Patricia Reilly Giff
2) Star time
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English
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Gina wants more than anything to be the star of the show that her class will perform, but everything seems to go wrong until she makes a generous choice.
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"Set during the Irish Land Wars (1879-1882) this novel in verse follows Anna Mallon through a series of tragedies as her mother dies, older sibling immigrate to America, and she and her father and sister with special needs are about to be evicted from their farm"--
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Kids of the Polk Street School volume 3
Pub. Date
[1984]
Language
English
Description
Richard looks forward to the Candy Corn contest in Ms. Rooney's class, but he can't resist sneaking just a few pieces.
7) Flying feet
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[2011]
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English
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Charlie often thinks of inventions that seldom work, but his latest idea just might be able to help Jake the Sweeper get rid of a big pile of trash and save "Come as a Character" day, too.
9) Bears beware
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[2012]
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English
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Mitchell is afraid when the children from the Zigzag Center go camping overnight, but he tries to be brave and discovers that nature is not so scary after all.
10) Sunny-side up
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Kids of the Polk Street School volume 11
Pub. Date
[1986]
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English
Description
Summer for Richard Best, nicknamed Beast, means facing the two ordeals of summer school and losing his best friend, who is moving to a distant state.
11) Super surprise
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[2012]
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English
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When Destiny Washington gets the notion that everyone's favorite teacher, Ms. Katz, is going to be dismissed from the Zigzag Afternoon Center, she and classmate Yolanda think of several ways to save her.
12) Pickle puss
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Series
Kids of the Polk Street School volume 12
Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Description
Emily Arrow determines to get the most fish in the library's Fish for a Good Book contest, but she doesn't take into account the equal determination of Dawn Bosco.
13) Say "cheese"
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Kids of the Polk Street School volume 10
Pub. Date
[1985]
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English
Description
At the close of the school year, Emily thinks about the fun she has had with her classmates.
14) Sky high
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[2012]
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English
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"Charlie has lots of ideas. Need something to go sky high? Ah-ha! The zinger-winger! Need to launch a cheese popper into soup? The amazing popper-upper! But the zinger-winger zings more than wings and the popper-upper plops. Charlie isn't allowed to invent for a week. Meanwhile, the afterschool invention fair is coming up. He needs time to make something special. Good thing he has his friends and Mr. Redfern, another inventor, to help him out"--
15) Nory Ryan's song
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Pub. Date
2000.
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English
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When a terrible blight attacks Ireland's potato crop in 1845, twelve-year-old Nory Ryan's courage and ingenuity help her family and neighbors survive.
17) Zigzag zoom
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[2013]
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English
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When the Timpanzi Tigers challenge the Zigzag Zebras to a race, Gina worries because she knows she is not a fast runner, but the whole school seems to be counting on her to win.
18) Fish Face
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Series
Kids of the Polk Street School volume 2
Pub. Date
[1984]
Language
English
Description
Making friends with the new girl in her class is hard for Emily after she replaces Emily as the fastest runner and steals her lucky unicorn.
20) Snaggle doodles
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Series
Kids of the Polk Street School volume 8
Pub. Date
[1985]
Language
English
Description
Emily Arrow has two problems, trying to work in her invention group with bossy Linda Lorca in charge and thinking of a wedding present for Ms. Vincent, the student teacher.