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As a little girl, Jane has no one. Her mother, the powerful head of a Broadway theater company, has no time for her. She does have one friend - a handsome, comforting, funny man named Michael-but only she can see him. Years later, Jane is in her thirties and just as alone as ever. Then she meets Michael again - as handsome, smart and perfect as she remembers him to be. But not even Michael knows the reason they've really been reunited.
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This magical story begins on an island far away where an imaginary friend is born. He patiently waits his turn to be chosen by a real child, but when he is overlooked time and again, he sets off on an incredible journey to the bustling city, where he finally meets his perfect match and'at long last'is given his special name: Beekle. The #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Dan Santat'creator of After the Fall and...
4) Crenshaw
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English
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"A story about a homeless boy and his imaginary friend that proves in unexpected ways that friends matter, whether real or imaginary"--
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2020.
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English
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As a child, Natsuki doesn't fit into her family. Her parents favor her sister, and her best friend is a plush toy hedgehog named Piyyut who has explained to her that he has come from the planet Popinpobopia on a special quest to help her save the Earth. Each summer, Natsuki counts down the days until her family drives into the mountains of Nagano to visit her grandparents in their wooden house in the forest. One summer, her cousin Yuu confides to...
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Pub. Date
2011.
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First edition.
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English
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A young boy builds a sand castle on the beach and a dragon moves in. The boy and the dragon spend the day at the shore flying a kite, braving the waves, defying bullies, and roasting marshmallows, while the boy's parents remain occupied nearby with their own pastimes. When no one believes the boy's story about the dragon, the creature launches into a mischievous mode and wreaks havoc on everything in its path-- or is it all in the boy's imagination?...
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Dory Fantasmagory volume 1
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English
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Dory, the youngest in her family, is a girl with a very active imagination, and she spends the summer playing with her imaginary friend, pretending to be a dog, battling monsters, and generally driving her family nuts.
8) The Snurtch
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Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
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English
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"Ruthie has a problem at school. It is the Snurtch. The Snurtch is a scribbly, grabby, rude monster who follows Ruthie around and gets her into all sorts of trouble. It seems Ruthie will never be rid of the Snurtch. But eventually, she realizes she's not the only one ... George has one too"--
9) Max's dragon
Author
Series
Max books (Kate Banks) volume 2
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Many unusual and unexpected things happen while Max plays with his invisible dragon.
10) Dream friends
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Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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"A shy little girl yearns to find a real-life friend as wonderful as the one she plays with in her dreams"--Provided by publisher.
11) Harvey
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Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
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A pleasant and very polite middle-aged drunk is friends with an imaginary white rabbit. His sister, embarrassed by his behavior, tries to have him committed.
12) We forgot Brock!
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Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
1st edition.
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English
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Phillip and Brock are best friends, although everyone else thinks Brock is imaginary, so when Phillip gets tired out at the Big Fair while Brock is still having fun, they are separated and it will take a very special twosome to bring them back together again.
13) Dotty
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English
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Ida's imaginary friend, Dotty, is tied to her with a blue string and when Ida's classmates tease her about Dotty, Ida is surprised to discover that her teacher carries a red string with her wherever she goes.
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Series
Dory Fantasmagory volume 3
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"When Dory's best friend learns to read before she does, Dory retreats into her wild imagination and finds herself in the middle of one of the babyish books she is struggling to read where she encounters imaginary friends and enemies"--
15) Harvey
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Harmless tippler Elwood P. Dowd confides in a 6-foot rabbit called Harvey that only he can see.
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
"Pulled into a deadly game of deception, secrets, and lies, a woman must find the truth in order to defeat a mysterious opponent, protect her daughter, and save her own life in this dazzling standalone psychological thriller with an unforgettable ending from the New York Times bestselling author of Woman with a Secret and The Monogram Murders. You thought you knew who you were. A stranger knows better. You've left the city and the career that nearly...
Author
Series
Dory Fantasmagory volume 2
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Dory, a highly imaginative youngest child, makes a new friend at school but her brother and sister are sure Rosabelle is imaginary, just like all of Dory's other friends.
19) Hide and seek
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
After his wife commits suicide, David decides to take his child, Emily, to live in a house upstate. But before long, both David and Emily are being terrorized by Charlie, a "friend" who may or may not be imaginary.
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