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In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore involving the newly dead, molten wax, twisted promises, Girl Scout cookies, underage driving, lessons from history, typewriting, and countless bloody noses.
5) Verdi
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A young python does not want to grow slow and boring like the older snakes he sees in the tropical jungle where he lives.
10) Old Beaver
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After Old Beaver runs away because the other animals are going to replace him with a younger beaver who can build better dams, the animals decide that he is still valuable and that they want him back.
16) The boys
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A shy boy, seeking the courage to play baseball with the other children in a park, is coaxed out of his shell by some "old timers" sitting nearby who, in turn, discover they are still in the game.
18) Old Pearl
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After Theo rescues an old, injured bird he names Pearl, he persuades his grandmother they should take care of her, and their special bond grows until Pearl passes away.
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"From the author and illustrator of Shy Willow comes the adorable Little Toymaker, who makes wonderful toys. not for children, but for their grandparents and other older folk. (People often forget that they, too, like toys!) But it isn't always easy. One morning, an old woman brings the Little Toymaker a candy tin she played with as a girl. The Little Toymaker takes the tin and ta-da! comes back with a sparkling new toy for the old lady. But it seems...
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