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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Michigan

The Friendship war

Kate DiCamillo

New York

An unforgettable first novel about coming of age one sweet summer—and learning to love what you have. The summer Opal and her father, the preacher, move to Naomi, Florida, Opal goes into the Winn-Dixie supermarket—and comes out with a dog. A big, ugly, suffering dog with a sterling sense of humor. A dog she dubs Winn-Dixie. Because of Winn-Dixie, the preacher tells Opal ten things about her absent mother, one for each year Opal has been alive. Winn-Dixie is better at making friends than anyone Opal has ever known, and together they meet the local librarian, Miss Franny Block, who once fought off a bear with a copy of WAR AND PEACE. They meet Gloria Dump, who is nearly blind but sees with her heart, and Otis, an ex-con who sets the animals in his pet shop loose after hours, then lulls them with his guitar. Opal spends all that sweet summer collecting stories about her new friends and thinking about her mother. But because of Winn-Dixie or perhaps because she has grown, Opal learns to let go, just a little, and that friendship—and forgiveness—can sneak up on you like a sudden summer storm. Recalling the fiction of Harper Lee and Carson McCullers, here is a funny, poignant, and utterly genuine first novel from a major new talent.

Because of Winn-Dixie

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Alaska

Lessons from an Innovative Urban School

The Boston Arts Academy comprises an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse student body, yet 94 percent of its graduates are accepted to college. Compare this with the average urban district rate of 50 percent. How do they do it? This remarkable success, writes Principal Linda Nathan, is in large part due to asking the right questions-questions all schools can consider, such as: * How and why does a school develop a shared vision of what it stands for? * What makes a great teacher, and how can a principal help good teachers improve? * Why must schools talk openly about race and achievement, and what happens when they do? With engaging honesty, Nathan gives readers a ring-side seat as faculty, parents, and the students themselves grapple with these questions, attempt to implement solutions, and evaluate the outcomes. Stories that are inspirational as well as heartbreaking reveal the missteps and failures-as well as the successes. Nathan doesn't claim to have all the answers, but seeks to share her insights on schools that matter, teachers who inspire, and students who achieve.

The Hardest Questions Aren't on the Test

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Texas

Notes and Observations of Tabitha Reddy

Twelve-year-old Tabitha believes in signs and predictions, and, inspired by her best friend Kara, she is looking for the signs that will point her to the right boyfriend--and predict a successful conclusion to her quest.

The Boy Problem

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Brian P. Cleary

Retired school library book. Previous owners information has been marked out on the inside of the front and back cover. Pages are in like new condition. 

Missouri

Reading & Language Arts

What Are Homonyms and Homophones?

Have fun with language!

This accessible, lighthearted look at language introduces homonyms and homophones. Playful rhymes and comical cartoons make both concepts memorable. Each corresponding pair of homonyms and homophones is printed in color for easy identification. At the end, readers are challenged to apply what they've learned--and they'll have fun doing so.

How Much Can a Bare Bear Bear?

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Betty Root

William E. Nagy

Retired school library book. Previous owner’s information is blackened on the inside of the front & back cover. Interior pages are in excellent condition.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Includes definitions and illustrations for 1000 words often used by children.

My First Dictionary

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Stephen Hawking

Lucy Hawking

Oregon

Follows the adventures of a young boy and his neighbor friend as they travel through a computer portal into outer space, where they explore such mysteries as black holes and the origins of the universe, while trying to evade an evil scientist.

George's Secret Key to the Universe

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Christina Geist

Excellent like new condition from a smoke free home.

Ohio

The newest picture book in the New York Times bestselling Buddy series is about being yourself through-and-through while going back to school and trying to make new buddies! After Buddy’s best friend moves away, he doesn’t know what to do: Who will he high five at school? Who will he play robo chargers with at lunch? Who will be his field trip partner? Buddy feels he has nothing in common with anyone.... Until a new student shows up who might just be a buddy in the making! And best of all: Buddy can be completely himself with her. This third book in New York Times bestselling author Christina Geist’s heartwarming and humorous series explores evergreen social-emotional themes like authenticity and friendship-building--right in time for back-to-school season.

Buddy's New Buddy

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John David Anderson

Maryland

With multiple starred reviews, don't miss this humorous, poignant, and original contemporary story about bullying, broken friendships, social media, and the failures of communication between kids. From John David Anderson, author of the acclaimed Ms. Bixby's Last Day.

In middle school, words aren't just words. They can be weapons. They can be gifts. The right words can win you friends or make you enemies. They can come back to haunt you. Sometimes they can change things forever.

When cell phones are banned at Branton Middle School, Frost and his friends Deedee, Wolf, and Bench come up with a new way to communicate: leaving sticky notes for each other all around the school. It catches on, and soon all the kids in school are leaving notes--though for every kind and friendly one, there is a cutting and cruel one as well.

In the middle of this, a new girl named Rose arrives at school and sits at Frost's lunch table. Rose is not like anyone else at Branton Middle School, and it's clear that the close circle of friends Frost has made for himself won't easily hold another. As the sticky-note war escalates, and the pressure to choose sides mounts, Frost soon realizes that after this year, nothing will ever be the same.

Posted

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Retired school library book. Previous owners information has been marked out on the inside of the front cover. Interior pages are in excellent condition. Copyrighted 1965. 

Swing Around the Sun

Retired school library book. Previous owner information is blackened out on the inside of the front & back cover. Interior pages are in excellent condition.

First Day

Shari Last

Discover the Resistance and the Rebel Alliance

DK Readers L3: Star Wars(tm): Rebel Heroes combines DK's four-level reading scheme with the record-breaking Star Wars movies, helping kids learn how to read--and learn to love reading. Young readers will learn about the most daring rebels and members of the Resistance in the Star Wars galaxy, including Poe Dameron, Princess Leia, Rey, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Ezra Bridger, and more!

Perfect for 7-9 year olds starting to read alone, Level 3 titles include in-depth information presented through more complex sentence structure with increasing amount of text to expand the reader's general knowledge and confidence in reading. Additional information spreads are full of extra facts, developing the topics through a range of nonfiction presentation styles, such as fliers, instructions, and record-breaker statistics.

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DK Readers L3: Star Wars: Rebel Heroes

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Vintage records book - Empty except in two spots

From kindergarten through 12th grade my younger years

Name written on inside cover - jacket has wear and tear 

The story of Dr. Ida Scudder of Vellore

Dr. Ida

Ethel Footman Smothers

Dust jacket has significant wear. Hardcover has spot of discoloration on front and wear at the bottom of the spine. No damage to pages.

Virginia

A look at the life of migrant workers through a child's eyes Emma Turner loves books and dreams of one day having the store-bought kind, but the Turners are migrant workers and money is tight. That means "no extras," so Emma must be content to make her own stories and books. Emma has a plan, though - she's going to save all the money she earns picking apples and put it in Mama's hard-times jar. Then there will surely be enough for extras. But when Mama tells Emma that this year she has to go to school instead of to work, it spoils everything. Now she will never own a store-bought book! But school turns out to have a wonderful surprise in store for Emma. Based on Ethel Footman Smothers's childhood, the story is brought to life with lush acrylic paintings, giving us a touching portrait of a book-hungry child.

The Hard-Times Jar

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Stephanie Faris

Mean Girls meets The Clique in this relatable M!X novel that tackles the effects of online bullying. Faith Taylor is popular by association, thanks to her BFFs, Adria and Janelle. When a new website called SlamBook targets her school’s popular kids, Faith gets sucked in. And when she discovers her own page on the site, she finds herself obsessing over the comments people are posting about her. Some are good, some are…not so good. Faith becomes determined to match the negative comments to the people, and begins to retaliate by posting negative comments of her own. Soon, Faith finds that people are talking about the comments she’s leaving. Even though she does feel guilty, it’s just so easy to be mean behind the anonymity of her laptop. But when her comments go too far, she realizes she must figure out a way to make things right before it’s too late.

The Popularity Code

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English

⭐ Basic Goals in Spelling 4th ed.(vintage)

#salamanders #science #learning #school #paperback #new

Georgia

A boy finds a salamander in the woods and imagines the many things he can do to turn his room into a perfect salamander home. Together, Anne Mazer and Steve Johnson have created a woodland paradise that any salamander would love to share with a child.

The Salamander Room

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#hardcover #school #mystery #oldlibrarybook

Nebraska

Benjamin Pratt & The Keepers of the School

We the Children 



Flash has brought an unusual pet to school for show-and-tell. It is not a mouse, lizard, or fish. Flash has brought his gorilla, Phil!


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