| Can't Catch Me, I'm the Gingerbread Man
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by Jamie Gilson
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J GIL
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| When the family health food store burns down, 12-year-old Mitch is even more determined to win 1st prize in a Bakeathon with his special ginger-bread.
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| Dial Leroi Rupert, D.J.
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by Jamie Gilson
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J GIL
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| Desperate to pay back $50 they owe, 3 12-year-olds form a jazz combo and receive some surprising assistance from a local disc jockey.
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| Double Dog Dare
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by Jamie Gilson
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J GIL
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| Hobie is worried about being stupid because he wasn't put in the gifted program.
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| (Look for other adventures about Hobie by this author, including Sticks and Stones and Skeleton Bones and Soccer Circus.)
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| Thirteen Ways to Sink a Sub
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by Jamie Gilson
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J GIL
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| The girls in Room 4A challenge the boys to see who can first make their substitute teacher cry.
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| (Also look for the sequel: 4B Goes Wild.)
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MORE BOOKS TO ENJOY:
Humorous and encouraging stories of kids with learning challenges.
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| Spaceman
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by Jane Cutler
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J CUT
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| Ten-year-old Gary, who is failing 5th grade, tries to adjust to his learning disability and his assignment to a special education class.
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| Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You
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by Barthe DeClements
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J DEC
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| Helen fears that lack of improvement in her reading may leave her stuck in the 6th grade forever, until a good teacher recognizes her reading problem.
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| Will the Real Gertrude Holling Please Stand Up?
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by Sheila Greenwald
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J GRE
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| When an 11-year-old child with a learning disability spends several weeks with an overachieving cousin, they learn a lot about themselves and each other.
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| Yours Truly, Shirley
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by Ann M. Martin
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J MAR
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| Shirley, a 4th grader with dyslexia, struggles with her feelings of inferiority as she compares herself to her intellectually gifted older brother.
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| Tall Enough to Own the World
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by Bernice Rabe
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J RAB
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| Unable to read, 10-year-old Joey is often in trouble at school until a series of circumstances involving a remedial reading teacher help him to come to terms with and conquer his problem.
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| Erin McEwan, Your Days Are Numbered
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by Alan Ritchie
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J RIT
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| If Erin doesn't start doing better in her math class, she may have to repeat the whole year.
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| Jake McGee and His Feet
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by Mary Waldorf
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J WAL
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| A 10-year-old with a reading disability takes an important step toward dealing with his problem on the day he runs away from school.
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