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The noonday friends The noonday friends Mary Stolz Franny dreams of becoming a ballerina. She doesn't share her dreams with too many friends because she must babysit her brother while her mother works. OL15147929W
The bully of Barkham Street The bully of Barkham Street Mary Stolz Despite his struggles to improve his behavior at school and at home, an overweight, eleven-year-old bully's efforts to reform seem doomed to fail. OL15516024W
Cider days Cider days Mary Stolz A young girl's persistent overtures to a new neighbor result in friendship. Sequel to Ferris Wheel. OL15853859W
Leap before you look Leap before you look Mary Stolz In the attempt to redefine her family's relationship after her parents' divorce, Jimmie realizes there are no families without interpersonal conflicts. OL15858407W
The cuckoo clock The cuckoo clock Mary Stolz Orphaned Erich's life as an unloved drudge begins to change when old Ula, the town's most skillful clockmaker, takes him on as his helper. OL16053770W
Go fish Go fish Mary Stolz After spending the day fishing in the Gulf of Mexico with Grandfather, eight-year-old Thomas has a quiet evening on the porch hearing more about his African heritage. OL17711526W
Bartholomew Fair Bartholomew Fair Mary Stolz On an August day in 1598 six people, including Queen Elizabeth, a wealthy cloth merchant, a scullery maid, two schoolboys, and an overworked apprentice, attend London's Bartholomew's Fair and come aw… OL2040499W
Casebook of a private (cat's) eye Casebook of a private (cat's) eye Mary Stolz Can feline detective Eileen O'Kelly crack the case that has left the Boston police baffled and wringing their paws? OL2040501W
The explorer of Barkham Street The explorer of Barkham Street Mary Stolz Reformed bully Martin Hastings fantasizes about heroic adventures as an explorer and a sports star, until his new circle of friends and growing self-confidence at home make real life as exciting as h… OL2040507W
King Emmett the Second King Emmett the Second Mary Stolz Emmett endures the death of his pet pig and his family's move from New York City to Ohio and finally comes to accept the thought of getting another pet. OL2040514W
Who wants music on Monday? Who wants music on Monday? Mary Stolz A portrait of a family as winter changes to spring: Cassie, unwilling to solve her conflict between honesty and tact; her older sister, flirtatious and vain, self-confident and selfish; her college-a… OL2040534W
The leftover elf The leftover elf Mary Stolz The last elf left in the world sets out to find the Believer, since he feels he owes his existence to somebody somewhere who must believe in him. OL2040547W
Emmett's pig Emmett's pig Mary Stolz Emmett loves pigs, but when his parents refuse to move to a farm or let him raise a pig in their apartment, he runs out of ideas. OL2040559W
Go and Catch a Flying Fish Go and Catch a Flying Fish Mary Stolz Taylor, Jem, and B. J. each react differently to the breakup of their parents' marriage. OL2040561W
Quentin Corn Quentin Corn Mary Stolz Realizing his fate is to be spareribs, a pig disguises himself as a boy, runs away, finds employment, and becomes friends with a little girl. OL2040564W
Ready or not Ready or not Mary Stolz A sixteen-year-old girl, mother to a younger sister and brother, longs to be beautiful, and thus happy, until she meets a playground counselor who helps her see the importance of caring about the wor… OL2040565W
Stealing home Stealing home Mary Stolz Though they still listen to baseball and go fishing, Thomas and his grandfather find life in their small house in Florida changed when Great-aunt Linzy comes to stay. OL2040566W
The bully of Barkham Street The bully of Barkham Street Mary Stolz A large type edition of the story of a fat, eleven-year-old bully whose efforts to reform his behavior meet with continual failure until his performance playing the bugle at a school assembly, a reve… OL2040577W
The bully of Barkham Street The bully of Barkham Street Mary Stolz A large type edition of the story of a fat, eleven-year-old bully whose efforts to reform his behavior meet with continual failure until his performance playing the bugle at a school assembly, a reve… OL20543712W
Storm in the night Storm in the night Mary Stolz While sitting through a fearsome thunderstorm that has put the lights out, Thomas hears a story from Grandfather's boyhood, when Grandfather was afraid of thunderstorms. OL26174800W
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