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Seriously Sassy


Maggi Gibson - 2009
    She's puzzling out the mysteries of parents, boys and why people can't be more like dolphins, and confronting big questions like ...Can she become a singer - songwriter and save the world too?

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret / Blubber / Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself


Judy Blume - 1998
    The second story is an autobiographical novel while in the third novel, Jill realizes that it isn't nice to bully other children.

The Girl He Marked (#1)


Naughty Christian - 2021
    I have nothing to do with iReader and leaving a poor review on here reflects badly on my work for something I cannot control.PART ONE:Myra Archer hasn't had it easy being the only human in her family. She knows that she probably doesn't have a mate and is learning to accept it. Enter Jayce Daniels.PART TWO:Alena is a human who happens to bump into her mate on a camping trip. Elijah has been without his mate for so long that it is taking a toll on his body. Out of his mind with excitement about finding her, he kidnaps her and takes her home. It's up to her friends to get Alena back.The POVs jump around in the first book. This story was written quite a few years ago. You can see the improvement in my writing in books 2 and 3.Read exclusively on iReader app (iOS) or on Story Lite (Android).-Download iReader. Tap on the search bar at the top. Type The Girl He Marked and hit enter. All four books are under this one title.

The Revenge of the Shadow King


Derek Benz - 2006
    When creatures like goblins and fairies and unicorns, all characters from a card game the Grey Griffins play, begin to make appearances in Max's backyard, Max and his friends know something is terribly wrong. And it's up to them to stop the wicked creatures of the cards from destroying their town-indeed, their world.

The Word on the Yard


Janet Rising - 2009
    It's also the start of Pia's new life as a pony whisperer - she can understand what the ponies are saying!Pia immediately gets off on the wrong foot with Cat, 'queen' of the stables, but starts to make friends when her newly-discovered talent helps save a pony from colic.Word spreads about Pia's pony-whispering powers - then it all goes wrong when she gets her own TV show!

Uncollected Volume One: Unreal, Unbelievable & Quirky Tales


Paul Jennings - 1998
    Here is a collection of twenty-six unreal, unbelievable and quirky tales that are wildly funny, outrageously strange, and shockingly scary by Australia's most popular author for children.

An African Night's Entertainment (African Readers' Library)


Cyprian Ekwensi - 1971
    

Without a Silver Spoon


Eddie Iroh - 1991
    Ure comes from a poor but honest family, and works as a houseboy to pay his own school fees. Towards the end of his primary school days he is accused of stealing money. He is saved by the well-placed total trust of his parents and his teacher.

How to Dork Your Diary


Rachel Renée Russell - 2011
    . . . losing your diary is the WORST!! Then I decided that until I find it, I totally HAD to put together a list of important diary-keeping lessons to remember in case of missing diary emergencies like this one.This diary is full of tips from me on fun things to write about in your diary, with space for you to write and draw your own entries. Meanwhile, my BFFs Chloe and Zoey, my ANNOYING little sister Brianna, my crush Brandon (sighhh), and mean girl MacKenzie are all involved in the search for my real diary, with plenty of adventures along the way! SQUEEE!!!

Into the Woods


Erin Hunter - 2008
    Life on her own is exciting at first but quickly gets lonely. Then Sasha meets Tigerstar, leader of ShadowClan, and wonders whether she would be better off joining the ranks of his forest Clan. But Tigerstar has many secrets, and Sasha isn’t sure she can trust him….

Winter of Fire


Sherryl Jordan - 1992
    Countless taboos are shattered when Elsha, an idealistic and rebellious Quelled girl, is chosen to be handmaid to the Firelord—the man revered by those calling themselves the Chosen. Traveling in the privileged class, Elsha encounters ugly, unthinking prejudice; she also meets a few relatively enlightened Chosen men, who cannot help falling in love with the feisty maid. Spurred on by a hatred of injustice, Elsha battles against sexism, improves life for the Quelled, and even (it seems) hastens the return of the sun to her world.

Building Blocks


Cynthia Voigt - 1984
    Seems to Brann his dad could stand up for himself more, instead of building a wall of excuses to hide behind. But some things never change -- after all, his dad has always been this way. Or has he? Brann never imagined that he would actually get the chance to find out. But suddenly he is hurled back in time to spend the day with his father as a young boy. In this single mystifying day of adventure, Brann discovers that there is more to his dad -- and fate -- than he thought.

Wings: A Fairy Tale


E.D. Baker - 2008
    Her freckles look more like sparkles, and the full moon makes her want to dance. But nothing could have prepared her for the day when real, working fairy wings sprout from her back. At school there's a new guy named Jak, who seems to know something she doesn't. As her world gets stranger by the minute Tamisin finds out more about herself and the fairy world.

Big Nate: From the Top


Lincoln Peirce - 2010
    This spunky 11-year-old holds the school record in detentions, but that doesn't stop him from dreaming big!Big Nate is taking it from the top; the top of the troublemaker's list!Nate Wright is eleven years old, four-and-a-half feet tall, and the all-time record holder for school detentions in school history. He's a self-described genius and sixth-grade Renaissance man. Middle school kids everywhere can relate to Big Nate's daily battle against overzealous teachers, undercooked cafeteria food, and all-around conventionality. This collection features cartoonist Lincoln Peirce's daily and Sunday strips.Now in full-color with poster!

Stranger from the Depths


Gerry Turner - 1967
    After sleeping for thousands of years the last survivor of a lost civilization returns to life to reveal secrets of the earth's core never imagined.