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1) The Fat Girl
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Jeff Lyons can't stand Ellen de Luca, the fat girl in his ceramics class. She's huge, clumsy, can't throw a pot to save her life, and stares at Jeff all the time. But he's a "nice guy" and feels terrible when Ellen overhears his hurtful remarks about her. The "crumbs of kindness" he tosses her way soon turn into advice on weight loss, college, clothes, hair . . . and, to everyone's surprise, good-looking Jeff actually dumps his pretty girlfriend to...
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Inspired by her mother's optimistic outlook on life, Marilyn Regan Sachs has written a collection of vignettes about finding humor in the ever-changing times that swirled around her childhood, teenage, and adult years, including a short stint in the convent and a sixty-six-year marriage to her husband, Carl, affectionately called The Chameleon. Together, they raised four daughters and shared numerous adventures, many of which have ended up in the...
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c1990
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The wisdom of peace and the absurdity of fighting are demonstrated in seventeen stories and poems by outstanding authors of today such as Jean Fritz, Milton Meltzer, and Nancy Willard, illustrated by famous illustrators such as Paul Zelinsky, the Dillons, and Maurice Sendak.