Karen English
1) Francie
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When the sixteen-year-old boy whom she tutors in reading is accused of attempting to murder a white man, Francie gets herself in serious trouble for her efforts at friendship.
4) Dog days
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Gavin wants to make a good impression at Carver Elementary, where no one knows he excels at soccer and skateboarding, but an annoying big sister, a bully, and his great aunt's Pomeranian are not helping.
5) Red shoes
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Malika loves her new red shoes and wears them everywhere, but eventually she outgrows them, and her grandmother takes them to a second-hand shop--where they will become a special present for Amina (who fasted half the month of Ramadan) in Africa, who will enjoy her special red shoes every bit as much as Malika did.
6) The new kid
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"Third-grader Gavin and his friends aren't sure what to make of the new boy in their class, Khufu. He doesn't look or act like other kids. When Gavin's bike goes missing, they think Khufu stole it, but did he?"--
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When Bernardo comes to live with Carlos temporarily, taking over his top bunk, his spot on the school soccer team, and even his Papi's attention, Carlos knows he is not happy, but worse, Bernardo starts messing with Carlos's pet geckos, so Carlos tries to see past his cousin's annoying ways and keep the peace for his family's sake.
9) Pizza party
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Third-grader Richard and his friends are four days from earning a pizza party for good behavior when a very strict substitute suspects that some of them have been cheating.
10) Nikki & Deja
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When an arrogant new girl comes to school, third-graders and best friends Nikki and Deja decide to form a club that would exclude her but find the results not what they expected.
12) Birthday Blues
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As her eighth birthday approaches, Deja's biggest concern is whether her father will attend her party, until her aunt is called away on business and a classmate schedules a "just because party" on the same afternoon.
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137 PAGES ILLUS. $14.99. 2015013602. ILLUS: LAURA FREEMAN. WHEN BERNARDO COMES TO LIVE WITH CARLOS TEMPORARILY , TAKING OVER HIS TOP BUNK, HIS SPOT ON THE SCHOOL SOCCER TEAM, AND EVEN HIS PAPI'S ATTENTION, CARLOS KNOWS HE IS NOT HAPPY, BUT WORSE, BERNARDO STARTS MESSING IWTH CARLOS'S PET GECKOS, SO CARLOS TRIES TO SEE PAST HIS COUSIN'S ANNOYING WAYS AND KEEP THE PEACE FOR HIS FAMILY SAKE.