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Twins Theo and Alexander along with their sister Wil are abruptly dropped off at their Aunt Saffronia's house, where they learn they must complete a series of tasks in order to see their parents again, the first of which is solving a mystery at the Fathoms of Fun waterpark.
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"Cash, Fitch, and Bird Thomas are three siblings in seventh grade together in Park, Delaware. In 1986, as the country waits expectantly for the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger, they each struggle with their own personal anxieties. Cash, who loves basketball but has a newly broken wrist, is in danger of failing seventh grade for the second time. Fitch spends every afternoon playing Major Havoc at the arcade on Main and wrestles with an explosive...
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When a Bandit King comes to take the magic that Ned's mother, a witch, is meant to protect, the stuttering, weak boy villagers think should have drowned rather than his twin summons the strength to protect his family and community, while in the woods, the bandit's daughter puzzles over a mystery that ties her to Ned.
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"Efrén Nava's Amá is his Superwoman--or Soperwoman, named after the delicious Mexican sopes his mother often prepares. Both Amá and Apá work hard all day to provide for the family, making sure Efrén and his younger siblings Max and Mia feel safe and loved. But Efrén worries about his parents; although he's American-born, his parents are undocumented. His worst nightmare comes true one day when Amá doesn't return from work and is deported...
7) Final word
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"Thirteen-year-old twins Hope and Gordon enter a spelling bee in a last-ditch effort to save their family from financial ruin, only to find themselves in a cut-throat competition to uncover a fortune and dark secrets about the wealthy relations they have never known."--
10) The Storm Makers
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Twelve-year-olds Ruby and Simon have been growing apart since their parents moved them to a Wisconsin farm, but weird weather events that seem tied to Simon's emotions bring a stranger into their lives who introduces them to the Makers of Storms Society, strengthening the bond between the twins.
12) Rebound time
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Twin girls Sarit and Allie have always been coached in basketball by their father, but now that their parents are divorced and he has moved away, Sarit is unhappy playing on the school team, and resentful that her sister still enjoys the game.
16) Go long!
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As Tiki and Ronde Barber prepare for their second year of junior high school football, they discover that their head coach is being replaced by their science teacher, Mr. Wheeler, and the team becomes divided as to whether they should give Mr. Wheeler a chance.
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"Handling conflicts with other people can be difficult for anyone, and in the moment, it is sometimes hard to make the right choices. Readers of this . . . volume learn the importance of dealing with things in a positive way. Color . . . illustrations accompany age-appropriate text, making it easy for readers to understand and visualize the story"--Provided by publisher.
18) Unlucky charms
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Eleven-year-old Scottish Play Doe--his friends call him Scott--is convinced that the Goodco Cereal Company is secretly run by evil fairies who plan to turn kids into a zombie army by injecting "NEW! Intellijuice" in all their cereals. Scott believes Goodco is also responsible for kidnapping the Queen of England and replacing her with two goblins in a queen suit. Scott, his friendly leprechaun Mick, twins Erno and Emily, and Biggs--their gargantuan...