Mary Jane Auch
2) Chickerella
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This barnyard version of the Cinderella story features a mild-mannered chicken, a fashion-conscious Fairy Goosemother, and a prince at a Fowl Ball.
7) Poultrygeist
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On Halloween night, two rowdy young roosters encounter a "poultrygeist" in the barn.
10) Hen lake
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English
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Tired of the bragging of Percival the peacock, Poulette convinces the other hens in the barnyard that they can outperform the boastful bird in a ballet she creates.
12) Wing nut
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When twelve-year-old Grady and his mother relocate yet again, they find work taking care of an elderly man, who teaches Grady about cars, birds, and what it means to have a home.
13) Souperchicken
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When Henrietta becomes the first chicken in her coop to learn how to read, she uses her skills to save her aunties from becoming chicken soup.
16) Monster brother
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English
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Rodney is relieved to find out that his new baby brother's cries are loud enough to frighten any monster away from their bedroom.
18) Ashes of roses
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English
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Sixteen-year-old Margaret Rose Nolan, newly arrived from Ireland, finds work at New York City's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory shortly before the 1911 fire in which 146 employees died.
20) The road to home
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In 1817, after her mother has died and her father abandoned his children, thirteen-year-old Mem searches for a new home for Joshua, herself, and their little sister.