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"In a delightful new romantic comedy from Elinor Lipman, one woman's trash becomes another woman's treasure, with deliriously entertaining results. Daphne Maritch doesn't quite know what to make of the heavily annotated high school yearbook she inherits from her mother, who held this relic dear. Too dear. The late June Winter Maritch was the teacherto whom the class of '69 had dedicated its yearbook, and in turn she went on to attend every reunion,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Told in three comical, episodic shorts and ranging in topic from adventuring to having pets, Snail and Worm will have readers laughing at the friends' silly antics, making it a perfect book for readers transitioning between picture books and chapter books.
This beloved duo returns in Snail and Worm Again, Tina Kügler's Geisel Honor-winning companion to Snail and Worm, and complete their hat trick (wait, do worms wear hats?) in Snail and Worm All...
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Gooney Bird volume 5
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IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
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When her second-grade classmates are envious of the three students who are going away on winter vacation, the creative and ingenious Gooney Bird Greene thinks of a geography activity to cheer them all up.
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Curious George original adventures volume 5
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IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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A little monkey needs to be rescued when he tries to fly a kite.
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Big Audrey is a girl . . . with cat's whiskers . . . and sort of cat's eyes. But, is there another cat-whiskered, sort of cat-eyed girl? Big Audrey waves goodbye to her friends Iggy and Neddie, Seamus, and Crazy Wig, in Los Angeles and hitches a ride with bongo-playing-while-driving Marlon Brando across the country to Poughkeepsie, New York, city of mystery. She finds she has questions needing answers-and a bit of inter-plane-of-existence traveling...
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IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
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Sophie Hartley is almost sure that her dad said okay when she asked for a baby gorilla for her birthday. Soon the kids at school want to know every detail about the gorilla, and dealing with her enthusiastic classmates gets harder as the big day approaches. When teenage sister Nora leaves their shared bedroom for her own space in the attic, and close friend Jenna shows signs of becoming a shrieker, Sophie finds it hard to remain optimistic. Maybe...
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What will it take to get a monkey back to sleep in the middle of the night?
George is so excited about reading Chicken Little, the new book from the library! But when, George goes to sleep, he dreams that the sky is falling, just like in his book! What is a woken-up little monkey to do in the middle of the night? Ask for another story, jump on the bed, drink some warm milk? With the help of the man with the yellow hat and a telescope, he finds a...
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A trip to the toy store can bring out a monkey's playful side...
A new toy store is opening and George can't wait. But once, George gets inside, the owner thinks his antics may be bad for business. It's not long before George has her jumping through hoops to try to contain his curiosity. Will George's playful nature really drive customers away, or will everyone's favorite monkey find a clever way to save the day?
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A delightful book for preschoolers who are curious about counting!
Curious George is a monkey who's learning math-that is, how to count all his favorite things. Not only that, but he's going to do it both forward and backward-from one to ten, and then ten to one!
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George shows his gratitude in this story starring everyone's favorite monkey!
George is thrilled to get a thank-you card in the mail from his friend Betsy. It makes him want to send thank-you cards to everyone he knows. Whom can he thank? George tries to remember all the people who have been nice to him. But tracking them down to deliver his homemade cards soon becomes a challenge...
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Squire's Tale series volume 6
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Ever since that tragic night when her mother and guardian were murdered, thirteen-year-old Sarah has been living on her own and searching for the knight who was responsible. Her quest for revenge leads to an even greater adventure when she witnesses Queen Guinevere being kidnapped. Soon Sarah finds herself accompanying Sir Gawain and Squire Terence on a remarkable journey to rescue the Queen. In their travels they meet, among others, a mystery knight...
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Squire's Tale series volume 10
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In this final installment of the Squire's Tale series, Terence and his fellow Knights of the Round Table must come together in a last stand to save Camelot. The characters Gerald Morris has brought to life throughout his series-Terence and Gawain, Lynet and Gaheris, Luneta and Rhience, Dinadan and Palomides-each have an important role to play in this climactic final conflict. Maintaining their faith, selflessness, and honor, Arthur's court bands together...
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Squire's Tale series volume 8
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On her deathbed, Beaufils's mother leaves him with a quest and a clue: find your father, a knight of King Arthur's court. So Beaufils leaves the isolated forest of his youth and quickly discovers that he has much to learn about the world beyond his experience. Beaufils's innocence never fails to make his companions grin, but his fresh outlook on the world's peculiarities turns out to be more of a gift than a curse as they encounter unexpected friends...
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Luneta is tired of living in dull Orkney with her mother and father (who happens to be the most boring knight of King Arthur's Round Table). She prides herself on always getting what she wants, so when the opportunity presents itself, she jumps at the chance to stay at a family friend's castle near Camelot. Her handsome cousin, Sir Ywain-a young knight seeking adventure-arrives just in time to escort her to King Arthur's court.
Along the way, they...
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Squire's Tale series volume 5
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IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
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Young Dinadan has no wish to joust or quest or save damsels in distress or do any of the knightly things expected of him. He'd rather be a minstrel, playing his rebec and writing ballads. But he was born to be a knight, and knights, of course, have adventures.
So after his father forces his knighthood upon him, he wanders toward King Arthur's court, in the company of a misguided young Welsh lad named Culloch. There Dinadan meets Sir Kai and Sir...
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