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George and Martha volume 13
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Martha takes up hypnotism and manages to convince George that he's a goose. It's all very amusing until he tries to join a flock of real geese migrating north and Martha realizes she's gotten in way over her head. / George loves to eat sweets, but Martha worries that her friend is gobbling up too many for his own good. When dieting and exercise fail to curb his cravings, Martha decides that drastic measures are called for.
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6Teen volume 9
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Jen can't get the new guy's attention at work. She's tried everything short of throwing herself at his feet. Oh wait, she tried that too. Caitlin's brilliant plan is to send Jen to the famous Penalty Box Staff Party with a "fake date" – nothing makes a guy like you more than seeing that you're "unavailable". Jen takes Jude to the party but ignores him and he hits the free energy drinks – hard. The night is a complete disaster and Jen leaves without...
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Braceface volume 7
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TV3 is looking for the "Coolest Teen in Elkford." As a joke, Sharon enters the free draw. But when her name is drawn as a finalist, Sharon has to submit to a slice-of-life video profile. Afraid to be exposed as the uncoolest teen on the planet, Sharon enlists Maria's help to pull off a cool image - if only for a day. Their plan works...until the camera crew follows her back to her Dad's place, and the fairy tale falls apart. When the crew makes fun...
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Jacob Two-Two volume 2
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While playing with walkie-talkies borrowed from X. Barnaby Dinglebat, Jacob learns his Mom is the ring leader of a band of spies. He finds that once the Canadian Armed Forces are on red alert, they won't quit until they get their man... or Mom as the case may be.
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6Teen volume 3
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The gang meets up at the Lemon for a very important occasion; they are going to open the results of their high school aptitude tests and see what the multiple choice gods have chosen for them as careers. The results are fairly predictable, Jen is going to be an Olympic Snowboarder, Wyatt is to be a food critic, and even Jude seems pleased with his supposed future as a 'Spokesmodel' although he is slightly confused as to what that is. Nikki however...
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Timothy Goes to School volume 12
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The Franks can't help noticing that Charles finishes last place in every event for school sports day. They mistakenly think that Charles must feel bad about his athletic abilities and take it upon themselves to be his personal trainers. When they put him through a rigorous exercise program, Charles repeatedly wanders away. The Franks assume he's discouraged about his progress, but Charles couldn't be happier: he's busy building a spaceship. / Timothy...
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Braceface volume 3
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When Nina is impeached as school president, Sharon decides to run to fill her spot. Unfortunately, Brock decides to run, too. All is made worse by the fact that Alden, (Sharon's supposedly supportive boyfriend!) decides to be Brock's campaign manager. What starts as an exciting race turns into a flat out smear campaign…against Sharon! She is devastated to think that Alden could do this to her. When Sharon's braces help to reveal that Nina, not...
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My Friend Rabbit volume 11
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Hazel has a sore throat and has lost her voice. She wants to ask her friends to gather some vital things for her, but how? First, she uses simple gestures. Then, she graduates to more sophisticated charades. And finally, when she's all tuckered out from waving and miming, Rabbit finds her a 'talking stick,' a hollow piece of wood she can blow into to creates different sounds that almost sound like words. / Thunder has found the perfect rock for his...
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Braceface volume 2
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Superstar singing sensation LEENA comes to Elkford to shoot her music video and Sharon, Connor and Nina are picked to be extras. Sharon can't believe her good fortune. She loves Leena. In fact, Sharon wishes she could be just like Leena. Wouldn't her normal, somewhat dull life be much better if she were rich and famous? Not necessarily. Sharon's illusion of fame is shattered when she sees first hand that a celebrity's life isn't all it's cracked...
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6Teen volume 12
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Jen's going for her driver's license and Jude, the only one with a valid permit to drive, is giving her some tips. At first she's so timid, she's worse than an old lady driver… but after training at the virtual driving game in the Arcade, Jen's a lean, mean, driving machine. After Wyatt loses his lucky charm he's convinced he's doomed to a life of bad luck. Caitlin sets out to prove to him that luck has nothing to do with your successes in life…...
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6Teen volume 4
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Caitlin's crazy about her new boyfriend, Wade. So crazy, that every moment Caitlin's not with Wade, she's talking about Wade. When Caitlin launches into Wade story #308, Nikki snaps. She can't take it anymore! Both girls say things they don't mean, and before long aren't talking. Unfortunately, as far as Nikki and Caitlin are concerned, that means no one else can talk to the other either! Caught in the middle, the gang's forced to sneak around on...
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Jacob Two-Two volume 1
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Jake's ghostly friend Claude LaToque, helps Buford become a skateboard stunt artist. Jake's attempts to end the perilous folly are thwarted by the bully boys, eager to capture a spectacular skateboard crash on video.Jake's ghostly friend, Claude LaToque, helps Buford become a skateboard stunt artist.
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Braceface volume 5
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Sharon is bummed! There just don't seem to be any appealing guys: they're all immature, dumb or gross. But then she meets Pablo, who seems the perfect guy – until Sharon learns he's only 12 years old! Now Sharon must reconcile her romantic feelings with the fact that Pablo's younger, while hiding his age from Alden and Brock - who could humiliate her for the rest of her life!
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George and Martha volume 10
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When Oscar and Wilde go away overnight, they ask George and Martha to take care of their darling dog Baby Doll. The precious puppy turns out to be more than a handful and it's not clear who's taking care of whom. / With Martha's encouragement, George discovers he has an unexpected talent for acting. It's not long before visions of Hollywood stardom are filling his swelled head; but would he desert his best friend for the lure of Tinsletown?
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Franklin and Harriet are spending Christmas this year at Faraway Farm, where Mrs. Turtle grew up. As Franklin, Harriet and their parents are leaving Woodland, we find that Sam has been left behind, much to Franklin's horror. The culprit is Harriet and so begins the struggles that Franklin has to endure as an older brother.Faraway Farm is hit by an unexpected ice storm which leaves the power out and the telephone lines down. Franklin's parents feel...
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Jacob Two-Two volume 8
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Jacob must rescue Buford and their science teacher from an unknown dimension after Mr. Moleculus' latest invention goes haywire. But first he has to rescue the invention, which is stolen by a greedy thief
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Jacob Two-Two volume 7
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Principal I.M. Greedyguts' good twin brother is so good that everyone at Dreary Meadows wants to enroll in Y.B. Greedyguts' Cheery Meadows Elementary School. This makes I.M. see the error of his ways when even Sour Pickle jumps ship, but it doesn't move him enough to resort to old-fashioned honesty to get the staff and students to return.And it turns out that if things over at Cheery Meadows seem too good to be true, they probably are.
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6Teen volume 3
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Caitlin's been slacking big time… she hasn't ordered lemons in ages, she ignores customers, and her lemonade just plain sucks. When Jonesy scores a job running a giant lime juice stand situated right across from The Big Squeeze, Caitlin thinks it's great… until his lime threatens to put her lemon out of business. Jonesy christens it "The Party Lime" and puts tons of elbow grease and "Lime-style" into the grand opening, and soon everyone's hanging...
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Braceface volume 9
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Sharon is mortified when her visiting Grampy makes prejudiced remarks to Maria and her new boyfriend Cloud, who's Arab. She assures Maria that Grampy was joking...but Maria knows he wasn't. How can Sharon defend Grampy, unless deep down, she shares his views? Sharon gets worried. Could she be prejudiced? To prove that she's being fair, Sharon suppresses her dislike for Maria's new boyfriend - even though he doesn't treat Maria well. Eventually, Maria...
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6Teen volume 10
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An innocent trip to Albatross and Finch goes horribly wrong when Caitlin falls in love with a pricey beaded halter top – and gossips to Jen about Tricia in the change rooms. Unaware that Tricia is in the next stall over, Caitlin falls prey to her frienemy's plan for retaliation – when Tricia plants the aforementioned halter in Caitlin's shopping bag! A mortified Caitlin is charged with shoplifting – banned from the store, and thrown in the mall...
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