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10861) Persuading Miss Doover
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"Jack and Samir love to sit together--and they love to laugh, too. So much so that Miss Doover finally has to separate them. Then Miss Doover gives the class the assignment to write about something they care about, and Jack sees his chance to sit next to his best friend again. But writing an essay isn't that easy! Can Jack finally persuade Miss Dover to give him the thing he wants most...his seat back, next to Samir?"--Page [2] of cover.
10863) Never alone
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As children, Nathaniel Wallace and Riley McKnight bonded over losing their fathers. Years later, they pass their time watching movies and imagining elaborate stories about the their small, Alaskan town. But Nate soon learns that his real life is more bizarre than any fiction.
10864) Lucky's Beach
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"School teacher Julie Barlow and her two best friends, Beth and Aggie, are looking forward to an adults only beach vacation. They've barely hit the road when a frantic call from Julie's mother hijacks their best laid plans. Uncle Tony "Lucky" Costa is missing. Always entertaining, often irresponsible, never reliable, Uncle Lucky was a favorite with her friends. For Julie, for whom he'd been a sometimes surrogate father, not so much. Her mother wants...
10865) Johnny Boo goes to school
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Joining Squiggle at school, Johnny Boo discovers there is so much to learn, and after solving the mystery of "two plus two," he and Squiggle try to figure out how the Mean Little Boy got bigger--and grew a mustache!
10866) Nate el grande vive a tope
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"¡Nate el grande vive a tope ! Cuando le piden a Nate que se haga amigo de un nuevo alumno, se muestra más que dispuesto...hasta que lo conoce. ¿Tendrá Nate que aguantar a un aguafiestas? ¿O su nuevo compañero será el alma de la fiesta?"-- Page 4 of cover.
"When Nate is asked to befriend the new kid at school, he is more than willing, but Breckenridge Puffington appears to be a little nerdy. P.S. 38 is 100 years old and everyone is excited...
10867) I don't like rain!
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One sunny day, Rabbit and his pals are playing outside and they couldn't be happier. But, oh, no!--the sky starts clouding up and before they know it, it's raining, it's pouring, and everyone has to run home. How boring! What will they do for the rest of the day? It doesn't take long for Rabbit to realize that fun can be had in the rain. With raincoats, boots, and umbrellas, let the splashing games begin.--
10868) Right by my side
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"With wit and realism, David Haynes presents a different kind of Holden Caulfield in fifteen-year-old Marshall Field Finney, an ordinary, sullen teenager who discovers storytelling as a way to ease his adolescent anger and family tensions. Living with his parents in "Washington Park,'' a housing development outside St. Louis, Missouri in the 1980s, his high-strung mother walks out on him and his father, a flawed yet strong man who manages the local...
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"Meet your new favorite food critics: a chubby wolf named Mita Jiro and a ripped tiger named Yanagi Kagetora. Kagetora used to eat to live, but that changed when he met Jiro--who lives to eat! Jiro is more than happy to help his striped friend explore the restaurants and delicacies tucked within their city, and he enjoys all their finds with great relish. There's nothing better than a hot meal to bring two (animal) people together in this deliciously...
10873) In love with a street king
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For Nichole, life in Newark had been easy going for her -- thanks to her mother, Tina. She went out of her way to make sure that her daughter didn't want or need anything. Being the type of girl Nichole was, she really didn't deal with a lot of people; that is, until she met Sheniya. The two girls instantly clicked and became the best of friends. With graduation a few months away, things seem to be going great for them until Ibn and Malakai enter...
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Monica and her friends discover that having fun can be expensive! When Monica and her friends Maggy, Smudge, and J-Five decide to see a movie together, they figure out ways to make money to pay for the tickets. Maggy will try cat-sitting, and J-Five and Smudge decide to sell their old comics. Will they succeed?"--Back cover.
10876) The mermaid queen
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Abigail and Hugo have just helped restore the balance of power in Orkney by defeating the powerful alchemist Vertulious when Abigail discovers that Capricorn, the mermaid queen she trusted to help them, has unleashed the powerful Midgard Serpent named Jormungand—who, years ago, encircled the world of mankind and held it captive until Odin banished it to an underwater prison. Capricorn is determined to force Odin to make her goddess of the seas...
10877) Stewart's best pen
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Stewart's best friend and sparring partner is his pen, Craig, so when Craig disappears Stewart is lost until a letter arrives from far away with very familiar writing.
10879) Mimi's treasure trouble
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Mimi and her fellow Gum Club members promise to always stick together, but they soon discover it is hard to keep a group of six friends united through thick and thin.