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Diary of a Wimpy Kid #5: The Ugly Truth [GERMAN EDITION]
2011
While trying to find a new best friend after feuding with Rowley, middle-school slacker Greg Heffley is warned by older family members that adolescence is a time to act more responsibly and to think seriously about his future.

Comics will break your heart

She could've been rich if Miriam's grandfather, co-creator of the hit comic series Tomorrow-Men, hadn't sold his share of the company to his partner back in 1960. Now she's worried about how she'll pay for college. To complicate matters, a new, attractive boy shows up in town who just so happens to be the grandson of the man who "stole" Miriam's future, and is now heir to the Tomorrow-Men fortune. Long-held bitterness notwithstanding, Miriam is disappointed to find herself falling for the handsome boy.

The list of things that will not change

Despite her parents' divorce, her father's coming out as gay, and his plans to marry his boyfriend, ten-year-old Bea is reassured by her parents' unconditional love, excited about getting a stepsister, and haunted by something she did last summer at her father's lake house.

Katie Woo's funny friends and family jokes

A collection of friends and family-themed knock-knock jokes, riddles, puns, and more.

Hideout

by Peg Kehret
2001
In a moment of madness, Jeremy Holland's parents were killed by a gunman in a Seattle mall. Now he faces a new life with his uncle Ed, a man with a vastly different lifestyle from the one Jeremy is used to.

Autumn Street

by Lois Lowry
1980
When her father leaves home to fight in World War II Elizabeth goes with her mother and older sister to live in her grandfather's stately old house on Autumn Street.

Adaline Falling Star

by Mary Pope Osborne
2000
After her mother dies, eleven-year-old Adaline is sent to live in St. Louis while her father, the famous scout Kit Carson, explores the West. Because of her mixed heritage, Adaline is shunned by her relatives, but she suffers in silence while waiting for her father's return.

Getting Rid of Katherine

by Betty Ren Wright
Emily can't wait for her grandfather to return home so they can spend the summer together. He's never toobusy to listen to her, and he always understands whenshe has a problem. But when grandpa shows up with his new wife, Katherine, Emily's summer is unexpectedlyruined.

Loser

Even though his classmates from first grade on have considered him strange and a loser, Daniel Zinkoff's optimism and exuberance and the support of his loving family do not allow him to feel that way about himself.
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Sweet potato pie

During a drought in the early 1900s, a large loving African American family finds a delicious way to earn the money they need to save their family farm.
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