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Florence Nightingale

Gianni Renna, Donnali Shor

Recounts the life story of the English girl who became a famous nurse and dedicated herself to the alleviation of suffering at home and abroad

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Charlie Bone and the castle of mirrors

Jenny Nimmo

Charlie and his magically gifted friends and relatives work together to rescue Billy Raven, a young orphan, from a mysterious and dangerous couple who have adopted him

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Charlie Bone and the invisible boy

Jenny Nimmo

Charlie and his friends unite to rescue Ollie, a boy who was turned invisible and made to live in the attics at Bloor's Academy more than a year ago, but they are hindered by a mysterious new student

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The smugglers

Iain Lawrence

In eighteenth-century England, after his father buys a schooner called the Dragon, sixteen-year-old John sets out to sail it from Kent to London and becomes involved in a dangerous smuggling scheme

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Skeleton Key

Anthony Horowitz

Reluctant teenage-spy Alex Rider, on a routine mission at the Wimbledon tennis championships, gets caught up in Chinese gangs, illegal nuclear weapons, and the suspect plans of his Russian host, Gener

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Charlie Bone and the time twister

Jenny Nimmo

While at Bloor's Academy, Charlie Bone gets a surprise when Henry Yewbeam arrives from the year 1916 and needs Charlie's help to stay alive

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

Mark Haddon

Despite his overwhelming fear of interacting with people, Christopher, a mathematically-gifted, autistic fifteen-year-old boy, decides to investigate the murder of a neighbor's dog and uncovers secret

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Artemis Fowl

Eoin Colfer

Fourteen year old evil genius, Artemis, is once again back to his criminal lifestyle.

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The Book without Words

Avi

The Book Without Words appears to be a volume of blank parchment pages.

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Darwin and the Theory of Evolution

Robert Greenberger

This book tells of Charles Darwin and his research on his historic five-year voyage on the "Beagle" and his publication of "On the Origin of Species" in his later life.

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