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1) Remarkables
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One minute the teens are there playing and laughing, the next they have disappeared from the lawn at the house next door, and Marin cannot believe it. When she meets Charley she discovers she is not the only one who has seen the teens, and Charley calls them the "Remarkables." Charley warns Marin not to approach them, but Marin can't stop thinking about something that happened back in her old house, and wondering if the Remarkables could help her--or...
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In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore involving the newly dead, molten wax, twisted promises, Girl Scout cookies, underage driving, lessons from history, typewriting, and countless bloody noses.
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Rhyming text full of animal sounds tells the story of a humble little truck named Blue who tries to help a big important dump truck that is stuck in the mud. When Blue gets stuck too, his farm animal friends come to the rescue and the big dump truck learns a lesson about the importance of friends.
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"Clifford has a big heart, but whenever he tries to do good deeds for others, his big size and personality always seem to get in the way. A sneeze sends just-raked leaves flying and a simple tail wag splatters paint all over the neighbor's house! But when a family is in danger, Clifford is the only one who can rescue them, and this time, Clifford's BIG heart makes him a BIG hero."--
10) Heavy hitters
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Ben and his friends, the Core Four Plus One, are so excited to play in their town's All-Star Baseball league. But in the first game of the season Ben gets hit by a pitch. It's never happened to him before and it shakes him up. Another player on Ben's team, Justin, is acting really weirdly. Ben has known Justin for a while and they're friendly but he's not one of Ben's closest "boys." Justin is the team's best hitter but his behavior on and off the...
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In this bedtime story, Jimmy the little bunny goes to the beach with his family. There he learns about the importance of helping others. When Jimmy's sandcastle is destroyed by a wave, they work together to build a bigger and better one. Everything works out better when we help each other.
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Russian
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English Russian Bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids studying English or Russian as their second language. Jimmy the little bunny goes to the beach with his family. There he learns about the importance of helping others. When Jimmy's sandcastle is destroyed by the wave, they work together to build the bigger and better one. Everything works out better when we help each other.
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English German Bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids studying English or German as their second language. Jimmy the little bunny goes to the beach with his family. There he learns about the importance of helping others. When Jimmy's sandcastle is destroyed by the wave, they work together to build the bigger and better one. Everything works out better when we help each other. Jimmy, der kleine Hase, fährt mit seiner Familie zum Strand. Dort...