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Ten Miles Past Normal (2011)
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Janie Gorman wants to be normal. The problem with that: she’s not. She’s smart and creative and a little bit funky. She’s also an unwilling player in her parents’ modern-hippy, let’s-live-on-a-goat-farm experiment (regretfully, instigated by a younger, much more enthusiastic Janie). This, to put... (learn more about this book)
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Falling In (2010)
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
B z z z z z z z The buzzing sound? Do you hear that? There it is again. B z z z z z z z No? Well, I really shouldn't have asked. Most people can't hear it, anyway. But, if you could, you'd think it sounds like you're teetering on the edge of the universe. That's what Isabelle Bean... (learn more about this book)
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Shooting the Moon (2008)
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
JAMIE THINKS HER FATHER CAN DO ANYTHING . . . UNTIL THE ONE TIME HE CAN DO NOTHING. When twelve-year-old Jamie Dexter's brother joins the Army and is sent to Vietnam, Jamie is plum thrilled. She can't wait to get letters from the front lines describing the excitement of real-life combat: the... (learn more about this book)
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From the Highly Scientific Notebooks of Phineas L. MacGuire: Book 2Phineas L. Macguire, Gets Slimed! (2007)
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Phineas L. MacGuire (a.k.a. Mac) has three goals for fourth grade: 1. To be the best fourth-grade scientist ever. 2. To be the best fourth-grade scientist ever. 3. To be the best fourth-grade scientist ever. It's a tall order, but he's confident that he can achieve it, especiallysince his... (learn more about this book)
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Chicken Boy (2005)
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Meet Tobin McCauley. He's got a near-certifiable grandmother, a pack of juvenile-delinquent siblings, and a dad who's not going to win father of the year any time soon. To top it off, Tobin's only friend truly believes that the study of chickens will reveal...the meaning of life? Getting through... (learn more about this book)
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The Secret Language of Girls: Book 1The Secret Language of Girls (2004)
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
In the old days, when Kate had no interest in romance, she never cared what other people thought. Now, it appeared, love was turning her into a rotten human being. Eleven-year-old Kate Faber wishes she could talk to her best friend, Marylin, about this. But Marylin is no longer her best friend.... (learn more about this book)
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Where I'd Like To Be (2003)
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
A ghost might have saved twelve-year-old Maddie's life when she was an infant, her Granny Lane claims, so Maddie must always remember that she is special. But it's hard to feel special when you've spent your life shuffled from one foster home to another. And now that she's at the East Tennessee... (learn more about this book)
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Dovey Coe (2001)
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
My name is Dovey Coe and I reckon it don't matter if you like me or not. I'm here to lay the record straight, to let you know them folks saying I done a terrible thing are liars. I aim to prove it, too. I hated Parnell Caraway as much as the next person, but I didn't kill him. Dovey Coe says... (learn more about this book)
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From the Highly Scientific Notebooks of Phineas L. Macguire: Book 1Phineas L. MacGuire . . . Erupts!
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Here's what you need to know about Phineas L. MacGuire, boy-scientist extraordinaire, aka Mac: 1. He's allergic to purple, telephone calls, and girls, and can prove it. 2. He's probably the world's expert on mold, including which has the highest stink potential. 3. He does not have a... (learn more about this book)
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From the Highly Scientific Notebooks of Phineas L. MacGuire: Book 3Phineas L. MacGuire . . . Blasts Off!
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Houston,we have a problem! Phineas L. MacGuire (a.k.a. Mac) is less than up-to-date on planetary happenings. (Marsquakes? Who knew?) If he's going to be the best scientist in the fourth grade, Mac has to set his sights pretty high. To outer space, actually. But Space Camp is expensive. Where is... (learn more about this book)
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