Anne Mazer
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7
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After receiving letters from fans asking for writing advice,accomplished authors Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter joined together to create this guidebook for young writers. The authors mix inspirational anecdotes with practical guidance on how to find a voice, develop characters and plot, make revisions, and overcome writer's block. Fun writing prompts will help young writers jump-start their own projects, and encouragement throughout will keep them at...
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What will it take for Phoebe to become a witch? Phoebe has wanted to be a witch since she was four years old, when witches transformed a barren, rundown park in her town into a thriving and beautiful spot with flowerbeds in full bloom and swings for the children. Witches are what keep the world spinning. They are responsible for beauty and magic - and Phoebe wants desperately to join their ranks. But as a clumsy fifth grader, she doubts she ever could....
3) The Oxboy
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An ALA Notable Book: A contemporary tale of mythic proportions. Once upon a time, humans and animals lived together in perfect harmony. Each species was respected for its own particular strength, knowledge, and wisdom. The Oxboy has a human mother and an ox father. But human society has now decided that this is unnatural and degrading. He and other children like him must keep their identities secret. But when the Oxboy is given a certificate covered...
4) Moose Street
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Welcome to Moose Street. Lena Rosen is eleven years old, and her life is pretty typical. From babysitting her little sister to spending time with friends to sticking up for the class outcast to sneaking off to buy candy from the corner store, she is just like all of the other kids on her block. Except for one thing - she's Jewish. Lena's family is the only one on all of Moose Street that isn't Catholic or Protestant. "You're the ones who killed Christ,"...
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Eleven gripping paranormal tales from award-winning author Anne Mazer. Full of paranormal activity, haunting plot twists, and bone-chilling horror, this spellbinding collection will grip readers until the very last page. In "Glass Heart," a tiny shard of glass flies into a girl's eye, causing her body to grow colder and colder until she is frozen to her very bones. "Secrets" tells the story of a girl who is tormented when other people's secrets wind...
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Series
Amazing days of Abby Hayes volume 7
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Abby is home sick when partners for the science fair are picked; when she gets back, she finds her partner is a boy. Abby has to find a way to work with him.
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Amazing days of Abby Hayes volume 2
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"This year the Fall Festival at the high school will be the best ever. Abby wants to go with her friends-- not her parents and little brother. But first she has to prove how mature she has become..."
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Amazing days of Abby Hayes volume 10
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Abby's best friend Jessica is gone for several months, and nothing goes right.
Author
Series
Amazing days of Abby Hayes volume 5
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 3
Description
"It's summer, and Abby Hayes has nothing to do. So it's the perfect time to get a pet! Abby is sure that she can handle the responsibility. But things don't go as planned, and by the time she adopts a kitten, Abby's summer has taken a turn for the better. She has a new friend at camp and a contest to win. Can she keep up with her kitten, too?"--Cover.
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Series
Amazing days of Abby Hayes volume 1
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
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Amazing days of Abby Hayes volume 8
Pub. Date
c2002
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Abby's having a party. She decides it's the perfect time to give her room a makeover. Will she finish in time for the party?
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Amazing days of Abby Hayes volume 2
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"This year the Fall Festival at the high school will be the best ever. Abby wants to go with her friends--not her parents and little brother. But first she has to prove how mature she has become...".
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Series
Amazing days of Abby Hayes volume 15
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Abby Hayes tries to solve the Mystery of who at her school is stealing the things which her fellow students value the most.
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Series
Amazing days of Abby Hayes volume 11
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
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Abby's family is going camping, and Abby is allowed to bring a friend. She decides to invite a new girl in town, but can any friendship survive a week in a campsite with the Hayeses?
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Amazing days of Abby Hayes volume 13
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
Description
When Abby's best friend, Jessica, moved away, Abby was beside herself. But time has passed, and the gap Jessica's absence left in Abby's life has been filled by new friends, especially Hannah. Jessica's done a lot of changing, too. She calls herself Jessy now, and instead of baggy overalls, she now wears hip teen clothes. She even has a boyfriend! Although things are different now, Abby and Jessy eventually find that they still have a strong bond.Also...
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Series
Amazing days of Abby Hayes volume 14
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Now that she's in sixth grade, Abby's discovering new friends and new talents. She's also discovering a major new interest: a boy!
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Series
Amazing days of Abby Hayes volume 16
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Abby Hayes breaks her school's rules by having a bake sale.
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Series
Amazing days of Abby Hayes volume 9
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Abby's best friend Jessica is gone for several months, and nothing goes right. Abby is upset when her best friend Jessica goes away to spend several months with her dad. Abby promises Jessica she'll handle her baby-sitting job, but soon Abby gets fired. Will anything ever go right with Jessica away?