Tag Archives: Marriage & Divorce

The Flat Stanley Collection Box Set (Flat Stanley)

Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Jeff Brown
Publisher: HarperTrophy

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Stanley Lambchop is just a normal boy, with a normal younger brother named Arthur, and two normal parents. That is, until a bulletin board falls on him during the night and flattens him to half an inch thick! From this point on, Stanley will [...]

Dirt on My Shirt

Rating: (23 reviews)
Author: Jeff Foxworthy
Publisher: HarperCollins

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In this hilarious collection of poems, comedian Jeff Foxworthy creates a neighborhood filled with fun, family, friends, and more. Here you’ll meet Cousin Lizzy, Uncle Ed and Aunt Foo Foo, cows with horns that don’t go beep, dads in sweaters, also sheep. From the [...]

Dear Mr. Henshaw (rpkg) (HarperClassics)

Rating: (152 reviews)
Author: Beverly Cleary
Publisher: HarperTrophy

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Although her books have been enjoyed by generations of kids, Beverly Cleary herself didn’t enjoy reading as a child at least not at first. In first grade she was grouped with the slowest readers in her class.
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When, in second grade, Leigh writes to an [...]

Septimus Heap Box Set: Books 1 and 2 (Septimus Heap)

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Angie Sage
Publisher: HarperTrophy

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Enter the world of Septimus Heap
With heart-stopping action, humor, and endearing characters, Septimus Heap is an internationally bestselling fantasy sesries

The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Chores (Berenstain Bears)

Rating: (6 reviews)
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Publisher: HarperFestival

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Papa Bear and the cubs are having some trouble with chores –– they don’t want to do them! When they decide to take a break from cleaning, Mama Bear plays along. But what will happen when the mess builds up . . . and up . [...]

Lock and Key

Rating: (24 reviews)
Author: Sarah Dessen
Publisher: Viking Juvenile

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“Ruby, where is your mother?”
Ruby knows that the game is up. For the past few months, she’s been on her own in the yellow house, managing somehow, knowing that her mother will probably never return.
That’s how she comes to live with Cora, [...]

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey (Mysterious Benedict Society)

Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Trenton Lee Stewart
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers

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The fabulous foursome readers embraced as The Mysterious Benedict Society is back with a new mission, significantly closer to home. After reuniting for a celebratory scavenger hunt, Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance are forced to go on an unexpected search–a [...]

Ink Exchange

Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: Melissa Marr
Publisher: HarperTeen

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Unbeknownst to mortals, a power struggle is unfolding in a world of shadows and danger. After centuries of stability, the balance among the Faery Courts has altered, and Irial, ruler of the Dark Court, is battling to hold his rebellious and newly vulnerable fey [...]

Feathers

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Jacqueline Woodson
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile

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“Hope is the thing with feathers” starts the poem Frannie is reading in school. Frannie hasn’t thought much about hope. There are so many other things to think about. Each day, her friend Samantha seems a bit more “holy.” There is a new boy [...]

It’s Earth Day! (Little Critter)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Mercer Mayer
Publisher: HarperFestival

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Little Critter is on a mission! After watching a film about climate changes at school, Little Critter decides to do his part to slow down global warming. With the help of his family and friends, Little Critter begins to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Together [...]

Magyk (Septimus Heap, Book 1)

Rating: (123 reviews)
Author: Angie Sage
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books

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The seventh son of the seventh son, aptly named Septimus Heap, is stolen the night he is born by a midwife who pronounces him dead. That same night, the baby’s father, Silas Heap, comes across a bundle in the snow containing a new [...]

Allie Finkle’s Rules For Girls: Moving Day

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Meg Cabot
Publisher: Scholastic Press

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When nine-year-old Allie Finkle’s parents announce that they are moving her and her brothers from their suburban split-level into an ancient Victorian in town, Allie’s sure her life is over. She’s not at all happy about having to give up her pretty pink [...]

Septimus Heap, Book Three: Physik (Septimus Heap)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Angie Sage
Publisher: HarperTrophy

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When Silas Heap unSeals a forgotten room in the Palace, he releases the ghost of a Queen who lived five hundred years earlier. Queen Etheldredda is as awful in death as she was in life, and she’s still up to no good. Her diabolical [...]

Marley: A Dog Like No Other

Rating: (16 reviews)
Author: John Grogan
Publisher: Collins

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Make way for Marley!
When the Grogan family is ready for a dog, they choose Marley, a yellow furball of a puppy who quickly grows into a large, rowdy Labrador retriever. Marley has a zest for life, and as he grows, so does [...]

Stink and the World’s Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers (Stink)

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Megan Mcdonald
Publisher: Candlewick

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“Stink is a delightful protagonist, and McDonald cleverly imparts information on smells. . . . A funny book for almost any collection.” — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
When Stink Moody’s second-grade class goes on a field trip to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum, he learns [...]

You Are My I Love You

Rating: (97 reviews)
Author: Maryann Cusimano
Publisher: Philomel

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I am your parent; you are my child. I am your quiet place; you are my wild. . . .
A day in the life of parent and child-full of smiles and giggles, messes and meals, boundless energy and well-earned naps. Not to mention [...]

The Runaway Bunny

Rating: (130 reviews)
Author: Margaret Wise Brown
Publisher: HarperCollins

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Since its publication in 1942, The Runaway Bunny has never been out of print. Generations of sleepy children and grateful parents have loved the classics of Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd, including Goodnight Moon. The Runaway Bunny begins with a young bunny who decides [...]

Esperanza Rising

Rating: (300 reviews)
Author: Pam Munoz Ryan
Publisher: Blue Sky Press

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Esperanza thought she’d always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico–she’d always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, & servants. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California during the Great Depression, and to [...]

Fancy Nancy’s Favorite Fancy Words: From Accessories to Zany (Fancy Nancy)

Author: Jane O’Connor
Publisher: HarperCollins

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Fancy Words Are Simply Fascinating!
From everyone’s favorite fancy girl comes an alphabetical guide to enhancing vocabulary. Why say beautiful when there are fancy words like gorgeous and glamorous? Instead of hello, try bonjour, which is French and so much fancier. An umbrella will keep [...]