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Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Maryellen Larkin is nine years old and longs to stand out, but in a family with five brothers and sisters it's easy to get lost in the shuffle! This is the first volume of Maryellen's stories about growing up in the 1950s.
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Taking a break from practicing for a holiday dance performance to accompany her friend Davy to the beach, Maryellen finds a barnacle-encrusted ring buried in the sand that looks like lost treasure and is desperately sought by a group of strangers.
24) Joss
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When the surf's up, she pops out her hearing aid, hops on her board and paddles out to the lineup. Joss is stoked to enter a surfing video contest with her friend Sofia and Murph, the surfing bulldog. If she can master a killer aerial like the frontside air and get her brother Dylan to catch it on video, maybe she'd even have a shot at winning. But Dylan throws her a curve: he dares her to try out for the cheer team. No way--Joss can't see herself...
26) Here's how
Series
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Instructions for amusements one could teach friends or family, including reading a palm, eating with chopsticks, doing the hula, making a coin disappear, making a French braid, learning basic sign language, and throwing a football.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Joss Kendrick is always looking for new ways to soar. So when her cheer team needs a new flyer, she can't wait to step up (literally). Her high-flying skills on her surfboard and skateboard make her a natural for the role. But when her skateboarding act at the talent show turns into a total catastrophe--make that a dog-tastrophe--Joss loses her confidence all around, even at the cheer gym. A big cheer competition is coming up fast, though, and her...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In her third story, Luciana and her family are headed to Chile for winter break. Luci can't wait to see her cousins - but the reunion doesn't go as planned, and Luci feels like an outsider in her own family. Just then she receives a surprise invite from Claire Jacobs, her frenemy from astronaut training camp, to join her at the Mars habitat in the desert and watch NASA scientists at work. It's an offer too good to refuse, so Luci decides to leave...
29) Luciana
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Luciana is going to space camp, but when picked as the leader for her team, she steers them into trouble. After that her team doesn't trust her, or like her that much either. It's great to be good at science, but she needs more to make it to Mars. Luci needs to become someone her team can depend on, no matter what.
30) Blaire
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Blaire Wilson! She's a creative girl with bold ideas and a big heart. Chef. Decorator. Chicken wrangler. Blaire does it all at her family's restaurant, inn and farm. Her recent food allergy has made her time in the kitchen--and the time with friends-- a little tough. But now she's got the perfect distraction--a wedding to plan! With her BFF by her side, and a million creative ideas saved on her tablet, Blaire is sure she can make the farm's...
31) Titanic
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The Titanic includes enough real stories of the tragic "unsinkable ship" and its passengers and crew to fill an ocean liner. Throughout, BeForever character Samantha Parkington shares snippets of her own exciting fictional story of traveling as a first class passenger in the early 1900s, when steamship was the only way to travel across the ocean.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A goat that does tricks. A lamb in pajamas. A celebrity who offers Blaire the opportunity of a lifetime. Things are never boring at Pleasant View Farm! Things get interesting at school, too. Blaire's determined to find a BIG idea for the Community Service Challenge. Her project becomes personal when she befriends a young girl at the local food pantry. With a love of cooking and a farm full of fresh ingredients, Blaire soon has a plan for making a...
Author
Series
American girls collection volume Samantha, 4
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Language
English
Description
When Samantha's tenth birthday party is spoiled by the boy next door, Aunt Cornelia and her young twin sisters try to ease Samantha's disappointment by inviting her and Grandmary to visit them in New York City.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
When her father is taken prisoner by the British, Caroline Abbott, a young girl living during the War of 1812, tries to help her family run their shipyard. Includes an illustrated "Looking Back" section that explores the beginning of the War of 1812, with information on shipbuilding.
Author
Series
American girls collection volume Addy, 1
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Addy Walker escapes from a cruel life of slavery to freedom during the Civil War.
Author
Series
American girls collection volume Felicity, 1
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
In Williamsburg in 1774, nine-year-old Felicity rescues a beautiful horse who is being beaten and starved by her cruel owner.
Author
Series
American girls collection volume Molly, 1
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
1989, c1986
Language
English
Description
While her father is away fighting in World War II, Molly finds her life full of change as she eats terrible vegetables from the victory garden and plans revenge on her brother for ruining her Halloween.
Author
Series
American girls collection volume Kirsten, 4
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
c1987
Language
English
Description
On a Minnesota farm in the mid 1800's, the hard working members of the Larson family find time to celebrate Kirsten's tenth birthday.
40) Cécile's gift
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Now that the yellow fever epidemic is over, the people of New Orleans raise money to care for the orphans, and Cécile seeks to discover something special she can to do help.