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2) Whopper cake
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IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Grandad bakes Grandma a whopper of a birthday cake. Includes recipe and directions for chocolate cake.
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They say you have to kiss a lot of frogs, but what if a prince shows up . . . When a prince-not the kind who wears a crown-swoops in to rescue me, I kiss him before I even ask his name. I'm sure I've given him the wrong impression, and he'll bolt away like a cat out of a bathtub.Except he keeps showing up.Maybe fairy tales are real.We all know they aren't.
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A rags-to-$9-billion-riches story. A crash course in Burger King history and fast food in America, The Burger King is McLamore's candid and conversational memoir. Written before his death in 1996, he talks of his life, the birth of the whopper, and the rise of Burger King. Inside, find out:
--- How Burger King managed to create the worst advertising campaign of 1985
--- What Burger King shares with Pitbull, Scarface, and Marco Rubio
--- Why Wendy's...
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Wow! Wow! Wubbzy volume 14
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Wubbzy figure it out that Birdy Bird has stolen some of his belongings for her nest./Wubbzy lies about a Growly Gus stealing Widget's Whammer-Hammer, but in reality, he broke it by accident.
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Katarina is six years old. She has been caught telling a few tales that aren't true. She tells her parents about animals in her closet and monsters under the bed so that she can spend the night in her parents room and some of them were real whoppers. Katarina didn't seem to be overly frightened when she told these stories so her parents begin to suspect. They have a discussion with Katarina and discover that she wasn't telling them the truth. They...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"Airplanes have come a long way since the first flight in 1903. They fly farther and faster than ever before. They also dump tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every day, burning up fossil fuels and polluting the planet. Airlines and other companies are teaming up to find a solution. Innovative new designs for electric airplanes could change the way people travel within the next few years. Someday you might hop on an airplane for a short trip...
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"JoJo's nonfiction middle-grade debut is the next generation's version of a real life Cinderella story: Nebraska girl becomes Hollywood's belle of the ball, thanks to her spunky attitude and creative drive. Through the lens of JoJo's personal experience and playful voice, she digs into themes such as finding your passion, keeping strong in the face of adversity, appreciating your individualism, the importance of being loyal, and never giving up"--Amazon.com....
10) My Calamity Jane
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 17
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Welcome to 1876 America, a place bursting with gunslingers, outlaws, and garou -- better known as werewolves. And where there are garou, there're hunters: the one and only Calamity Jane, to be precise, along with her fellow stars of Wild Bill's Traveling Show, Annie Oakley and Frank the Pistol Prince Butler. After a garou hunt goes south and Jane finds a suspicious-like bite on her arm, she turns tail for Deadwood, where there's talk of a garou cure....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
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"There are zero reasons for Theo Ripley to look forward to his family vacation. Not only are he, sister Laura, and nature-obsessed Dad going to Big Bend, the least popular National Park, but once there, the family will be camping. And Theo is an indoor animal. It doesn't help that this will be the first vacation they're taking since Mom passed away. Once there, the family contends with 110 degree days, wild bears, and an annoying amateur ornithologist...
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For hundreds of years, psychologists, researchers, and philosophers have studied what compels people to lie. From the little white lies that are told to spare someone's feelings, to the whoppers that are told to gain attention, telling lies is part of human behavior. The question remains--what drives people to lie? Packed with fun facts and fascinating sidebars, this full-color informational text examines contemporary issues and the topic of deception...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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It's a beautiful summer day, and you're ready to try your luck fly fishing in a nearby stream. You wade into the water and cast your line back and forth. Suddenly, a huge trout pulls on your line. Do you have what it takes to reel in that whopper? Now is your chance to learn what you need to know about fly fishing gear, techniques, safety, and more.
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"What does a middle-class democracy look like when it comes apart? When, after forty years of economic triumph, America's winners persuade themselves that they owe nothing to the rest of the country? With his sharp eye for detail, Thomas Frank takes us on a wide-ranging tour through present-day America, showing us a society in the late stages of disintegration and describing the worlds of both the winners and the losers--the sprawling mansion districts...
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You Can Teach An Old Dog New Tricks
. . .With A Six-Gun!
When gold is discovered near the little town of No-Name, Colorado, the citizens are overjoyed at their good fortune. . .until trouble gallops down Maine Street on a horse straight out of Hell. For gold's closest companions are greed and murder, and every two-bit gunslick from the Atlantic to the Rockies is beating a path to the gold strike--which is practically on the doorstep of Smoke Jensen....
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George and Martha volume 7
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After executing an excruciatingly painful belly-whopper George develops a paralyzing diving phobia. It's up to Martha to cure her best friend of his fears and help him win the big diving competition for Happy Palms. / When George and Martha's horoscopes tell them that they're astrologically incompatible, they try desperately to alter their personalities to keep their friendship.
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PEP Digital volume 153
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Something's fishy around here... It must be a new Digital Exclusive! Archie and friends are gathering up their poles and tackle boxes and heading to the water for some nice, relaxing fishing. Although when the Riverdale gang is involved, it's probably not going to be so relaxing, is it? See if these flukes can reel in a whopper, or if they end up all wet!
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A week at Camp Wakonda is exactly what Darla Decker needs. Having said goodbye to sixth grade and her best childhood friend, she's ready to create new memories and meet new people. Unfortunately, entering summer camp on a whopper of a lie and a fight with a fellow camper isn't the best way to begin.
Aided by her schoolmate Nate, Darla navigates the twists and turns of life at summer camp while pretending to be Wakonda's only "undercover counselor."...
20) Big fish
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The classic novel that inspired the beloved Tim Burton film and the Broadway musical.
In his prime, Edward Bloom was an extraordinary man. He could outrun anybody. He never missed a day of school. He saved lives and tamed giants. Animals loved him, people loved him, women loved him. He knew more jokes than any man alive. At least that's what he told his son, William. But now Edward Bloom is dying, and William wants desperately to know the truth...