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The following titles are available on Amazon.com or your favorite bookstore.
These older titles may be found either on Amazon.com or through used book sources, such as www.abebooks.com.
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ME TWO: Little, Brown & Co. Seventh grader Wilf Farkus has an identity crisis. And it's wearing his clothes! Read the Young Reader's Award nominated novel that became the Disney Channel Original Movie, The Other Me. A Junior Literary Guild selection and nominee for several Young Reader Awards. Also available at iUniverse.com


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THE SECRET IN THE WEST WOODS: Dragonseed Press. When Jack Kidman comes to Ohio from Seattle to help out his grandfather, he and the feisty Regan Wirsing begin a search for the legendary Ansel's Cave. Little do they realize that their quest will involve them in an unbelievable adventure, taxing their credibility, as well as their courage. Also available as an Amazon ebook.

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THE CHRISTMAS DRAGON: Dragonseed Press. It's a few days before Christmas and Margaretta, daughter of the Royal Woodcutter, is excited about attending the Queen's annual feast at the castle. But a rockslide on a nearby mountain has unleashed a rampaging dragon, who threatens the entire realm. All the King's men can't seem to figure out what to do. Margaretta may possess the secret to taming the beast, but it will put her in mortal danger!

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TWITCHER McGEE and THE WONDERFUL TREE: Dragonseed Press. Twticher McGee needs to collect some food for his cupboard to survive the coming year. But a nasty striped tiger cat named Sweetie Poo has other plans for the small gray mouse.

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BLUE FLYERS: Amazon ebook. Jeremy Burns wants to join the town's new hockey league, and has his eye on a pair of skates. So he sets out to earn enough money to buy the spectacular Blue Flyer skates in the sports shop window. However, it's not quite as easy as he thinks.

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FRANKIE'S RUN: Little, Brown & Co. Junior Literary Guild selection.In an effort to prove that she can contribute something to the world, Mary Frances Courtney embarks on a fund-raiser run for her local library. The finish line is a lot different from what she anticipated.



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WHO SAYS I CAN'T?: Little, Brown & Co. Competing with a high-power mom doesn't come naturally to Tessa. She tries, but learns that while her talents aren't the same as her mother's, they are just as valuable.

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THE VOICE FROM THE MENDELSOHN'S MAPLE: Little, Brown & Co. When Penny finds an elderly woman up in a neighbor's tree--and stark naked, she becomes entangled in a bizarre adventure that includes a kooky cast of senior citizens.

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MY FRIEND, O'CONNELL: Avon Books. Bradley Schultz and his unpredictable sidekick, O'Connell are featured in this book of four short stories, guaranteed to make younger readers chuckle, if not laugh out loud.

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GHOSTS, GADGETS AND GREAT IDEAS: Avon Books. Bradley and O'Connell romp through the holidays--Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's Day and the Fourth of July--in four more rib-tickling adventures.


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HELPING RAY


Ray Brennan has a lot on his plate. His chance at a solo in the spring concert is in serious jeopardy, things aren't going well at home, and a strange girl has been following him. Add a best friend who succeeds at everything and Ray is wondering if it can get any worse. It can. From Dragonseed Press for the middle grade reader. 

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AIDEN PIKE: ON THE SOURDOUGH TRAIL
A new chapter book series designed for fun, with a bit of library science mixed in. The first book of the Dewey Decimal Adventures featuring fourth grader Aiden Pike, who discovers a very unusual way of learning. Ages 7-10.
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AIDEN PIKE: NEWSHOUND

The second book in The Dewey Decimal Adventures series. Still reeling from his first adventure, Aiden tempts fate by returning to the library to learn about journalism and newspapers, and the wild ride continues. Ages 7-10
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AIDEN PIKE: STEP RIGHT UP!
THE BUS FROM OUTER SPACE
Aiden Pike hasn't given up yet! Still not sure what's going on at the Shackleton Falls Public Library, he's back for another adventure, this time at a carnival. And he makes a new friend who eventually just might hold a key to this myatery!,
The appearance of a large silver egg over the parking lot has created quite a stir at the Conrad Street Elementary School. Third grader Beth Jackman is at the center of this humorous story about what happens when the kids--and grownups--from two planets meet. Ages 7-10
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