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  • Say "Cheese"

    Patricia Reilly Giff, Blanche Sims

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2008-04-25, April 25, 2008)
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  • Pickle Puss

    Patricia Reilly Giff, Blanche Sims

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, July 1, 1986)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Emily Arrow determines to get the most fish in the library's Fish for a Good Book contest, but she doesn't take into account the equal determination of Dawn Bosco.
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  • Sunny-Side Up

    Patricia Reilly Giff, Blanche Sims

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, June 1, 1986)
    Summertime. It's hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk. Richard "Beast" Best and Matthew Jackson can't wait to dive into Emily Arrow's cool blue pool. But when they get there, Mrs. Arrow tells them that Emily has gone off to summer school.Summer school! How could they forget? That's exactly where they should be right now. Sitting in class, Beast still thinks summertime is the best time, and he and Matthew can always go swimming in the afternoon. But then Matthew gives Beast some bad news. It's up to Beast to think of a way to help Matthew fast--before the summer is ruined.
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  • Stacy Says Goodbye

    Patricia Reilly Giff

    Paperback (Yearling, Jan. 1, 1989)
    Stacy's thrilled to see the class's baby pictures go up on the bulletin board--until Twana spoils the day by saying Stacy's picture looks like a hippopotamus.Now Mrs. Zachary says she has a wonderful secret to share with the class. But can Stacy stand any more surprises?
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  • The Beast in Ms. Rooney's Room

    Patricia Reilly Giff, Blanche L Sims

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Aug. 1, 1984)
    It's September again.What does it mean for Richard " Beast" Best to be left back? It means being teased by his old friends while he's stuck facing the same old teacher in the same old classroom. He even has to take a special reading class with " babies" like Emily Arrow and Matthew Jackson. And just like last year, he can't help getting into trouble.But with the help of Mrs. Paris, the reading teacher, Beast starts to enjoy reading and just might find a way to help the second grade win the school banner for best class.
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  • The Beast and the Halloween Horror

    Patricia Reilly Giff, Blanche Sims

    Hardcover (Perfection Learning, Sept. 1, 1990)
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  • Fish Face

    Patricia Reilly Giff, Blanche Sims

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Sept. 1, 1984)
    Emily Arrow may be a poor reader, but she's terrific in math and is also the fastest runner in her class. In October school gets even better when a newcomer from Florida, Dawn Tiffanie Bosco, joins the class and sits next to her.When Emily sees that Dawn's a better reader and a faster runner, she tries to accept it with grace. Emily is still sure it will be fun to have a new friend to show her"fish face" to and share secrets with.But then Emily discovers something awful--Dawn's a thief! And to make matters worse, no one will believe Emily.
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  • All about Stacy

    Patricia Reilly Giff, Blanche Sims

    Hardcover (Perfection Learning, Oct. 1, 1988)
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  • December Secrets

    Patricia Reilly Giff, Blanche Sims

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, April 1, 1997)
    Emily is stuck with crybaby Jill Simon as her "secret Pal" to be kind to for the whole month of December."Accessible to second-and-third-grade readers, this short chapter book will also make a delightful holiday read-aloud."-- "School Library Journal."
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  • BEAST IN MS ROONEYS

    Patricia Reilly Giff

    Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, Aug. 1, 1986)
    Held back for a year in second grade, Richard can't seem to help getting into trouble, until he gets really interested in reading and helps his class in a special way.
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  • The Beast And The Halloween Horror

    Patricia Reilly Giff, Blanche Sims

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Sept. 1, 1990)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Assigned to write to the author of a book he neglected to read for class, Beast invites the writer to his school's Halloween Horror and is shocked when he actually shows up for the event.
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  • B-E-S-T Friends

    Patricia Reilly Giff, Blanche L Sims

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Nov. 1, 1988)
    That's what Stacy thinks the new girl Annie is. And having to be Annie's partner in class is horrible too. Annie stores her snack in the wrong place, and she has no front teeth. Her whistling scares away the birds outdoors. Annie just doesn't do one thing the way everybody else does.It's not easy for Stacy to be friends with someone who says potatoes are for breakfast. Then she tries some for herself and discovers it is fun to be different.
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