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1) Frindle
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When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control.
2) Owen
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Owen loves his yellow blanket, Fuzzy, and he takes it everywhere. When he is about to start school, a neighbor offers advice to Owen's parents about how to get rid of Fuzzy. But Owen foils each attempt. Young children will certainly identify with Owen's fervent attachment to Fuzzy.
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Eva offers to babysit for little brother Baby Mo so her parents can go to a sky-dancing competition, and she enlists a couple of her friends to help--unfortunately Mo proves to be a handful, eating too much candy, making a big mess, and throwing a tantrum, and she and her friends have to clean up fast before her parents get home.
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When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run "from" somewhere, she wants to run "to" somewhere -- to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and, preferably, elegant. She chooses the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Knowing that her younger brother Jamie has money and thus can help her with a serious cash-flow problem, she invites him along. Once settled into the museum, Claudia and Jamie find...
9) Every day
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Nashville Pride Recommends 2024: Favorite Queer Books
YA Books to Screen 2022-2024
YA Romance: Classics
YA Books to Screen 2022-2024
YA Romance: Classics
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Every morning A wakes in a different person's body, in a different person's life, learning over the years to never get too attached, until he wakes up in the body of Justin and falls in love with Justin's girlfriend, Rhiannon.
11) The tiny seed
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April Showers and May Flowers
April Showers, Spring Flowers
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Springtime
April Showers, Spring Flowers
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Springtime
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A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons. Dazzlingly colorful collage illustrations and a simple but dramatic text tell the fascinating story of the life cycle of a flower in terms of the adventures of a tiny seed. Carried aloft by the autumn wind, the tiny seed, along with other bigger seeds, travels far over the world. the journey is perilous: one of the bigger seeds is burned by the sun another falls into the ocean...
12) Corduroy
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A teddy bear spends his days at a store, waiting for someone to buy him.
16) Fire and ice
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Fireheart is a ThunderClan warrior now, but his troubles are far from over. The cats of the RiverClan are growing restless, while WindClan is weak and facing threats from all sides. Fireheart faces imminent battle-- but doesn't realize he also faces betrayal from within his own Clan. -- adapted from jacket
17) The lost puppy
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"Christy is thrilled when her aunt's dachshund has puppies. And her parents have a wonderful surprise-she is going to get to keep one! Christy knows exactly who to pick-the beautiful puppy she's already named Lucky. Christy loves playing with Lucky and can't wait to take him for walks. But on an outing to the woods, Lucky's curious nature gets the better of him, and he runs off in search of adventure. Soon he is lost, frightened, and all alone. Will...
18) Soccer duel
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Team rivalry threatens to spoil a budding friendship between a showy soccer player, Bryce, and soft-spoken but talented Renny.
19) Ancient Egypt
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Explores the history and culture of Ancient Egypt. Eye-catching photos, fascinating sidebars, and a "Contributions" special feature guide readers through the rise and fall of this great civilization, focusing on the people and accomplishments that made it unique.