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Once again, David Sedaris brings together a collection of essays so uproariously funny and profoundly moving that his legions of fans will fall for him once more. He tests the limits of love when Hugh lances a boil from his backside, and pushes the boundaries of laziness when, finding the water shut off in his house in Normandy, he looks to the water in a vase of fresh cut flowers to fill the coffee machine. From armoring the windows with LP covers...
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#1 New York Times bestseller!
In this unforgettable collection of essays, acclaimed humorist David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the absurdity teeming below its surface.
Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job selling drinks. He attends his brother's wedding. He mops his sister's floor. He gives directions to a lost traveler. He
...In this unforgettable collection of essays, acclaimed humorist David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the absurdity teeming below its surface.
Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job selling drinks. He attends his brother's wedding. He mops his sister's floor. He gives directions to a lost traveler. He
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Bad guys volume 8
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Scholastic Inc
Publication Date
[2019]
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English
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When Dr. Marmalade prepares to destroy the world, the Bad Guys have a chance to be superheroes.
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Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
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2018.
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English
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Triceratops, Pterodactyl, Brontosaurus, and T-Rex each have an itch, but Dino-Mo reminds them of the sign with a very important rule: Dinosaurs do not scratch. Includes introductory and concluding text and illustrations by Mo Willems.
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"In this silly primer for the future, combinations of new words and phrases lead readers to unexpected outcomes"-- Provided by publisher.
"Every other book was written in the past. But this book? This book was written in the future. Do you want to know what the future is like? Turn the pages to get a glimpse at the world of tomorrow and its unexpected words, strange social customs, and mind-blowing colors!" -- Publisher's website.
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From the Publisher: As the three Baudelaire orphans warily approach their new home Prufrock Preparatory School : they can't help but notice the enormous stone arch bearing the school's motto Memento Mori or "Remember you will die." This is not a cheerful greeting and certainly marks an inauspicious beginning to a very bleak story just as we have come to expect from Lemony Snickett's Series of Unfortunate Events, the deliciously morbid set of books...
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CSPL Fantasy Picture Books
OBD Dragons - YOUTH
OBD Feast on Books - YOUTH
OBD Reading Is Magical - YOUTH
OBD Dragons - YOUTH
OBD Feast on Books - YOUTH
OBD Reading Is Magical - YOUTH
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"When dragons run out of tacos, they travel back in time to get a fresh supply"-- Provided by publisher.
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Roaring Brook Press
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Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty is the second illustrated novel from bestselling author-illustrator Nick Bruel-now in full color! It's packed with deadpan humor, rich tidbits of cat information -- and even some suspense! Who took Kitty's presents? Why are Kitty's friends so bizarre? Readers will laugh out loud at Kitty's feline mood swings, and they'll be touched by the heartwarming visit from a surprise guest.
Who doesn't love cake and presents and party...
13) Stick Dog
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Stick Dog volume 1
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English
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Dog Man Read Alikes (WPLD)
If You Liked... Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Laugh Out Loud (WPL-Youth)
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If You Liked... Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Laugh Out Loud (WPL-Youth)
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Introducing everyone's new best friend: Stick Dog! He'll make you laugh ... He'll make you cry ... But above all, he'll make you hungry. Follow Stick Dog as he goes on an epic quest for the perfect burger.
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Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
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[2017]
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English
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"Yellow Bird has found a button and wants to share it with Red Bird and Blue Bird. This is just an ordinary button. It does not do anything when you press it. But when Red Bird and Blue Bird give it try, they are delighted to find that the button does not do nothing, and that is something!"-- Provided by publisher.
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"When a sandwich goes missing, it seems that a bear is the unlikely culprit." -- Publisher information.
By now I think you know what happened to your sandwich. / But you may not know how it happened. / So let me tell you. / It all started with the bear.. So begins Julia Sarcone-Roach's delicious tale of a bear, lost in the city, who happens upon an unattended sandwich in the park. The bear's journey from forest to city and back home again is full...
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Last kids on Earth volume 3
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English
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"Jack teams up with the evil King Wretch in order to convince his friends to stay with him instead of going in search of others who may have survived the monster apocalypse"-- Provided by publisher.
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Mercy Watson volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Publication Date
2006.
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English
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OBD Books for Second and Third Graders - YOUTH
OBD Cars & Trucks - YOUTH
OBD Ready for Chapter Books - YOUTH
OBD Cars & Trucks - YOUTH
OBD Ready for Chapter Books - YOUTH
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Mr. Watson's usual Saturday drive in his Cadillac with his favorite pig, Mercy, turns into an adventure when an unexpected passenger shows up in the back seat and Mercy finds herself behind the wheel.
19) The terrible two
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When master prankster Miles Murphy moves to sleepy Yawnee Valley, he challenges the local mystery prankster in an epic battle of tricks, but soon the two join forces to pull off the biggest prank ever seen.
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Mercy Watson volume 3
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Candlewick Press
Publication Date
2006.
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English
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Mercy the pig's love of buttered toast leads to the capture of a small thief who would rather be a cowboy.