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Wild Times at the Bed and Biscuit
(age 7-10) by Joan Carris adventure ... enterprise ... animals Publisher comments: Ever since Grampa Bender opened his doors (and veterinary skills) to a despondent Canada goose, a cranky muskrat, and two tiny but rebellious fox kits, his animal boarding house has been turned upside down. Luckily, Ernest the mini-pig is on hand to marshal the other animals into being good hosts — but since wild things are, well, wild by nature, it has been trickier than he imagined. Plus Ernest is trying to train Sir Walter, the Scottish terrier puppy who is the newest addition to the family. But what if Sir Walter doesn’t want to be told what to do and decides that running wild like a fox sounds like lots of fun? |
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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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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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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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Aani and the Tree Huggers
(age 7-10) by Jeannine Atkins enterprise ... nature Based on true events in northern India, this is the story of a little girl's bravery. One day, Aani hears the roaring of the tree cutters. Hoping to get the workers to put down their saws and hatchets, Aani and the village women explain that the trees provide food, fuel, and homes for animals, but to no avail. Finally, Aani wraps her body around one of the trees, with surprising results. |
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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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Bravo, Tavo!
(age 7-10) by Brian Meunier family ... enterprise ... sports Tavo, named for his father Gustavo, plays basketball so much that his sneakers are worn out. His father is too worried about the drought afflicting their small village to focus on replacing them. Gustavo thinks he can solve the water shortage, but the other villagers say hes crazy. Tavo puts aside basketball to help prove his father right. In return, something miraculous happens to his sneakers, and he's the hero of the next game. Did the magic come from his shoes, or was it in his heart all along? |
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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: Tooth Trouble title: The King of Show-and-Tell title: Shark Tooth Tale |
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The West Side Kids (age 7-10) by Ellen Schecter friendship ... enterprise Eight-year-old Luz Mendez is determined to turn a run-down vacant lot into a garden like the one her grandmother had in Puerto Rico, but she must convince her neighbors to help. title: The Big Idea |
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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: Hollywood Hound title: Dog-gone Hollywood title: Genghis Khan: a Dog Star is Born title: Dirty Tricks |
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Frogs' Legs for Dinner?
(age 7-10) by G. E. Stanley enterprise ... humor Mrs. Cooke's new enthusiasm for French cooking creates chaos in the kitchen and endangers Harmony's cookie-baking business. |
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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 title: Max Malone the Magnificent title: Max Malone and the Great Cereal Rip-off title: Max Malone, Superstar |
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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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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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The Flimflam Man
(age 7-10) by Darleen Baile Beard enterprise ... friendship On a scorching July day in 1950, a fabulous fat man drives into Wetumka, Oklahoma. F. Bam Morrison is selling tickets to Bohn's United Circus Shows, and the townspeople are buying...all, that is, except old man Swank, who says F. Bam Morrison is a two-faced weasel. Smitten with Morrison, ten-year-old Bobbie Jo Hailey...and mean Clara Jean Knox, whom she befriends...unwittingly joins the effort to bamboozle Wetumka. When Bobbie Jo realizes her mistake, Morrison is on his way out of town, leaving her disappointed but intact, and greatly enriched by her relationship with the flimflam man. |
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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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Beware the Mare
(age 7-10) by Jessie Haas friendship ... animals ... enterprise Gramps gets a good bargain on an apparently perfect bay mare for Lily, but because the horse is named Beware he suspects that there may be something wrong with her. sequel: Be Well, Beware |
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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, 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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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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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? |