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Jadie in Five Dimensions

By: Dianne K. Salerni

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A thirteen-year-old girl seeks answers about her past in the fourth dimension—and beyond—in this think-outside-the-box adventure. What do you do when it turns out your whole life has been a lie? Jadie Martin was always told she was abandoned by her parents. Creatures from the 4th dimension rescued her and placed her with a loving adoptive family. Now, Jadie acts as an agent for the beings, also known as Seers. She uses the 4th dimension as a short-cut to travel anywhere on Earth, performing missions calculated to guide the world toward a brighter future. But then Jadie discovers that her origin story is fake. In reality, her birth family has suffered multiple tragedies and disasters engineered from 4-space, including the devastating loss of their baby girl. Her! Doubting the Seers, Jadie starts anonymously observing her long-lost family. Why are they so important? What are the true intentions of the Seers? And what will all-powerful four-dimensional beings do to a rebellious human girl when they realize she's interfering with their plans? A Wrinkle in Time meets Flatland in this thrilling journey that challenges the meaning of family, loyalty, and our universe at large. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

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Holiday House

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0823449092

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Very Superstitious

Myths, Legends and Tales of Superstition

By: Shannon Delany,Pab Sungenis,Stephanie Kuehnert,Jennifer Knight,Mari Mancusi,Michelle E. Reed,Jackie Morse Kessler,Dianne K. Salerni

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Very Superstitious

Myths, Legends and Tales of Superstition

By: Shannon Delany,Pab Sungenis,Stephanie Kuehnert,Jennifer Knight,Mari Mancusi,Michelle E. Reed,Jackie Morse Kessler,Dianne K. Salerni

As told by some of today's most admired young adult authors—and a few newbies—this charity anthology boasts stories that will make readers scream, laugh, and tremble with fear, and all for a good cause! Proceeds from the sale of the first 5,000 copies will be donated to the SPCA International. Based on stories long-told by the campfire, superstitions passed down through the generations, creatures who exist in legend, literature, and film, and those myths that raise the hairs on the back of our necks, these tales are sure keep readers up late at night with lamps lit and covers over their heads.

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Month9Books, LLC

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1939765757

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9781939765758

The Carrefour Curse

By: Dianne K. Salerni

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The Carrefour Curse

By: Dianne K. Salerni

The Addams Family meets The Westing Game in this exhilarating mystery about a modern magical dynasty trapped in the ruins of their once-grand, now-crumbling ancestral home. ***Three Starred Reviews*** Twelve-year-old Garnet regrets that she doesn’t know her family. Her mother has done her best to keep it that way, living far from the rest of the magical Carrefour clan and their dark, dangerous mansion known as Crossroad House. But when Garnet finally gets summoned to the estate, it isn’t quite what she hoped for. Her relatives are strange and quarrelsome, each room in Crossroad House is more dilapidated than the last, and she can’t keep straight which dusty hallways and cobwebbed corners are forbidden. Then Garnet learns the family secret: their dying patriarch fights to retain his life by stealing power from others. Every accident that isn’t an accident, every unexpected illness and unexplained disappearance grants Jasper Carrefour a little more time. While the Carrefours squabbles over who will inherit his role when (if) he dies, Garnet encounters evidence of an even deeper curse. Was she brought to Crossroad House as part of the curse . . . or is she meant to break it? Written with loads of creepy atmosphere and an edge-of-your-seat magical mystery, this thrilling story reads like The Haunting of Hill House for preteens. Perfect for late-night reading under the covers. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

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Holiday House

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0823455025

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9780823455027

Eleanor, Alice, and the Roosevelt Ghosts

By: Dianne K. Salerni

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Eleanor, Alice, and the Roosevelt Ghosts

By: Dianne K. Salerni

Murderous ghosts and buried family secrets threaten young Eleanor and Alice Roosevelt in this thrilling middle-grade novel that puts a supernatural spin on alternate history. It's 1898 in New York City and ghosts exist among humans. When an unusual spirit takes up residence at the Roosevelt house, thirteen-year-old Eleanor and fourteen-year-old Alice are suspicious. The cousins don't get along, but they know something is not right. This ghost is more than a pesky nuisance. The authorities claim he's safe to be around, even as his mischievous behavior grows stranger and more menacing. It's almost like he wants to scare the Roosevelts out of their home - and no one seems to care! Meanwhile, Eleanor and Alice discover a dangerous ghost in the house where Alice was born and her mother died. Is someone else haunting the family? Introverted Eleanor and unruly Alice develop an unlikely friendship as they explore the family's dark, complicated history. It's up to them to destroy both ghosts and come to terms with their family's losses. Told from alternating perspectives, thrills and chills abound in Dianne K. Salerni's imaginative novel about a legendary family and the ghosts that haunt their secrets. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

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Holiday House

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0823446972

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9780823446971

The Inquisitor's Mark

By: Dianne K. Salerni

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The Inquisitor's Mark

By: Dianne K. Salerni

The sequel to The Eighth Day, a fantasy adventure that VOYA called "unparalleled" and "absolutely necessary for middle grades," continues with higher stakes, greater world building, and more pulse-pounding action. With suspense, danger, and new discoveries around every corner, this fast-paced fantasy series that Kirkus Reviews raved was an exciting blend of "modern intrigue and ancient magic" will be a welcome addition for fans of Percy Jackson and Harry Potter. After an all-out battle in Mexico, Jax, Riley, and Evangeline have gone into hiding. There are still rogue Transitioners and evil Kin lords on the hunt for Riley, a descendant of King Arthur, and Evangeline, a powerful wizard with bloodlines to Merlin, in order to gain control over the Eighth Day. So when Finn Ambrose, a mysterious stranger, contacts Jax claiming to be his uncle, Jax's defenses go up—especially after Jax learns that he's holding Jax's best friend, Billy, hostage. To rescue Billy and keep Riley and Evangeline out of the fray, Jax sneaks off to New York City on his own. But once there, he discovers a surprising truth: Finn is his uncle, and Jax comes from a long line of Dulacs—a notoriously corrupt and dangerous Transitioner clan who want Riley dead and Evangeline as their prisoner. And family or not, the Dulacs will stop at nothing to get what they want.

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Harper Collins

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0062272209

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9780062272201

We Hear the Dead

By: Dianne Salerni

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We Hear the Dead

By: Dianne Salerni

Readers will be swept along with Maggie and Kate as they bamboozle an entire nation, and will feel for Maggie as she debates whether or not to leave the profession...Dianne K. Salerni has written a brilliant debut novel." —TeensReadToo.com Maggie: I began the deception when I was too young to know right from wrong. Only with the passing of time did I come to understand the consequences of my actions. Kate: I do not believe that I have ever intentionally deceived anyone. Maggie has a different understanding of the events that have happened. To her the spirits were always a game. For me they were my life's calling. I have no regrets. It starts as a harmless prank...then one lie quickly grows into another. Soon Kate and Maggie Fox are swept into a dizzying flurry of national attention for their abilities to communicate with the dead. But living a lie is sometimes too much to handle, even if you have the best intentions. Based on a true story, We Hear the Dead reveals how secrets and lies can sometimes lead you to what's real and what's right. And how sometimes talking with the dead is easier than talking with the people around you. What Readers Are Saying: "Masterfully written...a first-class novel." "A crafty, enchanting, mesmerizing read." "Adventure, romance, heartbreak, a bit of history, and a story that will touch you." "Dianne Salerni is masterful." "An enjoyable ride...and one well worth taking." "A great read that had me turning pages long after I should have gone to bed.

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449

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Sourcebooks, Inc.

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1402252714

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9781402252716

The Morrigan's Curse

By: Dianne K. Salerni

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The Morrigan's Curse

By: Dianne K. Salerni

Adventure, action, and magic collide in the latest installment of the series that School Library Journal called "fast paced and exciting." In the third book of the series that VOYA recommends "for fans of Percy Jackson and Harry Potter," the war over the Eighth Day continues—and there's more at stake than ever before. The battle between Kin and Transitioners that's been brewing for centuries has finally come to a head. The sinister Kin have captured Evangeline's younger sister, Addie, a descendant of Merlin whose presence will allow them to reverse the Eighth Day Spell and free themselves. Addie doesn't realize the full consequences of her cooperation. She's been helping the Kin because they value the strength of her magic—something Evangeline never did. The feeling of power coursing through her veins is impossible to resist. Meanwhile, Riley, Evangeline, and Jax craft a plan to rescue Addie from her captors. But the Kin's unstoppable magic, and a rebellious Addie, force Riley to reconsider whether saving Addie is worth sacrificing everyone who lives in the seven-day week. Jax won't let Evangeline's sister be used as a pawn, so he risks it all in a secret mission of his own. With the Morrigan pushing both sides of the war toward annihilation, Addie must decide where her loyalties lie, while Jax, Riley, and Evangeline confront the possibility of losing Addie to save the world.

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HarperCollins

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0062272233

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9780062272232

La Bella Lingua

My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language

By: Dianne Hales

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La Bella Lingua

My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language

By: Dianne Hales

A celebration of the language and culture of Italy, La Bella Lingua is the story of how a language shaped a nation, told against the backdrop of one woman’s personal quest to speak fluent Italian. For anyone who has been to Italy, the fantasy of living the Italian life is powerfully seductive. But to truly become Italian, one must learn the language. This is how Dianne Hales began her journey. In La Bella Lingua, she brings the story of her decades-long experience with the “the world’s most loved and lovable language” together with explorations of Italy’ s history, literature, art, music, movies, lifestyle and food in a true opera amorosa — a labor of her love of Italy. Over the course of twenty-five years, she has studied Italian through Berlitz, books, CDs, podcasts, private tutorials and conversation groups, and, most importantly, time spent in Italy. In the process the Italian language became not just a passion and a pleasure, but a passport into Italy’s storia and its very soul. She invites readers to join her as she traces the evolution of Italian in the zesty graffiti on the walls of Pompeii, in Dante’s incandescent cantos and in Boccaccio’s bawdy Decameron. She portrays how social graces remain woven into the fabric of Italian: even the chipper “ciao,” which does double duty as “hi” and “bye,” reflects centuries of bella figura. And she exalts the glories of Italy’s food and its rich and often uproarious gastronomic language: Italians deftly describe someone uptight as a baccala (dried cod), a busybody who noses into everything as a prezzemolo (parsley), a worthless or banal movie as a polpettone (large meatball). Like Dianne, readers of La Bella Lingua will find themselves innamorata, enchanted, by Italian, fascinated by its saga, tantalized by its adventures, addicted to its sound, and ever eager to spend more time in its company.

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Crown

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0767932110

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9780767932110

The Carrefour Curse

By: Dianne K. Salerni

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The Carrefour Curse

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Holiday House

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0823455025

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9780823455027

The Eighth Day

By: Dianne K. Salerni

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The Eighth Day

By: Dianne K. Salerni

In this riveting fantasy adventure that VOYA called "absolutely necessary for middle grades," thirteen-year-old Jax Aubrey discovers a secret Eighth Day with roots tracing back to Arthurian legend. Fans of Percy Jackson will devour this first book in a new series that combines exciting magic and pulse-pounding suspense. When Jax wakes up to a world without any people, he assumes it's the zombie apocalypse. But when he runs into his eighteen-year-old guardian, Riley Pendare, he learns that he's really in the Eighth Day—an extra day sandwiched between Wednesday and Thursday. Some people—like Jax and Riley—are Transitioners, able to live in all eight days, while others, including Evangeline, the elusive teenage girl who's been hiding in the house next door, exist only on this special day. There's a reason Evangeline's hiding. As the descendant of the powerful wizard Merlin, her magic is highly sought by corrupt Transitioners who want to use her to destroy the seven-day world. Torn between protecting his new friend and saving the human race from destruction, Jax is faced with an impossible choice. Even with an eighth day, time is running out. Be sure to check out The Inquisitor's Mark, the spellbinding second novel in the Eighth Day series.

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0062272160

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9780062272164

The Caged Graves

By: Dianne K. Salerni

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The Caged Graves

By: Dianne K. Salerni

Returning to her hometown of Catawissa, Pennsylvania, in 1867 to marry a man she has never met, seventeen-year-old Verity Boone gets caught up in the a mystery surrounding the graves of her mother and aunt and a dangerous hunt for Revolutionary-era gold.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0547868537

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9780547868530

Very Superstitious

Myths, Legends and Tales of Superstition

By: Shannon Delany,Pab Sungenis,Stephanie Kuehnert,Jennifer Knight,Mari Mancusi,Michelle E. Reed,Jackie Morse Kessler,Dianne K. Salerni

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Very Superstitious

Myths, Legends and Tales of Superstition

By: Shannon Delany,Pab Sungenis,Stephanie Kuehnert,Jennifer Knight,Mari Mancusi,Michelle E. Reed,Jackie Morse Kessler,Dianne K. Salerni

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1939765757

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Map and Globe Skills

By: Dianne K. Salerni,McDonald Publishing Co

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Map and Globe Skills

By: Dianne K. Salerni,McDonald Publishing Co

Activities which introduce basic map and globe skills.

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1557085536

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Morrigan's Curse

By: Dianne K. Salerni

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Morrigan's Curse

By: Dianne K. Salerni

For years, the battles between Kin and Transitioner have been inching dangerously close to all-out war. Not the Kin may have just what they need to tip the scales in their favor: Addie Emrys, Evangeline's sister and one of the last remaining descendants of Merlin. If the Kin can get their hands on the Sword of Nuadu and the Stone of Fal, then Addie's help will allow them to break the Eighth Day spell, unleashing chaos upon the world. But Jax won't let this happen. He's Evangeline's vassal, and he'll do anything in his power to protect her and her people. If that means putting everything on the line for a girl he's never even met, then so be it. Addie has other plans, however. No longer in the shadow of her sister and finally allowed to use her magic, she likes how important she is to the Kin, even if she isn't fully aware of their intentions. With the Morrigan on the loose, pushing the adversaries toward total annihilation, Addie has to decide on which side she stands. As the conflict rages and the stakes soar higher than ever, Jax, and Riley, and Evangeline must confront the possibility of losing Addie to save the world."--Page [4] cover.

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1537913190

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Book's by Dianne Salerni

Jadie in Five Dimensions

Jadie in Five Dimensions

Very Superstitious

Very Superstitious

The Carrefour Curse

The Carrefour Curse

Eleanor, Alice, and the Roosevelt Ghosts

Eleanor, Alice, and the Roosevelt Ghosts

The Inquisitor's Mark

The Inquisitor's Mark

We Hear the Dead

We Hear the Dead

The Morrigan's Curse

The Morrigan's Curse

La Bella Lingua

La Bella Lingua

The Carrefour Curse

The Carrefour Curse

The Eighth Day

The Eighth Day

The Caged Graves

The Caged Graves

Very Superstitious

Very Superstitious

Map and Globe Skills

Map and Globe Skills

Morrigan's Curse

Morrigan's Curse

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