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Mind Your Manners, Dick and Jane (Read with Dick and Jane)
By: Micol Ostow
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group

With the familiar faces of Dick and Jane, this little book is a perfectly cheeky take on manners for the modern day. It’s a step-bystep guide to politeness in everyday life, including everything from table manners to tidying up after oneself. For example, the book reminds readers that your mother (who likely works fifty hours a week) is not your maid, so you should always rinse your dishes and put them away in the dishwasher. This witty little book is great for growing children or teenagers–or even adults–and will help …

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Marisol (American Girl Today Series)
By: Gary Soto
Publisher: American Girl Publishing

Mariso Luna is a ten year old girl who loves to dance.

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
By: Dr. Seuss
Publisher: Random House Children's Books

The Grinch, whose heart is two sizes too small, hates Who-ville’s holiday celebrations, and plans to steal all the presents to prevent Christmas from coming. To his amazement, Christmas comes anyway, and the Grinch discovers the true meaning of the holiday.

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Firehouse Field Trip with Dick & Jane
By: Danielle Denega
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)

We’re off! We’re off to the firehouse with Dick and Jane! It’s a very special day. Dick and Jane are taking a field trip to their local firehouse. Come meet the firemen, learn how they work, and sit in the big, red fire truck!

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Dump Trucks and Dogsleds (Hank Zipzer Series #16)

When Hank first heard that his mom was having a baby boy, he wasn’t so thrilled. And when he finds out that the baby will be sharing his room, Hank is positively outraged! To make things easier, Dad suggests he take Hank and Emily away for some bonding. But on the first day of their trip, a freak snowstorm arrives. And then they get a call that the baby is coming early! Hank, Dad, and Emily know they have to get home—and fast! They hop on a train, hitch a …

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2)

The Dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he’s packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named Dobby who says that if Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.

And strike it does. For in Harry’s second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor, Gilderoy Lockheart, a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girls’ bathroom, and …

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Magic Tree House Boxed Set: Books 1 – 4 (Magic Tree House Series)
By: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Children's Books

Get ready for a world of adventure with the first four titles in the beloved Magic Tree House series!
Jack and his little sister Annie are just two regular kids from Frog Creek, Pennsylvania. Then they discover a mysterious tree house packed with all sorts of books…and their lives are never the same! Soon they are traveling through time and space in the magic tree house and having amazing adventures. Whether it’s watching baby dinosaurs hatch, finding a secret passage in a castle, helping a ghost queen in an Egyptian pyramid, …

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Harry Potter Paperback Boxed Set (Books 1-7)
By: J. K. Rowling.
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.

All seven phenomenal Harry Potter paperback books by best selling author J.K. Rowling are available together for the first time in an elegant paperback boxed set!

Set Includes:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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Samantha Boxed Set with Game- American Girl
By: Valerie Tripp.
Publisher: American Girl Publishing, Incorporated

Inspiring stories about growing up in 1904.Boxed set includes Meet Samantha; Samantha Learns a Lesson; Samantha’s Surprise; Happy Birthday, Samantha!; Samantha Saves the Day; and Changes for Samantha

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Julie Boxed Set with Game- American Girl
By: Megan McDonald.
Publisher: American Girl Publishing, Incorporated

Inspiring stories about growing up in 1974. Boxed set includes Meet Julie; Julie Tells Her Story; Happy New Year, Julie; Julie and the Eagles; Julie’s Journey; and Changes for Julie.

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