C. F. Payne
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American girls collection volume 3
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English
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Even though he is away serving in an English hospital during World War II, Molly's father finds a way to make the family Christmas very special.
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English
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"President Theodore Roosevelt is known as "the man with a plan," the "rough rider." His figure stands tall in American history; his legacy stretching him to larger-than-life proportions. But before his rise to fame, he was just "Teedie," a boy with ambitious dreams to change the world, and the conviction to see his stupendous imaginings brought to fruition. As an American president, he left an impressive mark upon his country. He promised a "square...
11) Turkey Bowl
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English
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Ethan looks forward to the Thanksgiving Day when he and his friends are finally old enough to play in the annual family football game, but that day arrives full of snow and icy roads.
12) Hide and squeak
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English
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A mouse baby leads his father on a merry game of hide-and-squeak at bedtime.
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English
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If you lived in Brooklyn in 1951, your life revolved around the Brooklyn Dodgers. Come summertime you bled Dodger blue. And it was in that summer of '51 that "Dem Bums"--What we lovingly called our Dodgers -- caused their biggest stir of all. For the young Brooklyn Dodger fan in this story, the summer of 1951 was a summer for heroes. The Dodgers, with players like Jackie Robinson, Carl Erskine, and Clem Labine, faced off against the New York Giants...
17) Micawber
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English
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Micawber, a squirrel fascinated by art, leaves a museum with an art student and secretly uses her supplies to make his own paintings.
19) Pop's bridge
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English
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Robert and his friend Charlie are proud of their fathers, who are working on the construction of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.
20) Late for school
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English
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A boy finds adventure, danger, and fun as he races around the house and through the neighborhood in order to make it to school on time.