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Lemonade war series volume 1
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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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The Penderwicks volume 4
Pub. Date
2015.
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.
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Best babysitters ever volume 1
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Mayhem ensues in their sleepy California beach town when three best friends, motivated by unlimited snacks, no parents, and earning money for an epic seventh-grade party, find an old copy of "The Babysitters Club" and decide to start their own babysitting business.
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Babymouse volume 19
Pub. Date
[2015]
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pages cm
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"Babymouse discovers that babysitting is not as easy as it sounds"--
7) The extincts
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Pub. Date
2016.
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230 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
In order to raise money for a new bicycle, George takes a job at Wormestall Farm, where he encounters creatures supposedly extinct or mythological, a new--female--friend, and a maniacal taxidermist who wants the animals for her own private collection.
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Pub. Date
c2009
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233 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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Eleven-year-old Charlotte is not a dog person but does not like that the rest of her family neglects their Saint Bernard puppy, and so with a lot of determination and a little sneakiness, she works on finding a good home for the gentle giant.
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Isaiah Dunn volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
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"Isaiah is now the big man of the house. But it's a lot harder than his dad made it look. His little sister, Charlie, asks too many questions, and Mama's gone totally silent. Good thing Isaiah can count on his best friend, Sneaky, who always has a scheme for getting around the rules. Plus, his classmate Angel has a few good ideas of her own--once she stops hassling Isaiah. And when things get really tough, there's Daddy's journal, filled with stories...
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 27 cm.
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"Twins Lister and Lester - identical except for the location of their hair parts - are constantly competing, each striving to out-do the other. Their relentless, ruthless competition means that younger brother, Liam, never wins - and all he wants is just to play with them. When the twins each decide to run a lemonade stand, their one-upsmanship gets absurdly out of hand. Meanwhile, Liam does odd jobs around the neighborhood, working hard, saving his...
11) Seraphin
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
28 pages : color illustrations ; 33 cm
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"Seraphin, dreaming of gardens full of birdsongs, sunny avenues, and flowers, works as a ticket seller in a metro station underground. One day, after being scolded by the stationmaster for trying to save a butterfly that had flown into the station by accident, he learns that he has inherited an old, dilapidated house and car. Overjoyed by the possibilities, he and his friend Plume set about building the house of their dreams, and much more besides!...
12) The braid girls
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Pub. Date
2023.
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263 pages ; 21 cm.
Description
"Three girls start a hair-braiding business at their summer camp to make money, while competing against a rival business that threatens their plans"--
When Maggie learns that her father has a second daughter, Callie, she won't let a new family member get in the way of her summer plans with best friend Daija. They are determined to make tons of money braiding hair for kids around the neighborhood.Daija doesn't want Callie to interfere with their new...
13) I'm Ok
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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279 pages ; 22 cm
Description
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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Katie the catsitter volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
205 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
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Katie is dreading the boring summer ahead while her best friends are all away at camp -- something that's way out of Katie and her mom's budget. But when Katie gets a job catsitting for her mysterious upstairs neighbor, life gets interesting. First, Madeline has 217 cats and they're not exactly normal cats. Also, why is Madeline always out exactly when the city's most notorious villain commits crimes? Is it possible that Katie's upstairs neighbor...
15) Lunch money
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Twelve-year-old Greg, who has always been good at moneymaking projects, is surprised to find himself teaming up with his lifelong rival, Maura, to create a series of comic books to sell at school.
17) Grace for Gus
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
A near-wordless graphic picture book follows a quiet elementary school student who uses the power of her creativity to raise money to buy a companion for her class pet.
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