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"Hardly a day passes without Trille and Lena inventing some kind of adventure that often ends in trouble. Whether it's coaxing a cow onto a boat or sledding down the steepest and iciest hill with a chicken, there is always a thrill--and sometimes an injury--to be had. Trille loves to share everything with Lena, even Auntie Granny's waffles..."--Publisher.
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The Kidnapped King: Someone has kidnapped the king and queen of Socotra. The Lucky Lottery: The lottery ticket that Lucky O'Leary's grandfather sends him turns out to be a million-dollar winner! The Missing Mummy: It's Mummy Monday at the museum, and Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are excited about the new Egyptian exhibit. The Ninth Nugget: Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are spending a week at a dude ranch. Everything is normal in a cowboy kind of way, until...
63) The cay
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When the freighter on which they are traveling is torpedoed by a German submarine during World War II, a twelve-year-old white boy, blinded by a blow on the head, and an old black man are stranded on a small desert island in the Caribbean where the boy acquires a new kind of vision, courage, and love from his old companion.
64) Ramona forever
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Ramona Quimby volume 7
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Ramona's year in third grade is highlighted by the arrival of Howie's rich Uncle Hobart, a change in her after-school situation, a surprise wedding, a death and a new arrival in the family, and her father's getting a job.
65) The other side
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Two girls, one white and one black, gradually get to know each other as they sit on the fence that divides their town.
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Main Street (Ann M. Martin) volume 5
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Someone is leaving books on their doorsteps. Each comes with a mysterious message asking them to read the book and do something new. The four friends now have a secret girls-only book club. Who's sending these packages? And what will the next book be? The girls can't wait to find out.
67) Best friends
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Main Street (Ann M. Martin) volume 4
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As Flora and Ruby near the first anniversary of their arrival in Camden Falls, Flora has to deal with rivalry between Annnika and Olivia, her old and new best friends as the town celebrates it's 350th birthday.
69) Love, Aubrey
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While living with her Gram in Vermont, eleven-year-old Aubrey writes letters as a way of dealing with losing her father and sister in a car accident, and then being abandoned by her grief-stricken mother.
70) Holes
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As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
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Mouse and Mole (Wong Herbert Yee) volume 3
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As best friends Mole and Mouse try to solve the problem of Mole's moth-eaten clothes, they also find new uses for old things.
72) Charlotte's web
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Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.
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Adventures in Odyssey audio volume 53
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"It all begins when a small plane crashes under strange circumstances outside town. The mystery deepens when a backpack filled with money is found in the woods near Gower's Field, outside of Odyssey. What does all this have to do with the Green Ring Conspiracy? Whit, Eugene, and Connie have to put together the clues before it's too late to stop a worldwide conspiracy!"--Container.
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Junie B. Jones and the yucky blucky fruitcake: Junie B., a spunky, sometimes exasperating, kindergartener, looks forward to winning lots of prizes at the school carnival, but a fruit cake was not exactly what she had in mind.
Junie B. Jones and that meanie Jim's birthday: Junie B. is very upset when a boy in her class plans to invite everyone except her to his birthday party, but her grandfather helps her deal with the situation.
Junie B. Jones...
77) Same sun here
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A twelve-year-old Indian immigrant in New York City and a Kentucky coal miner's son become pen pals, and eventually best friends, through a series of revealing letters exploring such topics as environmental activism, immigration, and racism.
80) Back to school
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Rachel's back in school and this year the new face of trouble is a boy named Orlie.