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ROY
Million Dollar Jeans (age 7-10)
by Ron Roy
realistic ... adventure ... enterprise
Catalog: Ten-year-old Tommy learns that the lottery ticket in his jeans pocket is a million-dollar winner, only to be told that his father has just given the jeans to a church rummage sale.
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SIR
The Banana Split From Outer Space (age 7-10)
by Catherine Siracusa
enterprise ... science fiction
Catalog: Stanley's ice cream business suffers until he meets Zelmo, an alien whose spaceship crash-lands on earth.
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PFE
The Riddle Streak (age 7-10)
by Susan Beth Pfeffer
enterprise ... family
Since her older brother always wins at ping pong, checkers, and everything else, Amy decides to learn riddles in hope of finding some way she can beat him.
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KLE
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: Tooth Trouble
title: The King of Show-and-Tell
title: Shark Tooth Tale
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SHA
Duz Shedd Series (age 7-10)
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
humor ... enterprise
Fred enters his mean-looking but sweet dog in a Hollywood contest that could lead to a movie contract, fame, and fortune.
title: Genghis Khan: a Dog Star is Born
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BUL
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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BUL
Shoeshine Girl (age 7-10)
by Clyde Robert Bulla
enterprise ... friendship ... growing up
Determined to earn some money, ten-year-old Sarah Ida gets a job at a shoe shine stand and learns a great many things besides shining shoes.
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BRI
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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GRE
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, Money Man
title: Owen Foote, Second Grade Strongman
title: Owen Foote, Soccer Star
title: Owen Foote, Frontiersman
title: Owen Foote, Mighty Scientist
title: Owen Foote, Super Spy
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MCD
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
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DAH
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (age 7-10)
by Roald Dahl
enterprise ... poetry ... humor
Publisher comments: When Billy joins the Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company, he gets a lot more than a new job. First he makes three new friends, then it's time to get to work cleaning all 677 windows of the Duke of Hampshire's house. The Duke is not only the wealthiest man in the country, he's also the most generous. Can he make Billy's lifelong dream come true?

Walter Hays Elementary School, Sat Aug 25 11:55:30 2012
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