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First Boy
Gary Schmidt’s First Boy fast-paced political thriller will have the reader turning the pages in anticipation of the next clue.”You’re my first boy, Cooper, my first boy,” grandfather says just…
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Go Girl! #3: Sister Spirit
Snip! Snip! Cassie is convinced her big sister hates her. First, Hillary cuts off Cassie’s hair (so she won’t look like such a “baby!”). Then she stops talking to her….
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Go Girl! #5: The Worst Gymnast
DREAM BIG! Gemma loves gymnastics. But she’s just had the worst class EVER, and her coach isn’t happy. Is Gemma’s life as a gymnast over? Or will her clever plan…
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Go Girl! #6: Lunchtime Rules
Friendship fumble! Ant (short for Samantha) loves playing sporty games with her friends at lunchtime. But when one of the boys decides she’s too slow to play, Ant feels completely…
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Go Girl! #7: The Secret Club
New town. New school. It’s all so exciting! But Tamsin misses her old friends. Her new classmates are cool, too, but they have a secret club with mysterious anklets. And…
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Goody Hall
An out-of-work actor, Hercules Feltwright, stumbles into a job tutoring Willet Goody, the only child of a widow living in a large, lonely house. Willet quickly involves his tutor in…
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Lassie Come-Home
Lassie is Joe’s prize collie and constant companion. But when Joe’s father loses his job, Lassie must be sold. Three times she escapes from her new owner, and three times…
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Shakespeare’s Secret
Starting sixth grade at a new school is never easy, especially when your name is Hero. Named after a character in a Shakespeare play, Hero isn’t at all interested in…
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The Eyes of the Amaryllis
Experience love and loss in this enchanting sea mystery from Natalie Babbitt, The Eyes of the Amaryllis.When the brig Amaryllis was swallowed in a hurricane, the captain and all…
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The Fake Cape Caper
When Melvin goes to Las Vegas for the Superhero’s Convention, Candace is left in charge of Los Angeles. Between the horrible bullies at school and the devious and sinister Spaz…
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The Search for Delicious
Gaylen, the King’s messenger, a skinny boy of twelve, is off to poll the kingdom, traveling from town to farmstead to town on his horse, Marrow. At first it is…
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Tuck Everlasting
The classic novel about a young girl who stumbles upon a family’s stunning secretWhat if you could live forever?Is eternal life a blessing or a curse? That is what young…