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Franklin volume 5
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English
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Beaver has a new toy top that tells fortunes, and all her friends are eager to give it a whirl. Things take a turn for the worse when Franklin's spin of the top foretells a day of bad luck. / Franklin's overactive imagination transforms his cellar into a den of monsters. With the help of his friends, Franklin exterminates the imaginary beasts in a whimsical surprise attack.
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Ruby Gloom volume 13
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English
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When Skull Boy thinks he's a descendent of Shakespeare, he spouts his own love sonnets making Iris and Misery instantly crush on him. Skull Boy is embarrassed by the attention (and stalking) and gets Ruby to help him be "less attractive" to the girls. But Iris and Misery misinterpret all this time Ruby and Skull Boy are spending together as "loooove" so think Skull Boy must like the "Ruby type" better. Soon, they dress and act like Ruby and before...
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Braceface volume 7
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English
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Sharon, Maria and Connor are desperate to raise money for a charity drive. When all attempts fail, Sharon and Maria decide to ask Connor if they can use his anniversary surprise for Alyson as their charity event. Connor says no - his domino-run is for Alyson's eyes only. Eventually heagrees but Sharon's braces prematurely trigger the run and Alyson misses the whole event! Sharon is upset and wants to make it up to Connor. But how?
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My Friend Rabbit volume 5
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English
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Rabbit and Mouse discover it is Jasper's Birthday but they have no idea what to give him. While failing in their efforts to think of something, they help Hazel, Thunder and the Gibble Girls Hop-Think their presents. Finally, with the help of all these friends, they discover that they've already given a gift to Jasper – the surprise party. / When Rabbit volunteers to do Hazel's chores for the day, Mouse and the Gibble-Goose girls are disappointed....
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Ruby Gloom volume 9
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English
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Scaredy Bat is terrified at the prospect of losing his wisdom tooth for fear of losing all his wisdom. He's even more terrified of a scary tooth fairy coming in the night to snatch his tooth. The gang try to convince him things will be okay, and try helping him get rid of the aching tooth. Finally, the tooth comes out and Scaredy is nervous to go to sleep. The tooth fairy does visit that night – but turns out, she's more timid than he is and...
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My Friend Rabbit volume 6
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English
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Rabbit is about to perform his new hop, the triple-bipple backwards flipple when suddenly he's overcome with a huge itch – which is revealed to be a tiny, really cute caterpillar, who has made a home in Rabbit's ears. Rabbit wants the caterpillar OFF, but instead of removing him as requested, Mouse takes a shine to the little critter and names him Pilly. After repeated attempts, and hop-thinks with the others, it's clear Pilly has no intention...
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Jacob Two-Two volume 9
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English
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The school superintendent has shut down the school's decrepit gymnasium, and the only way to get it reopened is to sell a record number of candy bars in the school fundraising drive. Jacob spearheads the effort, encouraging his fellow students to get out there and sell, sell, sell! When he hits the street however, Jacob finds out that it's not so easy selling to complete strangers. Especially when your last house is the haunted abode of a notorious...
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Jacob Two-Two volume 2
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English
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When Jacob accidentally breaks brother Daniel's favorite record, he wishes he could have the fateful moment to live over again. Thanks to a top secret device compliments of X. Barnaby Dinglebat, Jacob gets his second chance. He discovers no matter how bad things are, things could always be worse.
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6Teen volume 6
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English
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Wyatt asks Serena out for Valentines Day and makes tons of traditionally romantic plans for the big night – flowers, candy, reservations – the works. But when he overhears Serena talking about how cheesy Valentine's Day is, Wyatt panics and cancels all his plans. Caitlin and Jen convince him that this is in fact a mistake of gargantuan proportions and that Serena's feelings will be hurt if he plays it too cool on this, the holiest of girl holidays....
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Jacob Two-Two volume 6
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English
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Jacob finds life on Miss Sour Pickle's good side is even worse than being on her bad side. When he attempts to restore the proper order he only becomes even more of a 'teacher's pet'.
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Ruby Gloom volume 3
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English
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Thanks to a timely idea from Ruby, Skull Boy invents the amazing eon-hopping 'Time Vaulter' and travels back to the past, hoping to meet his ancestors. His crafty copilot, Poe, takes advantage of the time trip to visit with his forefather, Paco, faithful pet budgie and supposed muse to the Great Poet, Edgar Allan Poe. Stowing away aboard the Flyer, the 'not-so-brilliant' budgie unwittingly returns to the present...then promptly disappears. Pondering...
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Braceface volume 10
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English
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Sharon, Maria, Alden and Brock (now collectively known as the garage band "Mangled Metal") skip school to audition for the Spring Jam Fest in a neighbouring city. Each gets away with pretending to be sick for the day – but know that they will be in deep trouble if they don't get home by day's end – when their parents come home. Still burning from being rejected as back-up singers for the band, Nina and Alyson are intent on not only proving that...
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Franklin volume 2
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English
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Franklin and Bear are eager to deliver newspapers while the local paperboy is away for the weekend. They soon find out that windy Saturdays are much better for flying kites than delivering papers. / The only thing worse than Franklin's bad case of shell-flake, is the smelly purple ointment he has to use to make it go away. Feeling shy about his shell trouble, Franklin decides to avoid everyone, but his friends have other ideas.
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Braceface volume 1
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English
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Sharon and her friends start high school and ninth grade. Each of them is paired up with a senior mentor, and Sharon is matched with the most "unique" male in high school, Dion, an aspiring fashion designer. She must weigh the price of individuality v.s. popularity when challenged by Alden's mentor, Evie. Does she give up Dion as a friend so she can fit in?
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Braceface volume 5
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English
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After discovering Sharon's accidental hit on an x-rated internet movie site, as well as her interest in Tony, one of Adam's friends, Helen decides to spend more time with her daughter to "guide her" through the maze of adolescent hormonal danger traps. Suddenly, Sharon feels like her mom's all over her private life - but she isn't allowed an opinion on her mother's relationship with David. As an antidote to all this (s)mothering, Sharon sneaks out...
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Jacob Two-Two volume 10
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English
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Reformed criminals Fish and Fowl become unlikely allies as Jacob worries that X. Barnaby Dinglebat has become a jewel thief, after he disappears with the fabled Stanley Puck Diamond.
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Ruby Gloom volume 7
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English
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When Scaredy Bat quits as Frank and Len's drummer, Ruby sets out to woo him back behind the skins. Her plan backfires when Scaredy returns to the group, but transforms into a nonstop 'drum machine,' causing everyone in the household to go...'beat crazy!"
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Braceface volume 1
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English
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Irritated by her mom's constant rules, Sharon jumps at the chance to visit her dad in Miami where he's playing a gig. She assumes that life with Richard will be way more freewheeling and fun than what she is experiencing at home. Flirting with the idea of living with her dad permanently, Sharon does everything she can to fit in to her dad's lifestyle. When she gets drunk in an attempt to impress her dad's friends, Sharon quickly learns that her...
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Franklin volume 12
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English
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The weather is gloomy and so is Franklin, when there is no one to play with and nothing to do. With Mom and Dad's encouragement, and his own creative imagination, Franklin learns how to chase away those boredom blues. / Franklin is self-conscious that he has not learned how to tell time the way all of his friends can. When he is unable to find any more excuses for his lateness, Franklin confesses his difficulty to Mr. Owl and is reassured that everyone...
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One by one, patrons and staff alike are succumbing to an unknown virus and acting very strange. The customers at The Khaki Barn seem much pastier than usual. Wyatt finds a human thumb in his taco. Coach Halder has taken to biting customers, and Caitlin's new boyfriend has turned pasty gray and has really nasty breath – eww! And we won't even mention what becomes of poor Pokey the Panda. It doesn't take the gang long to realize what's happened...