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"Thirteen-year-old Araminta Robicheaux, Cinderella's daughter, embarrassed by her family, seeks to make her own fairy tale come true by showing her shoe designs to boy-band mega-star Theo Downey"--Provided by publisher.

"It's only been a few weeks since Stephen started living at the New Harmonia--a hotel that caters to a supernormal clientele, including bigfeet, vampires, dragons, and talking gargoyles--and he still has a lot to learn. His latest discovery? The lions in front of the New York Public Library are actually sphinxes, guarding a secret treasure trove of magical objects. When a mysterious wizard steals a powerful wand from the collection and casts a spell on the entire supernormal world, Stephen and his friends must find a way to reverse the magic before it becomes permanent"--Provided by publisher.

Photographs and descriptions of men and women in vanishing jobs and professions.

A brief essay written in 1948 by American author E.B. White where he describes some of the sights of New York City.

The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable monuments in the world, a powerful symbol of freedom and the American dream. For decades, the myth has persisted that the statue was a grand gift from France, but Mitchell reveals how she was in fact the pet project of one quixotic and visionary French sculptor, Fr?d?ric Auguste Bartholdi. Bartholdi not only forged this 151-foot-tall colossus in a workshop in Paris and transported her across the ocean, but battled to raise money for the statue and make her a reality.

When Valentine starts noticing odd things are vanishing from New York City, she unknowingly summons a wizard from Sorcery Hall who enlists her help in his fight against a dreaded monster of darkness.

Written as a series of letters to her dead mother, nearly eighteen-year-old Rhea leaves Ireland for America in 1999, struggling with grief and confusion and seeking answers about her mother's past.

A boy wants to take Saber, a saber-toothed tiger, on a class trip to New York City to see the sights.

Phillip Lopate offers a unique view of the Manhattan shoreline through a series of exploratory walks, describing the buildings, people, architecture, and landmarks along the way and exploring the political, social, and economic factors that shaped them.