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The Funeral Director's Son 24 reviews Coleen Murtagh Paratore
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2008
!! Ghosts and Gold, Oh My!
+ Gold vs. Ghosts? + Six Feet Under for the younger crowd?
I LOVE the opening lines of this book:
"I spend a lot of time thinking about f-words. Food. Friends. Fun. And funerals. That's right, funerals."
So begins the story of Christopher "Kip" Campbell, who is the son in Campbell and Sons Funeral Home, slated to take over the family business. He's 12 ...
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Murder in the Middle Pasture #4 (Hank the Cowdog) 5 reviews John R. Erickson
Puffin, 1998
''One of the best in the series''
+ Great Job! + Great Book + Muder in the middle pasture + Murder in the Middle Pasture
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Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost! (Ghosthunters) 13 reviews Cornelia Funke
Chicken House Ltd, 2007
An excellent read - Drew (8 years old)
+ Turned my 6-year old into a reader + ASG vs. IRG
I think it's a very good book because of how it says how to defeat the ghosts the people have to fight. Also, I like how the ghosts look. The book wasn't scary at all and it only took me two days to read it. The book was exciting because you know when they're about to fight the monsters.
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Revolutionary War On Wednesday (Magic Tree House 22, paper) 18 reviews Mary Pope Osborne
Random House Books for Young Readers, 2000
Great Book! Ignore the Bad Reviews if you just want your kids to enjoy reading and be read to!!!!
+ Love the series + Great series for mixed ages! + great source to introduce the American revolution + MY BOY LOVES READING IT
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Who Is Stealing the Twelve Days of Christmas (Chickadee Court Mysteries) 3 reviews Martha Freeman
Holiday House, 2003
Fun for both my son and me
+ Grade 4 (9 year old) - LOVED IT + Intermediate Readers will Enjoy
I bought this book to read with my 10-year-old son, who has language-related learning disabilities. I'm a mystery addict, myself, and I was looking for a book that wouldn't be too advanced for him but also wouldn't be too childish for me, and "Who's Stealing ..." fit the bill perfectly. The ...
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Pushed (Hardy Boys, Undercover Brothers) Franklin W. Dixon
Aladdin, 2007
ATAC BRIEFING FOR AGENTS FRANK AND JOE HARDY MISSION: Investigate the murder of Evan Davis, a runaway teen who was pushed offa subway platform. LOCATION: New York City. POTENTIAL VICTIM: Other teens living at the Haven, a shelter for runaways in the city. SUSPECTS: Everyone from another resident of the shelter who ended up with Evan'sjacket to Evan's own dad, a politician who wanted to keep his ...
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Don't Get Caught In The Teacher's Lounge (Don't Get Caught) 3 reviews Todd Strasser
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2002
Cold Soda's
+ Don't Get Caught in the Teachers' Lounge + Don't get caught in the teachers' lounge
This was a splendid book. It was splendid because it teaches you how to steal sodas and it's fun to read.Also it's about friendship and how money can mess things up. The story takes places in a school present day.The characters are Wilson,Dusty,Kyle,and Cheech.My favorite character was Cheech ...
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Nick of Time 33 reviews Ted Bell
St. Martin's Griffin, 2008
Great gift for the grandson.
+ Fabulous! I can't wait for the rest of my family to read it! + Funformative + Outstanding book + a pretty good book so far
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Faded Love #5 (Hank the Cowdog) 8 reviews John R. Erickson
Puffin, 1998
Great Book
+ Way to go Hanky! + i love it + Hank the Cowdog written by Tara + Jorge's Review on Hank
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Foul Play (Hardy Boys, Undercover Brothers) Franklin W. Dixon
Aladdin, 2007
ATAC BRIEFING FOR AGENTS FRANK AND JOE HARDY MISSION: Infiltrate Pinnacle College's top-seeded football team to investigaterumors that someone on the inside is being bribed to throw thechampionship game. LOCATION: Pinnacle College. POTENTIAL VICTIMS: Anyone committed to nabbing the championship trophy. SUSPECTS: The star quarterback is in the best position to cause an upset, buteveryone seems ...
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Strange Town Volume One:The Woods Behind Trevor Malone's House (Strange Town) 4 reviews Joseph Daly
Wolfs Corner Publishing, 2007
Great adventure book for kids!
+ My kids love it!!! + A Great Read for Young Teens + Top Five
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Escape of the Mini-Mummy (Who Shrunk Daniel Funk?) 21 reviews Lin Oliver
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2008
Decent story, with a young boy's sense of humor
+ Starts a little slow but gets really enjoyable + FUN + I Love Daniel Funk!
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The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles 261 reviews Julie Andrews Edwards
HarperCollins, 1996
Whangdoodley AMAZING
+ Great book + My ten year old son's review: Best Book I've Ever Read! + Mrs. Radigan's Class Recommends this Book! + 8-12?? More like 8-800
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Guinness World Records 2007 (Guinness Book of Records)(Spanish Edition) 40 reviews Guinness World Records
Guinness, 2006
Guinness World Records 2007
+ Guinness World Records 2007 + Great book for kids and adults alike + guinness world records 2007
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The Wounded Buzzard on Christmas Eve #13 (Hank the Cowdog) 8 reviews John R. Erickson
Puffin, 1998
Hilarious
+ Great Xmas Book + best book ever + My Hank Review + Kayla Pryor's review on The Wounded Buzzard on Christmas Eve
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Niagara Falls, Or Does It? #1 (Hank Zipzer) 23 reviews Henry Winkler, Lin Oliver
Grosset & Dunlap, 2003
An Excellent Series--Even Better on Audiotape!
+ Great series + In Great Condition!! + My 10yr old loves Hank Zipzer + Hooray for Hank Z
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On the Hockey Highway: The Mitchell Brothers Series (The Mitchell Brothers) Brian McFarlane
Key Porter Books, 2007
Adjusting to a new town and having to make new friends isn't easy. Luckily for Max and Marty Mitchell — newcomers to the mill town of Indian River — it's almost hockey season. They can't wait to join the new team! Until they find out that Indian River is dropping sponsorship of hockey . Max and Marty decide that if the powerful mill owner won't sponsor a club, they will create their ...
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Vacation Under the Volcano (Magic Tree House, No. 13) 17 reviews Mary Pope Osborne
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1998
Historically accurate
+ SON LOVES MAGIC TREE HOUSE + Stimulates the imagination! + Excellent read for my 7-year-old + MY BOY LOVES READING
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Kidnapped at the Casino (Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers Super Mystery #2) 2 reviews Franklin W. Dixon
Aladdin, 2007
Hardy Boys Rock
+ The Second Super Mystery
Keeping the children reading is a good thing.The Hardy boys keep them doing just that.Keep them coming and I'll keep buying.
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Guinness: World Records 2009 (Guinness World Records) 12 reviews Guinness World Records
Guinness, 2008
Great gift for those hard-to-buy-for kids
+ Guinness World Records 2009 + Cool! + Book review. + great edition
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