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I Want to Go Home! by Gordon Korman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Rudy Miller is so unhappy spending the summer at Camp Algonkian Island that he devises dozens of tricks to get himself sent home...

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Wish You Were Eyre by Heather Vogel Frederick
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
The book club says bon voyage to Concord and bonjour to France! It’s a dream come true for Megan, who’s jet-setting to Paris for Fashion Week with Gigi. Meanwhile, back in Concord, Mrs. Wong decides to run for mayor, so Emma and Stewart team up to make her campaign a success...

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Home for the Holidays by Heather Vogel Frederick
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
This Christmas season, join the girls of the mother-daughter book club for a variety of holiday-themed adventures! Becca, Megan, Emma, Cassidy and Jess have plenty of reading material to bring on their trips, too, because the book club is tackling the Betsy-Tacy series before their next meeting on New Year’s Eve. But unfortunately, nothing goes quite as planned for any of the girls...

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The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden by Karina Yan Glaser
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
A New York Times bestseller! Return to Harlem's "wildly entertaining" family in this funny, heartwarming sequel. When catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbors, the Vanderbeeker children set out to build the best, most magical healing garden in Harlem—in spite of a locked fence, thistles and trash, and the conflicting plans of a wealthy real estate developer...

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Jabari salta by Gaia Cornwall
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared at all. "Looks easy," says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back...

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Pies & Prejudice by Heather Vogel Frederick
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
Right before the start of freshman year, Emma’s family unexpectedly moves to England. The book club members are stunned—but thanks to videoconferencing, they can still keep the club alive, and they decide to tackle Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice . And when the girls try to bring Emma home by starting a bake sale, it becomes a thriving business: Pies & Prejudice...

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Seabreeze Inn by Jan Moran
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 24 ratings
A widowed artist. An old crush. One summer to get her life back.Ivy Bay’s life implodes after discovering that her late husband had spent their life savings on a beach house. Strapped for cash as an art teacher and with nowhere to go, Ivy and her recently jilted sister head to Summer Beach to recreate their lives...

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Much Ado About Anne by Heather Vogel Frederick
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
The mother-daughter book club is back! This year the mothers have a big surprise in store for Emma, Jess, Cassidy, and Megan: They've invited snooty Becca Chadwick and her mother to join the book club! But there are bigger problems when Jess finds out that her family may have to give up Half Moon Farm...

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children friendship realistic season-summer action-adventure audiobook book coming-of-age
The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant, Stephen Gammell
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
· 24 ratings
The relatives' station wagon: it smelled like a real car, looked like a rainbow, and was roomy enough for a crowd. Lucky! Because a big crowd in all shapes and sizes piled into that old wagon at four o'clock one summer morning and piled out of it the next day at their relatives' place on the north side of the mountains. All in good moods...

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Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
· 25 ratings
A hidden book. A found cipher. A game begins . . . .Twelve-year-old Emily is on the move again. Her family is relocating to San Francisco, home of her literary idol: Garrison Griswold, creator of the online sensation Book Scavenger, a game where books are hidden all over the country and clues to find them are revealed through puzzles...

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The Alcatraz Escape by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Sleuthing duo Emily and James tackle their most challenging mystery yet set on the haunting Alcatraz Island in Book 3 of the New York Times bestselling Book Scavenger series!Legendary literary game-maker Garrison Griswold is back in action―this time with “Unlock the Rock...

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Surprises According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Being a classroom hamster means having to be ready for anything?but suddenly there are a lot of big surprises in Humphrey's world. Some are exciting, like seeing the playground during a fire drill and getting to roll around in a hamster ball...

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Mother-Daughter Book Camp by Heather Vogel Frederick
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
The Mother-Daughter Book Club goes to summer camp in this seventh and final installment of the Mother-Daughter Book Club series!After so many summers together, Emma, Jess, Megan, Becca, and Cassidy are reunited for one final hurrah before they go their separate ways...

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Make the Rules by Annie Barrows
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Bean's older sister, Nancy, is going to Girl Power 4-Ever Camp, where she will do Crafts and Music and First Aid and other secret things that Bean will never know about because girls have to be eleven to go to Girl Power 4-Ever Camp. Bean doesn't care. She doesn't want to go to camp. She wouldn't go even if they begged her. So ha. So ha ha...

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children friendship realistic action-adventure book children-books contemporary fiction
A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee: by Chris Van Dusen
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Mr. Magee and his trusty dog, Dee, are enjoying a peaceful camping trip when all of a sudden they find themselves plunging down a mountain and teetering on the edge of a huge waterfall! How will they find their way out of this slippery situation? Chris Van Dusen, the creator of Down to the Sea with Mr. Magee, has filled this new adventure with charming illustrations and a playful, rhyming text...

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Out of My Heart by Sharon M. Draper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Melody faces her fears to follow her passion in this stunning sequel to the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling middle grade novel Out of My Mind.Melody, the huge-hearted heroine of Out of My Mind, is now a year older and a year braver. But not as brave as she wants to be, as she’s terrified of horses. Even though she loves horses—loves loves loves them—from afar...

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children friendship realistic season-summer action-adventure audiobook book coming-of-age
Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game by Chris Grabenstein
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Mr. Lemoncello is going LIVE ACROSS THE NATION with his brand new television BREAKOUT!After months of anticipation, Mr. Lemoncello is launching his first-ever GAME SHOW on the world-famous Kidzapalooza TV network—where kids rule! Kyle can't wait to audition! But only a lucky few will make it through the auditions to compete in front of MILLIONS of viewers in Mr...

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Ruby Reinvented by Ronni Arno
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
When Ruby flees Hollywood to escape the fame of her parents, she tells a lie that could ruin the life she loves at her new boarding school in this M!X novel about courage, families, and finding your own spotlight.Ruby Miller has it made. As the only child of model-turned-TV-host Celestine Cruz and pro-baseball star Zack Miller, she has everything a twelve-year-old girl could want...

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The Stars of Summer by Tara Dairman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
It’s not easy being an undercover restaurant critic—especially when you’re only twelve years old!After successfully completing her first restaurant review for the New York Standard newspaper, Gladys Gatsby is looking forward to a quiet summer of cooking and eating. But her plans quickly go awry when her friend Charissa Bentley delivers Gladys’s birthday gift: a free summer at Camp Bentley...

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The Creakers by Tom Fletcher
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 24 ratings
At night, this mischievous bunch peeks out from under your bed. When you hear that creak . . . creak . . . THE CREAKERS are there! Discover a hilarious and eerie middle-grade story by a UK star...

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Sunday at the Sunflower Inn by Jodi Thomas
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Fans of Carolyn Brown and B.J. Daniels will adore this slice of Americana delivered with warmth, endearing characters, and authentic Texan flair. The legendary New York Times and USA Today bestselling author brings a sense of nostalgia to the town in this delightful journey of second chances...

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No News Is Good News by Annie Barrows
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Ivy and Bean need some money. Ten dollars, to be exact. Never mind what for. Okay, it's for low-fat Belldeloon cheese in a special just-for you serving size. Don't ask why. How are Ivy and Bean going to make ten dollars? Hey, maybe they should write a newspaper about Pancake Court and sell it! Great idea! And easy, too. All they have to do is snoop around the neighborhood. Wow..

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The Terrible Two Go Wild by Mac Barnett, Jory John
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Summers are for pranking in The Terrible Two Go Wild , the third installment of the hilarious New York Times bestselling series by Mac Barnett and Jory John, with illustrations by Kevin Cornell.School’s out, and pranksters Miles and Niles have retreated to a perfect hideout in the woods, complete with snacks, games, books, sleeping bags, stream-chilled lemonade . .

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realistic children friendship season-summer humor fiction middle-grade audiobook
The Mysterious Benedict Society: Mr. Benedict's Book of Perplexing Puzzles, Elusive Enigmas, and Curious Conundrums by Trenton Lee Stewart, Diana Sudyka
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
This exclusive companion book to the bestselling Mysterious Benedict Society series is a mind-bending collection that will put YOU to the test! With full-color artwork throughout, this companion features ingenious new puzzles, riddles, and brainteasers compiled by Mr. Benedict himself, with the help of Reynie, Kate, Sticky, Constance, and other Society associates...

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Football Genius by Tim Green
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
New York Times bestselling author and former NFL player Tim Green scores a touchdown with this exhilarating and action-packed story about an ordinary boy who becomes a hero you can really root for. Perfect for fans of Mike Lupica.Twelve-year-old Troy White has a phenomenal gift: He can predict football plays before they even happen. Any position. Any player. Any team...

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The Yellow Bus by Loren Long
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Perfect for fans of Love and Hello, Lighthouse , The Yellow Bus from #1 New York Times bestselling Loren Long is a tender and soulful story about a forgotten school bus that finds happiness and purpose in the most unexpected places--and in the journey along the way.There is a bright yellow bus who spends her days driving. She loves carrying children from one important place to another...

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Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
· 27 ratings
And as streams of light fan out behind the darkened sun like the wings of a butterfly, I realize that I never saw real beauty until now.At Moon Shadow, an isolated campground, thousands have gathered to catch a glimpse of a rare and extraordinary total eclipse of the sun...

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Stand on the Sky by Erin Bow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
A middle grade debut by author, Erin Bow, about a young girl who defies her family’s expectations in order to save her brother and become an eagle hunter. It goes against all tradition for Aisulu to train an eagle, for among the Kazakh nomads, only men can fly them...

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This by C.G. Blaine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Whatever this is...Bennett Ross has a list of don’t-wants. No white dress or happily ever after. She doesn’t want soul-crushing love or promises she’s too broken to keep. Most of all, she doesn’t want anyone to ask her to stay.Dane Masters might not have a list, but he does have a house and a steady job, and he knows exactly what he wants—Bennett...

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realistic friendship female-mc romance contemporary new-adult friends-to-lovers on-the-run
Katie's Cornish Kitchen by Rosie Chambers
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Kindness, community and cake are all on the menu at Katie’s Cornish KitchenPre-order the new feel good romance from Rosie ChambersAfter the heartbreak of being jilted by her fiancé, Katie Campbell has been mending her broken heart in Bali. She has local restaurant owner and new friend Agatha to thank for providing a listening ear in her moment of need...

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female-mc friendship season-summer action-adventure adult book contemporary family
Elephant Secret by Eric Walters
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
We Bought a Zoo meets Jurassic Park in a gripping story set in an elephant sanctuary, featuring the perennial appeal of human-animal friendships.Samantha (Sam) lives at the elephant sanctuary her dad runs and views the elephants there as much a part of her family as her single dad is...

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My Best Friend by Julie Fogliano
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
A story of first friendship.she is my best friend i think i never had a best friend so i’m not sure but i think she is a really good best friend because when we were drawing she drew me and i drew her...

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Dead Man's Cove by Lauren St. John
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
When orphaned Laura Marlin moves from a children's home to live with her uncle in Cornwall, she longs for an exciting life just like the characters in her favourite detective novels. A real life adventure is on hand as she is deposited at her uncle's spooky house...

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Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Froggy's mother knows that everyone's nervous on the first day of school. "Not me!" says Froggy, and together they leapfrog to the bus stop -- flop flop flop. Froggy's exuberant antics, complete with sound effects, will delight his many fans and reassure them that school can be fun."This is a great read-aloud with sounds and words that encourage active participation...

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I'm Bored by Michael Ian Black, Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
There is NOTHING boring about being a kid, but one little girl is going to have to prove it in this anything-but-boring picture book from comedian Michael Ian Black.Just when a little girl thinks she couldn't possibly be more bored, she stumbles upon a potato who turns the tables on her by declaring that children are boring...

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Thirteen Plus One by Lauren Myracle
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Winnie has finally gotten the hang of junior highÑ gaining two fabulous BFFs and a perfect (OK, sometimes perfect) boyfriend in the process. And with graduation just around the corner, the countdown to high school has begun. Not that Winnie is obsessing about it, since she has a whole bunch of things to check off her To-Do-Before-High-School list...

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Bound to be Bad by Annie Barrows
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
The adventures of Ivy and Bean continue in the latest installment from series creators Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall. In Ivy and Bean Bound to Be Bad the two girls decide to be so good and kind and pure of thought that wild animals will befriend them. When this doesn't work, they decide that perhaps a little badness can be good...

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Ivy and Bean Break the Fossil Record by Annie Barrows
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
World record fever grips the second grade, and soon Ivy and Bean are trying to set their own record by becoming the youngest people to have ever discovered a dinosaur...

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Clementine's Letter by Sara Pennypacker
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
Clementine can't believe her ears her beloved teacher, Mr. D'Matz, might be leaving them for the rest of the year to go on a research trip to Egypt! No other teacher has ever understood her impulsiveness, her itch to draw constantly, or her need to play "Beat the Clock" when the day feels too long...

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Bloomability by Sharon Creech
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
· 25 ratings
Kidnapped!The kidnappers are actually her Aunt Sandy and Uncle Max, but that doesn't matter to Domenica Santolina Doone, better known as Dinnie. She feels as if she's being taken out of the country against her will. Certainly no one asked her opinion. Dinnie is used to change-with her family constantly moving from state to state while her father searches for one new "opportunity" after another...

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The Gorgon in the Gully by Melina Marchetta
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Beyond the basketball courts and classrooms of St Raph's is a gully where everything disappears forever. Danny Griggs has heard stories about a creature that lives down there. So why does he volunteer to face the Gorgon when he's been petrified of everything all his life?A gentle story about overcoming fear and looking at things from all angles, from best-selling author Melina Marchetta...

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children realistic action-adventure book children-books contemporary fiction middle-grade
No Perfect Fate by Jackie Weger
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Cleo Anderson’s people skills are hesitant and her life broken, yet she is determined to leave her past behind. Alone is good and she is finding her way. Drawn to a fish camp in the wilds of the Okefenokee Swamp, she parks her Play-Mor where gators yawn, bears slumber, and snakes slither. The camp pace is slow, the owner kind, and the people friendly...

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children female-mc action-adventure adult book contemporary drama fiction
Charmed Forces: Super Special by Melissa J. Morgan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Alyssa finds an amethyst, a stone believed to aid in psychic awareness. Suddenly she?s interpreting dreams and making predictions, all with 100 percent accuracy. While half the camp girls are believers, the other half are skeptics, attributing the gem?s track record to coincidence. Not that Alyssa cares what anyone thinks. In fact, she?s so attached to the amethyst, she names it Amy...

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children female-mc friendship realistic season-summer action-adventure book contemporary
Beany & the Beckoning Road by Lenora Mattingly Weber
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Beany and the Beckoning Road (1952). Beany believes that she has lost Norbett to another girl: Cynthia. She and Johnny plan to drive from Denver to California to return their nephew to his parents and advertise for passengers to share the travel expenses. What a surprise for Beany when she discovers that one of the passengers is Cynthia...

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Hide and Shriek: Super Special by Melissa J. Morgan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
The girls go on an overnight and share horror stories around the campfire. But it’s the one about Cropsy, the creepy old man who lives just outside the campgrounds and is known for torturing Lakeview campers, that hits closest to home. Especially when Chelsea leaves the group for a bathroom break in the woods and doesn’t return after 45 minutes...

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Decidedly By Chance by Stina Lindenblatt
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
She's pregnant with another man's baby.He's now the father to his little niece.A sexy romance with all the feels! Single Mom-To-Be Rule #1: watch out for those horny hormones. Oops. After a childhood of bouncing from one foster home to another and a series of failed relationships, I’ve taken matters into my own hands when it comes to starting a family. Or rather, someone else’s hand...

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children female-mc friendship action-adventure adult book contemporary fiction
The Boys Return by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
It’s spring break and the only assignment Wally Hatford and Caroline Malloy have is to do something that they have never done before. Wally’s sure that will be a cinch once he hears the great news about the mighty Benson brothers coming to stay for vacation. It will be nonstop action all the way...

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children friendship realistic children-books fiction middle-grade contemporary young-adult
Main Street #5: The Secret Book Club by Ann M. Martin
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Flora, Ruby, Olivia, and Nikki start their own summer book club when well-loved books start appearing on their doorsteps in the fifth of Ann Martin's wonderful Main Street books.Flora and Ruby are about to start their second summer in Camden Falls...

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children friendship realistic action-adventure audiobook book children-books contemporary
The Daisy Picker by Roisin Meaney
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
The Daisy Picker is a warm and engaging read — everyone can relate to the idea of wanting to change your life! Lizzie seems to have it all: loving parents, a nice creative sideline in mouth-watering cakes, and the most eligble man in Kilmorris waiting to marry her. But one day she stumbles across something that will change her life...

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female-mc friendship action-adventure adult book contemporary fiction literary-fiction
The Girls Take Over by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
The race is on! The Hatford boys and the Malloy girls are ready to outdo one another again. Eddie is the first girl to ever try out for the school baseball team. Now she and Jake are competing for the same position, while Caroline and Wally compete for class spelling bee champ. Wally is itching to win, but Caroline the show-off plans to be number one...

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