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  • We Hate Rain!

    James Stevenson

    Hardcover (Greenwillow Books, Aug. 15, 1988)
    Grandpa tells Mary Ann and Louie how he and his brother, Wainey, coped with a massive rainfall when they were young.
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  • The Worst Person's Christmas

    James Stevenson

    Hardcover (Greenwillow, Sept. 1, 1991)
    The worst person particularly dislikes Christmas until his neighbors' kindness triggers a happy accident that forces him to participate in the holiday festivities
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  • Fury

    Steven James

    eBook (Skyscape, April 28, 2015)
    The disturbing visions that helped Daniel Byers solve a deadly mystery have finally quieted, and the sixteen-year-old basketball star is looking forward to things settling back to normal. But when his father mysteriously disappears, Daniel realizes that the key to finding his dad rests in deciphering his chilling hallucinations.Soon, long-buried secrets begin to surface, revealing clues that could help him locate his father. But as the past collides with the present and reality begins to blur around him, Daniel faces a race against time to save his dad before it’s too late.Filled with pulse-pounding suspense, Fury continues the thrilling young adult Blur Trilogy from bestselling author Steven James.
  • Fast Friends: Two Stories

    James Stevenson

    Paperback (Scholastic, )
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  • Friend or Fiend? with the Pain and the Great One

    Judy Blume, James Stevenson

    Paperback (Yearling, Oct. 12, 2010)
    This dynamic bestselling author/illustrator duo captures the ups and downs of everyday life in this chapter book offering fun and perfectly narrated short stories—for kids who can already read, like the Great One, or for kids who are learning to read, like the Pain. Friend or Fiend? is the fourth book in a quartet of hilarious and warm-hearted stories that showcase the joys, the fun, and the frustrations of sibling rivalry and devotion, as seen through the eyes of those sassy siblings, the Pain and the Great One. What's the difference between a friend and a fiend? The Pain and the Great One are about to find out!Jake is so embarrassed by a reading circle blunder, he vows never to speak in class again. Abigail believes she can no longer trust one of her best friends. And on the perfect snow day, who rescues Jake when someone jumps on him and washes his face in snow? Finally, Jake and Abigail decide to plan a birthday party to celebrate the date when their beloved cat Fluzzy first became part of their family. But only Fluzzy knows what really happened on that dark and stormy night a year ago. And he's not telling—or is he?
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  • Fury

    Steven James

    Paperback (Skyscape, April 28, 2015)
    The disturbing visions that helped Daniel Byers solve a deadly mystery have finally quieted, and the sixteen-year-old basketball star is looking forward to things settling back to normal. But when his father mysteriously disappears, Daniel realizes that the key to finding his dad rests in deciphering his chilling hallucinations.Soon, long-buried secrets begin to surface, revealing clues that could help him locate his father. But as the past collides with the present and reality begins to blur around him, Daniel faces a race against time to save his dad before it’s too late.Filled with pulse-pounding suspense, Fury continues the thrilling young adult Blur Trilogy from bestselling author Steven James.
  • Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One

    Judy Blume, James Stevenson

    Paperback (Yearling, Jan. 13, 2009)
    MEET THE PAIN:My sister's name is Abigail. I call her The Great One because she thinks she's so great. Who cares if she's in third grade and I'm just in first?MEET THE GREAT ONE:My brother's name is Jacob Edward, but everyone calls him Jake. Everyone but me. I call him The Pain because that's what he is. He's a first-grade pain. I'll always know exactly what he's thinking. That's just the way it is.These seven warm-hearted stories will give readers a peek at how a brother and sister relate to each other.
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  • Don't Make Me Laugh

    James Stevenson

    Hardcover (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Sept. 9, 1999)
    "Mr. Frimdimpny, a heavy, bossy, gloomy alligator, lays down the rules for this book: do not laugh! Do not smile! If you do, you have to go back to the front of the book. Then various slapstick scenes show animal characters in mess and mayhem-caused by the reader." --Booklist "A giggly masterpiece." --Kirkus Reviews
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  • What's Under My Bed?

    James Stevenson

    Paperback (Mulberry Books, May 1, 1990)
    Grandpa tells his two young houseguests a story about his own childhood when he was scared at bedtime
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  • All Aboard!

    James Stevenson

    Hardcover (Greenwillow, March 1, 1995)
    Hubie and his family take the Broadway Blazer to the 1939 World's Fair, but Hubie gets off and has a series of adventures
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  • We Can't Sleep

    James Stevenson

    Hardcover (William Morrow & Co, June 1, 1982)
    Grandpa's rather unusual cure for his sleeplessness seems to work on others as well.
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  • That Dreadful Day

    James Stevenson

    Hardcover (William Morrow & Co, Oct. 1, 1985)
    Mary Ann and Louie tell Grandpa about their awful first day at school and Grandpa counters with his own first-day story, which makes the children look forward to their second day
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