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  • The Camp Knock Knock Mystery

    Betsy Duffey

    Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, June 9, 1997)
    Willie and Crow are back at camp. Last year, Willie won the joke contest and was the knock-knock king. Now Crow wants to get him back. But Willie has a secret weapon--or does he? This time Crow takes charge as Willie must solve the clues hidden in knock-knock jokes to get back his secret weapon--a knock-knock joke book.
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  • Where Are the Bears?

    Kay Winters

    Paperback (Yearling, June 8, 1998)
    Sassy and Lum, two bear cubs, can't wait to spy on the first campers of the year, even though Mother Bear warned them against it. They find two grownups and a small boy that are perfect for their adventure. When the campers are off for the day, the bear cubs wreak havoc on the campers' tent and sleeping bags! The grownups aren't paying attention at all, but the boy is certain that the bears are guilty. Can he prove it to the grownups?
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  • The Emperor's New Clothes

    Sucie Stevenson

    Paperback (Yearling, Feb. 9, 1998)
    "I love clothes," cries the Emperor, and he's not kidding. He doesn't care a fig for anything or anybody else--he doesn't have to, he's the Emperor. What a spoiled pig! He's so vain and stuck-up that he's the perfect target for two sly swindlers, who weave him a suit of clothes no one will ever forget--especially not the Emperor!
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  • Mike Swan, Sink or Swim

    Deborah Heiligman

    Paperback (Yearling, May 11, 1998)
    It's time for Mike Swan's first swimming lesson. But Mike doesn't want to go. He's afraid of the water. What if there are alligators? What if there's a hole in the pool and he swims to China? His best friend, Lizzie, tries to help, but she already knows how to swim. His Dad offers an ice-cream treat as a reward. But it's really Mike's own determination--along with inspiration from a peanut butter and baloney sandwich--that keeps him afloat when his only choice is to sink or swim.
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  • BEST OLDER SISTER, THE

    Sook Nyul Choi

    Paperback (Yearling, Jan. 1, 1997)
    There's always so much fuss over baby Kiju that Sunhi suspects her family doesn't have any interest in her anymore. Kiju is a sweet baby, but Sunhi can't help being jealous. Her grandmother understands just how Sunhi feels, and soon she and Sunhi have worked out a way to make Kiju's first birthday a party for everyone--especially Kiju's "best older sister!"
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  • How Will the Easter Bunny Know

    Kay Winters

    Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, Feb. 9, 1999)
    Mike is excited to visit his grandmother for Easter, until his friend Tony tells him that the Easter Bunny only visits houses where kids live, so Mike comes up with a plan to let the Bunny know where to find him.
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  • Halloween Hide-And-Seek

    Pamela Jane, Julie Durrell

    Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, Oct. 1, 1997)
    Jonathan is excited! It's Halloween, and his friend Leo is having a party. There will be costumes and cake and a spooky game called Halloween Hide-and-Seek. The kid who hides in the scariest place will win a mystery prize. Jonathan knows the perfect spot. But is he brave enough to hide there?
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  • JAKE AND THE COPYCATS

    Joanne Rocklin

    Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, Oct. 13, 1998)
    Jake's little brother, Pete, is a real pest--always copying Jake and following him around. If Jake does a somersault, so does Pete. If Jake sets up a fruit punch stand, suddenly Pete has a stand of his own. It's more than an older brother should have to bear! But when Jake's cat, Fanny, gets caught in a tree, Pete comes up with the solution that saves the day. Maybe copycat little brothers aren't so bad after all.
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  • The Camp Knock Knock Mystery

    Betsy Duffey, Fiona Dunbar

    Paperback (Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., June 9, 1997)
    Willie and Crow are back at camp. Last year, Willie won the joke contest and was the knock-knock king. Now Crow wants to get him back. But Willie has a secret weapon--or does he? This time Crow takes charge as Willie must solve the clues hidden in knock-knock jokes to get back his secret weapon--a knock-knock joke book.
    K
  • Where Are the Bears?

    Kay Winters

    Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, June 8, 1998)
    Sassy and Lum, two bear cubs, can't wait to spy on the first campers of the year, even though Mother Bear warned them against it. They find two grownups and a small boy that are perfect for their adventure. When the campers are off for the day, the bear cubs wreak havoc on the campers' tent and sleeping bags! The grownups aren't paying attention at all, but the boy is certain that the bears are guilty. Can he prove it to the grownups?
    K
  • Leroy Potts Meets the McCrooks

    Vivian Sathre

    Paperback (Yearling, March 10, 1997)
    Yahoo! Leroy Potts is planning to ask Miss Hattie Mae to marry him. But along the way Leroy is struck by a double bolt of lightning. Shucks--Leroy's forgotten his own name. That's when he meets the McCrook brothers, Skete and Barney. Those outlaws think Leroy is the perfect man to do their dirty work. But they're in for a surprise. Yippee-I-O-ki-yay!
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  • The 12 Dancing Princesses

    Sucie Stevenson

    Paperback (Yearling, Sept. 1, 1995)
    In this easy-to-read version of a classic Grimms' fairy tale, a lucky dog named Luca helps the king solve a mystery and break a magic spell that has been cast on his twelve beautiful daughters.
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