Jon Agee
1) Terrific
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When Eugene, notoriously negative, wins an all-expenses-paid cruise to Bermuda, he finds himself stranded on an island with a smart parrot who teaches him the power of positive thinking.
2) Nothing
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When Suzie Gump, the richest lady in town, walks into Otis's empty antique shop and insists on buying nothing, she starts a fad that has everyone buying nothing and emptying their homes and stores to make room for it--until Suzie realizes things have gone too far.
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Mysterious noises keep waking up the Wimbledon family. 'That's very odd,' says Mr. Wimbledon each time, but when he returns from checking on the sounds, he's always reassuring, 'It's only Stanley, he's fixing the oil tank.' 'It's only Stanley, he's clearing the bathtub drain.' But what Stanley the dog is actually doing while his oblivious family goes back to bed is deliciously absurd, he's preparing for an interplanetary trip! And guess who's going...
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Mysterious noises keep waking up the Wimbledon family. 'That's very odd,' says Mr. Wimbledon each time, but when he returns from checking on the sounds, he's always reassuring, 'It's only Stanley, he's fixing the oil tank.' 'It's only Stanley, he's clearing the bathtub drain.' But what Stanley the dog is actually doing while his oblivious family goes back to bed is deliciously absurd, he's preparing for an interplanetary trip! And guess who's going...
8) Nothing
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Otis has an antique shop crammed to the gills with stuff. So he's delighted when someone comes in and buys it all. Next day, Suzie Gump arrives, the shop is empty, full of nothing, and Suzy loves it-and takes it all. Suzie has set a trend, and soon everybody is craving nothing-the stores are full of it. It's only when there's not even a towel for drying off after a bath that Suzie realizes she may have gone a bit too far.
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English
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Otis has an antique shop crammed to the gills with stuff. So he's delighted when someone comes in and buys it all. Next day, Suzie Gump arrives, the shop is empty, full of nothing, and Suzy loves it-and takes it all. Suzie has set a trend, and soon everybody is craving nothing-the stores are full of it. It's only when there's not even a towel for drying off after a bath that Suzie realizes she may have gone a bit too far. This title includes Read-Along...
10) Milo's Hat Trick
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English
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Milo the Magnificent isn't magnificent at all. His card trick is hopeless. His rope trick is a mess. So the theater manager gives him one last chance: Milo has to pull a rabbit out of his hat at the next performance - or else. With carrot, string, and stick, Milo heads for the woods in search of a rabbit. Instead he catches a bear, a very clever bear, whose sensational hat trick just might save Milo's magic act.
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Milo the Magnificent isn't magnificent at all. His card trick is hopeless. His rope trick is a mess. So the theater manager gives him one last chance: Milo has to pull a rabbit out of his hat at the next performance - or else. With carrot, string, and stick, Milo heads for the woods in search of a rabbit. Instead he catches a bear, a very clever bear, whose sensational hat trick just might save Milo's magic act. This title includes Read-Along...
12) Z goes home
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Publisher
Hyperion
Language
English
Description
Follows the letter Z on its way home from the zoo as it passes a bridge, gargoyles, rocks, and woodpiles, illustrating the letters of the alphabet along the way.
13) The retired kid
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Hyperion Books for Children
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Although he enjoys some aspects of his retirement, eight-year-old Brian gains a new perspective on his job of being a child after spending time in Florida's Happy Sunset Retirement Community.
14) My rhinoceros
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Michael di Capua Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A young boy is disappointed that his pet rhinoceros can only do two things, pop balloons and poke holes in kites, until an unexpected event leads to a big surprise.
15) Life on Mars
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Dial Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"A young astronaut is trying to find life on Mars, but he's made a very big oversight."-- Provided by publisher.
19) Little Santa
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Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A resident of the North Pole with the ability to slide up and down chimneys meets a flying reindeer and some industrious elves, in this fictional biography of Santa Claus.