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Series
Norvelt books volume 1
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Language
English
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In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore involving the newly dead, molten wax, twisted promises, Girl Scout cookies, underage driving, lessons from history, typewriting, and countless bloody noses.
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Mr. Putter and Tabby volume 21
Language
English
Description
Reluctantly, Mr. Putter and his cat, Tabby, agree to go ballroom dancing with Mrs. Teaberry and her dog, Zeke.
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Mr. Putter and Tabby volume 4
Language
English
Description
When he gets too old to climb up the ladder, Mr. Putter and his cat, Tabby, figure out an ingenious way to pick pears for pear jelly.
4) Verdi
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Language
English
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A young python does not want to grow slow and boring like the older snakes he sees in the tropical jungle where he lives.
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Mr. Putter and Tabby volume 22
Language
English
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Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby take time off from napping to play on the Yankee Doodle Dandies baseball team.
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Mr. Putter and Tabby volume 17
Language
English
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Mr. Putter is convinced to run in a senior marathon with his neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, when he learns that second prize is a train set.
9) Old friends
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Marjorie wants a friend who loves the same things she does: baking shows, knitting, and gardening. Someone like Granny. So with a sprinkle of flour in her hair and a spritz of lavender perfume, Marjorie goes undercover to the local Senior Citizens Group"--
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Description
In the summer of her junior year, sixteen-year-old Ruby McQueen and her mother, both nursing broken hearts, set out on a journey to reunite an elderly woman with her long-lost love and in the process learn many things about "the real ties that bind" people to one another.
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Series
Mr. Putter and Tabby volume 8
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Language
English
Description
After a small setback, Mr. Putter and his favorite companions enjoy the best train ride of their lives.
Author
Series
Mr. Putter and Tabby volume 2
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Language
English
Description
When their neighbor Mrs. Teaberry hurts her foot, Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby agree to walk her dog for a week, not knowing what they are in for.
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Mr. Putter and Tabby volume 20
Language
English
Description
While enjoying autumn weather and activities, Mr. Putter, realizing how much he misses going to school, takes his cat Tabby, their adventurous neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, and her cake-loving dog Zeke to "Show and Tell."
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Series
Those darn squirrels volume 1
Language
English
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When grumpy Old Man Fookwire builds feeders to try to keep birds--the only creatures he likes--from leaving for the winter, he finds himself in a battle with clever, crafty squirrels who want a share of the abundant food.
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Series
Those darn squirrels volume 3
Publisher
Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
Description
As Old Man Fookwire's birds prepare to migrate south for the winter, those darn squirrels decide to follow.
20) Hanukkah bear
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English
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"Bubba Brayna makes the best latkes in the village, and on the first night of Hanukkah, the scent of her cooking wakes a hungry, adorable bear from his hibernation. He lumbers into town to investigate, and Bubba Brayna--who does not see or hear very well--mistakes him for her rabbi. She welcomes the bear inside to play the dreidel game, light the menorah, and enjoy a scrumptious meal. However, after her well-fed guest leaves, there's a knock at the...
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