Patricia Reilly Giff
61) Say "cheese"
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Emily and the other children go to the class picnic at the park. Emily is lonely because she does not have a best friend. She wanders off and becomes lost.
63) Soccer song
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Jill's friends know that she has strong arms and hands and so when she is learning to play soccer, they help her to find a position in which she can excel.
67) Water Street
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In the shadow of the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, eighth-graders and new neighbors Bird Mallon and Thomas Neary make some decisions about what they want to do with their lives.
72) Say hola, Sarah
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Sarah is too embarrassed to speak Spanish in front of her friends at the Columbus Day party until Anna's cousin from Colombia explains her own secret fear.
77) Animal at large
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When Tori's cousin and best friend, Sumiko, visits, the two girls investigate a mystery involving a missing zoo animal and strange noises in the back yard.
78) Zebra at the zoo
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Alex sneaks into the zoo to visit his favorite animal, but when a cat sneaks through the same hole and gets lost he must find her before any of the other animals do.
79) Rat teeth
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Fifth-grader Cliffie feels that nothing has been right in his life since his parents got their divorce and his front teeth began growing out over his lower lip.
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166 PAGES. $10.40. WHO'S BEEN IN SO MANY FOSTER HOMES SHE CAN HARDLY REMEMBER THEM ALL. HOLLIS WOODS IS A MOUNTAIN OF TROUBLE. SHE RUNS AWAY EVEN FROM THE REGANS, THE ONE FAMILY WHO OFFERS HER A HOME. WHEN HOLLIS SENT TO JOSIE, AN ELDERLY ARTIST WHO IS QUIRKY AND AFFECTIONATE, SHE WANT TO STAY. BUT JOSIE IS GROWING MORE FORGETFUL EVERY DAY. DN