Thomas Kingsley Troupe
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Tony and his twin sister Andie are four-wheeling in the woods near their family cabin, when they are caught in a violent thunderstorm--then the sky turns really dark, and they realize a monster tornado is on their tail, and suddenly they are not sure whether it is safer to keep running, or find some place to seek shelter.
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In pursuit of a strange butterfly for her science assignment, Kelly gets lost in the woods, and with only a mason jar, a butterfly net, and a small lunch, she must figure out which direction will lead her back to the cabin and her friends--and somehow elude the black bear who has taken a disturbing interest in her.
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Jeff and his best friend Keith are ice-fishing in an old ice shack on Big Lake when a sudden blizzard blows in and their generator dies--as the boys struggle to find their way to safety they suddenly find themselves on thin ice, and when Keith falls through Jeff must find a way to save his friend from the freezing water.
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"Cam glances out the window of his Hawaii hotel room just in time to see the nearby 'inactive' volcano explode! Chunks of rock and lava cascade down into the city. Cam knows he needs to find his family and get out fast, but a river of lava runs between him and his loved ones"--Provided by publisher.
12) Darling doll
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Even after three episodes of ghost-hunting, sixth-grader Casey thought that asking Beth Markle to dance at the Spring Fever Dance was the scariest thing he had ever done--but that was before he encountered the creepy doll made by the long-defunct Darling Doll Company, which is currently possessed by the ghost of the company's owner.
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A month has passed since the incident of the haunted hockey puck, and Casey is looking for excuses to see Beth Markle, the sensitive twin, outside of school, so when she asks him to accompany her to inspect an antique phonograph player that is refusing to play records, he is delighted--and soon the children are investigating the fate of the woman who once owned the phonograph, and who appears to want to hear her favorite song.
15) Ghostly goalie
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Beth and Liz Markle are twin sixth-graders new to Two Mile Creek, a small town trying to make a come-back, and their parents have opened an antique store in place of the general store that closed down years ago--the trouble is that the hockey puck they sold to a collector in town appears to be haunted, and the girls team up with fellow sixth-graders Casey and Hai Boon to find out why.
16) Football
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Explores the history, rules, positions, equipment and uniforms, training, and tournaments of football. Includes color photographs, fact boxes, a glossary, and additional resources.