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1) Holes
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English
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As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
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English
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When his wealthy uncle, a champion bridge player who has lost his vision, asks seventeen-year-old Alton to be a cardturner for him, Alton has no idea how much he will ultimately learn from his eccentric relative. Includes appendix by Syd Fox with information about bridge.
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English
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"For the first time in twenty-five years, Wayside School is back in session in this brand-new, fourth installment in the perennially beloved and bestselling series by Newbery Medal-winning author Louis Sachar. Welcome back to Wayside School! Your favorite students and teachers are all here. That includes Sharie, who loves her striped-and-spotted umbrella more than anything; Kathy, who has a bad case of oppositosis; Jason, who has to read the longest...
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English
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"Yum! Miss Mush is dishing out her famous Mushroom Surprise in the Wayside School cafeteria. Ron says it tastes like hot dogs and grape jelly. Clean your plate and you'll turn green in time for class picture day. Wear your craziest outfit and you'll fit right in between Maurecia in her striped bikini and Calvin, who's wearing his birthday tattoo. Say cheese!" --
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English
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"Before you enter Wayside School, you should know that it's a thirty-story building with one classroom on each floor. Mrs. Jewls teaches the class on the thirtieth story. Mis Zaves teaches the class on the nineteeth story -- except there is no nineteenth story, so there is no Miss Zarves. Understand? Good. Explain it to Calvin." --
7) Fuzzy mud
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English
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"Two middle-grade kids take a shortcut home from school and discover what looks like fuzzy mud but is actually a substance with the potential to wreak havoc on the entire world"--
8) Small steps
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English
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Three years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is trying hard to keep his life on track, but when his old pal X-Ray shows up with a tempting plan to make some easy money scalping concert tickets, Armpit reluctantly goes along.
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Language
English
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A sidesplitting classic from Newbery Medalist and National Book Award winner Louis Sachar (Holes), with a brand-new cover!
Gary W. Boone knows he was born to be a stand-up comedian. It’s the rest of the kids in his class who think he’s just a goon. Then the Floyd Hicks Junior High School Talent Show is announced, and he starts practicing his routine nonstop to get it just right. Gary’s sure this will...
Gary W. Boone knows he was born to be a stand-up comedian. It’s the rest of the kids in his class who think he’s just a goon. Then the Floyd Hicks Junior High School Talent Show is announced, and he starts practicing his routine nonstop to get it just right. Gary’s sure this will...
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Series
Marvin Redpost volume 7
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
79 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Afraid of his new mountain bike, third-grader Marvin finds himself in a desperate situation when he accepts a challenge to ride down Suicide Hill.
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Series
Marvin Redpost volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1993]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A small incident during recess threatens to turn nine-year-old Marvin into the outcast of his third-grade class.
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Series
Marvin Redpost volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1992]
Physical Desc
68 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Red-haired Marvin is convinced that the reason he looks different from the rest of his family is that he is really the lost prince of Shampoon.
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Series
Marvin Redpost volume 4
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1994]
Physical Desc
83 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Marvin is pleased when his teacher asks him to take care of her dog while she's away, but he soon finds that there's more pressure involved than he likes.
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Series
Marvin Redpost volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1993]
Physical Desc
69 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
After Casey Happleton tells him that if he kisses his elbow he will turn into a girl, nine-year-old Marvin experiments and finds himself very confused about his identity.
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Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Library edition.
Physical Desc
7 CDs (approximately 77 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sideways stories from Wayside School: Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.
Wayside School is falling down: More humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, where students learn to tango, face the cafeteria's dreaded Mushroom Surprise, and study a hobo during show and tell. Sequel to "Sideways Stories...
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Series
Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
5 CDs (5 hr., 59 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Meet third-grader Marvin Redpost as he deals with questions about his identity, being shunned as a nose picker, dog sitting for his teacher, a visit from the President of the United States on the day when everyone is dressed in old clothes, a peculiar new classmate who may be an alien, fear of his new mountain bike, and the question about whether or not a crystal is really magic.