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Joey Pigza books volume 1
Language
English
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To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey has trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings when his prescription medications wear off and he starts getting worked up and acting wired.
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The Penderwicks volume 1
Language
English
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While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains, four lovable sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother.
Author
Series
Alice McKinley. Main series volume 9
Language
English
Description
Alice is in the eighth grade, and while she wants her life to be exciting and outrageous, she also wants to feel protected and safe.
Author
Series
The Penderwicks volume 2
Language
English
Description
The four Penderwick sisters are faced with the unimaginable prospect of their widowed father dating, and they hatch a plot to stop him.
5) Lemons
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Language
English
Description
After her mother dies in 1975, ten-year-old Lemonade must live with her grandfather in a small town famous for Bigfoot sightings and soon becomes friends with Tobin, a quirky Bigfoot investigator.
Author
Series
Alice McKinley. Main series volume 7
Pub. Date
1995.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The summer before eighth grade, Alice tries to confront her fears, not the least of which is a fear of deep water.
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Series
Language
English
Description
As spring arrives on Gardam Street, there are surprises in store for each Penderwick, from neighbor Nick Geiger's expected return from the war to Batty's new dog-walking business, but her plans to use her profits to surprise her family on her eleventh birthday go astray.
10) A monster calls
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Language
English
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Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.
11) The swap
Author
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When seventh-grader Ellie, who is having best-friend problems, and eighth-grader Jack, who is under tremendous pressure from his father, switch bodies and lives, they learn a great deal about themselves and the opposite sex.
12) Demon dentist
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Language
English
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"Darkness had come to the town. Strange things were happening in the dead of night. Children would put a tooth under their pillow for the tooth fairy, but in the morning they would wake up to find...a dead slug, a live spider, hundreds of earwigs creeping and crawling beneath their pillow. Evil was at work. But who or what was behind it...?"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Joey Pigza books volume 5
Language
English
Description
"Everything goes topsy-turvy for Joey as he becomes the man of the house, looking after his new baby brother, taking care of his troubled mother, and seeking out his missing father"--
14) The Gossip File
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Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Description
The third book in Anna Staniszewski's award-winning middle school book series: The Dirt Diaries!
A gripping double identity book and delicious tale of gossip and its consequences, even if it's about someone else...
The Gossip File:
Chandra lets little kids pee in the pool.
Melody stole $ from the café register.
Ava isn't who she says she is...
Ava is cool. Ava is confident. Ava is really Rachel
...16) The dirt diary
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Series
Language
English
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After her parents' divorce, eighth-grader Rachel Lee joins her mother's new housecleaning business, which has her scrubbing bathrooms in her more popular classmates' homes and learning useful secrets.
17) City of gold
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Language
English
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"Determined to recover his family's mules, fifteen-year-old Owen is joined by his kid brother and Telluride's notorious marshal in pursuit of a rustler--all the way to Butch Cassidy's hideout"--
Author
Series
Alice McKinley. Prequels volume 2
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Fourth-grader Alice tries unsuccessfully to avoid embarrassing mistakes and to establish better relations with her older brother Lester.
19) The prank list
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Series
Language
English
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Rachel Lee is enjoying a summer of baking class and flirting with her almost-boyfriend Evan until a rival cleaning business comes to town, stealing her mother's clients, and she must focus on protecting Lee Cleaners rather than Whit, her cute new classmate.
20) Checked
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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To help his dog through cancer treatment, Conor gives up hockey and finds himself considering who he is without the sport that has defined him, and connecting more with his family and best friend.
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