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My Life is a Three-Ring Circus
Cathy West
Paperback (Simon Spotlight, June 1, 1998)Michelle is elated to be going to a circus camp this summer, where she is set to perform in a real show as a trapeze artist, until she discovers that she is deeply afraid of heights. Original.
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Calling All Planets
Sarah J. Verney
Paperback (Simon Spotlight, March 1, 1997)Accidentally promising two sets of friends that she will help them work on entries for the science fair contest, Michelle tries to keep her involvement secret from everyone and winds up with everyone mad at her. Original.
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The Wish I Wish I Never Wished
Cathy West
Paperback (Simon Spotlight, July 1, 1999)When Michelle and Stephanie get into a fight and Michelle wishes that Stephanie would move out of their room, she regrets her hasty wish when Stephanie actually moves out and decides to throw her a surprise birthday party to make everything better, but things only get worse. Original.
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There's Gold in My Backyard
Judy Katschke
Paperback (Simon Spotlight, May 1, 2000)"When I find gold I'll buy everything I ever wanted!" No fair! Michelle has her eye on a shiny new bicycle, but Dad won't buy it for her. Then she finds out her family's house is sitting right on top of an old gold mine! Now Michelle knows just how to get her bike. She's going to dig for gold and buy it herself! But things get out of hand when Michelle's friends come over to help. Will Michelle find gold and get rich, rich, rich? Or wilI she just be grounded, grounded, grounded?
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Bunk 3, Teddy and Me
Cathy West
Paperback (Simon Spotlight, July 1, 1996)Hating sleep-over camp from the minute she arrives, a disappointed Michelle finds herself at the mercy of Brenda the bully, who puts salt in Michelle's cereal and steals her teddy bear, and Michelle devises a plan to get even. Original.
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Field Day Foul Up
Cathy West
Paperback (Simon Spotlight, July 1, 2000)"I wanted to give Denise good luck for Field Day. But not my good luck!" Michelle and her classmates really want to win at Field Day -- no matter what it takes. That's why Michelle helps her friend Denise Chow become a fast runner. She even gives Denise her lucky sweatshirt to wear on the big day. But now Michelle is the one who's losing races -- to Denise! She has to get that lucky sweatshirt back. Or else she'll never win again!
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Unlucky in Lunch
Cathy West
Paperback (Simon Spotlight, March 1, 2000)In a class project to see which group can start a business and make the most money, Michelle goes into a homemade lunch business with her two best friends, Cassie and Mandy
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Ballet Surprise
Jean Waricha
Library Binding (Rebound By Sagebrush, Oct. 15, 1999)None
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Welcome To My Zoo
Jean Waricha
Paperback (Simon Spotlight, Aug. 1, 1998)Intent on finding a pet, Michelle adopts three of them--an omnivorous rabbit, a garulous parrot, and a peripatetic snake--but omits to get permission from her dad to keep any of them. Original.
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The Not-So-Great Outdoors?
Jean Waricha
Paperback (Pocket Books, Sept. 1, 1997)Thinking that fellow camper Elizabeth, a know-it-all, is positively ruining her family's camping trip, Michelle wonders about what Elizabeth really knows when they both get lost in the woods. Original.
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How to Be Cool
Suzanne Weyn
Paperback (Simon Spotlight, July 1, 1997)In an effort to become "cool," Michelle changes her name, carries a guitar, and hangs out with "alternative" kids, until she realizes that she has begun lying to her friends and must decide who she really is. Original.
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Pigs, Pies, and Plenty of Problems
Cathy West
Paperback (Simon Spotlight, Sept. 1, 1999)Michelle wants to win the father/daughter bake-off at the Harvest Festival, but with the contest looming, she cannot seem to keep the pie off the kitchen floor. Original.
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