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1) Ferris
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During the summer before fifth grade, Ferris Wilkey has her hands full with her little sister terrorizing the town, her Aunt Shirley moving into their basement and her grandmother seeing a ghost--one who has wild, impractical and illuminating plans.
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2nd Grade Reading
Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
Fun Family Read-Alouds for 2nd Grade and Older
Funny Books for Kids
Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
Fun Family Read-Alouds for 2nd Grade and Older
Funny Books for Kids
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A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.
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Fantasy Books for Kids
Fun Family Read-Alouds for Preschool and Older
Funny Books for Kids
Going Back to School
Fun Family Read-Alouds for Preschool and Older
Funny Books for Kids
Going Back to School
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Nory, Elliott, Andres, and Bax--students in the Upside-Down Magic class--struggle to control their magic abilities and wonder if they would be better off pretending to be normal students.
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Living with her Great-aunt Louise on the shores of Cape Cod, Stella finds that Louise likes routine just as much as she does. Stella's mother lacks reliability, so she is off finding herself while Stella hopes she will be able to settle back at Cape Cod. The only hitch in a perfect life so far is Angel, Louise's less-than-angelic foster kid. When Stella and Angel are forced into a situation where Louise cannot help them, they find that they have come...
11) The quiet place
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The story of young immigrant Isabel, who misses her family and friends back in Mexico while decorating a large box as a place of quiet contemplation and encountering new experiences, including a first snowstorm and a kind teacher.
12) The katha chest
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Asiya loves to visit Nanu's house and rummage through her katha chest filled with quilts that tell stories about the bold and brave women in Asiya's family.
16) A royal tea
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While Kiki and Echo help Shelly prepare for a royal tea with her visiting great-aunt, Queen Edwina, Shelly worries that the Queen will make her leave Trident City and move to Neptune Castle.
17) Terrifying tales
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While living with her Great Aunt Raven in Windy Hollow, Ella keeps busy doing odd jobs for her aunt. This time she is sent to alphabetize the shelves at Simon's Book Store. The job seems normal until a mysterious girl named Clara appears and begins to tell a spooky story with a surprise ending!
18) Spooky spots
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For her latest odd job assigned to her by her mysterious Great Aunt Raven, Ella of Windy Hollow must go and help Madame Pintuck scrub soiled laundry--not very exciting, until Ella comes across a stain on a beautiful dress that will not come out with anything, and the woman to whom the dress belongs doesn't seem to care.
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Ella now lives with her Great Aunt Raven in the spooky town of Windy Hollow. Aunt Raven arranges for some strange jobs for Ella--the latest one involves delivering packages to an abandoned series of houses on Daggett Street--but the greatest surprise may await her at the post office.
20) Hidden treasure
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When Princess Bella throws a farewell party for her cousin, her evil aunt shows up and demands that Bella find a magic crystal hidden in the castle or lose Glimmer forever.