Madonna
Author
Series
English Roses (Picture books) volume 1
Language
English
Description
When a new boy comes to their school, jealousy and envy cause problems for the five best friends known as the English Roses.
Author
Series
English Roses (Chapter books) volume 7
Language
English
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Description
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Amidst the silver bells and tinsel trees, the English Roses are in a tizzy over the holiday festivities, including their Secret Santa gift exchange. But Charlotte takes things a bit too far, going bonkers tracking down the perfect present for pretty and popular Evelyn Eaves. Can the English roses help Charlotte realize that being popular isn't the best gift?
4) Jamaica
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Language
English
Description
Discusses the land, the history, the economy, the people, and the festivals of Jamaica.
5) Ecuador
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Language
English
Description
Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Ecuador. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals. Named for the equator, which passes through it, the Republic of Ecuador sits on the western coast of South America. One of the smallest countries of the continent, Ecuador nevertheless features Andean summits, tropical forests and savannas, snow-edged volcanoes, and glacial lakes. About...
6) Suriname
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Language
English
Description
Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Suriname. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.
Author
Series
English Roses (Picture books) volume 1
Language
English
Description
Four best friends are jealous of a neighbor girl and refuse to have anything to do with her, until they each have a dream in which a fairy godmother shows them what the girl's life is really like.
9) The Bahamas
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Language
English
Description
Presents information on the geography, history, economy, and people of the Bahamas. Includes a chronology, recipes, project ideas, and more.
10) Caring
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Language
English
Description
Describes caring as a virtue and suggests ways in which caring can be shown, such as recycling, donating to charity, helping others, and listening.
Language
English
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Description
In 1943, a washed-up ballplayer is hired to coach in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League while the male pros are at war. Reluctant at first, he finds himself drawn back into the game by the heart and heroics of his team. Based on a true story.
14) Responsibility
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Language
English
Description
"Readers of this book will develop word recognition and reading skills while discovering what responsibility entails and why it is important. They will also find out how they can demonstrate responsibility in a variety of common situations."--Publisher's web site.
Author
Series
English Roses (Chapter books) volume 2
Language
English
Description
Grace lives, sleeps, and breathes soccer. But when she notices that her parents are acting strange, not even soccer--or the attention of a cute new boy on the soccer field--makes her feel better. So what's a girl to do when she's scared that her life might be changing forever? Enlist the help of her best friends, of course. Together the English Roses are determined to figure out what's going on at the Harrison household.
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Español
Description
Cuatro muchachas tienen celos de una vecina. No quieren nada que ver con ella, hasta que cada una tiene un sueño en lo cual una hada le enseña como es la vida de la vecina.
Four best friends are jealous of a neighbor girl and refuse to have anything to do with her, until they each have a dream in which a fairy godmother shows them what the girl's life is really like.
Author
Series
English Roses (Chapter books) volume 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the five most fabulous friends in London, Binah, Grace, Amy, Charlotte, and Nicole, with interesting, juicy details of their likes and dislikes.
Author
Series
English Roses (Chapter books) volume 3
Language
English
Description
The English Roses are very close friends, until Leslie arrives in London and the others feel that she was stealing their friend Nicole from them.
Author
Series
English Roses (Chapter books) volume 9
Language
English
Description
"Amy is absolutely thrilled when her mum gets her an after-school job working behind the scenes at Marks & Spencer Teen Fashion Week. But when her new friends fill Amy's head with fashionista foolishness, things start to fall apart. Suddenly, Amy would rather hang with the beautiful people. Can the English Roses bring back the old Amy, or will she stay a fashion monster?"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
English Roses (Chapter books) volume 5
Language
English
Description
Amy's convinced that life as she knows it will be over after pregnancy forces her mother to cancel their trip to Milan. Things couldn't possibly be worse, until the friends have to take Charlotte's younger brother to the circus! Patrick is a big brat and his tantrums make Amy glummer than ever at the thought of having a younger sibling. Can the English Roses help her realize that she can't wait to be a big sister after all?