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Faded photographs of a glamorous couple in postwar Europe. Old letters hinting of tragic loss. And a breathtaking array of magnificent jewelry, spectacular stones in exquisite settings. These are the contents of a safe-deposit box long abandoned in a New York City bank. If no heir can be identified, the jewelry will be auctioned. But who was the woman who left such a fortune and no will? Two people, drawn together by chance, begin to unravel the mystery....
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When Hatteras Island old-timer Iola Anne Poole passes away at ninety-one, the struggling young mother in her rental cottage finds herself charged with cleaning out Iola's rambling Victorian house. Running from a messy, dangerous past, Tandi Jo Reese never expects to find more than a temporary hiding place within Iola's walls. But all that changes when she discovers eighty-one carefully decorated prayer boxes. Hidden in the boxes is the story of a...
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Monkey and Cake volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Monkey has a big box, which he tells Cake has a cat inside, but only when the box is closed; Cake suggest that maybe it is a dinosaur instead, and the two friends puzzle over how they can solve the problem of finding out what is in the box, if it is always empty when opened.
5) Not a box
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To an imaginative bunny, a box is not always just a box.
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2016.
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Simple, rhyming text and illustrations that layer art on top of cardboard take young readers on a trip through their imaginations as they celebrate the uncomplicated, magical power of a basic box. From a library filled with books to an ocean-side beach, a big brown box can transport a child almost anywhere.
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When every person, all over the globe, receives a small wooden box bearing the same inscription and a single piece of string inside, the world is thrown into a collective frenzy, in this novel told through multiple perspectives that introduces an unforgettable cast of characters
It seems like any other day: You wake up, pour a cup of coffee, and head out. But today when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. This box holds...
10) Thank you Bear
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Bear books (Greg Foley) volume 1
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[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Despite the criticism of others, a bear finds the perfect gift for his mouse friend.
11) Boxitects
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[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Meg goes to Maker School to hone her talent for building with boxes, but when Simone, another boxitect, arrives they become so competitive they nearly fail in the annual Maker Match.
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Explorer volume 1
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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An anthology of short graphic works by such artists as Kazu Kibuishi, Dave Roman, and Raina Telgemeier, all on the theme of a mysterious box and the marvels, or mayhem, inside.
13) Number the Stars
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
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Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter...
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2006
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A charming assortment of one-of-a-kind miniature boxes in a variety of shapes for all skill levels.Julia S. Pretl offers crafters her original method for creating decorative beaded boxes and lids in a wide range of surface designs and shapes. Working only with cylinder and seed beads, needle and thread, crafters can create an impressive array of clever and colorful miniature containers. With step-by-step illustrations and easy-to-follow word graphs...
15) The birthday box
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
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An imaginative young child has a wonderful time playing with his birthday present and the box in which it came.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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What have I to fear? My master broke every promise to me. I lost my beloved wife and our dear children. All, sold South. Neither my time nor my body is mine. The breath of life is all I have to lose. And bondage is suffocating me. Henry Brown wrote that long before he came to be known as Box, he “entered the world a slave.” He was put to work as a child and passed down from one generation to the next — as property. When he was an adult, his...