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Castle Court kids volume 2
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Who stole the buried treasure? Carlos Garcia, Eddy Wong, and Bucky Brockhurst are building a brand-new private clubhouse when they stumble upon buried treasure. No sooner have they hauled the old metal box out of the ground than Bucky's irritating kid sister, Muffy, shows up and tells him he has to come home. Left alone with the box, Carlos and Eddy manage to pry it open. It's filled with hundreds of gold coins! Knowing Bucky will be furious that...
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After her father dies, a lonely eleven-year-old finds a solution to her grief when she discovers a secret window into another life Hallie Meredith is furious with God. First, her adored father died in a car accident. As if that weren't horrible enough, Hallie had to move away, leaving school and all her friends behind. Now she and her mother live in a cramped apartment in a stuffy old mansion. The only bright spot is the crack in a boarded-up window...
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Castle Court kids volume 1
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It's the girls against the boys when the fight for a baseball diamond erupts into an all-out war Fifth graders Eddy Wong, Carlos Garcia, and Bucky "Buckaroo" Brockhurst all live in the Castle Court apartment complex. They're part of a special club called the PROs. They plan to build a baseball diamond on the site of the deserted Dragoman property and are already picking out balls, mitts, and bats. Kate Nicely and Aurora and Athena Pappas also live...
4) The Runaways
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From three-time Newbery Medal winner Zilpha Keatley Snyder comes the story of three desperate kids who just want to run away Dani O'Donnell hates the dusty desert town of Rattler Springs and the ramshackle cabin where she lives with her widowed mother. On the eve of her thirteenth birthday, Dani hatches a plan to run away and return home to Sea Grove, California, with its palm trees and ocean breezes. But her scheme gets complicated when Stormy Arigotti,...
5) Cat Running
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An award-winning, thoughtful, and moving glimpse into life during the Depression Cat is the fastest kid at her school-and with Play Day is coming up soon, she will be able to show off her speed to everybody. Unfortunately, her old-fashioned father forbids her to wear pants, even while playing sports. So Cat refuses to race, and Zane, an Okie boy whose family works on a nearby farm, wins. Cat is furious that Zane is so fast, and angry that he was able...
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