Judy Sierra
4) Born to read
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A little boy named Sam discovers the many unexpected ways in which a love of reading can come in handy, and sometimes even save the day.
7) Ballyhoo Bay
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Mira Bella mobilizes her art students, from grandmothers to children, crabs to seagulls, to stop a dastardly plan for turning the beach at Ballyhoo Bay into an exclusive resort, and offers an alternative--leave the beach as it is.