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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The best bad luck I ever had The best bad luck I ever had Kristin Levine The last thing Harry "Dit" Sims expects when Emma Walker comes to town is to become friends. Proper -talking, brainy Emma doesn't play baseball or fi sh too well, but she sure makes Dit think, especi… OL11957395W
Peace, Locomotion Peace, Locomotion Jacqueline Woodson Twelve-year-old Lonnie is fi nally feeling at home with his foster family. But because he's living apart from his little sister, Lili, he decides it's his job to be the "rememberer"—and write down ev… OL14952466W
Gabriel's Horses Gabriel's Horses Alison Hart In Kentucky, during the Civil War, the twelve-year-old slave Gabriel, contends with a cruel new horse trainer and skirmishes with Confederate soldiers as he pursues his dream of becoming a jockey. OL15124216W
Jim Ugly Jim Ugly Sid Fleischman The adventures of twelve-year-old Jake and Jim Ugly, his father's part-mongrel, part-wolf dog, as they travel through the Old West trying to find out what really happened to Jake's actor father. OL15669674W
Safe at home Safe at home Mike Lupica Playing baseball was the one thing that made twelve-year-old Nick Crandall feel at home until he found acceptance with adoptive parents, but he faces a new struggle to fit in when he becomes the firs… OL2727943W
My life as a book My life as a book Janet Tashjian Dubbed a "reluctant reader" by his teacher, twelve-year-old Derek spends summer vacation learning important lessons even though he does not complete his summer reading list. OL474487W