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English
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"Rosamunde Pilcher brings her readers into the lives of five very different, but equally intriguing people. Plagued by loneliness, regret, abandonment and loss, fate will unite them in a dilapidated estate house in Northern Scotland. It is in this house, on the shortest day of the year, that these five people will find each other and, ultimately, find themselves."--Page 4 of cover.
4) The big snow
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English
Description
Despite their elaborate preparations for the winter, the animals and birds are delighted by a surprise banquet after a big snow.
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Series
Jack Reacher novels volume 14
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English
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When she discovers that a vicious assassin has his sights set on her, a woman preparing to testify against sinister forces in Bolton, South Dakota calls on the help of Jack Reacher, a former United States Army Military Police Major, whose tour bus recently crashed near the woman's town. Over the course of the next 61 hours, both their lives change dramatically in this climactic thriller
6) The meltdown
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Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 13
Language
English
Description
When snow closes Greg Heffley's middle school, he and his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, face a fight for survival as warring gangs turn the neighborhood into a wintry battlefield.
7) Outside
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English
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Stranded by a snowstorm in the Icelandic highlands, four friends seek shelter in an abandoned hunting lodge where they discover they are not alone, and must come to terms with their past to survive to see their future.
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Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
©2003
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes how and why daylight grows shorter as winter approaches, the effect of shorter days on animals and people, and how the winter solstice has been celebrated throughout history. Includes activities.
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 27 cm
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English
Description
A celebration of the winter solstice and the Yuletide season. As the sun set on the shortest day of the year, early people would gather to prepare for the long night ahead. They built fires and lit candles. They played music, bringing their own light to the darkness, while wondering if the sun would ever rise again. Written for a theatrical production that has become a ritual in itself, Susan Cooper's poem "The Shortest Day" captures the magic behind...
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Series
A court of thorns and roses volume 4
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English
Description
"As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, she finds that those dearest to her have more wounds than she anticipated--scars that will have far-reaching impact on the future of their Court"--
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Series
Tacky the penguin books volume 6
Language
English
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Description
Tacky and his fellow penguins on Team Nice Icy Land train hard for the Winter Games, but Tacky's antics make their chances of winning a medal seem slim
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Publisher
New Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
The night before Christmas: Clement C. Moore's classic poem about a visit from St. Nicholas. Max's Christmas: Max is told he can't stay up to see Santa, but he sneaks downstairs anyway. Will Santa still come if Max is awake? Morris's disappearing bag: Morris thinks his brother and sister have better Christmas presents, but then he finds something very special in the last box under the tree. Owl moon: A young girl and her father take a magical night-time...
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Series
How to catch-- volume 19
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English
Description
A very clever snowman eludes the traps of the group of children who built him as a contest entry, while gathering items for a surprise.
17) My winter city
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English
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"A boy, his father and their dog have a perfect day in a snowy city."--
18) Duck at the door
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Series
Max the duck books volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
When Max the duck decides to stay behind when his flock flies south, Irene invites him to stay with her for the winter
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