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One Bright Penny
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Geraldine McCaughrean |
An old man bets each of his children that they cannot fill the barn for a penny. |
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The Firehouse Mystery
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Gertrude Chandler Warner,Charles Tang |
The Alden children draw upon their resourcefulness to save the neighborhood firehouse from being torn down, while they also face a series of mysterious incidents connected with it. |
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Roxie and the hooligans
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Phyllis Reynolds Naylor |
Roxie Warbler, the niece of a famous explorer, follows Uncle Dangerfoot's advice on how to survive any crisis when she becomes stranded on an island with a gang of school bullies and a pair of murder… |
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Painted dreams
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Karen Lynn Williams |
Because her Haitian family is too poor to be able to buy paints for her, eight-year-old Ti Marie finds her own way to create pictures that make the heart sing. |
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Franklin's birthday party
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Paulette Bourgeois,Brenda Clark |
Franklin gets carried away with his birthday plans and offers to take all of his friends to a spectacular party at Tamarack Play Park. |
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CATS
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Stephen C. Ph.D Lundin |
It's time to let the CATS out of the bag . . . Curiosity might have killed the proverbial cat, but without it very real achievements would never occur. With this book as your guide, you'll learn how … |
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The secret journey
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Peg Kehret |
In 1834 when a storm at sea destroys the slave ship on which she is a stowaway, twelve-year-old Emma musters all her resourcefulness to survive in the African jungle. |
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Bring me the head of Oliver Plunkett
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Colin Bateman |
When the head of Saint Oliver Plunkett is stolen from Drogheda Cathedral, Eddie and his gang use their wits to search for the relic while trying to outsmart the town's most notorious criminal. |
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Lost girls
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Ann Kelley |
In 1974, fourteen-year-old Bonnie, eight other Amelia Earhart Cadets aged nine to seventeen, and their irresponsible young leader are stranded on a forbidden island off the coast of Thailand on the b… |
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One night
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Marsha Qualey |
Nineteen-year-old Kelly, ex-addict niece of a nationally-renowned Minnesota talk show host, has an unexpected adventure with the visiting prince of a war-torn Eastern European country. |
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Terrific
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Jon Agee |
"Terrific," says Eugene when he wins an all-expenses-paid cruise to Bermuda. "I'll probably get a really nasty sunburn." But Eugene's luck is much worse than that. His ship sinks, and he ends up s… |
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Just ask Iris
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Lucy Frank |
In the summer before seventh grade, twelve-year-old Iris Diaz-Pinkowitz goes up and down the fire escape outside her new New York City apartment, becoming an integral part of the lives of her human a… |
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Too much TV!
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Gladys Moreta |
When their parents forbid them to watch any more television, Ricky and Ava decide to spend their time more creatively. |
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The muffin child
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Stephen Menick |
When her parents die in an accident in 1913, eleven-year-old Tanya decides to live alone, refusing charity from the people in her village, and supporting herself by selling muffins. |
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Two so small
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Hazel J. Hutchins |
While traveling with his goat and cart to visit his grandmother, a young boy loses his way and finds himself in the land of the giants confronted by a very unhappy giant baby. |
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The history of Helpless Harry
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Avi |
Eleven-year-old Harry's adventures, involving lies, attempted robbery, and the possibility of murder, begin when his parents go away for a few days and he is left in the care of the young Miss Trowbr… |
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Dinosaur Woods
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George McClements |
To save their homes from being destroyed by developers, a fanciful group of endangered animals construct a fearsome dinosaur. |
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Meet Kit
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Valerie Tripp,Walter Rane |
When her father's business closes because of the Great Depression forcing Kit to make changes in her life, the nine-year-old responds with resourcefulness. |
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What Would Macgyver Do?
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Brendan Vaughan |
In the spirit of the bestselling Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook comes a clever collection of true stories celebrating real-life "MacGyverisms"You're driving on a deserted road when your car di… |
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Mary McLeod Bethune
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Kristin Sterling |
How did Mary McLeod Bethune solve problems? How did she make life better for other people? What did Mary do to help African Americans gain equal rights? Read this book to discover the answers! |
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