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Hearing the word couple is enough to get Nishikata flustered, especially when he and Takagi-san keep getting mistaken for one(Its gotta be another ploy!) With summer still in the air, hair-raising ghost stories and haunted trails wont be the only surprise in store for Nishikata--not when the real heart-stopper is right beside him!
47) If the shoe fits
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After being teased about his brand new loafers, Rigo puts them away for so long he grows out of them.
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"Nishikata's chances of beating Takagi in the prank-off seem pretty slim. Even when he suspects she might have turned over a new leaf, she figures out some way to make his face blush or his heart pound...Summer break is right around the corner, though, which means relief from school-and his archnemesis! But Takagi isn't about to lose her daily juice supply...or does she have some ulterior motive behind her actions?!"--Back cover.
49) Nasreddine
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As Nasreddine and his father take dates, wool, chickens, or watermelon to market, people tease them no matter who is riding their donkey, and this causes Nasreddine embarrassment until his father helps him to understand.
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Lila has just moved to a new town and can't wait to make friends at school. But on the first day, a boy points at her and shouts: "A crow! A crow! The new girl's hair is black like a crow!" The others whisper and laugh, and Lila's heart grows as heavy as a stone. The next day, Lila covers her hair. But this time, the boy points at her dark skin. When she covers her face, he mocks her dark eyes. Now every day at school, Lila hides under her turtleneck,...
52) Gakky Two-Feet
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Although the other hominidees tease him, Gak prefers to walk on two legs instead of four, and one day his difference turns out to be helpful, just as his mother said it would.
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"Hangouts with Takagi-san never go smoothly-not when she teases you for thinking about naughty stuff or when your entire class is convinced you're dating her! Both are embarrassing enough for Nishikata, but Takagi-san doesn't seem the tiniest bit fazed-at least, from what he can tell...Avoiding her sounds like the best plan of action, but that won't work now that she's coming over to his place-er, whose place?!"--
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"By his third year of middle school, Nishikata is a veteran of competitions and of losing, but he is resolved to win against Takagi-san in the new year. However, there is one challenge, from his friend Hamaguchi, that Nishikata's okay with failing: asking Takagi-san out! Sharing an umbrella and climbing up the rumored romantic stairs together don't count...right?" -- Cover.
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"To beat Takagi-san, Nishikata must think like Takagi-san, and that means everything has contest potential. From a teacher's proposal to Setsubun, anything is fair game--except for 100% Unrequited. Although, why does Nishikata find it so embarrassing, anyway? It's not like their relationship is even remotely like Ikeo and Kyunko's!"--Page 4 of cover.
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Nishikata's efforts to finally beat Takagi-san in a competition have him running all over the school. Be it cooking class or art class, he's always on the lookout for a potential scheme. So when Nishikata asks Takagisan to meet him behind the school building, there's no way that can be misconstrued as a love confession...right!?
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Emma decides to paint her plain shoes, turning them into bright, colorful, groovy shoes. But some kids at school tease her and make fun of her "freaky sneakers." Emma doesn't know what to do until her grandmother advises her to show the kids her Magic Closet and how much fun it is to be creative.