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1) On my honor
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"Ginny Mathis had no intention of staying rooted in the Outer Banks -- then war broke out. While working as a clerk for Oregon Inlet ferry, naval officers ask her to be watchful for German U-boats reportedly spotted in the area. To help occupy her younger sister, Ginny enlists the Girl Scout troop she leads to help watch for suspicious activity. Soon the girls are sneaking around, hiding a shipwreck survivor. Ginny must take charge, but is this man...
2) Girlchild
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English
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Obsessively following the edicts of the Girl Scouts Handbook in spite of her lack of a troop, young Rory longs to escape the Reno trailer park where she lives with her bartender mother.
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Garrard Pub. Co
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English
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Describes Juliette Low's introduction to England's Girl Guides, which inspired her to begin a Girl Scout movement in the United States; and tells of the growth of scouting around the world, including the Brownie movement, "Our Chalet," and Roundup.
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English
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In celebration of the Girl Scouts' centennial, this biography is a salute to its maverick founder. Born at the start of the Civil War, Juliette Gordon Low grew up in Georgia, where she struggled to reconcile being a good Southern belle with her desire to run barefoot through the fields. Deafened by an accident, "Daisy" married a dashing British aristocrat and moved to England. But she was ultimately betrayed by her husband and dissatisfied by the...
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Here come the brownies volume 5
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Grosset in association with Girl Scouts of the U.S.A
Pub. Date
1994
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English
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When she is teamed up with the smartest girl in second grade to work on a Thinking Day project for Brownies, Corrie learns that friends can be different from each other.
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Here come the brownies volume 2
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Grosset & Dunlap in association with Girl Scouts of America
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
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Shy Sarah has a great idea for her Brownie Girl Scout troop but is not sure she is brave enough to speak up.
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Here come the brownies volume 6
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap in association with Girl Scouts of the U.S.A
Pub. Date
1994
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English
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Lauren is excited at the prospect of a new baby in the house, but her best friend Marsha is afraid it will spoil their friendship.
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Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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A 100th anniversary tribute to the Girl Scouts founder describes how she rejected the conventions of Victorian culture and introduced her pioneer family's passion for service, adventure and independence to the girls of her time.
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Here come the brownies volume 3
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap in association with Girl Scouts of America
Pub. Date
c1993
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English
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Marsha always has trouble making decisions, but her Brownie friends help her make a difficult choice about whether to go to a sick child's birthday party or to meet a famous ballerina.
17) Smart cookies
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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Busy realtor Julie Sterling is encouraged by her boss to do some community service and volunteer as a troop leader for the Girl Scouts. Julie couldn't be more ill-fitted for the job. She forges a friendship with a misfit youth group desperately in need of some self-confidence. Her scouts teach her to enjoy what's important in life, and Julie instills in the girls a sense of pride, self-esteem, and friendship. She takes on the challenge to win her...
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Here come the brownies volume 4
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap in association with Girl Scouts of America
Pub. Date
c1993
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English
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Popular in her Brownies troop because she is always so much fun, Amy worries that she will lose her popularity when she gets sick on a camp-out and can't participate in any of the activities.