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Books in Trophy Chapter Book series

  • Donavan's Word Jar

    Monalisa Degross, Cheryl Hanna

    Paperback (Amistad, Sept. 30, 1998)
    Donavan is fascinated by words.They seem to leap out at him from books, signs, even the back of cereal boxes. He savors each word as he learns to say it and discovers its meaning. He keeps the words he collects on slips of paper in a big glass jar. But one day the jar is almost full and Donavan has a dilemma. How can he make room for new words without giving up all the terrific words already in his jar? A visit to his grandmother provides the unexpected solution in this heartwarming story about how important words can be.
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  • The Gorgonzola Zombies in the Park

    Elizabeth Levy, George Ulrich

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Aug. 5, 1994)
    Sam and Robert Brandford try to convince their loudmouth cousin, Mabel, that there is a zombie in the park, a joke that turns kind of sour when strange things start to happen
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  • Jason and the Lizard Pirates

    Gery Greer, Bob Ruddick, Blanche L. Sims

    Paperback (Trophy Pr, May 1, 1993)
    Jason, Cooper Vor, and Lootna kick a band of Lizard Pirates off the planet Lumaloon in the further adventures of the Intragalactic Troubleshooting Team
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  • Rude Rowdy Rumors: Starring Brian and Pea Brain

    Elizabeth Levy, George Ulrich

    Paperback (Trophy Pr, Sept. 1, 1995)
    Realizing his talent for soccer, Brian quickly becomes the victim of rumors that credit him with employing a private coach, having an athletic grandfather, and taking steroids, and his sleuthing younger sister comes to the rescue. Original.
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  • Donavan's Word Jar

    Monalisa DeGross, Cheryl Hanna

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Aug. 8, 1998)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Whenever Donovan Allen discovers a word he likes, he writes it on a slip of paper and puts in his word jar, but when he discovers his jar is full, he learns to share his love of words with his grandma.
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  • Go Fish

    Mary Stolz, Pat Cummings

    Hardcover (Perfection Learning, Jan. 1, 1991)
    After spending the day fishing in the Gulf of Mexico with Grandfather, eight-year-old Thomas has a quiet evening on the porch hearing more about his African heritage
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  • One Day in the Desert

    Jean Craighead George

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, April 1, 1996)
    As day breaks in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, a wounded mountain lion limps toward a Papago Indian hut. The lion fears people, but today he is desperately hungry. And he has caught the scent of Birdwing and her mother. Then a loud thunderclap warns Birdwing, the mountain lion, and all the creatures of the desert that danger is near. A flood will soon wash over the land - and some will not survive it.
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  • One Day in the Woods

    Jean Craighead George, Gary Allen

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Sept. 1, 1995)
    There's a wizard hiding in the Teatown Woods. And Rebecca is determined to find it. Her uncle has told her about the beautiful ovenbird, "the wizard of the woods, " and Rebecca thinks it must be magic. But when she sets out into the forest at dawn, she never expects to find magic everywhere she looks. A squirrel flies through the air. A deer vanishes before her eyes. A wood duckling falls from the sky. And the mysterious ovenbird holds the greatest surprise of all.
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  • In a Messy, Messy Room and Other Scary Stories

    Judith Gorog, Kimberly Bulcken Root

    Paperback (Trophy Pr, Sept. 1, 1994)
    A collection of scary stories with humorous or unexpected endings
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  • Invisible Stanley

    Jeff Brown, Steve Bjorkman

    Paperback (HarperTrophy, June 1, 1996)
    One morning after a terrible storm, the Lambchop family can't find Stanley. Then they hear his voice. They see a lump under his covers. But he just doesn't seem to be there. And then they realize the truth -- Stanley has become invisible!At first Stanley likes invisibility. He can help along a shy couple's romance. He can make the world's most unusual television appearance. He can even fight crime -- and win!
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  • Sword Of The Samurai: Adventure Stories From Japan

    Eric A. Kimmel, Michael Evans

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Nov. 7, 2000)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Eleven adventure stories set in the exciting and fascinating period of ancient Japan.
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  • Shoeshine Girl

    Clyde R. Bulla, Jim Burke

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Dec. 28, 2004)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Disgruntled at having to spend the summer with her Aunt Claudia, 10-year-old Sarah Ida takes a job shining shoes as a source of money and independence
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