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9741) Roller Skating Worries
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Izzie loves roller-skating, and Emma can't wait to try it. It's the perfect spring day, she has all her gear, and she is ready to roll! Skating isn't easy, but Emma refuses let her fear of falling ruin her fun! Emma is Deaf and often uses sign language to communicate, and this early chapter book includes an ASL fingerspelling chart and a sign language guide.
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What happens if you need to go to a new school? Are you nervous about meeting new people? Do you worry you might get lost? You're not alone. In this Pebble Emerge book, explore the reasons why starting a new school can be scary and discover simple tips for facing this fear. Reassuring facts and helpful photos provide the knowledge young readers need to face their fears of starting a new school.
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From Mark Oshiro, award-winning author of The Insiders, this time-bending adventure is perfect for fans of Sal and Gabi Break the Universe and When You Reach Me.
Middle school is the worst, especially for David Bravo. He doesn't have a single class with his best (okay, only) friend, Antoine. He has to give a class presentation about his heritage, but he's not sure how—or even if—he wants to explain to his new classmates that he's adopted. After...
9744) The Rescues Finding Home
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Two shelter dogs await adoption in this early reader series about friendship, family, and home.Moose and Bear are two scrappy shelter dogs patiently waiting for the right owner to adopt them. They meet, become friends, and one day a Cathy decides to take them both home. Despite their luck, they must face the challenges of settling into their new home. Along the way, they learn about each other, and their friendship deepens. Told with humor and heart,...
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Catch the first three Curious Cat Spy Club titles in one adorable collection! No one at school knows that Kelsey, Becca, and Leo are secretly friends. They have nothing in common-until they rescue three kittens and form a club to help animals through volunteering, spying, and solving mysteries. Includes The Curious Cat Spy Club, The Mystery of the Zorse's Mask, and Kelsey the Spy.
9746) Moonlight Mile
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When her horse show performance goes horribly wrong, Nina wonders if a Halloween ghost could be involved in this fourth book in a contemporary middle grade series in the tradition of Marguerite Henry's Misty of Chincoteague.
Nina Peralt's boarding and lesson barn will be putting on a horse show this fall, and she can't wait to show off how well she and her pony, Breezy, have been doing lately! Bonus: the cute older brother of one of her fellow riders...
9747) True Riders
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Brooke has major boy problems-from her brothers to her crush to her horse-in this sixth book in a contemporary middle grade series in the tradition of Marguerite Henry's Misty of Chincoteague.
Boys + ponies = trouble. Lots of it. Brooke's parents force Brooke to share Foxy with her little brothers and Brooke is none too happy. But she is happy that her friend Adam has been hanging around more again. She even lets him talk her into entering Foxy...
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How do you create a life in balance?
Mel and Mo may look alike, but these twins' personalities are far from identical. As they grow up, their differences drive them apart...which suits them just fine. Mel's umbrellas fly off the shelves and Mo's high-wire feats are the talk of their seaside town. But then Theodora Tweedle's Raincoats and Roller Skates draws Mo's crowds away, and umbrellas go out of style. Finally, these siblings have something in...
9749) Enduring Freedom
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September 11, 2001
Two young men on opposite sides of the world
One war that will change their lives forever Baheer, a studious Afghan teen, sees his family's life turned upside down when they lose their livelihood as war rocks the country.
A world away, Joe, a young American army private, has to put aside his dreams of becoming a journalist when he's shipped out to Afghanistan.
When Joe's unit arrives in Baheer's town, Baheer is...
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A moving story of a young girl's struggle with love, loss, family, and magic from the beyond, from critically acclaimed author Kimberley Griffiths Little.
Everybody thinks Tara Doucet has the perfect life. But Tara's life is anything but perfect: Her dear Grammy Claire has just passed away, her mom is depressed and distant, and she and her sister, Riley, can't agree on anything. But when mysterious and dazzling butterflies begin to follow her around...
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Alma's life changed when she discovered an adorable tiny creature inside an almond. She named her Almondine and it became her secret. But as the curious and funny little girl grew, something strange and magical began to happen.
Enriched with elegant illustrations on nearly every page, Almondine is the first title in a trilogy narrating the adventures of two very special girls.
194 pages with 160 sepia illustrations. 28 chapters. Reading level: 7+
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9752) Their Maker's Hands
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Their Maker's Hands by Elizabeth Wilson is a Christian novel featuring several strong female protagonists in a tight-knit community of mothers, daughters, and friends. This feel-good, scripture-based work of Christian fiction explores multi-generational family ties regarding parenthood and growing up, while building a rich legacy of friendship through a shared love of crafting and hobbies. As these makers explore their crafts, they will learn about...
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Nana Weathers invites the Moritas and their daughter, Kiko, for a cookout. Suddenly, the police call Mr. Morita about a break-in at his business. Everyone springs into action, including Boomer and friends. Meanwhile, an unexpected complication sidelines Kiko from swimming practice. Will the intruders who broke into Mr. Morita's business be identified, and will Kiko be able to get back in the water?
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Featuring 25 remarkable and inspiring female friendships throughout history, Bosom Buddies is an illustrated celebration of these empowering relationships between women. From the formidable Trung Sisters and friendly rivals Katherine Mansfield and Virginia Woolf to powerhouse partners Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King, writer Violet Zhang captures the love, challenges, encouragement, and adulation of female friendships across time. With winsome illustrations...
9755) Beneath My Skin
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62 year-old June has lived alone in the same flat in Melbourne since 1975. She's worked at the same job in the city, wearing the same dress and cardigan year in, year out. She eats the same pizza on the same night of the week, has two goldfish, never been anywhere and hasn't taken any holidays. She has no friends. Her family in Beechworth are rotten and don't love her. She's always got her head stuck in a Mills & Boon book and that's about the extent...
9756) Pitcher Pressure
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Allen's grandpa has never missed a baseball game until tonight. While Allen plays his most important game ever, Grandpa fights for his life at the hospital. Allen wants to win the game for his grandpa, but he's facing his biggest challenge, Hank "The Tank" Steele.
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Chip and Ben are best friends. They like to swim together, build together, and create stories together. But, when Chip and Ben fight over the same toy dump truck... SNAP! The truck breaks, and the boys' friendship is fractured. Chip can repair the truck-can he repair their friendship, too? This funny, straightforward story will resonate with all toddlers and their parents.
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Mom says karma always comes around to get you, and I guess it's true. Because last summer I was a total liar, and now, right in the middle of Mr. Pritchard's third-period math class, my whole world is about to come crashing down.
That's because while Devon was living with her grandmother for the summer, she told her 'summer friend,' Lexi, that she was really popular back home and dating Jared Bentley, only the most popular guy at school. Harmless...
9759) Big Train
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Engine is all alone. He soon realizes his friends are playing hide-and-seek from him.
9760) TCO
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Who is TCO?
Meet the mysterious figure who has become one of London's most famously anonymous street artists, known only as TCO.
Pursued by the police and art collectors alike, TCO simultaneously enlivens and desecrates the London art scene as wild works of art appear in increasingly daring ways around the city. What the adoring (and exploitive) art world doesn't realise is the dark secret behind the artist's method, the true identity of the artist,...
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