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The One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo
Freddy feels like a “ big big middle nothing ” stuck right in the middle between his big brother and short sister, indeed when the opportunity to star in the school play and ultimately shine comes up, Freddy jumps !
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Freckle Juice
Andrew wants to have freckles precisely like his acquaintance Nicky. But when his know-it-all schoolmate Sharon sells him her secret recipe for freckle juice for fifty dollar bill cents, it turns out to be a calamity. Will Andrew come up with a way to get his freckles and show them all ?
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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Peter Hatcher has a two-year-old panic for a little brother. Fudge is constantly annoying and disruptive, but when he walks away with his brother ’ randomness darling turtleneck, it ’ s the last pale yellow for Peter .
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Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great
City daughter Sheila Tubman is excited when her parents tell her they will be spending the summer in the country. Appearing brave and convinced, but secretly full of insecurities, will Sheila survive the summer and tackle her fears ?
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Superfudge
Peter Hatcher thought he had his hands wide with annoying little brother Fudge, but immediately his parents tell him they are going to have another baby…and move to New Jersey for a hale year ! How will Peter possibly survive ?
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Fudge-a-Mania
Peter ’ s little brother Fudge is nowadays five years old and in love with Peter ’ second bane, Sheila Tubman. so when Peter finds out his family is renting the house future doorway to the Tubmans for three solid weeks over the summer, he ’ s not sure he ’ ll survive .
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Double Fudge
In the final book in Blume ’ s Fudge series, Peter Hatcher runs into bivalent trouble dealing with his annoying little brother Fudge and his mini-me cousin .
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The Pain and the Great One
Eight-year-old “ The Great One ” and her six-year-old brother “ The Pain ” take sibling competition to newly levels as they compete to be their parents ’ front-runner. Told in two parts—one from each blood relation ’ s point of view—each of them is convinced that they come out ahead in the end .
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Soupy Saturdays with the Pain & the Great One
Seven light tales from the brother/sister team of The Pain and The Great One uncover the everyday love/hate kinship between siblings with humor and heat .
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Cool Zone with the Pain & the Great One
even though the road is not constantly smooth for this brother/sister team at home, they know deep down that they ’ ll constantly have each other ’ sulfur second, particularly at school .
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Going, Going, Gone! with the Pain & the Great One
More adventures with the Pain and the Great One as they travel to the beach, the plaza, and even the hand brake room .
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Friend or Fiend? with the Pain & the Great One
sometimes the kinship between siblings can be complicated. fresh siblings Abigail and Jake are devoted to one another even as they ride the roller coaster between fun and rejoice and conflict and disagreement .
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Iggie’s House
Iggie ’ randomness House, originally published in 1970, tells the story of a Black family that moves into a white neighborhood and sixth-grader Winnie, who wants to be their ally .
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Blubber
One of Blume ’ s best-selling books, Blubber is a dateless learn on center school strong-arm and how cursorily thoughtless words can cause damage .
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Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself
A affecting fib about a fifth-grade girl who tackles post-World War II life with endless curiosity, a wilderness resource, and lots of humor .
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It’s Not the End of the World
Sixth-grader Karen feels like her global is ending because her parents are getting divorced. What can she do to keep them together ?
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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Sixth-grader Margaret doesn ’ t come from a religious family, but she talks to God about everything from friends and family to who she has a beat on .
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Then Again, Maybe I Won’t
Thirteen-year-old Tony Miglione gives us a glance into the thinker of an adolescent son trying to figure out the real world .
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Deenie
Seventh-grader Deenie good wants to be an average middle educate girl. But when she is diagnosed with scoliosis, she is abruptly faced with doctor of the church ’ randomness visits, body stockings, and worst of all, a terrifying body brace .
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Just As Long As We’re Together
Twelve-year-old Stephanie finds herself caught miserably in the middle between her longtime best supporter Rachel and new girl Alison .
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Here’s to You, Rachel Robinson
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Seventh-grader Rachel is a straight-A student, a talented musician, and an amazing friend. But she has a heavily time holding her perfect life together when her adult brother gets kicked out of boarding school and comes home .
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