Tim Curry
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Series of unfortunate events volume 7
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Under a new government program based on the saying "It takes a village to raise a child," the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by an entire town, with disastrous results.
4) Sabriel
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Old kingdom volume 1
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Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.
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Series of unfortunate events volume 8
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On the run after being falsely accused of murder, the three Baudelaire orphans find themselves in the Heimlich Hospital, with the evil Count Olaf in close pursuit.
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Series of unfortunate events volume 2
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"Dear Reader, if you have picked up this book with the hope of finding a simple and cheery tale, I'm afraid you have picked up the wrong book altogether. The story may seem cheery at first, when the Baudelaire children spend time in the company of some interesting reptiles and a giddy uncle, but don't be fooled. If you know anything at all about the unlucky Baudelaire children, you already know that even pleasant events lead down the same road to...
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Series of unfortunate events volume 9
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On the run as suspected murderers, the unlucky Baudelaire orphans find themselves trapped in the Caligari Carnival, where they must masquerade as freaks in order to hide from the evil Count Olaf.
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Series of unfortunate events volume 11
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Still pursued by the evil Count Olaf, the Baudelaire orphans attempt to reach a very important VFD meeting, but first they must travel in a rattletrap submarine to the Gorgonian Grotto, a dangerous underwater cave, in search of the sugar bowl.
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Series of unfortunate events volume 10
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In the perilous Mortmain Mountains, Klaus and Violet Baudelaire meet another well-read person, who helps them try to rescue Sunny from the villainous Count Olaf and his henchmen as they all near "the last safe place."
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Series of unfortunate events volume 6
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The woeful saga of the Baudelaire orphans continues as evil Count Olaf discovers their whereabouts at Esmé Squalor's seventy-one bedroom penthouse and concocts a new plan for stealing their family fortune.
11) The end
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Series of unfortunate events volume 13
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Lost at sea, the Baudelaire orphans, along with the evil Count Olaf, wash up on the shore of an island populated by an oddly placid group of inhabitants, and they try to decide whether or not they are truly safe.
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Series of unfortunate events volume 12
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The Baudelaire orphans disguise themselves as employees of the Hotel Denoument and find themselves pursued by the evil Count Olaf and others.
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In 1929, J.M. Barrie gave all of his rights in Peter Pan to his favorite charity-- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children. Whenever anyone staged a production of the play or bought a copy of Peter Pan and Wendy, the hospital-- NOT Barrie, received the proceeds. Marking that work's centenary, in 2004 the hospital held a competition to find, among authors all over the world, someone to continue Peter's adventures in Neverland.--How this book...
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Adventurous young Boca decides he must do something after coming to the realization that his tribe is starving. Along with his friend Nipop, he heads out in search of a magical plant from the Bonta Forest that will feed everyone and make him a hero, but the adventure is not as easy as he thought it would be.
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Nine-year-old Bobby lives on a Nebraska farm and has an overactive imagination, conjuring up all sorts of playmates that seem real to him. Then one day fantasy becomes reality when infamous pirate arrives through a time warp in search of treasure. Now it's up to Bobby and Captain Jack to protect the family farm from an all-out battle when the captain's disgruntled crew also finds their way to the fields of Nebraska.
17) Back to the sea
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An ocean-caught fish who winds up in a tank at a New York City restaurant plots with the tank's other inhabitants and the restaurant owner's son to escape back to the sea.
18) Me, Eloise
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It's Eloise's sixth birthday and she is determined it will be a special party. Besides planning her big day, she is busy making friends with a new girl at the hotel. Of course things don't go as planned and Eloise almost misses her own party!
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A screamingly funny, sinfully twisted salute to sci-fi, horror, B-movies and rock music, all rolled into one deliciously decadent morsel. And now there's even more to make watchers shiver with anticipation: two additional musical numbers, Once In A While; and Superheroes; never seen theatrically or available on video! Join Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Brad Majors, Janet Weiss and Eddie: Ex Delivery Boy in the most popular cult classic of all time.
20) Koala Kid
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Johnny is a rare white koala bear who just wants to fit in and make friends in the Australian outback. But when a twist of fate mistakenly transforms him into a fearless protector of animals named the Koala Kid, Johnny finds himself in over as head in a thrilling cross-country trek to outwit a villainous crocodile named Bog.