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Pinkalicious gets to be Principal for a Day because she has perfect attendance! Pinkalicious can't wait to be in charge, but when she wakes up sick on the big day, will her dreams of being Principal Pinkalicious be--ACHOO!--blown away? Beginning readers will love seeing how Pinkalicious turns a sick day into a special day in this I Can Read adventure! This is a Level One I Can Read book that is perfect for children learning to sound out words and...
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Judy Moody volume 5
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It's no secret that Judy wants to be like Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman doctor, when she grows up. So when class 3T starts to study the Amazing Human Body, Judy can hardly wait to begin her better-than-best-ever third-grade projects: show and tell with something way rarer than a scab, a real-live, ooey-gooey operation, and a cloning experiment that may create double trouble for Judy and her friends.
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Violet Mackerel books volume 2
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With her knack for seeing the positive, six-year-old Violet anticipates extraordinary results after getting her tonsils removed, such as making a special new friend and turning her everyday voice into an opera voice.
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To Christina Olson, the entire world was her family's remote farm in the small coastal town of Cushing, Maine. Born in the home her family had lived in for generations, and increasingly incapacitated by illness, Christina seemed destined for a small life. Instead, for more than twenty years, she was host and inspiration for the artist Andrew Wyeth, and became the subject of one of the best known American paintings of the twentieth century.
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"Amid a starkly beautiful but uncanny landscape in New Mexico, a married couple from Cambridge, MA takes residency at a distinguished academic institute. When the husband is stricken with a mysterious illness, misdiagnosed at first, their lives are uprooted and husband and wife each embarks upon a nightmare journey. At thirty-seven, Michaela faces the terrifying prospect of widowhood - and the loss of Gerard, whose identity has greatly shaped her...
10) Plague
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Gone novels volume 4
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A deadly, flu-like epidemic and a plague of flesh-eating creatures threaten the lives of the children at Perdido Beach while Sam, Astrid, Caine, and Diana each struggle with doubts and uncertainties.
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"In her new novel, Danielle Steel tells a riveting story of the dark side of motherhood. Zoe Morgan's childhood was marked by her younger sister's tragic illness, watching as her parents dedicated themselves completely to her final days and then divorced. As a young woman driven by these painful memories, Zoe sets the bar high for herself, studying hard and pursuing a career in the nonprofit world, where her deep compassion for disadvantaged children...
12) Madeline
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Set in picturesque Paris, this tale of a brave little girl's trip to the hospital is as appealing today as it was in 1940. This delightful, classic picture book is accompanied by a compact disc that features a lively, professional reading of the story. Perfect for road trips or bedtime reading, story time, preschool, or homeschool. Entertaining for children and parents alike.
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Junie B. Jones series volume 27
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Junie B.'s journal entries start with Room One's stomach virus excitement, the first-grade Columbus Day play, and getting the part of the Pinta, the fastest ship.
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When Rooster's throat is too sore for him to crow, the other farm animals help both him and Farmer Ted. Rooster has a sore throat and can't cock-a-doodle-do. Farmer Ted is sleeping, and there's no one to gather the eggs, milk the cows, sheer the sheep, and feed the pigs. Rooster needs help-and fast. Working together, Rooster adn the other animals come up with some madcap but effective ways to wake Farmer Ted and complete the day's chores. But can...
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Vera books volume 1
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When spots break out all over her body, Vera must stay in the sick room where it is lonely and scary and where she can't fall asleep.
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How to train your dragon volume 4
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Reluctant hero Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III must rescue his best friend, Fishlegs, from the deadly disease Vorpentitis. The only cure is rare and almost impossible to find ... a potato. But where will Hiccup find such a thing?
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Bear and Mouse volume 4
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Candlewick Press
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2011
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English
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Certain that no one has even been as sick as he is, Bear resists Mouse's efforts to cheer him and cure his cold.
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Iris and Walter volume 5
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Harcourt
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English
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Iris is devastated when she has to miss being in her first school play because she is sick.