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Cheetah Girls: Off the Hook ( Books 13-16 )

Written by Deborah Gregory
Galleria finds out that her mean old neighbour's pooch is about to have puppies - and her dog is the...
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The Chalk Box Kid

Written by Clyde Robert Bulla
Gregory moves to a dismal neighborhood, but when he discovers an abandoned chalk factory, the artist...
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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread

Written by Kate DiCamillo and Illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering
The story of Despereaux, a mouse who falls in love with a human named Princess Pea who is being held...
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Rich

Written by Nikki Grimes and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Dyamonde Daniel and her friend Free learn the real meaning of the word “rich.”
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It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw

Written by Don Tate and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

The inspiring biography of self-taught (outsider) artist Bill Traylor, a former slave who at the age...

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Philip Reid Saves the Statue of Freedom

Written by Steven Sellers Lapham and Eugene Walton and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie

An enslaved person and talented artisan, Philip Reid solves the problem of how to dismantle the...

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