Mark Turetsky
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This collection features seven tales inspired by America's colorful history, from colonial times to the early twentieth century, including the Newbery Medal winner The Matchlock Gun. In The Matchlock Gun, young Edward must protect his family from marauding Indians when his father is called away. In Two Logs Crossing, John Haskell spends two harsh winters fur trapping with a wise Indian to pay off his father's tremendous debt. And in Tom Whipple, an...
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An absorbing, deeply moving adventure story from the Newbery Medal–winning author of The Matchlock Gun. When John Haskell's father dies, he leaves behind a mountain of debt for his family to overcome. John had never given much thought to his father's financial iniquities, but now he finds himself faced with the responsibility of paying back those who are owed. With the aid of an Indian trapper, John sets about the hard work of clearing his family's...
43) Cadmus Henry
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Cadmus Henry, mounted on one of the finest mares in Virginia and perfectly turned out from head to toe, dreams of charging intrepidly into battle under the orders of General Lee himself. Unfortunately, young Cadmus can write and is therefore assigned to a desk. But when an unexpected chance to volunteer for scout duty presents itself, Cadmus jumps at it. He learns too late that that, rather than riding into battle and proving himself a hero, he will...
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In this classic short story, Newbery Medal–winning author Walter D. Edmonds tells the story of Uncle Ben, who, free of his domineering wife for a spell, finds a whale in the bay while out with his friend Henry. When they bring it back with them, they discover they can earn a little cash by turning it into a side show attraction.
45) Boy Battles Bug
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It's a no-holds-barred grudge cage match, and Jimmy and his team find themselves against the ropes.
The disgusting bug aliens have gone full throttle on implementing their world-dominating plans. They're replacing humans with exact replicas who are heck-bent on destroying mankind!
Jimmy finds himself having to leave the comfort of his small town to track down the parts to a superweapon that will obliterate the invasion threat, once and for all....
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In 1756, New York State was still a British colony, and the French and the Indians were constant threats to young Edward and his family. When his father was called away to watch for a raid from the north, only Edward was left to protect Mama and little Trudy. His father had shown him how to use the huge matchlock gun, an old Spanish gun that was twice as long as he was, but would Edward be able to handle it if trouble actually came? Originally published...
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Origami Yoda books volume 3
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McQuarrie Middle School's students miss Origami Yoda when Dwight leaves for Tippett Academy, but he sends Sara a paper Fortune Wookiee that seems to give advice just as good as Yoda's--even if, in the hands of girls, it seems preoccupied with romance.
49) Jumped
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Beloved author Rita Williams-Garcia intertwines the lives of three very different teens in this fast-paced, gritty narrative about choices and the impact that even the most seemingly insignificant ones can have. A National Book Award finalist.
One day. One huge New York City high school. Three girls, headed toward one slow-motion collision.
There's Trina, a pretty, self-involved artist
...50) Butler for Hire!
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A wacky spin-off chapter book series in the world of the Flytrap Files, from bestselling author Tom Angleberger
Meet DJ Funkyfoot! He's not actually a DJ-he's a chihuahua and a butler! Meet ShrubBaby! She's an adorable baby shrub with a taste for thrills, fertilizer, and fame. Finding a butler gig is hard these days, so DJ Funkyfoot takes a job that's ALMOST like being a butler . . . He becomes a nanny for ShrubBaby! A nanny might say no to this...
51) Coral
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In a world where humanity often seems lost, what does it mean to be human? A new twist on Hans Christian Andersen's beloved-yet tragic-fairy tale 'The Little Mermaid'.
There's more than one way to drown.
Coral has always been different, standing out from her mermaid sisters in a society where blending in is key. Worse yet, she fears she has been afflicted with the dreaded Disease, said to be carried by humans-emotions. Can she face the darkness...
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Meet DJ Funkyfoot!
He's a Chihuahua and a butler!
Meet Wolfgoose Pigwig!
He's a very fancy, very famous opera star.
When Wolfgoose Pigwig calls looking for the very best butler, DJ Funkyfoot jumps
at the opportunity. But helping out this fancy star isn't all that it's cracked up to
be. Wolfgoose's demands keep getting more and more absurd. And so do the
disasters. Robbery! Wrecks! Romance! And even … rapping?
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A spin-off chapter book series in the world of the Flytrap Files, from New York Times bestselling author Tom Angleberger! After working as a nanny for the power hungry ShrubBaby (a deceivingly adorable baby shrub), DJ Funkyfoot--a chihuahua who dreams of being a butler--has finally landed his dream job. A real actual butler gig! He's been hired to butle for President Horse on the day that the president needs to sign a peace treaty with the Queen of...
54) Get Mooned
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Congratulations! By turning this book over, you have effectively snuck up on the two ninjas on the front cover. STRIKE NOW! Find your own inner ninja and release the five-headed hydra palm, or perform the spinning ax-kick of One Thousand Band-Aids. Go ahead-you could use the training. I can tell. Perhaps I will let you take their places at my school, Kick Foot Academy. There you will learn the secret ways of the NINJA. Within this volume lay the answers...
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Origami Yoda books volume 4
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2013.
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"Dark times have fallen on McQuarrie Middle School. Dwight is back--and not a moment too soon--as Kellen, Sara, and the gang face a new Menace: the FunTime Educational Program. FunTime is supposed to raise students' standardized test scores. Instead, it's driving everyone crazy. The students turn to Origami Yoda for help"--
56) Friiight night
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Goosebumps Slappyworld volume 19
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"Kelly Crosby is the new kid in school. So far, it's not going so well. He's already gotten lost, had trouble making friends, and annoyed the monster that lives in the school basement. That's right. This new school has a monster. Every year, at a party called Friiight Night, one (un)lucky kid is chosen to be the monster's special guest of honor. Guess whose luck is about to run out?"--
57) Travels in Cuba
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Even for an experienced traveler like Charlie, Cuba is a place unlike any he has visited before - an island full of surprises, secrets and puzzling contradictions.
When Charlie's artist mother is invited to visit a school in Cuba, the whole family goes along on the trip. But the island they discover is a far cry from the all-inclusive resorts that Charlie has heard his friends talk about.
Charlie has never visited a country as strange and puzzling...
58) Notorious
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Told in different voices, on Centerlight Island, halfway between the United States and Canada, middle-schoolers Keenan and ZeeBee team up to seek gold rumored to be hidden there a famous gangster.--
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"Dak Hamee is a unique Hork-Bajir. His people call him a seer. He learns more quickly and completely than the rest of his docilerace. Hork-Bajir like him are born once a generation.Aldrea is a young Andalite. Daughter of the notorious Prince Seerow. It is only after she and her family are sent to the Hork-Bajirhome world that she begins to fight the Yeerks -- and, with Dak's help, ultimately discovers their hideous plan.Esplin 9466 is the Yeerk that...
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2014.
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One month before the state standards test are to take place, the Origami Rebel Alliance has found powerful allies in unexpected places in their fight against the FunTime test preparation program, but Principal Rabbski has not yet declared her allegiance.