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Of all the stupid things Of all the stupid things Alexandra Diaz Told from their differing viewpoints, high schoolers Tara, an athlete, Whitney Blaire, a beauty, and Pinkie, a mother hen, face problems in various relationships but the most devastating occurs when … OL13844241W
Arthur decks the hall Arthur decks the hall Marc Brown As the reader lifts flaps and places the enclosed stickers in the scenes, Arthur, D.W., and their parents get ready for the holidays by decorating their house, writing Christmas cards and baking cook… OL15004095W
Hero Hero Mike Lupica Fourteen-year-old Billy learns he has the same special abilities as his father, who was the President's globe-trotting troubleshooter until "the Bads" killed him, and now Billy must decide whether to… OL15046710W
Little Critters the Trip (Little Critter) Little Critters the Trip (Little Critter) Mercer Mayer During their car trip to Lake Wakatookee, the Critter family introduces the letters from A to Z. OL15074838W
The kitchen Madonna The kitchen Madonna Rumer Godden A boy's efforts to create an icon to please the family's new maid helps him to make new friends and discover an artistic talent. OL1825422W
Memory Boy Memory Boy Will Weaver Sixteen-year-old Miles and his family must flee their Minneapolis home and begin a new life in the wilderness after a chain of cataclysmic volcanic explosions creates dangerous conditions in their ci… OL2692203W
Center field Center field Robert Lipsyte Mike has his junior year well under control. He's got a solid group of friends. He's dating Lori, one of the hottest girls in school. And Coach Cody has all but given him the starting spot as the Rid… OL2704556W
Noisy Nora Noisy Nora Rosemary Wells It's tough being the middle mouse. No one's paying any attention to Nora, so she decides to do something her family can't ignore: make noise. Nora slams windows, bangs doors, and upsets furniture, to… OL32576W
Brothers far from home Brothers far from home Jean Little In 1916, in Uxbridge, Ontario, twelve-year-old Eliza, a Presbyterian minister's daughter, chronicles her family's experiences after her two brothers leave for Europe to fight in the war. OL470668W
The haunting of Charles Dickens The haunting of Charles Dickens Lewis Buzbee Twelve-year-old Meg travels the rooftops and streets of 1862 London, England, in search of her missing brother, Orion, accompanied by a family friend, the famed author Charles Dickens, whose quest is… OL4815435W
A Perfect Place A Perfect Place Patricia Hermes Late in 1848, nine-year-old Joshua McCullough starts a second journal, this time recording events in Willamette Valley, Oregon Territory, as his family and others they met on the trail begin to get s… OL506323W
Drums, Girls, And Dangerous Pie Drums, Girls, And Dangerous Pie Jordan Sonnenblick The life of eighth-grader Steven Alper, already complicated by his friendship with two girls and a prodigious talent for drumming, is turned upside down when his five-year-old brother Jeffrey is diag… OL5737499W
Ivy + Bean bound to be bad Ivy + Bean bound to be bad Annie Barrows Two girls who never meant to like each other go through curious stuff of life. OL5831627W
The Relatives Came The Relatives Came Cynthia Rylant The relatives come to visit from Virginia and everyone has a wonderful time. OL64084W
Gypsy in the cellar Gypsy in the cellar Bonnie Highsmith Taylor Doreen, a young Gypsy girl, struggles with both her own prejudices and those of others when she becomes separated from her family and is cared for by two sisters who insist she attend school regularl… OL684478W
Clothes for sale Clothes for sale Mary Hoffman A family has a lot of trouble finding the right clothes to buy for their vacation. OL86595W
The great Skinner enterprise The great Skinner enterprise Stephanie S. Tolan Fifteen-year-old Jenny relates the further adventures of the Skinner family when her father decides to incorporate the entire family into his new business venture called "At your Service." OL98336W