Anne Wilsdorf
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On her very first day of school, Sophie is reluctant to make friends with the other children, preferring to play with two squash she grew in her garden--but when a particularly persistent boy named Steven gives her a packet of seeds as an apology for accidentally ripping her picture, she realizes that it just takes time to grow a friend.
10) The best story
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When a contest at the local library offers a prize for the best story, a girl tries to write one using her family's suggestions, but her story does not seem right until she listens to her heart.
11) Alligator Sue
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After being separated from her parents by a hurricane on the bayou, a young girl is raised by an alligator and later must discover who she really is.
14) Dogs on the bed
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A mother and father try to read to their two children before bedtime, but the family's six dogs create havoc when they insist on climbing into the bed and crowding everyone else out.