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Little house (HarperCollins). Martha years volume 1
The Martha years volume Bk. 1
Little house. Martha years volume 1
The Martha years volume Bk. 1
Little house. Martha years volume 1
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the childhood adventures in the Scottish countryside of six-year-old Martha Morse, who would grow up to become the great-grandmother of author Laura Ingalls Wilder.
2) Macbeth
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English
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"After encountering three witches, the warrior Macbeth waits to see if their predictions come true. Stung by ambition, Macbeth is persuaded by his conniving wife that the fastest way to fulfill the prophecy is to murder the king, which sets off a disastrous chain of events. As the tragedy unfolds, Macbeth's decisions lead to more ruin. He returns to the witches and believes that his future is secure--but is he interpreting the premonitions correctly?"--P....
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Grey Griffins. Original series volume 2
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Aided by the Knights Templar, the four young Grey Griffins face a host of evil forces, including Morgan LaFey's Black Wolves, who kidnap Max's father while the quartet is spending what at first seemed a fairytale Christmas break at the Sumner's castle in Scotland.
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's letters and life, this book imagines the author as a child with dreams of becoming a writer. As he and his father visit one of the many lighthouses along the Scottish coast that were built by their family, young Louis begins composing a story in his head--one with storms, shipwrecks, and pirates--that will one day be published as Treasure Island."--
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Ms. Frogbottom's field trips volume 2
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Learning is an adventure in Ms. Frogbottom's class, because she's got a magic map - one that takes her students all over the world to do battle with mythical monsters no one believes are real. All Ms. Frogbottom has to do is take out the map, tap a country and ... off they go to a place somewhere far, far away. When Ms. Frogbottom's crew lands in Scotland, they come nose to nose with the legendary Loch Ness Monster! --
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2022.
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English
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"With his great sheltering wings and crown of stars that lights the Scottish skies, Erin knows the heroic Storm Goose from her favorite legend will always guide Papa home from sea. But when a terrible storm strikes, it's not Papa that comes ashore, but an injured white bird. Over the next few weeks, Erin helps the Storm Goose heal in hopes he can save Papa, but comes to accept that Papa will never come home and must instead oversee the Storm Goose's...
11) The Enigma game
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English
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Told in multiple voices, fifteen-year-old Jamaican Louisa Adair uncovers an Enigma machine in the small Scottish village where she cares for an elderly German woman, and helps solve a puzzle that could turn the tide of World War II.
A German soldier risks his life to drop off the sought-after Enigma Machine to British Intelligence, hiding it in a pub in a small town in northeast Scotland. Louisa Adair, a teen girl hired to look after the pub owner's...
12) Wee Gillis
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Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Wee Gillis can not decide whether he wants to be a Highlander and stalk stags, like his father, or a Lowlander like his mother, and raise long-haired cows.
13) A kind of spark
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When she discovers that her small Scottish town used to burn witches simply because they were different, a neurodivergent girl who sees and hears things others cannot refuses to let them be forgotten.
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Series
Animal ark volume 49
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Traveling in the Scottish Highlands, Mandy rescues a Dales pony named Jewel who's been caught in a farmer's pumpkin patch. After meeting Jewel's owners, Mandy helps the pony overcome a fear that prevents her from competing in shows.
15) Howl at the moon
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In this adventure Tank the Great Dane's active imagination takes her and Haggis the Scotty on a airplane trip to Scotland, where they visit a castle, enjoy high tea--and get chased by a werewolf.
16) The Water Horse
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Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
In 1930, on the coast of Scotland, eight-year-old Kirstie finds a large egg which hatches into an unusual sea creature, and as he grows her family must decide what to do with him.
17) Wild wings
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Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Callum becomes friends with Iona, a practically feral classmate who has discovered an osprey, thought to be gone from Scotland, on Callum's family farm, and they eventually share the secret with others, including Jeneba, who encounters the same bird at her home in Gambia.
20) The dungeon
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Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Driven by his grief over the loss of his family and by his longing for adventure, Bruce MacLennan sets out from Scotland for China, where he buys a young girl, who tries to ease his pain but instead is caught up in his desire for vengeance.
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