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English
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Through letters to his little sister, who is living in a different foster home, sixth-grader Lonnie, also known as "Locomotion," keeps a record of their lives while they are apart, describing his own foster family, including his foster brother who returns home after losing a leg in the Iraq War.
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Language
English
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In a story told in letters, when Claire's best friend moves away just before the start of fifth grade, Claire becomes the only girl in her tiny island elementary school--and suddenly boys she has been friends with her whole life turn into resentful, bullying strangers.
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Series
TBH volume 6
Language
English
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TBH, sometimes boys say dumb things about girls. And Cece is sick of it! When she leads a super-successful event at school to raise awareness, everyone starts looking to her to take charge--of everything. Prianka needs ideas for National Poetry Month, Victoria wants advice on volunteer projects, and Gabby needs homework help. To be honest, being a leader is fun but the pressure is OOC (out of control)! Can Cece help her friends without totally losing...
Author
Series
Origami Yoda books volume 2
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Harvey, upset when his Darth Paper finger puppet brings humiliation, gets Dwight suspended, but Origami Yoda asks Tommy and Kellan, now in seventh grade, to make a new casefile to persuade the School Board to reinstate Dwight.
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Lemony Snicket, author of the series of books chronicling the lives of the Baudelaire children, shares a file of letters written between him and his beloved Beatrice that shed light on the mystery surrounding the unfortunate siblings.
10) Game changer
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Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Teddy Youngblood is in a coma fighting for his life after an unspecified football injury at training camp. His family and friends flock to his bedside to support his recovery--and to discuss the events leading up to the tragic accident. Was this an inevitable result of playing a violent sport, or was something more sinister happening on the field that day? Told in an innovative, multimedia format combining dialogue, texts, newspaper...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
An epistolary novel set in the 1850s, in which thirteen-year-old Eldora, who was raised in Massachusetts as an orphan, moves with her guardians to San Francisco, where she begins teaching two "Mexicano" children English, befriends a boy searching for gold, and finds herself face-to-face with her influential mother.
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Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When Charlie's older brother Joe is called up in 1942, Charlie learns about the tedium and dangers of war through Joe's letters--and his brother's bravery in dealing with a spy as D-Day approaches, finally gives Charlie the strength to stand up to the local bully.
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Series
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Best friends Cecily, Gabby, and Prianka set out to have the best summer ever. For Cece and Gabby, this means going to camp, but Prianka wants to forget about sleeping in the woods and hang out at the pool before her big family trip to India. Told entirely in text messages, emails, and notes.
Author
Series
43 Old Cemetery Road volume 6
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"The unsuspecting trio at Spence Mansion starts a greeting card company--and winds up on the adventure of a lifetime!"--
Author
Series
43 Old Cemetery Road volume 4
Publisher
Harcourt Children's Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
With the impending closure of the post office, the transition to the new communication system VEXT-mail is anything but smooth for the human and paranormal residents of Ghastly, Illinois. Story told mostly through letters.
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Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers/Dutton Children's Books, imprints of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Unhappy about being sent to the same summer camp after their fathers start dating, Bett and Avery, two girls, age eleven, eventually begin scheming to get the couple back together after a break-up. Told entirely through letters, emails and text messages.