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"A young woman discovers a strange portal in her uncle's house, leading to madness and terror in this gripping new novel from the author of the "innovative, unexpected, and absolutely chilling" (Mira Grant, Nebula Award-winning author) The Twisted Ones. Pray they are hungry. Kara finds the words in the mysterious bunker that she's discovered behind a hole in the wall of her uncle's house. Freshly divorced and living back at home, Kara now becomes...
2) Coraline
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A young girl walks through a secret door that she has found in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life, but much better. When her adventure turns dangerous, and her counterfeit parents, including the Other Mother, try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home - and save her family.
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Misewa saga volume 1
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Native American Authors: Youth Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Native American Heritage Month (older kids)
OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH
OBD Native American Heritage Month (November) - YOUTH
Native American Heritage Month (older kids)
OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH
OBD Native American Heritage Month (November) - YOUTH
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"Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home -- until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. A portal opens to another reality, Aski, bringing them onto frozen, barren grounds, where they meet Ochek...
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An otherworldly middle grade story perfect for fans of A Wrinkle in Time and Stranger Things from the author of the Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates series and the Agatha Award nominee The World's Greatest Detective. What begins as a rather unremarkable Tuesday quickly turns to disaster when Lucy, the Gatekeeper's deputy, discovers that her boss has vanished and the door connecting Lucy's world to the next world over is broken--and it all might...
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Lighthouse keepers volume 1
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After discovering that the lighthouse his family tends is a portal to strange and dangerous worlds, eleven-year-old Griffin must travel through it to save his father from a threat to all humanity.
7) Parallel
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A group of friends stumble upon a mirror that serves as a portal to a "multiverse," but soon discover that importing knowledge from the other side in order to better their lives brings increasingly dangerous consequences.
9) The lifters
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Twelve-year-old Gran and his new friend, Catalina, journey underground to defeat a strange force that threatens their town, Carousel.
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"People move to New York looking for magic and nothing will convince them it isn't there. Charles Thomas Tester hustles to put food on the table, keep the roof over his father's head, from Harlem to Flushing Meadows to Red Hook. He knows what magic a suit can cast, the invisibility a guitar case can provide, and the curse written on his skin that attracts the eye of wealthy white folks and their cops. But when he delivers an occult tome to a reclusive...
11) Button Hill
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When Dekker and his little sister Riley are shipped off for the summer to their strange Aunt Primose in Button Hill, they think they are in for a long, boring summer. But when they find an old grandfather clock with a skull face, they are transported to another place, where children have special powers and the dead come to life!
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"Barney needs a job and a place to live. Luckily, he finds both in Dead End, a theme park haunted house! Unfortunately, Dead End also serves as a portal to hell. Along with his best friend Norma and talking dog Pugsley, he must battle demonic party poopers, undead country singers and scariest of all: his love life"--Back cover.
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Explorer volume 3
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"A bullied boy discovers a door guarded by a sly monster ... A painting of a door opens in a forgotten Egyptian tomb ... A portal in the park promises to turn you into a much cooler version 2.0--if you can just get the bugs out"--Publisher's web site.
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"Charlie Reade parece un chico normal de secundaria, excelente en béisbol y fútbol americano, un estudiante decente. Pero lleva una carga pesada. Su madre murió en un accidente de atropello y fuga cuando él tenía siete años, y el dolor llevó a su padre. a beber. Charlie aprendió a cuidar de sí mismo y de su padre. Cuando Charlie tiene diecisiete años, conoce a una perra llamada Radar y a su anciano amo, Howard Bowditch, un recluso en una...
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"Twelve portals have opened between Earth and the dark world of Metamoor, weakening the mystic veil that separates the two and protects humanity from an evil that threatens to consume it. Five girls have been chosen as Guardians to stand against this menace. Gifted with powers over the elements, Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia, and Hay Lin step into their new roles and together become the force for good known as W.I.T.C.H.!" -- Back cover of volume...
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Suzume's journey begins when she meets a young man looking for a door. Following him, she finds one and reaches for the knob. Doors open across Japan, unleashing destruction. Now Suzume must close them to prevent further disaster. On the other side of the door⁵was time in its entirety. Includes second disc of bonus material.
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After the death of her father, Zoe, escaping from life, loses herself in a dreamscape until a chance encounter at a used record store opens up a portal to the world of the restless dead, forcing her to decide just how far she is willing to go to see her father again.
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In a remote area thousands of miles from Egypt lies a great pyramid that contains an incredible secret: a portal to another dimension. It's a battle for survival as Yugi trades in his Duel Disk for a Capsule Shooter in a life-threatening challenge that is so much more than just a game!
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DATA set volume 11
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When Dr. Bunsen's latest robotic invention snatches Gabe, hops into a portal, and takes him all the way to Antarctica, the DATA Set follow in pursuit.
20) The ritual
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Haunting of Hawthorne Harbor volume 4
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Daniel suspects that some sort of ritual opens or closes a Portal. He thinks that four people are sacrificed near a Portal in the ritual. The Seers are not convinced he has enough evidence to prove his theory. But when three bodies are found near the Portal in Hawthorne Harbor, they believe Dan may be right. But who or what is performing the ritual? And who will be the fourth sacrifice?