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The Twyford code : a novel / by Hallett, Janice,author.;
"Forty years ago, Steven Smith found a copy of a famous children's book by disgraced author Edith Twyford, its margins full of strange markings and annotations. Severely dyslexic and wanting to know more, he took it to his remedial English teacher Miss Iles, not realising the chain of events that he was setting in motion. Miss Iles became convinced that the book was the key to solving a puzzle, and that a message in secret code ran through all Twyford's novels. Then Miss Iles disappeared on a class field trip, and Steven has no memory of what happened to her. Now, out of prison after a long stretch, Steven decides to investigate the mystery that has haunted him for decades. Was Miss Iles murdered? Was she deluded? Or was she right about the code? And is it still in use today? Desperate to recover his memories and find out what really happened to Miss Iles, Steven revisits the people and places of his childhood. And as he does so, he records the story of his life in the form of voicemails and voice memos for his estranged and long unknown son, a professor of mathematics. But it soon becomes clear that Edith Twyford wasn't just a writer of forgotten children's stories. The Twyford Code is valuable, and he isn't the only one trying to solve it."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Children's literature, English; Ciphers; English teachers; Missing persons; Secrecy; Women authors;

U is for universe / by Paprocki, Greg.;
Learn with your toddler from A to Z all about the Universe and what can be found within it. A fascinating collection of illustrations for young readers featuring scientifically accurate and super colorful scenes of what there is to see and learn about in space: planets (made of diamonds), moons (with a crater a thousand miles long), solar flares, comets, black holes (where nothing can escape), and even volcanoes! Illustrator Greg Paprocki's popular BabyLit alphabet board books feature his classically retro mid-century art style that's proven to be a hit with both toddlers and adults.
Subjects: Board books.; Alphabet books.; Planets; Alphabet; English language;

ECW's Biographical guide to Canadian novelists / by David, Jack,1946-; Lecker, Robert,1951-; Quigley, Ellen,1955-;
Subjects: Novelists, Canadian (English); Canadian fiction (English);
© c1993., ECW Press,

The imaginary alphabet / by Daigneault, Sylvie.;
"In this alphabet book, animals are shown engaging in whimsical and fantastical activities, such as ocelots performing an opera. Each illustration is paired with an ornate letter from the alphabet and an alliterative phrase. Backmatter features a list of the creatures and objects that can be found in the book."--
Subjects: Alphabet books.; Picture books.; Picture puzzles.; Animal fiction.; English language; Animals; Alliteration;

A little book about opposites / by Gerardi, Jan.; Lionni, Leo,1910-1999.;
LSC
Subjects: Mice; English language;

The pronoun book / by Ayala-Kronos, Chris.; Tirado, Melita.;
A joyous introduction to people and their pronouns.LSC
Subjects: English language; Gender identity;

The silence : a novel / by Allott, Susan,author.;
It is 1997, and in a basement flat in Hackney, Isla Green is awakened by a call in the middle of the night: her father, Joe, phoning from Sydney. It seems that thirty years ago, the Greens' next-door neighbour Mandy disappeared. Joe claims he thought Mandy had moved away with her husband, but now Mandy's family is trying to reconnect, and there is no trace of her. Joe was allegedly the last person to see her alive, and now he's under suspicion of murder. So Isla returns to Australia for the first time in a decade to support her father and search for the truth. Her arrival in Sydney brings up echoes from the past, taking us back to the heat of summer 1967, when two young couples lived side by side on a quiet street by the sea. The more questions Isla asks, the more she learns about the secrets each marriage bore. Could her father have done something terrible? How much does her mother know? At the center of it all lies a shameful practice rooted in Australia's colonial past: the forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families, children known as the Stolen Generation.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); English; Neighbors; Families; Secrecy; Interpersonal relations;

ABC what can she be? : girls can be anything they want to be, from A to Z / by Ford, Jessie.; Sugar Snap Studio.;
Explore a world of possibilities for little girls with big dreams. From astronaut to zoologist and everything in between, you really can be anything you want to be.
Subjects: Board books.; Women; English language; Alphabet;

An English bride in Scotland / by Sands, Lynsay.;
Annabel is removed from a convent to take her runaway sister's place as a Scottish laird's bride.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Love stories.; Betrothal; English; Scots;
© c2013., Avon,

5-minute phonics : vowel sounds. by Scholastic Inc.;
"The science of reading research proves that systematic phonics instruction is the most effective way to teach kids to read. Now caregivers can support these essential phonics skills with simple, engaging stories featuring Gabby, Pandy, Cakey, and all the other Gabby Cats in just five minutes a day. This motivating compilation of simple stories makes it fun and easy to reinforce must-know phonics skills. Read each story together, sound out the highlighted words, then complete the simple activity"--
Subjects: Readers (Publications); English language; English language; Reading;

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