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Tuttle's Red Barn
Age 5+
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Tuttle's Red Barn

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By tracing 12 generations of the Tuttle family farm, this story shows how history shapes a family's survival.

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Pippi Longstocking
Age 7+
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Pippi Longstocking

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Orphaned but not alone, Pippi Longstocking turns the most ordinary days into something quite extraordinary.

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Castration Celebration by Jake Wizner
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Being Nikki: An Airhead Novel by Meg Cabot
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The Train of States by Peter Sis
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L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad
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The Summoning: Darkest Powers, Book 1 by Kelley Armstrong
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Crazy Hair by Neil Gaiman
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Peace, Love and Baby Ducks by Lauren Myracle
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Discordia: The Eleventh Dimension by Dena K. Salmon
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Presidents' Day
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Love, Splat by Rob Scotton
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What Lincoln Said by Sarah Thomson
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The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary, Duck for President

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Punkzilla by Adam Rapp
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Mare's War by Tanita Davis
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The Sorceress: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, Book 3 by Michael Scott
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The Secret Life of Prince Charming by Deb Caletti
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