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2019., Pre-adolescent, David Fickling Books Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "More than a hundred years ago, a boy named Samkad thinks he knows everything about the world. He knows the mountains he lives in. He knows his people. He knows his blood enemy, the Mangili. And he wants to become a man, to be given his own shield, spear and axe to fight with. His best friend, Luki, wants all the same things - but she is a girl, and no girl has ever become a warrior. But everything changes when a new boy arrives in the village. He calls himself Samkad's brother, yet he knows nothing of the ways of the mountain. And he brings news of a people called 'Americans', who are bringing war and destruction right to his home..."--Publisher's description.
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2015., Juvenile, Tamarind Call No: 823.92 Availability:4 of 4 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Monsters are in the eye of the beholder. Rosa suffers from a rare condition that renders her mute. She lives on the strange island of Mirasol where the rain never seems to stop. In the gloom of the island, its superstitious population are haunted by all sorts of fears ...they shun people who suffer from Rosa's condition, believing them to be monsters. So Rosa must live hidden away in an isolated house with its back to the rest of the world, with only the internet for a social life. But Rosa has no desire to leave Mirasol. This is where her mother died and every night she lights a candle on the windowsill. The islanders believe this is the way to summon ghosts, and Rosa wants her mother back. One day she is befriended by a boy online who calls himself Ansel95 - and she quickly realizes that this is one friendship that can take place in the real world. Can she really trust him? What does he want from her? And then Mother turns up at the front door.
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c2010, Pre-adolescent, David Fickling Books Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Sixteen-year-old Bernardo, who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism, leaves the Philippines to live with his mother's family in London, much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi, a passionate basketball player.
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2011, c2010., David Fickling Books Call No: REALISTIC F GOU Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Sixteen-year-old Bernardo, who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism, leaves the Philipines to live with his mother's family in London, much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi, a passionate basketball player.
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c2010., Juvenile, David Fickling Books Call No: FIC GOU Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Andi, a short girl with big dreams, wishes many things, but most of all she wishes to be reunited with her long-lost brother, Bernardo. When her wish comes true, Andi is shocked to see that Bernardo is eight feet tall.
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c2010., David Fickling Books Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Sixteen-year-old Bernardo, who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism, leaves the Philippines to live with his mother's family in London, much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi, a passionate basketball player.
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c2010., Pre-adolescent, David Fickling Books : Yearling Call No: FIC GOURLAY Availability:4 of 4 At Location(s) Summary Note: Sixteen-year-old Bernardo, who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism, leaves the Philipines to live with his mother's family in London, much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi, a passionate basketball player.