Karen English
1) Nikki & Deja
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Nikki and Deja volume 1
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English
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When an arrogant new girl comes to school, third-graders and best friends Nikki and Deja decide to form a club that would exclude her but find the results not what they expected.
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"In the summer of 1965, Sophie's family becomes the first African Americans to move into their upper middle-class neighborhood in Los Angeles. When riots erupt in nearby Watts, she learns that life and her own place in it are a lot more complicated than they had seemed"--
3) Dog days
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Carver chronicles volume 1
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English
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Gavin wants to make a good impression at Carver Elementary, where no one knows he excels at soccer and skateboarding, but an annoying big sister, a bully, and his great aunt's Pomeranian are not helping.
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Carver chronicles volume 2
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English
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"Richard can't wait to show off his skills at a friend's skateboard birthday party, but a note home from his teacher threatens to ruin his plans"--
5) The new kid
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Carver chronicles volume 5
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English
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"Third-grader Gavin and his friends aren't sure what to make of the new boy in their class, Khufu. He doesn't look or act like other kids. When Gavin's bike goes missing, they think Khufu stole it, but did he?"--
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Carver chronicles volume 4
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English
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"Third grader Calvin is dealing with his next door neighbors moving away--and the school bully moving in. Meanwhile, competition at the school science fair is heating up, and Calvin must decide what to do when his data doesn't prove his theory"--
7) Red shoes
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Malika loves her new red shoes and wears them everywhere, but eventually she outgrows them, and her grandmother takes them to a second-hand shop--where they will become a special present for Amina (who fasted half the month of Ramadan) in Africa, who will enjoy her special red shoes every bit as much as Malika did.
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Nikki and Deja volume 2
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English
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Deja's birthday is coming up, and she and her best friend, Nikki, have been planning the perfect party for weeks. But just before the big day, Auntie Dee gets called away on a business trip, and Deja has to stay with old Miss Ida ... who cooks turnips for dinner and doesn't even have a color TV! Worse, a sneaky scheme hatched by Antonia threatens to ruin Deja's party plans. -- P. [4] of cover.
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Carver chronicles volume 3
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English
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When Bernardo comes to live with Carlos temporarily, taking over his top bunk, his spot on the school soccer team, and even his Papi's attention, Carlos knows he is not happy, but worse, Bernardo starts messing with Carlos's pet geckos, so Carlos tries to see past his cousin's annoying ways and keep the peace for his family's sake.
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Nikki and Deja volume 6
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English
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While Ms. Shelby-Ortiz is recovering from an injury, substitute Mr. Willow takes over Nikki and Deja's third-grade class with disastrous results.
11) Pizza party
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Carver chronicles volume 6
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English
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Third-grader Richard and his friends are four days from earning a pizza party for good behavior when a very strict substitute suspects that some of them have been cheating.
12) Election madness
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When Carver Elementary holds school-wide elections for the first time, third-grader Deja puts all her efforts into running for school president, ignoring her best friend Nikki's problems.
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"Bernardo asistirá al mismo grado de Carlos en la Primaria Carver. Al principio, Carlos no está muy seguro sobre cómo se siente al respecto, pero cuando Bernardo provisoriamente se muda a la casa de Carlos y ocupa su litera, su lugar en el equipo de fútbol de la escuela e incluso la atención de su papi, Carlos se da cuenta de que no está contento. Peor aún, ¡Bernardo comienza a molestar a los gecos, las mascotas de Carlos!--provided by publisher....
14) Francie
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When the sixteen-year-old boy whom she tutors in reading is accused of attempting to murder a white man, Francie gets herself in serious trouble for her efforts at friendship.
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Ms. Shelby is getting married! As the girls in Nikki and Deja's class compete over who can plan the best imaginary wedding for their teacher, Nikki excitedly throws herself into preparations for the real thing. But Deja is not so enthusiastic. Her Auntie Dee has been temporarily laid off from her job, and Deja is worried. What will happen now that she can no longer afford a new dress and special hairdo? Will Nikki leave her best friend behind while...
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Calvin está triste porque sus amigos de la casa de al lado se mudan, en especial cuando se da cuenta de que Harper, el peor bravucón de la Primaria Carver, ¡vivirá en esa casa! Mientras tanto, se está animando el clima de la competencia para la feria de ciencias de la escuela. Calvin debe decidir qué hacer cuando sus datos no confirman su teoría. ¿Podrá Calvin evitar los problemas con Harper y, además, ganar la feria de ciencias de la escuela?
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Richard no ve las horas de mostrar sus ollies en la fiesta de cumpleaños de su amigo en el parque de patinetas, pero una nota de su maestra sobre una tarea incompleta amenaza con arruinar sus planes. ¿Podrá Richard lograr posponer la firma de la nota hasta después de la fiesta (y enfrentar sus consecuencias)? ¿O eso solo le traerá más problemas?
Esta serie de libros infantiles sobre un variado grupo de alumnos de primaria, escritos por Karen...
18) Fiesta de pizzas
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Richard y sus amigos están a tan solo cuatro días de marcar un récord por su excelente comportamiento y de ganar una fiesta de pizzas en el aula cuando ocurre el desastre: su adorada maestra se enferma y ocupa su lugar el suplente que es estricto y malo. ¿Se frustrarán sus sueños de una fiesta de pizzas cuando el suplente sospeche que algunos han estado haciendo trampa?
Third grader Richard and his friends are just four days away from setting...
19) El niño nuevo
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Gavin y sus amigos no saben bien qué pensar de Keops, su nuevo compañero de clase. Es indudable que no actúa como los otros niños ni se les parece... ¡y ellos sospechan que se ha robado la bici de Gavin! Mientras tanto, Myrtle, la tía abuela de Gavin, está nuevamente de visita, y Gavin está seguro de que se pondrá del lado de su hermana para mandonearlo todo el tiempo. ¿Sobrevivirá Gavin a la tía Myrtle? ¿Podrá entender qué es lo que...
20) Días de perros
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Es difícil ser el nuevo niño en la Primaria Carver. Gavin tenía muchos amigos en su anterior escuela, pero aquí los niños parecen no saber que es bastante bueno andando en patineta o lo bueno que es jugando al fútbol. Cuando su amigo Richard lo visita y los niños se meten en problemas, Gavin no solo corre el peligro de perder a su único amigo nuevo, sino que además debe cuidar a la horrible perrita de su tía abuela Myrtle como castigo.
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