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"Ivy's worried. She's read a lot of books about only children, so she knows that they are usually spoiled rotten. They don't share their toys. They never do any work. They scream and cry when they don't get their way. Spoiler alert! Ivy doesn't have any brothers and sisters. That's why she's worried. How can she keep from getting spoiled? She could give away all her clothes, but she'd probably get in trouble. She could give away all her toys, but...
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Jasper John Dooley volume 3
Language
English
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Jasper just wants to play knights and dragons but Isabel loves him and wants to plan their wedding.
Author
Series
Jasper John Dooley volume 4
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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When Jasper John Dooley buys a can of Torpedo High Energy Drink accidentally, he knows he shouldn't drink it. His parents had warned him about "bad" drinks that are full of things like sugar and caffeine. But Jasper finds the drink irresistible. Before Jasper knows what hit him, the caffeine and sugar in the energy drink fuels all kinds of misbehavior. Is there anything that can bring him back to his senses?
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Elmore Green likes being an only child, so when his parents bring a new small person, his baby brother, into the house he is not pleased and does his best to keep the new small person out of his life.
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Series
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
123 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
"All Jasper John Dooley was trying to do was practice his reading skills. He wanted to be ready for his turn to sit in the big, comfy chair at the library on Wednesday and read to Molly the Dog. But, even though Jasper was being so so so careful, the wonderful library book about toilet-paper-tube crafts accidentally falls into his bathwater and drowns. After that, he and his dad only make things worse by setting the book on fire and then shooting...
12) The diminished
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A rare few are "singleborn" in each generation--and therefore given the divine right to rule. Bo Trousillion is one of these few, but has never felt equal to the grand future before him. In this world, when one twin dies, the other usually follows, unable to face the world. Those who survive are considered diminished, doomed to succumb to violent grief. Such is the expected fate of Vi Abernathy, whose twin sister died in infancy. Raised by the anchorites...
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Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
346 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
As lovely as one of the precious gems at her parents' jewelry store, Amber Taylor is shy and introspective--qualities misread by others as being stuck-up and superior. Facing a long, lonely summer working at the family shop, Amber's world lights up when the Matthews family suddenly moves into the house next door, a property that has stood neglected for the longest time. And when she meets Brayden Matthews, an only child just like her, Amber soon becomes...
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Jasper John Dooley volume 2
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Feeling left behind when his beloved Nan leaves for a week-long cruise, Jasper John Dooley realizes that he will be less lonely if he has his own adventures, which include a stapling mishap and a hamster escape.
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Series
Cupcake club (Sheryl Berk) volume 5
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
148 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Delaney is shocked to find out her mom is expecting twins. She likes being an only child. It's been 10 years, and she's had her parents--and her room--all to herself. But her Cupcake Club pals are excited to bake for the baby shower--until Delaney's mom wants a giant stork made out of cupcakes"--
16) Bal
Series
The Yusuf trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Türkçe
Description
Yusuf is an only child who lives with his parents in an isolated mountain area. The surrounding forest becomes a place of mystery and adventure when accompanying his beekeeper father on the job. The strong bond between father and son cannot protect the stuttering child from becoming an outsider during his first year of school. Yusuf's anxieties escalate when his father must travel to a faraway forest on a risky mission. With his father gone, Yusuf...
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Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Little Bunny, an only child, is so lonely that he cannot sleep, so he asks his friends Squirrel, Skunk, Porcupine, Bear, and Owl if he can stay with them, only to discover that his own bed is best.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
184 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Violet Crane is the only child in a broken home, with a mother who is increasingly scared of leaving the house, so when a new family with five boisterous children (and a dog) moves in next door she is convinced that they must be the happiest family in the whole world; they cheerfully include Violet in their games but, as school starts, she becomes aware that even happy families have their problems, and that twelve-year-old Reggie (the...
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