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List: Kumon Level D


A photo of The girl who loved wild horses

The girl who loved wild horses

Though she is fond of her people, a girl prefers to live among the wild horses, where she is truly happy and free.

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A photo of Sam, Bangs & Moonshine

Sam, Bangs & Moonshine

Relates the experiences of a little girl as she learns to tell the difference between makebelieve and real life.

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A photo of Many moons

Many moons

Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore's wish for the moon.

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A photo of Jumanji

Jumanji

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.

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A photo of The big wave

The big wave

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. His family and village swept away by a tidal wave, Jiya learns to live with the ever-present dangers from the sea and volcano.

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A photo of The dolls' house

The dolls' house

For Tottie Plantaganet, a little wooden doll, belonging to Emily and Charlotte Dane is wonderful. The only thing missing is a dollhouse that Tottie and her family could call their very own. But when the dollhouse finally does arrive, Tottie's problems really begin. That dreadful doll Marchpane comes to live with them, disrupting the harmony of the Plantaganet family with her lies and conceited way. Will Tottie ever be able to call the dollhouse home?

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A photo of My side of the mountain

My side of the mountain

Also available in Overdrive. A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.

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A photo of The phantom tollbooth

The phantom tollbooth

Also available in Overdrive. A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers provides a cure for his boredom.

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A photo of Ella enchanted

Ella enchanted

Also available in Overdrive. In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.

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A photo of Sarah, plain and tall

Sarah, plain and tall

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay.

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A photo of The hundred penny box

The hundred penny box

Michael's love for his great-great-aunt who lives with them leads him to intercede with his mother who wants to toss out all her old things.

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A photo of Mrs. Frisby and the rats of Nimh

Mrs. Frisby and the rats of Nimh

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and long lived.

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A photo of Henry Reed, inc.

Henry Reed, inc.

Henry Reed keeps a journal of his summer activities which include setting up a research firm and embarking on a series of usually profitable projects with the aid of his ally and neighbor Midge.

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A photo of The little prince

The little prince

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures in seeking the secret of what is important in life.

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A photo of The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures

The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures

Also available in Overdrive. When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.

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A photo of Sadako and the thousand paper cranes

Sadako and the thousand paper cranes

Also available in Overdrive. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. She was two-years-old when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima at the end of World War II, and dizzy spells began when she was twelve. She faced the disease with an irrepressible spirit and focused her energy (and that of everyone who knew her) on folding 1000 paper cranes, which Japanese legend held would prompt the gods to make her well again. Eleanor Coerr crafted this story of Sadako's twelfth year after reading the book of her letters her classmates compiled after her death.

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