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The tale of a boy, his ears, and one little change that makes a world of difference Louis is a talented kid with many great qualities. He plays a mean hand of poker and can crack his knuckles louder than any other kid in his class. He's even trusted to walk his kid brother home from school. But looking at Louis, most people don't notice these excellent qualities. They don't see his kind eyes or his strong legs. Instead, all they see is two big ears....
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An exciting summer with Al's father awaits-but when her mom gets sick, Al has to decide what's most important Al can't wait to visit her father's family for an entire month. They've promised her homemade ice cream and a barn dance that even the boy she likes is coming to! Nothing can stop her from having the best summer of her life-that is, if she can quit worrying about leaving her mother, who hasn't been feeling well for weeks. Al wants to be a...
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One boy figures out how to survive New York City, his parents' divorce, and a new sister named Sproggy Adam is a real New Yorker. He may only be a preteen, but he's Manhattan through and through, from his boys-only club to his friendship with Charlie, the building's doorman. And like all real New Yorkers, Adam takes bad news in stride. The night his parents walk into his bedroom to tell him they're getting a divorce and his father is moving to England...
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Her name is Al, not Alexandra! Al's real name is Alexandra, but she hates it. She has always considered herself a nonconformist-she is the only girl in the entire school who wears pigtails, and when all the other girls take the cooking and sewing class, Al wants to take shop. There's just one problem: Girls aren't allowed. Al is determined only to learn useful things, like making bookshelves. With the help of her new best friend, a seventh grader...
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Unwilling to wait for a boy to write to her, Al takes the reins Al has two big problems in her life, and both have to do with her mailbox-or more specifically, her empty mailbox. A few months ago, her father's new wife promised that Al could spend the summer with them, but Al still hasn't received a written invitation. Even worse, the cute boy she met at her father's wedding said he would write, but Al hasn't even gotten a short note from him. What's...
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Al is finally turning fourteen, and this birthday is going to bring a lot of changes-starting with a new name! Al has reached the most important point in her life: her fourteenth birthday. Her biggest worry is how boring her life has been so far-nothing exciting has ever happened to her. What if nothing ever does? What's more, she no longer feels like an Al, but she still hates her real name, Alexandra. She needs to find a more dignified name-and...
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Al's father decides to visit her for the first time in years-but does Al really want him back in her life? Al has always marched to the beat of her own drum-and that includes never letting anyone call her by her real name, Alexandra. But now Al's mom is dating a strange man from work, and her dad is coming to visit for the first time in six years. As her whole world is thrown into turmoil, Al doesn't know what to do. What if her mom marries this new...
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Tibb is a Leo-and Leos are as fierce as they come Thirteen-year-old Tibb knows she has the best sign of the zodiac. People born under the sign of Leo the Lion are strong and forceful, and Tibb more than lives up to the reputation. Her aversion to "phonies" makes her question her sister's sudden obsession with boys. And now it's happening to her best friend, Jennifer, too. Tibb couldn't care less-a lioness like her doesn't need boys or phonies to get...
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