Laura E. Williams
2) Slant
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Thirteen-year-old Lauren, a Korean-American adoptee, is tired of being called "slant" and "gook," and longs to have plastic surgery on her eyes, but when her father finds out about her wish--and a long-kept secret about her mother's death is revealed--Lauren starts to question some of her own assumptions.
5) The can man
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After watching a homeless man collect empty soft drink cans for the redemption money, a young boy decides to collect cans himself to earn money for a skateboard until he has a change of heart.
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The circus has come to Mystic, Maine. Everyone is excited about a week of rides, flying trapeze artists, and most especially the fabulous white Siberian tiger. But on the day of the tiger's first big performance, it mysteriously disappears. Some people think it may have escaped, but Jen and Zeke know better -- they know it's been stolen. After other things start going terribly wrong at the circus, it's clear that someone is behind it all.
8) Sleepover
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Let's have a party volume 4
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Tasha's been waiting all year long for her sleepover birthday party. Tasha thinks it's going to be the best party ever--but her brother has his own plans for the party.