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Everybody starts somewhere, and once upon a time Luigi Lemoncello was a thirteen-year-old boy in a large family who dreamed of being a showman; he gets his first chance working for a famous barker at a summer carnival where a mysterious puzzle leads him and his friends on a treasure hunt.
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Doldrums volume 2
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English
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"Archer Helmsley's grandparents have finally returned home, but there are rumors they've brought a curse with them"--
6) The Doldrums
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Doldrums volume 1
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English
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An eccentric like all Helmsleys, eleven-year-old Archer escapes his overprotective mother and recruits two friends, Oliver and Adelaide, to help him plan a rescue of his long-lost grandparents, world-famous explorers who disappeared atop an iceberg in the Antarctic.
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5th Grade Rocks
Asian Pacific American Heritage - Tweens
Autism Acceptance Month - Tweens
Disability Pride Month - Tweens
Asian Pacific American Heritage - Tweens
Autism Acceptance Month - Tweens
Disability Pride Month - Tweens
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Twelve-year-old genius and outsider Willow Chance must figure out how to connect with other people and find a surrogate family for herself after her parents are killed in a car accident.
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Origami Yoda books volume 1
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Sixth-grader Tommy and his friends describe their interactions with a paper finger puppet of Yoda, worn by their weird classmate Dwight, as they try to figure out whether or not the puppet can really predict the future. Includes instructions for making Origami Yoda.
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Origami Yoda books volume 5
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2014.
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English
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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.
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Origami Yoda books volume 6
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English
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In this final book in the series, the seventh graders of McQuarrie Middle School and their Star Wars-inspired Origami finger puppets go on a field trip to Washington, D.C., on what proves to be a very long trip full of shifting alliances, betrayals, carsickness, and sugar rushes.
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Origami Yoda books volume 5
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2014
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English
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The battle for seventh grade continues in the New York Times–bestselling series featuring origami Star Wars puppets you can make at home!
Help us, Principal Rabbski. You're our only hope.
In their fight against FunTime, the tedious, elective-crushing test prep program, Origami Yoda and the Rebel Alliance have found allies in unexpected places. But the allegiance of one mysterious, all-powerful figure remains to be seen:...
Help us, Principal Rabbski. You're our only hope.
In their fight against FunTime, the tedious, elective-crushing test prep program, Origami Yoda and the Rebel Alliance have found allies in unexpected places. But the allegiance of one mysterious, all-powerful figure remains to be seen:...
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Día Booklist (Grades 6-8) 2024
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 3-5 2023
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 3-5 2023
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When sixth-grader Mac discovers several words of his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic are blacked out he is outraged, so he, his friends, and his eccentric family set out to do something about the censorship imposed by one teacher and the school board.
19) Navigating Early
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"Odyssey-like adventure of two boys' incredible quest on the Appalachian Trail where they deal with pirates, buried secrets, and extraordinary encounters"--
20) Dancing Carl
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[2012]
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As winter progresses, the strange man in the worn flight jacket dances frequently on the ice of the rink, expressing more with his movements than most people do with words, and twelve-year-olds Marsh and Willy try to learn his secret.
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