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"Quichotte, an aging traveling salesman obsessed with the "unreal real" of TV, falls in impossible love with a queen of the screen; while obsessively writing her love letters, he wishes an imaginary son, Sancho, into existence. Together they set off across America in Quichotte's trusty Chevy Cruze to find her and convince her of his love. Meanwhile, Quichotte's tragicomic story is being told by the author who created him: Brother, a mediocre spy novelist...
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ChiZine Publications
Pub. Date
c2013
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English
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When Ann LeSage was a little girl, she had an invisible friend- a poltergeist that spoke to her with flying knives and howling winds. She called it the Insect, and with a little professional help, she contained it. But the nightmares never truly ended and as Ann grew from a girl to a young woman, the Insect grew with her. It became more than terrifying. It became a thing of murder. Now, as she embarks on a new life, Ann believes she has the Insect...
4) Crenshaw
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Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There's no more money for rent, and not much for food, either. His parents, his little sister, and their dog may have to live in their minivan. Again. Crenshaw is a cat. He's large, he's outspoken, and he's imaginary. He's been gone for four years, but has come back into Jackson's life to help him. Can an imaginary friend be enough to save this family from losing everything?
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From a highly acclaimed author-the enchanting, bittersweet story of a motherless young woman torn between real life and the otherwordly companions only she can see.
On the morning of Eva McEwen's birth, six magpies congregate in the apple tree outside the window-a bad omen, according to Scottish legend. That night Eva's mother dies, leaving her to be raised by her aunt and heartsick father in the small town of Troon, Scotland.
As a child, Eva is...
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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.
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Moone boy volume 1
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English
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Martin Moone is eleven and completely fed up with being the only boy in a family of girls. He's desperate for a decent wingman to help him navigate his idiotic life. So when best mate Padraic suggests Martin get an imaginary friend-or "IF" for short-he decides to give it a go.
His first attempt is Loopy Lou, a hyperactive goofball who loves writing rubbish rap songs. But Martin soon gets fed up with Lou's loopiness and decides to trade in his IF...
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Dory Fantasmagory volume 2
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Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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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.
11) Let him in
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""Daddy, there's a man in our room..." Alfie wakes one night to find his twin daughters at the foot of his bed, claiming there's a shadowy figure in their bedroom. When no such thing can be found, he assumes the girls had a nightmare. He isn't surprised that they're troubled. Grief has made its home at Hart House: nine months ago, the twins' mother Pippa died unexpectedly, leaving Alfie to raise them alone. And now, when the girls mention a new imaginary...
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Moone boy volume 2
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English
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Martin gets a job as a butcher boy, but work is slow because the fish factory across the street is stealing all their business. Something seems fishy, so Martin and Sean go undercover to get to the bottom of things.
13) We hear voices
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"An eerie debut about a little boy who recovers from a mysterious global flu that's killed thousands and inherits an imaginary friend who makes him do violent things... Kids have imaginary friends. Rachel knows this. So when her young son, Billy, miraculously recovers from a horrible flu that has proven fatal for many, she thinks nothing of Delfy, his new invisible friend. After all, her family is healthy and that's all that matters. But soon Delfy...
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Puck
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2017.
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Español
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Jaques Papier has the sneaking suspicion that everyone except his sister Fleur hates him. Teachers ignore him when his hand is raised in class and he is never chosen for sports teams. Then he is shocked to learn the truth that he is Fleur's imaginary friend!
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Artes de México
Pub. Date
c2007
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Español
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Andrea's only friend is a monster named Mandarino Plátanos. Although he accompanies her everywhere, nobody is able to see him. One day, Andrea discovers that she can also play with other children and when Mandarino notices this, he makes a decision.
El unico amigo de Andrea era un monstruo que se llamaba Mandarino Plátanos. Aunque él la acompañaba a todas partes, nadie era capaz de verlo. Un día, Andrea descubrió que también podía jugar con...
16) Ellie's dragon
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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When Ellie is very small, she finds a lovable newborn dragon on a carton of eggs in the grocery store. Ellie calls him Scratch, takes him home, and moves him into her dollhouse. Her mother can't see Scratch, and her teacher doesn't notice when Ellie brings Scratch to preschool, yet her friends are amazed. Ellie is lucky to have an affectionate, house-trained dragon like Scratch! But dragons get quite large as they grow. And Ellie is growing, too,...
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"In the pages of her notebook, soon after her father is diagnosed with cancer, Jade invents an imaginary best friend she can depend on--Zoe; but when Zoe somehow magically shows up in real life, Jade wonders how genuine their friendship can possibly be if Jade's controlling Zoe through what she writes in her notebook"--
20) Dandylion summer
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Publisher Annotation: When two sisters make a wish upon a dandelion, the seeds scatter and bring them Dandylion, a friend to play with all summer long. Together, they go on lots of adventures. As the seasons change, Dandylion must say goodbye?but fall is on the way, with new friends to meet and wonders to explore!
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