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121) The magical Ms. Plum
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The students in Ms Plum's third grade class soon learn that there is something very special about their teacher and her classroom's mysterious supply closet.
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Twelve-year-old Tom learns first-hand about honor, first when he is wrongly accused of lying at school, then when he faces the risk of losing a puppy he has come to love while helping his grandfather train hunting dogs, but writing to a new friend helps him sort his feelings and do the right thing.
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Books with a Sprinkle of Spanish
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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Each year on Christmas Eve, Rosie's abuela teaches her not only how to make a delicious tamale, but how to make a delicious life--one filled with love, plenty of spice, and family.
127) Hothead: a novel
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Connor Sullivan, All-Star third baseman on his Babe Ruth League team, has a terrible temper and problems at home, but when the sports editor of the school paper threatens to publish an embarrassing story about his tantrus, Connor must make a change.
128) Noodlephant
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Famous for her pasta parties, Noodlephant is shocked when the law-loving kangaroos decide noodles are only for them! Noodlephant won't let this stand--Noodlephants can't survive on sticks and branches, after all. Determined to do something to push back against an unjust law, she and her friends invent a machine that transforms pens into penne, pillows into ravioli, and radiators into radiatori. With that, the pasta parties are back! But that very...
129) Stage fright
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Allie's theatrical hopes are crushed when, instead of being cast as the princess, she is given the role of the evil queen in the fourth-grade class play.
130) New shoes
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"Francis the donkey is the best shoemaker in the village. He uses only the finest materials: coconut wood for the soles, goat's wool for the insoles, and wild tiger grass for the uppers. One day he receives a special order from his favorite singer: Miss Manatee, the queen of calypso. But he's all out of tiger grass. To make the perfect pair of shoes, Francis must journey deep into the jungle--and that means leaving his village for the first time"--Amazon.com....
132) The social butterfly
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Charlotte loves playing and talking with her friends, but very often she plays and talks too much, and at school she has to learn that sometimes it is necessary to listen and let her friends and teacher do the talking.
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It's becoming harder and harder to be a bear these days, so a bear decides to be more like a human. He finds the perfect teacher in a form of a kind girl who teaches him how to make the perfect side ponytail, how to win a thumb war, and how to find the best spots for hide-and-seek. But soon the girl realizes that maybe bears should be less like humans and humans should be more like bears.
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After Jake magically falls into the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale he becomes in awe of Belle's kindness and the Beast's demanding and rude attitude, but when he calls out the Beast on his terrible behavior he learns things about how he could become a better person, too.
138) Extra innings
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"Tiki and Ronde have their sights set on a big diamond--a baseball diamond! Sure, they're experienced athletes, but they've never played baseball before. Do they have what it takes to make the team?"--
139) Ratty tattletale
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Ralphie stands up to two bullies for picking on his mouse friend Tiny. He is encouraged to tell an adult but doesn't want to be thought of as a tattletale. Ralphie's father, Big Lou, teaches him that doing what is right is more important than doing what is cool.
140) Fake out
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Nine-year-old Ben and other members of the Bobcats co-ed soccer team improve their skills and begin to win, especially after Ben learns the importance of concentration from his older brother and finally masters the fake out. Includes tips for soccer players.