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While his human Elliot adjusts to his new home and stepfamily, Gizmo, an evil genius guinea pig, searches for a new evil lair where he can plot to take over the world, but Gizmo is constantly thwarted by Elliot's little stepsister Jasmine (who likes to play dress-up), Abuela (who may or may not like to eat cavies), and Wedgie (a Corgi superhero and Gizmo's nemesis).
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"The kids at Benjamin Banneker College Prep are a little... competitive. Okay. They're a LOT competitive. The minute Principal Yee announces an epic competition for the golden B-B trophy, seventh-grader Frederick Douglass Zezzmer knows he has to win. But it won't be easy. The competition doesn't just include science, technology, engineering and math. It also has arts and sports. Not Doug's best subjects... With only a week to go, Doug launches a quest...
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Twelve-year-old Frankie Joe Huckaby, forced to live with the father he never knew, a stepmother, and four half-brothers in Illinois, starts a delivery service to finance his escape back to his mother in Texas, not realizing he is making a better life for himself than he ever had with her.
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Picture book story told almost entirely in three words--dog, dog, cat. A young couple move into a new house with two dogs and a cat, and the animals' antics throughout the seasons offer scenes of humor and love, until finally at Christmastime they are joined by another word--baby.
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When her mother decides to marry Vincent, their next-door neighbor, Grace is excited at the prospect of being a bridesmaid in the wedding and moving into a new house. At school, Grace's group of friends changes as boys and girls become interested in love relationships.