Global Reading Challenge Books 1996 - 2006
These books were used for the Global reading Challenge from 1996 - 2006.
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How Tía Lola Came to Visit Stay
Although ten-year-old Miguel is at first embarrassed by his colorful aunt, Tia Lola, when she comes to Vermont from the Dominican Republic to stay with his mother, his sister, and him after his parents' divorce, he learns to love her.
Format: Book - 2001 First edition
Holds: 1 on 8 copies
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Poppy
A hoot owl, Ocax, rules Dimwood Forest and promises to protect the mice as long as they ask his permission to move about. Poppy is a deer mouse under the owl's protection, but when her fiance is killed by Ocax she defies the owl and begins a journey to a new place. Poppy wants to find a place where her family can live away from Ocax, but she has to do it without Ocax catching her.
Format: Book - 2007 Revised Harper Trophy edition
Holds: 1 on 3 copies
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Superfudge
Peter describes the highs and lows of life with his younger brother, Fudge.
Format: Book - 1980
Holds: 1 on 15 copies
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Children of the Longhouse
Eleven-year-old Ohkwa'ri and his twin sister must make peace with a hostile gang of older boys in their Mohawk village during the late 1400s.
Format: Book - 1996 First edition
Holds: 1 on 1 copy
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Nasty Stinky Sneakers
Will ten-year-old Colin find his missing stinky sneakers in time to enter The Stinkiest Sneakers in the World contest?
Format: Book - 1994 1st ed
Holds: 0 on 0 copies
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The Most Beautiful Place in the World
Growing up with his grandmother in a small Guatemalan town, seven-year-old Juan discovers the value of hard work, the joy of learning, and the location of the most beautiful place in the world.
Format: Book - 2000 1st Yearling ed
Holds: 0 on 0 copies
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Frindle
When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control.
Format: Book - 1996 First edition
Holds: 1 on 22 copies
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Sahara Special
Struggling with school and her feelings since her father left, Sahara gets a fresh start with a new and unique teacher who supports her writing talents and the individuality of each of her classmates.
Format: Book - 2003 First edition
Holds: 0 on 4 copies
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The Beloved Dearly
Although his father has forbidden it, Ernie, a twelve-year-old business tycoon, makes a tidy profit in the pet funeral business, but when he refuses to give his star employee a raise and the business starts to fall apart, it takes the death of his own dog to bring everyone back together.
Format: Book - 2002 1st ed
Holds: 0 on 0 copies
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Granny Torrelli Makes Soup
With the help of her wise old grandmother, twelve-year-old Rosie manages to work out some problems in her relationship with her best friend, Bailey, the boy next door. (9/22/2019 10:40:45 AM)
Format: Book - 2003 First edition
Holds: 0 on 2 copies
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