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The Hinky Pink: an Old Tale (age 7-10)
by Megan McDonald
princesses ... enterprise ... humor
Publisher comments: A happy Hinky-Pink is a fine thing. An unhappy Hinky-Pink pinches! That is what happens to Anabel, a young seamstress in Old Italy who has only days to finish her dream: sewing a gown for the princess to wear at the Butterfly Ball. Thanks -- or no thanks -- to the Hinky-Pink Anabel is woozy for want of sleep. Her lace looks like cheesecloth; her hems, like saddle cinches. Night after night, the Hinky-Pink keeps wrestling her bedclothes to the floor -- and pinching. What is its problem? And how is Anabel to help?
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Ready, Freedy! Series (age 7-10)
by Abby Klein
school ... humor ... enterprise
Freddy Thresher has a problem: a really, really, big problem. And like any first grader, he takes matters into his own hands.
title: Shark Tooth Tale
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Max Malone Series (age 7-10)
by Charlotte Herman
enterprise ... friendship
Max and his sidekick, Gordy, never run out of schemes...but will they succeed?
title: Max Malone Makes a Million
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The Chalk Box Kid (age 7-10)
by Clyde Robert Bulla
enterprise ... the arts ... growing up
Nine-year-old Gregory's house does not have room for a garden, but he creates a surprising and very different garden in an unusual place.
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All the Money in the World (age 7-10)
by Bill Brittain
fantasy ... humor ... magic ... enterprise
When Quentin gets his wish for all the money in the world, he gets a pack of troubles too.
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Owen Foote Series (age 7-10)
by Stephanie Greene
school ... humor ... enterprise
Publisher comments: In Owen Foote, Money Man: Owen has discovered an amazing catalog called "Junk You Never Knew About," and found a bunch of neat stuff to buy. The only trouble is, he's broke! How can he make some cash, quick? His parents are willing to give him an allowance, but that would mean doing all sorts of boring chores. Owen is sure there's a better way--all he needs is the perfect plan. With the help of his best friend, Joseph, Owen comes up with one money-making scheme after another, but--funny thing--he's still broke. Not till Owen changes his ideas about how to make money, and how to spend it, does the tide of fortune start to flow the other way. In Owen Foote, Second Grade Strongman: Owen, a second grader who is being teased for his small size, discovers that his friend Joseph is just as concerned about being overweight, and they share their fear of being humiliated by the school nurse.
title: Owen Foote, Second Grade Strongman
title: Owen Foote, Super Spy
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The Stink Series (age 7-10)
by Megan McDonald
realistic ... enterprise ... friendship ... humor
Meet Judy Moody's little brother Stink. Whether he's corresponding with candy companies to get free samples or drawing special inspiration from a visit to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum, Stink Moody is always up to something.
title: Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express
title: Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker
title: Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers
title: Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid

Fairmeadow Elementary School, Sat Aug 25 11:55:29 2012
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