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Secrets of Walt Disney World

weird and wonderful facts about the most magical place on Earth
"This book is packed with fun facts and little-known details to make your visit to Walt Disney World even more special"--Page 4 of cover.

Runaway with words

a collection of poems from Florida's youth shelters
1997
Presents a collection of poetry written by runaway, abused, and abandoned teenagers from Florida's youth shelters.

The hanged man

1998
Florida detective Wayne Sheppard, investigating the murder of criminologist Andrew Steele and the disappearance of Steele's wife, decides to follow up on a lead given to the police department by a woman who claims to have psychically witnessed the killing and is drawn into a dangerous conspiracy known as Project Delphi.

Cross Creek

1996
Describes the daily labors of managing a seventy-two-acre orange grove in Florida from bouts with runaway pigs to a session of unruly farmhands.

Life in St. Augustine

2003
An overview of life in St. Augustine, Florida, from 1513 to 1845, including the housing, food, clothing, schools, and everyday activities of the settlers, as well as their interaction with native people.

Because of Winn-Dixie

2010
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.

Surrounded by sharks

On the first day of vacation, thirteen-year-old Davey Tsering wakes up early, slips out of his family's hotel room without telling anyone, and heads to the beach for a swim in the warm Floridia waters--and a fateful meeting with a shark.

Birnbaum's Walt Disney World for kids by kids!

the official guide
2006
Features 160 pages describing all the attractions and shows in the four Walt Disney World parks.

All around Florida

regions and resources
2008
Provides an overview of Florida, and discusses the variety of natural and manmade resources found in each of the state's regions.

Sunken treasure

1991
Describes the many-years-long search for the treasure that went down with the Atocha, a Spanish galleon sunk off Florida in a hurricane in 1622. Includes facts about four other famous shipwrecks.

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