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61) Zee's way
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Zee and his friends are angry that their old haunt has been replaced by stores that are off-limits to them and storekeepers who treat them with distrust. To let the merchants know what he and his friends think, Zee paints graffiti on the wall of the hardware store. After the wall is repainted, Zee decides to repeat the vandalism, but this time with more artistic flair. A store owner catches him in the act and threatens to call the police--unless Zee...
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Fall is here, with all its wonderful visual delights--not just colors, but shapes! This clever concept book follows a family on a trip to a pumpkin patch and invites children to pick out shapes from the seasonal scenery--apple bushel circles, square hay bales, diamond kites in the autumn sky! Felicia Sanzari Chernesky's sweet verses are perfectly complemented by Susan Swan's gorgeous collage-inspired art.
64) Can bears ski?
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Little Bear feels the world around him. He feels the floor shake when someone stomps to get his attention - but something is missing. Little Bear is not sure what is happening. All around him he hears the familiar refrain: "Can bears ski?" Then Dad Bear takes him to see an audiologist and they learn that Little Bear has been experiencing deafness. With new hearing aids, he discovers that "Can bears ski?" is actually "Can you hear me?" His new world...
72) Struck
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Hoping for a little change in her unfortunate life, Claire has her wish granted when she suddenly starts receiving everything she ever wanted. Eventually, however, Claire begins to wonder whether the price of her new good luck may be too much.
73) Fastback Beach
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When Miles is put on probation for stealing a car, he learns about hot rods and rebuilding cars. When the project is stolen, Miles has to face up to his friends.
74) The leopard boy
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Young Khalid faces a leopard on the mountains above his village. Khalid has lost a goat on the mountain, but pursuing the leopard he discovers a secret. His uncle, on the other hand, has industrial plans for the mountainside, threatening the leopard, which may be the last one in the area.
76) One way
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When Kenzie accidentally runs down his ex-girlfriend in a bicycle accident, he finds that everyone suspects him of injuring her on purpose and must fight to prove his innocence.
77) Give a boy a gun
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A fictional account of two high school boys, Brendan and Gary, who hold their classmates hostage and begin a shooting rampage.
79) Daniel Deronda
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Deronda, a high-minded young man searching for his path in life, finds himself drawn by a series of dramatic encounters into two contrasting worlds: the English country-house life of Gwendolen Harleth, a high-spirited beauty trapped in an oppressive marriage, and the very different lives of a poor Jewish girl, Mirah, and her family. As Deronda uncovers the long-hidden secret of his own parentage, Eliot's moving and suspenseful narrative opens up a...