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1) The BFG
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Kidsnatched from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.
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Attack on Titan volume 27
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[2021]-
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volumes : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm.
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"For eons, humans ruled the natural world. But a century ago, everything changed when the Titans appeared. Giant, grotesque parodies of the human form, these sexless monsters consumed all but a few thousand human beings, who took refuge behind giant walls. Today, the threat of the Titans is a distant memory, and a boy named Eren yearns to explore the world beyond the wall. But what began as a childish dream will become an all-too-real nightmare when...
5) Giants
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2020.
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32 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm
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"Introduces readers to giants, with an emphasis on the creature's history, appearance, and behavior. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text aid comprehension for young readers. Features include a table of contents, an infographic, a timeline, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index."-- goodreads.com.
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"The story of a child confronting a man-eating giant or witch is told the world over. These heroes go by many names and might be average in size or no bigger than a thumb. Though they're often scorned for being the youngest and smallest, they're well-armed with cleverness and courage."--Provided by publisher.
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2006
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[48] p. ; col. ill. : 31 cm.
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After climbing to the top of a huge beanstalk, a boy uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and gain a fortune for himself and his mother. Jack can't seem to do anything useful for his poor mother. He can't even conduct an errand as simple as selling the cow; instead, he trades the beast for a handful of beans. But then, amazingly, those very beans sprout into a towering stalk, elevating Jack to a strange land ruled by a greedy giant. Jack must be...
10) New York Giants
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Invite your students to learn more about one of the NFL's greatest teams - the New York Giants! This book explores the team's background and history, most memorable wins, star players, and important coaches. Readers will also learn when the NFL began and what conference and division the Giants play on. Fun facts, a full spread of team stats, and a timeline with photos complement the text. This book closes with a quiz to reinforce core concepts. Readers...
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Dragon masters volume 9
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The Dragon Masters are still reeling from the desertion of Rori and her fire dragon Vulcan, when Mina, a Dragon Master from the far north, arrives with a problem--King Lars needs a fire dragon to defeat the Ice Giant who has frozen his kingdom; and so the Dragon Masters set out to find Rori and convince her to help.
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The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel is a pentalogy of novels written in the 16th century by François Rabelais, telling the adventures of two giants, Gargantua and his son Pantagruel. The work is written in an amusing, extravagant, and satirical vein; features much erudition, vulgarity, and wordplay; and is regularly compared with the works of William Shakespeare and James Joyce. Rabelais was a polyglot, and the work introduced "a great number...
15) Giant island
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"Under Grandpa's watchful eye, the kids are thrilled to discover that the craggy rocks, tufted grass, and windswept trees on Giant Island are much more than they seem. Are the children the first to fathom this huge secret, or does Grandpa have a secret of his own?"-- jacket.
16) I kill giants
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[2018]
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1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Barbara is the only thing that stands between terrible giants and the destruction of her small town. But as she boldly confronts her fears in increasingly dangerous ways, she begins to question everything she's always believed to be true.
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"Lucas Torres is the smallest kid in his grade. But when he meets Trevor, the very best giant, Lucas realizes that his small size just might save the day. Follow the new friends as they use teamwork and discover that there is no right or wrong size. Learn more about these special friends in this graphic novel"-- Provided by publisher.
20) Audition
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"A genre-defying novel-part science fiction, part social realism-from one of the most powerful voices in New Zealand literature today. A spaceship called Audition is hurtling through the cosmos. Squashed immobile into its largest room are three giants: Alba, Stanley, and Drew. If they talk, the spaceship keeps moving; if they are silent, they resume growing. Talk they must, and as they do, Alba, Stanley, and Drew recover their shared memory of what...





