History is chock full of characters and events that could turn your hair white. From rampaging pirates to raunchy monarchs, Oh Yikes! has thrilling stories to spare about history's wildest,...
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Author: Masoff, JoySummary:
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Author: Viorst, JudithSummary:
Alexander's two brothers have money in their pockets. All he has are bus tokens. It isn't fair. He had money last Sunday when his grandparents gave them each a dollar. Now it's all gone. At first...
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Author: Viorst, JudithSummary:
Alexander's dad has a new job a thousand miles away, so now his family has to move. Alexander would rather have poison ivy. Maybe he could live with the Baldwins and their dog. He's always wanted...
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Author: Viorst, JudithSummary:
When Alexander wakes up with gum in his hair, he thinks that maybe it's going to be a bad day. When he trips on the skateboard by his bed and drops his sweater in the sink, he knows it's going to...
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Author: White, E. B.Summary:
Brought to life by Meryl Streep and a full cast, this beloved book by E.B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is "just...
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Author: Clavin, TomSummary:
The true story of the Earp brothers, Doc Holliday, and the famous Battle at the OK Corral, by the New York Times bestselling author of Dodge City and Wild Bill. On the afternoon of October 26,...
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Author: Buckley, MichaelSummary:
While running a spy network from their elementary school, five unpopular misfits combine their talents and use cutting-edge gadgetry to fight evil around the world.
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Author: Birdseye, TomSummary:
Fifth-grader Cody Carson keeps a journal of his hopes for a fresh start in a town where nobody knows about his humiliating mistakes of the past, but before school even begins so does his...
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Author: Klise, KateSummary:
With a mother who buys Christmas cards in August and a younger brother who describes the Trinity as a toasted marshmallow on a graham cracker, life for eleven-year-old Charles Harrisong is...
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Author: Casanova, MarySummary:
When his best friend illegally shoots a wolf while hunting in northern Minnesota, twelve-year-old Seth struggles to determine whether their friendship can survive their different ideas.
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Author: Casanova, MarySummary:
Twelve-year-old Seth, the son of a game warden, tries to save an orphaned moose calf from poachers.
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Author: Levinson, BarrySummary:
Baltimore in 1966 is a quiet, blue-collar town. But all that is about to change for one group of young men. Bobby drops out of law school during his final year. Neil heads for the war in Vietnam,...
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Author: Farquhar, MichaelSummary:
Conmen, tricksters, charlatans, impostors, and down right liars seeking wealth, 15 minutes of fame, or the alleviation of blam rely upon the maxim that "there's a sucker born every minute." A...
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Author: Farquhar, MichaelSummary:
Michael Farquhar ransacked the archives to rescue 30 almost-famous Americans from the dust bin of obscurity. These colorful figures range from Mayflower Murderer John Billington (1624) to Dick...
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Author: Farquhar, MichaelSummary:
From the unhappy family relationships of prominent Americans to the feuds, smear campaigns, duels, and infamous sex scandals that have punctuated our history, we see our founding fathers and other...