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Before emigrating from Ireland, Lila assures her siblings they will still celebrate Halloween in America, but with no turnips to carve into jack-o-lanterns, Lila must get creative to keep her promise. Includes a recipe for colcannon.

Introduce a new generation of readers to the Boxcar Children® chapter books with this classic boxed set, featuring the first four books in the series. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden are four brave siblings who were searching for a home when they discovered a life of mystery and adventure!  This boxed set includes the following titles:#1 The Boxcar Children#2 Surprise Island#3 The Yellow House Mystery#4 Mystery Ranch#5 Mike’s Mystery#6 Blue Bay Mystery#7 The Woodshed Mystery#8 The Lighthouse Mystery#9 Mountain Top Mystery#10 Schoolhouse Mystery#11 Caboose Mystery#12 Houseboat Mystery What started as a single story about the Alden Children has delighted readers for generations and sold more than 80 million books worldwide. Featuring timeless adventures, mystery, and classic illustrations, The Boxcar Children® series continues to inspire children to learn, question, imagine, and grow.

Winner of the 2014 Paterson Prize for Books for Young PeopleSeventeen-year-old ';Hank' has found himself at Penn Station in New York City with no memory of anythingwho he is, where he came from, why he's running away. His only possession is a worn copy of Walden, by Henry David Thoreau.And so he becomes Henry Davidor ';Hank'and takes first to the streets, and then to the only destination he can think ofWalden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts.Cal Armistead's remarkable debut novel is about a teen in search of himself. Hank begins to piece together recollections from his past. The only way Hank can discover his present is to face up to the realities of his grievous memories. He must come to terms with the tragedy of his past to stop running and to find his way home.

Summer vacation on an almost private island gives the Aldens a challenge.