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It's going to be a great weekend! Karen has new roller skates and is a very good skater. She's looking forward to trying some new tricks. But, oh no! Karen falls down and has to go to the hospital. Her wrist is broken! Karen is determined to get everyone she knows -- plus someone famous -- to sign her cast. It isn't going to be easy, but she won't give up until the job is done.
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Another graphic novel in this fun series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, featuring Kristy's little stepsister! Karen is having a terrible day. Her favorite jeans are missing, there's no prize in the Crunch-O cereal box, and Boo-Boo the cat won't play with her. She even gets punished and sent to her room! Karen tries everything to make her day better, but nothing is going right and her bad luck just won't go away. Will this be the worst day ever?...
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This collection includes the highly entertaining escapades of best friends Kevin and Miles, whose curiosity and sense of mischief will be relatable to today's kids while reminding adults of their own childhood misadventures. Join the pair as they navigate school crushes, sibling rivalries, snowball fights, and a whole series of questionable decisions that make for a hilarious and heartwarming reading experience.
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"Zoe, a foster child, discovers a mysterious gem left to her by her birth mother--a crystal that grants her powers of light. Now Zoe is the Diamond Cadet and, along with a team of action-hero girls, she travels the globe to defeat The Darkness that has possessed her foster parents."--Supplied by publisher.
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"Jide and Petra are just two normal kids until they are selected to leave Earth and join their new alien classmates on an intergalactic research mission to Mars. Too bad Petra has no idea how she ended up in the program, seeing as the closest she wants to get to space is being a sci-fi writer. Jide, on the other hand, is the brains of the mission, but his helicopter parents make it clear he hasn't left their gravitational pull behind quite yet."--Provided...
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"After discovering shocking truths about his past, as well as the secret origins of Doctor Once, the Patchwork Planet, and the deadly Baalikar, Erik begins a dangerous new quest to defeat Baalikar once and for all. But this is not something Erik can do alone--he must somehow convince the devastated populaces of the planet's cities to come out of hiding and unite against their common foe"--Back cover.
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Crabgrass is a comic strip set in the fictional town of Crabgrass Drive, and chronicles the close friendship of Kevin, who is white, and Miles, who is black, and the many stumbles and breakthroughs they encounter growing up together. The main characters exemplify the resilience of the bonds we form when we are young, and are a reminder of why we remember those times fondly. Crabgrass is also a thrilling exploration of the adventures and mischief that...
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A collection of short stories that includes the classic graphic novel It's Tokyo, Charlie Brown!, in which Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang hops on a plane to Japan when their Little League team is chosen to represent the United States in an international baseball game in Tokyo.
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"'Want to commit double suicide with me?' Kaori's words echo in Kosei's mind. What can he do for her now, while she is still hospitalized? At the Aiza home, Nagi sees her brother Takeshi fall deeper and deeper into a slump and wonders how to cheer him up. Amid their worries, the teacher and student form a surprise duo for Kurumigaoka Middle School's festival. What will happen with two pianists on one piano?"--Page 4 of cover.
77) Ender's game
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"Andrew 'Ender' Wiggin is 6 years old. His peers bully him, his parents are aloof, and his older brother is violently resentful of him. He might also be humanity's only hope. Ender is recruited into the International Fleet's legion of child warriors, training to become a commander in Earth's defense. His promise is high, and his teachers are sure he will rise to the test--that is, if Battle School doesn't kill him first. Ender struggles to find a...
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"Erik's survival instincts better kick in as he faces frightening foes and treacherous terrain on this unforgiving patchwork planet. Erik must reunite with his new friends- to overthrow the vicious Doctor Once. Erik's journey takes him deep undersea to the realm of the Mermidonians and to the flying city of the Sectaurians. But everywhere Erik goes, he encounters never-before-seen dangers. Will Erik survive? And will he ever be able to return to the...
80) Mega Princess
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Max has the powers of every princess ever... too bad she just wants to be a detective. Budding detective or princess in training? These are just a few of the questions Princess Maxine Titan must ask herself on her tenth birthday. See, turning ten is the very important day when every princess meets her very own fairy godmother and receives a special gift. When Max is bestowed with the powers of every princess in the known universe she longs to...