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Go Girl ! The New Girl
Zoe can't wait to meet Isabelle, the new girl. What will she be like, and will they be friends? No matter what, Zoe is going to make sure Isabelle feels welcome at their school. But it turns out Isabelle has no trouble fitting in right away. And when she starts being really mean, Zoe has to choose between being mean too, or standing tall and being a good friend. Go Girl #4: The New Girl by Thalia Kalkipsakis and illustrated by Ash Oswald is a story about making new friends, full of familiar themes that young readers will be able to relate to their own lives.
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Go Girl! Basketball Blues
A girl tries to choose between fitting in and playing the game she loves in Basketball Blues by Thalia Kalkipsakis, the eleventh book of the Go Girl! chapter book series. When Angie is told that she plays basketball like a boy, she is heartbroken. She quits her favorite basketball team and dreams of cheerleading instead. Angie just wants to fit in, but is that worth giving up her true self? Praise for the Go Girls! series: "The characters are likable and believable―people you hope your own girls might take as friends." ―Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Simple in language and story structure, making them accessible to young readers who are making their first foray into chapter books and good choices for reluctant readers." ―School Library Journal
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Kennedy's Last Days-The Assassination That Defined
On a sunny day in Dallas, Texas, at the end of a campaign trip, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy is assassinated by an angry, lonely drifter named Lee Harvey Oswald. The former Marine Corps sharpshooter escapes briefly but is hunted down, captured, and then shot dead while in police custody. "Kennedy's Last Days" is a gripping account of the events leading up to the most notorious crime of the twentieth century. Author Bill O'Reilly vividly describes the Kennedy family's life in the public eye, the crises facing the president around the world and at home, the nation's growing fascination with their vigorous, youthful president, and, finally, the shocking events leading up to his demise. Adapted from Bill O'Reilly's bestselling historical thriller "Killing Kennedy," with an unforgettable cast of characters, page-turning action, and art on every spread, "Kennedy's Last Days "is history that reads like a thriller. This exciting book will captivate adults and young readers alike.