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Sofia is put in charge of overseeing a fair election for a class pet, but first the Questioneers must learn about elections and good journalism--and remember that being a community matters most. Includes facts about the Delano Grape Strike, presidential elections, journalism, and the importance of voting.
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In San Diego in 1918, as deadly influenza and World War I take their toll, sixteen-year-old Mary Shelley Black watches desperate mourners flock to séances and spirit photographers for comfort and, despite her scientific leanings, must consider if ghosts are real when her first love, killed in battle, returns.
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"Freddie Ruiz is cursed. While other people may have bad days, Freddie and his family have had bad generations: from bird poop splatting on him during picture day to the many tumbles and trips that earned him the nickname Faceplant Freddie. He's learned to lay low and keep himself out of trouble--which means no fun, no friends, and definitely no risks. But when he discovers a family heirloom, a century-old amulet from the Philippines that's supposed...
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"Grab a flashlight, crawl under the covers, and dive into the twisted, unexpectedly hilarious world of Rowley Jefferson's imagination. You'll meet zombies, vampires, ghosts, and much more in these comically terrifying tales. Rowley's spooky stories might leave you laughing, but beware--you could end up sleeping with the lights on!"--
5) The deep end
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Greg Heffley chronicles in his diary the adventures he and his family had when they embarked on a cross-country camping trip over the summer. He documents how things didn't go as planned--with the family encountering skunks, bears, storms, and a flash flood at an RV park--but they did make a lot of happy family memories.
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Ronan Boyle is the youngest and lowest recruit into the secret garda, an Irish police force that tries to stem and stop the misdeeds of unnumbered magical creatures. Ronan is small, has terrible eyesight, suffers social awkwardness, and has a truly absurd number of allergies--nevertheless Ronan knows he is the only one who can prove his parents were innocent and unjustly imprisoned. To do that, he must go to the land of the leprechauns.
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"Frank Einstein (kid-genius, scientist, and inventor) and his best friend, Watson, along with Klink (a self-assembled artificial-intelligence entity) and Klank (a mostly self-assembled and artificial almost intelligence entity), once again find themselves in competition with T. Edison, their classmate and archrival, this time studying the science and mysteries of the universe!"--