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61) Albert helps out
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"In this story about counting money, Albert the mouse needs two quarters to use the library's new penny-smashing machine. Luckily, Wanda has a great idea for how Albert can earn the money"--Provided by publisher.
63) Shoe la la!
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Nancy spies a fantastic pair of shoes in a store window and works hard to earn enough money to buy them.
64) I'm Ok
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Ok Lee knows it's his responsibility to help pay the bills. With his father gone and his mother working three jobs and still barely making ends meet, there's really no other choice. If only he could win the cash prize at the school talent contest! But he can't sing or dance, and has no magic up his sleeves, so he tries the next best thing: a hair braiding business. It's too bad the girls at school can't pay him much, and he's being befriended against...
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Thirteen-year-old John "Houdini" Smith tries to write a book about what is happening in his life, from his parents' worries about money and his brother in Iraq, to his new understandings of people while he and his friends rake lawns in their East Side Providence, Rhode Island, neighborhood.
68) Finding Yorgy
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Alex and Ronnie try to earn money to see their favorite actor at a monster movie convention, so the Clambaker's hire them for odd jobs. One day, their pampered dog, Yorgy, goes runs away and Alex and Ronnie chase the dog through the stinkiest parts of town. They are giving up hope that they'll see their hero until Yorgy makes a startling discovery
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Kat loves walking her neighbor's pug, Meatball, and she decides to start a dog-walking business to feed her love of dogs. With the help of her best friends, Taz and Lucy, and her crush, Declan, they start Four Paw Dog Walking. But with the demands of the dogs and the customers, tensions rise between Kat and her friends. She has to find a way to help the dogs and keep her friendships.
72) Muddy mutt
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Shawn and Kat are excited to take care of their friend's dog Storm for two weeks. Storm is super friendly, and she's really good at tricks. But when it starts raining nonstop, the kids discover that Storm loves to play in the mud. Every time they try to take Storm outside and keep her clean, she always manages to wind up a muddy mess. Shawn gets an idea to use an old raincoat, and the kids may be able to finally keep Storm from getting dirty.
77) The Babe & I
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While helping his family make ends meet during the Depression by selling newspapers, a boy meets Babe Ruth.
78) The lemonade war
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Evan and his younger sister, Jesse, react very differently to the news that they will be in the same class for fourth grade and as the end of summer approaches, they battle it out through lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn 100 dollars. Includes mathematical calculations and tips for running a successful lemonade stand.
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Chandra and her sister Deena see a demonstration of a "magic light," a solar-powered lantern, at a market near their home in Nepal and are determined to buy one, knowing it will help their little brother's cough to stop using kerosene lamps. Includes facts about Nepal.