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In the segregated south of Kentucky in 1953, twelve-year-olds Callie, who is black, and Wendell, who is white, are brought together by an old dog that is clearly seeking something or someone, but they not only face prejudice, they find trouble at a haunted cabin in the woods.
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Phineas L. MacGuire volume 4
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English
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"Phineas has a new chore of cooking dinner every night, but his kitchen experiments take a turn for the worse when the school bully takes a huge liking to Phineas's brownies"--
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Phineas L. MacGuire volume 2
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English
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When his new best friend, Ben, decides to run for class president, fourth-grade science whiz Phineas MacGuire reluctantly agrees to be his campaign manager in exchange for help with his latest experiment--cultivating exhibits for a mold museum.
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Sam the Man volume 3
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English
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"When the family minivan needs replacing, Sam has the perfect plan to turn the new car into a monster minivan, complete with a dragon painted on it. But first, Sam has to convince his family why a monster minivan is the best choice--not to mention learn how to paint a dragon!"--
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Phineas L. MacGuire volume 3
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English
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Hoping to earn money to attend Space Camp, fourth-grade science whiz Phineas MacGuire gets a job as a dog walker, then enlists the aid of his friends Ben and Aretha to help with experiments using the dog's "slobber."
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Sam the Man volume 4
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English
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Second-grader Sam starts a detective club at school and, because there are no mysteries to solve, gets permission to seek the owners of three items from the lost and found closet.
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English
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Phineas L. MacGuire-- scientist extraordinaire-- has a new chore: cooking dinner every night. He may be a genius, but he knows nothing about following a recipe. On top of that, he has to come up with a mouthwatering recipe for a bake-off-- the prize is $10,0000! And to make matters worse, Evan Forbes, the school bully has taken a liking to Phineas' brownies... too much of a liking. Now he wants a new batch of brownies every morning, and if Phineas...