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  Middle School: It's a Zoo in Here!

  James Patterson, Brian Sitts

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  Rafe feels like a caged lion at his summer job at the zoo—until a real lion desperately needs his help. Rafe Khatchadorian is days away from sweet, sweet summer freedom until bad grades threaten to land him in . . . SUMMER SCHOOL. It’s impossible to fail out of a summer job, right? Wrong. He strikes out at the zoo then grosses out at a billionaire's country club:Digging a pit for the annual clambakeScrubbing chewed bubblegum, sooty fireplaces, and . . . toiletsPolishing the chrome on his boss's ATVRafe is destined for the Failed Jobs Hall of Fame until an encounter with an endangered lion puts his wildlife knowledge to the test . . . and it's more than his grade on the line this time.

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  Upon The Dull Earth

  Philip K. Dick

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  Upon The Dull Earth by Philip K. Dick - "Who is Silvia? What is she?" Oh, no! What is Silvia... and who isn't she? 
  Silvia ran laughing through the night brightness, between the roses and cosmos and Shasta daisies, down the gravel paths and beyond the heaps of sweet–tasting grass swept from the lawns. Stars, caught in pools of water, glittered everywhere, as she brushed through them to the slope beyond the brick wall. Cedars supported the sky and ignored the slim shape squeezing past, her brown hair flying, her eyes flashing. 
  "Wait for me," Rick complained, as he cautiously threaded his way after her, along the half–familiar path. Silvia danced on without stopping. "Slow down!" he shouted angrily. 
  "Can't - we're late." Without warning, Silvia appeared in front of him, blocking the path. "Empty your pockets," she gasped, her gray eyes sparkling. "Throw away all metal. You know they can't stand metal." 
  Rick searched his pockets. In his overcoat were two dimes and a fifty–cent piece. "Do these count?"

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  Old Crompton's Secret

  Harl Vincent

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  Old Crompton's Secret by Harl Vincent - Tom's extraordinary machine glowed—and the years were banished from Old Crompton's body. But there still remained, deep-seated in his century-old mind, the memory of his crime. 
  Two miles west of the village of Laketon there lived an aged recluse who was known only as Old Crompton. As far back as the villagers could remember he had visited the town regularly twice a month, each time tottering his lonely way homeward with a load of provisions. He appeared to be well supplied with funds, but purchased sparingly as became a miserly hermit. And so vicious was his tongue that few cared to converse with him, even the young hoodlums of the town hesitating to harass him with the banter usually accorded the other bizarre characters of the streets. 
  Tom's extraordinary machine glowed—and the years were banished from Old Crompton's body. But there still remained, deep-seated in his century-old mind, the memory of his crime. 
  The oldest inhabitants knew nothing of his past history, and they had long since lost their curiosity in the matter. He was a fixture, as was the old town hall with its surrounding park. His lonely cabin was shunned by all who chanced to pass along the old dirt road that led through the woods to nowhere and was rarely used. 
  His only extravagance was in the matter of books, and the village book store profited considerably by his purchases. But, at the instigation of Cass Harmon, the bookseller, it was whispered about that Old Crompton was a believer in the black art—that he had made a pact with the devil himself and was leagued with him and his imps. For the books he bought were strange ones; ancient volumes that Cass must needs order from New York or Chicago and that cost as much as ten and even fifteen dollars a copy; translations of the writings of the alchemists and astrologers and philosophers of the dark ages.

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  Jaguars - Photos and Fun Facts...

  Isis Gaillard

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  Do you want to be amazed by Jaguar pictures? Let's see color photos of Jaguars! 
  You and your child will find pictures of Jaguars in short simplified text for children learning to read or those who like picture books. 
  Jaguars: Photos and Fun Facts for Kids. It is Book 52 in the Kids Learn with Pictures Series. This book is around a clear concept: see pictures of Jaguars. 
  This is a stock photo book of animals that ASK QUESTIONS of the pictures shown to the reader to encourage interaction and responses from the child. 
  Be sure to read the other books in the Kids Learn With Pictures Series.

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  13 Short Bible Stories For Kids...

  Paul A. Lynch

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             Finally, the story is told of a boy who grew up to love science, however, when he had finished high school, his parents did not have any money to send him to college. The boy then decided to do some science experiment by himself during the time he was out. He got a clean bottle and filled it with clear water and then he added some blue coloring to the water. He noticed that the water had changed color. It was no more clear but slightly blue. Nothing he did could turn the blue colored water to something clear. Although it was not the full amount of blue coloring added, it was strong enough to infiltrate the clear and clean water in the bottle. The boy learned a science lesson that day.  
             And this is how it is with us, humans. No amount of goodness we do in life can cover our sins or make us clean. The truth is only the blood of Jesus Christ can make us clean. It washes us white and allows us to become whiter than snow. This is a mystery, in that, how can someone be washed in the blood and become whiter than snow. But the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us so we become righteous and without sin. It is as though we had never sinned before in our life. Remember Jesus is the Lord of heaven and earth and is called the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. This is not a physical cleansing, but a spiritual one. And that is how we are washed, cleansed, and made free in Jesus.  
             It does not matter what anyone tells us, or even where we may find ourselves in life. Remember that whosoever the Son (Jesus) sets free is free indeed (John 8:36).

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  Building a Team: A Baseball...

  Aaron Derr

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  When Luis joins his new baseball team, the Manatees, things seem hopeless at 
  first. Some of his new teammates— including “loud and obnoxious” home-run 
  slugger Jimmie—are mean to him or to each other. His new coach doesn’t tell the 
  players everything to do like his old coach did. And some of the Manatees seem 
  more interested in goofing off than in working hard. Then Coach Joe makes Luis 
  team captain. Will Luis rise to the challenge? Can he get the Manatees to balance 
  working hard and having fun? Will he help his teammates learn to be friends rather 
  than compete? 
  Baseball Buddies explores the power of working together, what it takes to build a 
  team, and the lasting friendships that form on the baseball field.

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