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When Grandfather?s friend Mrs. Winkles needs some extra workers at her candy factory, the Boxcar Children are thrilled to help. What could be more fun than spending their days making candy? But working in the factory isn?t as sweet as they expected. Workers are quitting, machinery is breaking down, and mysterious threatening messages are appearing on the candy hearts. It looks like someone is sabotaging Mrs. Winkles?s candy!
PUBLISHER: Whitman, Albert & Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Best Friends by Steven Kellogg
Kathy and Louise are best friends until Louise goes away for the summer. When Kathy receives a postcard from her pal, she feels betrayed that Louise has written that she is having a good time. How can Louise be having a good time when Kathy is not there? Kathy learns the answer to this question when she becomes friendly with Mr. Jode, a new neighbor whose dog will soon be having puppies. Illustrated with watercolor paintings. AUTHOR: Steven Kellogg
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola
A retelling of a story from Mexican folklore, here illustrated with folk-art style illustrations. At Christmas time, a young girl named Lucinda and her mother are selected to weave a blanket that will be used to cover the figure of baby Jesus in the holiday parade. Unfortunately, Lucinda's mother becomes ill and Lucinda is unable to complete the blanket herself. Disappointed because she has nothing to offer, she hides during the parade until a mysterious woman tells her that any gift from the heart will be appreciated. Lucinda approaches the figure of Jesus with a bouquet of weeds but when she lays them next to the statue, they blossom into beautiful red flowers. AUTHOR: Tomie dePaola
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | What a Blast! by Gordon Korman, Kathy Burkett
Description not available.When Profesor von Offel is sent to Einstein Elementary School to evaluate his nemesis, Ethan Flask, for a teaching award, Flask's students know that there is trouble brewing. AUTHOR: Gordon Korman, Kathy Burkett
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Complete North Shore Family Guidebook by Susan K. O'Brien
Description not available.Thirteen-year-old Danny and his family go on a challenging camping and canoeing trip from Minnesota into Canada, planning to rendezvous with Danny's older fire fighter brother along the way. AUTHOR: Susan K. O'Brien
PUBLISHER: Holy Cow! Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Fat Camp Commandos by Andy Rash, Daniel Pinkwater
Siblings Ralph and Sylvia Nebula are appalled when their parents send them to Camp Noo Yoo--a weight loss camp. While there, Ralph, Slyvia, and the other campers are forced to suffer such indignities as attending Creative Abuse and Motivation classes in which they are told how horrible their lives will be if they don't lose weight. Fed up with such abuse, Ralph, Sylvia, and their new friend Mavis break out of the camp and set out to reclaim their diginity--and to teach self-righteous skinny people a lesson about respecting others. AUTHOR: Andy Rash, Daniel Pinkwater
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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