Lane Smith
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Augie Hobble lives in a fairy tale-or at least Fairy Tale Place, the down-on-its-luck amusement park managed by his father. Yet his life is turning into a nightmare: he's failed creative arts and has to take summer school, the girl he has a crush on won't acknowledge him, and Hogg Wills and the school bullies won't leave him alone. Worse, a succession of mysterious, possibly paranormal, events have him convinced that he's turning into a werewolf....
8) Math curse
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
When the teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a math problem, one student acquires a math anxiety which becomes a real curse. From the inventive team that brought you The Stinky Cheese Man, a tale of a girl in the relentless grip of math-mania. What if you think of everything as a math problem--and you spend your morning tabulating your teeth and calculating your corn flakes? You've got the math curse, that's what! Let...
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Series
Lulu (Judith Viorst) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Lulu needs help from a boy named Fleischman if she is to earn money walking her neighbors' dogs, and she finds out that if she wants her business venture to succeed, she has to be nice.
Author
Series
Lulu (Judith Viorst) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 2
Formats
Description
When Lulu's parents go on vacation, the formidable Ms. Sonia Sofia Solinsky comes to babysit and Lulu behaves as badly as possible to get her to leave until Ms. Solinsky reveals her secret.
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Set in Georgia during the late 1940's, a Polish refugee (Mr. Guizac) who is relocated by a priest (John Houseman) to work on Mrs. McIntyre's (Irene Worth) farm. Quickly the industrious and clever Mr. Guizac becomes a threat to the other farmworkers. Soon all are plotting Mr. Guizac's downfall until fate unexpectedly takes a hand. Two-time Oscar-winning screenwriter Horton Foote crafts the screenplay in this powerful, timely and shocking story.
20) My Cousin Vinny
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Description
Two pals on a road trip are mistakenly accused of murder. Luckily, there's a lawyer in the family - cousin Vinny (Joe Pesci), who barely passed the bar exam!