Eve Bunting
5) Ducky
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A yellow plastic duck makes a long perilous journey when he is washed overboard with a crate full of bathtub toys during a storm.
7) Peepers
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While helping their dad run Fred's Fall Color Tours in New England, Jim and Andy think the tourists are pretty silly; then one night the boys experience something which makes them change their minds.
10) A day's work
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When Francisco, a young Mexican American boy, tries to help his grandfather find work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has something even more valuable to teach Francisco.
11) Thunder horse
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Relates the friendship and love between a little girl and the winged horse she receives as a gift.
12) Ghost cat
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After his death, Sailor Boy decided to stay at Port Carrick lighthouse with his friend, the lighthouse keeper, and when disaster strikes, he is there to help.
14) Whose shoe?
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A conscientious mouse tries to locate the owner of a single unclaimed shoe.
15) Our library
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A raccoon and his friends go to great lengths to make sure they will always have a library from which to borrow books.
16) The wall
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A boy and his father come from far away to visit the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington and find the name of the boy's grandfather, who was killed in the conflict.
20) Forbidden
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"In early 19th century England, Josie, 16, finds herself in a sinister place with mysterious, hostile people, including her own relatives. Persistence and determination drive her to uncover the town's horrifying secret--a conspiracy to wreck and plunder ships--despite obstacles natural and supernatural"--