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1) Moon pie
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Eleven-year-old Martha tries to keep her family together after her mother's death as her father struggles with alcoholism.
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Twelve-year-old Jenni's much-anticipated vacation with her family and best friend Autumn goes awry when an old elevator transports her to a future in which everything has changed, and she must not only return to her time but find a way to prevent what she has seen from coming true.
5) Skellig
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Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a bird and something like an angel.
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In 1902 England, Clarry and Peter struggle with the challenges of living with an indifferent father, but the summers they spend in Cornwall with their grandparents and cousin Rupert provide much needed comfort, and in the years that follow Clarry looks back on those leisurely days to help her cope with the trying times of World War I and its aftermath.
10) Best friends
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Rambunctious and irrepressible Gemma has been best friends with Alice ever since they were born on the same day, so when Alice moves miles away to Scotland, Gemma is distraught over the idea that Alice might find a new best friend.
12) Wolven
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Twelve-year-old Nat, with help from family, friends, and his "pet" Woody, a wolf that turns into a boy, must face werewolves that have been altered as part of a dastardly plan.
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"Milly-Molly-Mandy (who always wears a pink-and-white striped dress) has charmed generations of children. In these twenty-one stories she has all kinds of adventures both on her own and with her favorite friends Billy Blunt and little-friend-Susan. See if you can spot Mill-Molly-Mandy's pink-and-white striped dress throughout this newly colored edition."--Page [4] of cover.
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Based on a true story about the first black officer in the British Army, tells how a young boy named Michael receives a letter upon his aunt's passing that tells Michael about his grandfather Leroy, a black officer in WWI who saved the lives of many of his fellow soldiers. However, Leroy was never honored for his bravery because of the racial barrier, so Michael decides to do something about it.
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Sequel to: The great cat conspiracy.
Suzanne is delighted when her Great-Aunt Deidra leaves her Newfoundland, Beatrice, to Suzanne's mother, but Beatrice is old, slow, and has serious stomach issues which Suzanne and Anna must try to fix before Dad sends another dog away.