Little does she know what magic it holds. When Ruby is critically ill in hospital, her next door neighbour Josh, stumbles upon the secret and is catapulted into Ruby’s imagination. He bonds with an Arctic Fox and together with extraordinary characters, has a life and death struggle to return to his life and save Ruby. This adventure is also a means of restoring his belief in life as a result of his mother’s recent death.
  • Poems for the Wicked

    E J Oliver

    language (E J Oliver, Aug. 23, 2014)
    Thirteen gruesome poems for kids covering anniversaries, events and holidays, featuring a vampire, nightmares, scary monsters, spooky tales, a lonely girl, the Easter Bunny, a killer Christmas guest, a vampire, a werewolf, Zombies and things of nightmares. Great for Halloween or all year round.
  • Conscience and Courage: A Stretcher Bearer's part in the First World War

    Ian Oliver

    language (Ian OLIVER, July 14, 2016)
    A factional description of what a volunteer stretcher bearer could have experienced in World War 1
  • The Brujita of Washington Heights: Book II Blood Ties

    E.L. Oliver

    Paperback (Lulu Publishing Services, Sept. 11, 2019)
    The gang is finally back! As evil once again strikes the Washington Heights area of uptown Manhattan, Sofie and her friends will hold the fate of humanity and all they hold dear in the balance! After defeating the demon Salazar Montenegro almost an entire year ago Sofie, Bas, along with the rest of the young witches- find themselves in a similar predicament- except this time the power of the witches might not be enough to stop the evil that has been unleashed. As destinies unfold, new friendships will be made, truths will be revealed and promises will be broken. Join them on their supernatural journey as they search for magic of the old, in hopes of saving the world as they know it. In this new adventure, follow right along, as these young witches continue to transform uptown Manhattan into nothing less than a supernatural sanctuary.
  • Almost Identical #1

    Lin Oliver

    Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, Sept. 27, 2012)
    Identical twins Sammie and Charlie are starting out seventh grade at a brand-new school. As they make new friends, and join different clubs, the sisters (and once inseparable best friends) start to grow further and further apart. Told from Sammie's point of view, this moving yet funny story will be gobbled up by middle-school girls!
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  • Dr. Gesundheit's Guide to the Family

    Tom Oliver

    language (Self, May 23, 2010)
    In this middle-grade book, "Dr. Gesundheit’s Guide to the Family," a fictional newspaper columnist provides tongue-in-cheek answers to questions children have about their families. Dr. Gesundheit proves that laughter is the best medicine when it comes to accepting the eccentricities of our family members.
  • Louie the Hero

    Lin Oliver

    Paperback (HarperFestival, March 5, 2002)
    Excited to make new friends at camp, Louie the trumpeter swan encounters a boy named A.G. who despises birds, which mean he dislikes Louie, but when A.G. pulls a dangerous stunt out on the lake, Louie saves the day, changing A.G.'s feelings about birds forever. Original.
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  • The Monster Scared of Children Under its Bed

    Olly Oliver

    Hardcover (House of Marbles, )
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  • Splat! Another Messy Sunday #2

    Lin Oliver

    Paperback
    Tiger and Luna return to the fantastic frame, and this time they enter the famous dotted world of Georges Seurat's painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte . After arriving on the shore of the pleasant scene, they dash through Paris, get captured by police, and encounter one misadventure after another. And of course, Tiger and Luna must return to the real world to avoid getting trapped in the painting before time runs out! The second book of this thrilling chapter book series will immediately suck readers in with its combination of a fast-paced adventure and full-color art, this time in the style of pointillism.
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  • Zombies A-Z

    Dan Oliver

    language (John Blake, Nov. 24, 2011)
    A is for...Army of Darkness. Find out how Sam Raimi's epic adventure Evil Dead III: Army of Darkness changed the Zombie movie genre forever. B is for...Braaaains! Learn all about the undead's favourite food and find out which film introduced one of the greatest movie cliches of all time. C is for...The Cabinet of Dr.Calligari. Find out about one of the earliest films ever to portray a zombie, and how the living dead became an essential part of the horror genre. All this and more, including...Everything you've ever wanted to know about Bruce Campbell, George A.Romero and Michael Jackson's Thriller, and all the inside info on all your favourite Zombie movies and TV shows, from Zombieland to The Walking Dead.