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81) My life of crime
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A sixth grader's discovery of a bedraggled classroom pet parrot sets him on an adventure with real ethical and legal implications.
83) Pet parrots
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Presents information on the habitat, physical characteristics, habits, and diet of parrots and other large birds frequently kept as pets
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"An orphaned African grey parrot who can speak 127 words. A girl so sick, she has forgotten what it means to try. Fate--and a banana nut muffin--bring them together. Will their shared encounter help them journey through storms inside and out? Will they lose their way, or will they find what really matters? Here is a story that will remind readers how navigating so many of life's desperate adventures requires friendship and, above all, hope."--Dust...
91) Big city Otto
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When Otto's long, lost friend Georgie is taken by the man with the wooden nose, Otto and his parrot friend Crackers set off for America to find his pal.
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Ava works hard at maintaining a perfect image online and at school. But her real life is far from perfect: her parents divorced earlier in the year, she never sees her dad, and her mom is always working. And when Ava inherits Mervin, an African gray parrot from her great-uncle, her carefully curated world begins to crumble thanks to her brother. But Mervin might help Ava and her family see what's most important.
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Ellie pet-sits for her neighbor's African grey parrot Alix, about whom she is writing a report, while her family argues over whether to get a cat or a dog, and her little brother accidentally lets Alix out of his cage, all of which is chronicled in Ellie's ever-present sketchbook.
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After years of humiliation and failed attempts to win the Pirate of the Year Award, Pirate Captain and his oddball crew go on a race to pillage the most booty. They soon cross paths with scientist Charles Darwin, who persuades the Captain that the crew's 'parrot, ' Polly, could be the answer to the riches they are searching for.