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Korean American fourth-grader Clara Lee longs to be Little Miss Apple Pie, and when her luck seems suddenly to change for the better, she overcomes her fear of public speaking and enters the competition.
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Boy called BAT volume 1.
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When his veterinarian mom brings home a stray baby skunk that needs rehabilitation before it can be placed in a wild animal shelter, Bat, who has austim, resolves to prove that he is up to the challenge of caring for the skunk permanently.
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Little house (Laura Ingalls Wilder) volume 1.
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This beloved story of a pioneer girl and her family begins in 1871 in a log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Laura lives in the little house with her pa, her ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and their dog, Jack. Pioneer life is sometimes hard for the family, but it is also exciting as they make their own homemade toys and treats, do the spring planting, bring in the harvest, and visit town. And every night Laura and her family are...
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All-of-a-kind family volume 1.
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The adventures of five sisters growing up in a Jewish family in New York in the early twentieth century.
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Chronicles of Narnia volume 2.
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Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist its ruler, the golden lion Aslan, in defeating the White Witch who has cursed the land with eternal winter.
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The six beloved Princess Tales books by a Newbery Honoree are now available in a single volume. Includes "The Fairy's Mistake, Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep, The Princess Test, Cinderellis and the Glass Hill, For Biddle's Sake," and "The Fairy's Return."
All six of Levine's princess tales in one book.
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Gym shorts volume 1.
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Henry and his basketball teammates, the Bats, take on the Tigers, and Henry learns a lesson about working as a team. The first book of the action-filled Gym shorts series.
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"Meek little Mole, willful Ratty, Badger the perennial bachelor, and petulant Toad. Since their first appearance over a hundred years ago in 1908, they've become emblematic archetypes of eccentricity, folly, and friendship. And their misadventures--in gypsy caravans, stolen sports cars, and their beloved Wild Wood--continue to capture readers' imaginations and warm their hearts long after they grow up. Begun as a series of letters from Kenneth Grahame...
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Mercy Watson volume 1.
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After Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with the Watsons, all three awaken with the bed teetering on the edge of a big hole in the floor.
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Nest for Celeste volume 1.
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Celeste, a mouse longing for a real home, becomes a source of inspiration to teenaged Joseph, assistant to the artist and naturalist John James Audubon, at a New Orleans, Louisiana, plantation in 1821.
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A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.
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The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.
13. Mostly Monty
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Monty books (Johanna Hurwitz) volume 1.
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Because he suffers from asthma, six-year-old Monty is nervous about starting first grade but he soon learns to cope with his illness and use his special talents to make friends.
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World according to Humphrey volume 1.
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Humphrey, a pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and teacher.
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Little Wolf Adventures volume 1.
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Little Wolf has been behaving too courteously, so his parents send him to his uncle's Big Bad Wolf school to learn to be a proper wolf.
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Nanny Piggins volume 1.
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When Mr. Green, a stingy widower with three children he cannot be bothered with, decides to find a nanny for his children, he winds up hiring a glamorous ex-circus pig who knows nothing about children but a lot about chocolate.
17. Just Grace
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Just Grace volume 1.
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Grace loves cats. She also loves taking pictures of cats and drawing comics. When her neighbor’s cat goes missing, Grace does her best to make Mrs. Luther feel less lonely. But as the mystery of the missing cat continues, Grace finds herself in a bit of trouble. Grace loves cats. She also loves taking pictures of cats and drawing Not-So Super comics. She doesn’t like Sammy Stringer, a boy in her class. She’s got lots and lots of ideas, and...
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Violet Mackerel books volume 1.
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When a creative seven-year-old girl spots a blue china bird that she desperately wants, she forms an imaginative plan for getting it.
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Gooney Bird volume 1.
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A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name.
20. The golden goose
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Farmer Skint and his family on Woebegone Farm have fallen on hard times, but their luck changes with the arrival of a special golden goose.