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Despite all attempts to avoid reading and extra work, Charlie Joe Jackson finds himself in a terrible dream he can’t wake up from: Camp Rituhbukkee (pronounced...
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The mata gente.
The “people killer.”
An ordinary freight train.
And the only way North without paying a peso.
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When Mouse lets his best friend, Rabbit, play with his brand-new airplane, trouble isn't far behind. From Caldecott Honor award winner Eric Rohmann comes a...
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Eleven-year-old musical prodigy, Elvis Ruby, was supposed to win the most coveted reality show on television, Tween Star. None of the other contestants even...
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A classic story from award-winning artist Laura Vaccaro Seeger, author and illustrator of the Caldecott Honor book First the Egg, now repackaged in a brand-new...
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A tender story about a tough-as-nails girl forced to take one small step towards understanding during the summer of 1969.
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SOCCER DREAMS AND PLENTY OF ACTION this second book in the Gym Shorts series scores high with new readers.
There’s nothing Goose wants more than to play...
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Who is this kid with the funny name? Well, that depends on who you ask. Everybody who knows Melvin—his mom, his dad, his best friend Jimmy, his dog—even Santa...
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Bob and Otto do best-friend kinds of things together--eating leaves, digging, playing--until the day Bob decides to climb a tree, simply because . . . he has...
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Laura Vaccaro Seeger's highly praised concept books have introduced children to colors, opposites, emotions, and the alphabet. Now she guides children on the...
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Gemma and Alice have been best friends since the day they were both born. But now Alice has to move faraway to Scotland. Can they remain best friends forever?...
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WHAT'S BETTER THAN ONE DOG AND BEAR BOOK? TWO!
In three new stories, the two dearest of friends celebrate Bear's birthday, have their first falling out,...
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Move to a fabulous new home half way around the world with Mom, or stay home with dear old Dad? Floss has to make an impossible choice.
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Cheer on the Bats as they try to trounce the Tigers in a basketball battle!
And have a ball with Goose and the gang as they perfect their soccer skills!...
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FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN WHITE AND BLACK in 1950s Tennessee. Tony Johnston draws on her own childhood memories to limn a portrait of a sensitive and compassionate...
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1968, THE YEAR AMERICA GREW UP
From racial and gender equality fights to the struggle against the draft and the Vietnam war, in 1968 Americans asked...
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On the first day of winter, the Gibble Goose Girls sulk—the snow has made their favorite outdoor activities impossible! It’s up to Rabbit and Mouse to prove...
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UNBEATABLE TEAM--MAYBE. UNBEATABLE READING--FOR SURE! The first novel in Betty Hick's Gym Shorts series is a slam-dunk for newly-independent readers.
Henry...
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A two-week-old baby describes the many activities he enjoys, both at home and out in the busy city.
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In Clara and Asha -- as in Eric Rohmann's Caldecott Medal-winning My Friend Rabbit--a simple storyline becomes the basis for fun and sophistication. Clara's...
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Izzy knows her cancer could kill her. But that’s no reason to lose her sense of humor.
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DOUBLE THE TROUBLE, DOUBLE THE FUN. Is it a game, set, match for Henry?
Henry wants to win the doubles tennis trophy more than anything. He knows he'd good...
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A dog in peril. A girl in big trouble. These two best friends will need a miracle to get out of this mess.
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An action-packed adventure about thieves, fishing, and two boys who lay a trap that will save the day.
Eddie's family has been trapping lobsters for...
