Eric Wight
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Frankie Pickle volume 2
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English
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Fourth-grader Frankie Piccolini's vivid imagination does not help him advance in rank with the rest of his Possum Scout troop, but winning the Pine Run 3000 model car race would give him the points he needs.
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Frankie Pickle volume 3
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English
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Worried that he will not pass his math quiz on Monday, Frankie cannot find any time to study over the weekend. Comic strip illustrations are interspersed throughout the text.
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Frankie Pickle volume 1
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English
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Fourth-grader Frankie Piccolini has a vivid imagination when it comes to cleaning his disastrously messy room, but eventually even he decides that it is just too dirty.
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Finney Bleak lives in a world of horror-literally. His family members are ghosts, his classmates are monsters, and Finney is the most normal kid in school. But within the halls of Mephisto Prep, normal is the new weird and Finney dangles from the lowest rung of the social evolutionary ladder. Then along comes Jenny. Smart. Beautiful. And totally into Finney. Only problem is, she's kind of dead. Just how far will Finney go to be with his true love?...
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"Most days Caveboy has lots of fun things to do, like taking care of his pet rock and playing baseball. But today, he is bored. Mama is hunting, Papa is repainting their cave, and his friend Mags is busy. He could play with Sister, but sisters smell like burps! Will Caveboy ever find someone to play with?"--Page 4 of cover.
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Magic Shop (Kate Egan) volume 1
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English
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Mike reluctantly bonds with good-girl neighbor Nora while learning fun skills at The White Rabbit magic shop, the owner of which believes Mike could become a great magician.
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Magic Shop (Kate Egan) volume 2
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English
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Mike attempts to convince his parents that he is responsible enough to be allowed to ride his bicycle to the magic shop all by himself.
10) Jinxed!
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English
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Chad is thrilled to be a batboy for the Pine City Porcupines, even though the team is not doing well, his fellow batboy is less than thrilled about the job, and his favorite player seems to be jinxed.
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Magic Shop (Kate Egan) volume 4
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English
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Want to see something amazing? I can make myself disappear. All it takes is a little magic...Mike's magic tricks have helped him learn how to focus, earn extra credit, improve his reputation and stand up for himself. But his new confidence is about to face its biggest challenge yet - the school talent show! Mike signs up immediately. After all, what magician would pass up the chance to perform on a real stage? But then, he learns that Nora, his friend...
12) Steal that base!
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Chad's job as a bat boy becomes complicated as tries to follow his parents rules, helps his friend Abby with a problem, and finds a card in his collection that might help pinch hitter Sammy find the running speed that will keep him on the team.
13) Zip it!
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When Pine City Porcupines' batboy Chad breaks an important unofficial rule of baseball: Do not talk to the starting pitcher when he has a perfect game going, the team may lose the game unless Chad can find a baseball card to help break the superstition.
14) The 823rd hit
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English
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To keep Teddy "Bear" Larrabee happy and slugging, Chad the bat boy has to figure out what a crabby fan would be willing to trade for Teddy's lucky homerun ball.
15) Great escape
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Magic Shop (Kate Egan) volume 3
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English
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Mike is doing better in school these days. Learning magic helps him to learn other things as well. Sure, he's gotten in trouble in the past, but things are different now. So why does everyone still think he's the same old Mike? If only there was a magic trick to change his reputation...Then, during one of his visits to The White Rabbit Magic Shop, Mike finds something that could be even better than a magic trick - it's possible that Mike could be...
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Caveboy (Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen) volume 1
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English
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Great Reads: 2nd thru 3rd grade
OBD Read Beyond The Beaten Path - YOUTH
OBD Ready for Chapter Books - YOUTH
OBD Read Beyond The Beaten Path - YOUTH
OBD Ready for Chapter Books - YOUTH
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Caveboy loves banging his club, running really fast, and playing with his friends, but when his club breaks, he needs to find a new one, leading him to making a new friend and discovering his own bravery.
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"The Slayer army encounters huge obstacles while Twilight's threatening reach continues to expand. Buffy and her Slayers travel to Tokyo to face vampires who possess powers only seen before in Dracula ... Then, investigating the secrets behind Buffy's scythe, Willow and Buffy travel to New York, where Buffy is transported to a dystopian future and immediately encounters Fray, future Slayer!"
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"Batman Beyond 2.0 launches with a new direction for Terry McGinnis! Commissioner Barbara Gordon enlists Terry's help while investigating the death of Neo-Gotham's Mayor, which took place inside the new Arkham Institute. Was it really only a heart attack? Or was one of Arkham's infamous inmates responsible? Collects issues #1-8"--