Lillian Hoban
42) Best friends
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English
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When the light in the classroom incubator burns out, two friends are brought together again as they act to save the lives of the unhatched chickens.
45) "It's George!"
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English
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Although George's classmates are well aware that he is not the smartest student in the first grade, they are proud to know him when his fast action in an emergency saves an elderly friend's life.
46) Tough Eddie
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English
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Although Eddie appears to be a tough kid, he also plays with a dollhouse, a secret he feels he cannot reveal even to his closest friends.
47) Harvey's hideout
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English
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Harvey thinks his big sister is mean and rotten; she thinks he is stupid and no-good. As a result, they both spend some lonely hours refusing to play with each other.
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Riverside Kids volume 11
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English
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Five-year-old Elisa has an older brother and a new baby brother, but her grandmother says the middle is the best, just like the filling in a sandwich.
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Riverside Kids volume 8
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English
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Three-year-old Elisa's new rag doll goes along on the adventures she and her seven-year-old brother Russell have with friends and family in their apartment building and outside.
55) No good in art
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English
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A first-grader is convinced he can't draw, but when encouraged, demonstrates he can.
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Riverside Kids volume 6
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English
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The adventures of Russell, his family, and friends, as he gets ready to celebrate his sixth birthday.
58) Russell sprouts
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Riverside Kids volume 7
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English
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Home and school adventures of Russell, age six and growing up fast.
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Riverside Kids volume 5
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English
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Five-year-old Russell goes to nursery school and has various adventures which show he is growing up, but sometimes he wishes he could still stay home like his baby sister.