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  The View from Saturday

  by E. L. Konigsburg

  Did Ms.Olinski choose the four members of the sixth grade Academic Bowl Team, or did they choose her--and one another? Four stories-within-in-a-story, interspersed with the on-going narrative of the team's triumphant march to the state championship, introduce each member of the team in his or her own voice, and bring the dynamics of the group into focus.
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  The Dot

  by Peter H. Reynolds

  "Just make a mark and see where it takes you." Vashti says she can't draw, but her teacher thinks she can. She knows there's creative spirit in everyone, and encourages Vashti to sign the angry dot she makes in frustration on a piece of paper. This act makes Vashti begin to perceive herself differently, and see that where there's a dot there's a way...
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  The Little Engine That Could

  by Watty Piper

  When the other engines refuse, the Little Blue Engine tries to pull a stranded train full of toys and good food over the mountain.
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  The Earth, My Butt, & Other Big Round Things

  by Carolyn Mackler

  The Earth, My Butt, & Other Big Round Things is a novel written by Carolyn Mackler and published on June 14, 2005.
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  Ish

  by Peter H. Reynolds

  Drawing is what Ramon does. It's what makes him happy. But in one split second, all that changes. A single reckless remark by Ramon's older brother, Leon, turns Ramon's carefree sketches into joyless struggles. Luckily for Ramon, his little sister, Marisol, sees the world differently. She opens his eyes to something a lot more valuable that getting things just "right." Combining the spareness of fable with... (more)
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  Notes from the Dog

  by Gary Paulsen

  Fifteen-year-old Finn is a loner, living with his dad and his amazing dog, Dylan. This summer he’s hoping for a job where he doesn’t have to talk to anyone except his pal Matthew. Then Johanna moves in next door. She’s 10 years older, cool, funny, and she treats Finn as an equal. Dylan loves her, too. Johanna’s dealing with breast cancer, and Matthew and Finn learn to care for her, emotionally and physically. When... (more)
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  Think and Grow Rich

  by Napoleon Hill

  Here are money-making secets that can change your life. Inspired by Andrew Carnegie's magic formula for success, this book will teach you the secrets that will bring you a fortune. It will show you not only what to do but how to do it. Once you learn and apply the simple, basic techniques revealed here, you will have mastered the secret of true and lasting success. And you may have whatever you want in life.
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  The Girl Who Threw Butterflies

  by Mick Cochrane

  For an eighth grader, Molly Williams has more than her fair share of problems. Her father has just died in a car accident, and her mother has become a withdrawn, quiet version of herself. Molly doesn’t want to be seen as “Miss Difficulty Overcome”; she wants to make herself known to the kids at school for something other than her father’s death. So she decides to join the baseball team. The boys’ baseball team.... (more)
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  The Secret School

  by Avi

  More than anything, Ida Bidson wants to become a teacher. To do that, she must finish eighth grade, then go on to high school. But her dream falters when the one-room school in her remote Colorado town shuts down. Her only hope is to keep the school open without anyone finding out. Yet even a secret school needs a teacher. Ida can't be it. . . . Or can she? In the spirit of The True Confessions of Charlotte... (more)
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  Captain Nobody

  by Dean Pitchford

  Growing up in the shadow of his football star brother, Chris, Newt Newman has never felt particularly special. When Chris is knocked into a coma, Newt’s two best friends decide that taking him out for Halloween is the best way to cheer him up. Using some of Chris’s old, oversized clothes, Newt creates his best costume ever—Captain Nobody! Newt feels so strong and confident in his new getup that he keeps wearing... (more)
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  Sheila Rae, the Brave

  by Kevin Henkes

  Sheila Rae is not afraid of anything. She walks backwards with her eyes closed, steps on every crack, growls at stray dogs, and bares her teeth at stray cats. But when Sheila Rae becomes lost on the way home from school, it is her "scaredy cat" sister, Louise, who shows her a thing or two about bravery and sibling love.
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  Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!: Book 1

  Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days

  by Stephen Manes

  Milo, tired of problems with his sister, parents, and classmates, finds a book in the library which promises to make him perfect in just three days.
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  Confessions of a Closet Catholic

  by Sarah Littman

  Justine Silver’s best friend, Mary Catherine McAllister, has given up chocolate for Lent, but Jussy doesn’t think God wants her to make that kind of sacrifice. So she’s decided to give up being Jewish instead. Jussy’s bedroom closet has become her confessional, where she pours out her sins to her teddy bear and takes Communion using grape juice and matzo. But when her beloved grandmother, Bubbe, suffers a... (more)
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  The Season

  by Sarah MacLean

  Seventeen-year-old Lady Alexandra Stafford doesn't fit into the world of Regency London--she's strong-willed, sharp-tongued, and she absolutely loathes dress fittings. Unfortunately, her mother has been waiting for years for Alex to be old enough to take part in the social whirlwind of a London season so she can be married off to someone safe, respectable, wealthy, and almost certainly boring. But Alex is much... (more)
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  A Porcupine Named Fluffy

  by Helen Lester

  A porcupine named Fluffy is happier with his name after he meets a similarly misnamed rhinoceros.
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  Chrysanthemum

  by Kevin Henkes

  She was a perfect baby, and she had a perfect name. Chrysanthemum. When she was old enough to appreciate it, Chrysanthemum loved her name. And then she started school. "I'm named after my grandmother," said Victoria. "You're named after a flower." Chrysanthemum wilted. Life at school didn't improve. In fact, it got worse. Then the students were introduced to their music teacher, Mrs. Twinkle. Mrs. Delphinium... (more)
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  Battle Dress

  by Amy Efaw

  Andi Davis is looking for an escape from her disorganized, dysfunctional home life, and West Point seems the only logical way out. Andi figures that given everything she has had to put up with at home, West Point will be a breeze. But nothing could have prepared her for the first six weeks of cadet training, better known as Beast. Andi is screamed at, belittled, and worn down during the long, grueling training... (more)
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  The Kissing Hand

  by Audrey Penn

  In this contemporary classic Chester Raccoon seeks love and reassurance from his mother as he ventures out into the world to attend his very first day of school.
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  Little By Little

  by Amber Stewart

  Otto is an otter who can do many things. But there's one thing he can't do: swim. Little by little, and with a some help from his big sister, Otto gets the courage--and the practice-- to splash and tumble in the water with his friends. The story and illustrations will encourage kids, showing them that if they take it step-by-step, any new skill is within their reach!
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  Spoon

  by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

  Meet Spoon.Spoon is wondering why cant he be like Chopsticks or Fork but hes a Spoon who cant do anything Or Thats what he thought