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  Freddy the Detective

  Walter R. Brooks

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  The delightful detective story about the beloved animal characters on Mr. Bean’s farm, whose adventures have entertained so many children. Freddy the Pig, stimulated by reading Sherlock Holmes, sets up in a business as a detective.

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  The Land of Peek-a-Boo

  Roz Rosenbluth

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  Fun sound-effects and whimsical music help tell the story of “The Land Of Peek-a-Boo!” Tina loves to play Peek-a-Boo with her brother Timmy. When Tina jumps out of the closet and yells “Peek-A-Boo”, her brother is afraid.  And when Tina jumps out of the toy chest and yells “Peek-A-Boo,” Timmy tells her to STOP! Tina loves to scare Timmy and doesn't understand why he doesn't want to play this game. Find out what happens when Tina has a dream and goes to The Land of Peek-A-Boo. Will Tina understand how Timmy feels after being frightened in Peek-A-Boo Land? A positive ending adds interest to this adorable story and encourages a lifelong love for storytime.

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  Last Dance

  Lurlene N McDaniel

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  A girl’s dream of a ballet career is disrupted by a frightening diagnosis in this novel by the national bestselling author of Don’t Die, My Love . . .    At age thirteen, after years of lessons and practice, Rachel Deering is already a highly skilled dancer who shows great promise—and she’s staying on her toes because her dream is to become a world-class professional ballerina. But just as she’s preparing for an important audition for an opening with a prestigious dance troupe, Rachel starts having some very disturbing symptoms.   After collapsing in ballet class, she undergoes a series of tests and her doctor tells her the news: She has Type 1 diabetes. Now her world consists of twice-a-day insulin shots, a carefully controlled diet, and constant fear that she will have a reaction and end up unable to dance—or worse. And through it all, she can’t help wondering why life is so unfair . . .  Praise for Lurlene McDaniel’s novels   “Touching scenes abound.”—Booklist   “McDaniel shows her literary expertise by humanizing a terrible disease and guiding readers through the whole process . . . Just make sure there are tissues nearby.” —School Library Journal   “Over the course of decades and dozens of books, [McDaniel]’s taught her readers compassion and given them hope, which is something people could use at any age.” —The Washington Post  Previously published as Will I Ever Dance Again?

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  A Deer Called Dotty

  Helen Peters

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  Jasmine's dad is a farmer, and her mum is a large-animal vet, so Jasmine spends a lot of time caring for animals and keeping them out of trouble. Unfortunately, this often means she gets into hot water herself...
  
  A perfect animal story for younger readers by Waterstones Children's Book Prize-shortlisted author Helen Peters, with beautiful black-and-white illustrations by Ellie Snowdon.
  Jasmine's mother is called to help a pregnant deer who has been hit by a car. She performs an emergency Caesarean and delivers tiny, helpless Dotty, before handing her over to Jasmine to raise...
  Brilliant storytelling that will make you laugh and cry, this is Dick King-Smith for a new generation.
  Look out for Jasmine's other adventures!
  A Piglet Called Truffle
  A Duckling Called Button
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  An Otter Called Pebble
  An Owl Called Star

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  Toothiana Queen of the Tooth...

  William Joyce

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  Beware a tooth fairy queen scorned in this, the third chapter book of Academy Award winner William Joyce’s The Guardians series. There’s a lot more to this tooth-swiping sprite than meets the eye!When last we heard, the Guardians were resting easy with the knowledge that the children of Santoff Clausen were finally safe from Pitch’s dastardly plans.But is it all a ruse, a scheme, a lull the evil Nightmare King has deviously concocted?Whatever Pitch’s plans, what he doesn’t know is that there’s a new Guardian in town, and she’s not the type to forget old grudges. Actually, she’s not the type to forget anything—because this Guardian is none other than Toothiana, the Tooth Fairy herself. She’s fierce and fast and crossing her will lead to a multitude of troubles. And, it turns out that, well, all those teeth she has been collecting? They contain memories. The forgotten memories of childhood…including the memories of how to fly. Young Katherine is hopeful that these memories might help her to remember her parents. The Guardians hope they’ll offer even further protection from Pitch.You can see how this information would be invaluable to our heroes. But it could also be invaluable to Pitch…

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  The Crepe Makers' Bond

  Julie Crabtree

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  An aspiring young chef and her two friends struggle to maintain their friendship and survive eighth grade in this charming sequel to Discovering Pig Magic. 
   
  Fourteen-year-old Ariel is the head chef in her family’s kitchen. Cucumber salads, fettucine carbonara, fish tacos, and peanut butter pie are just a few of the dishes she crafts when she’s feeling frustrated by the world, and it’s turning into a frustrating year. Ariel, Nicki, and M have been inseparable friends since they were kids, but now M’s mom has decided to move away. It’s the girls’ last year in middle school, and they can’t fathom being separated. 
   
  The friends concoct a plan that will keep M in the Bay Area—she’ll move in with Ariel and her family. But before you can say “bff,” the party is over. Everything M does gets on Ariel’s nerves, and it’s not long before the girls are avoiding each other. This was supposed to be their best year ever, but some painful lessons are threatening to tear their friendship apart. Can the girls scramble to make things right before the bond crumbles? 
   
  Praise for The Crepe Makers’ Bond 
   
  “Highly entertaining and multi-layered. . . . Creative and refreshing like a good soufflé, this perceptive, heartfelt narrative . . . has real meat on its bones.” —Kirkus Reviews 
   
  “Julie Crabtree blends themes of friendship and authentic emotions with the addition of some real recipes in The Crepe Makers’ Bond. This insightful and humorous depiction of the evolving friendship of three middle-school girls is a great match for ten- to thirteen-year-old readers.” —Foreword Reviews

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