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The Ogre’s Curse by Janean Nusz

Kaitlin is thrilled when she discovers a small gold nugget high in the mountains near the legendary Ogre's Cave. Soon after, the people in her village unexplainably begin to disappear without a trace, no clue where they've gone. As the population dwindles to almost nothing, Kaitlin realizes the gold nugget she took from the mountain is the cause of the disappearances and sets out to return what she inadvertently stole. Enlisting help from three friends and a foundling with mysterious…
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Catch Me If You Can by Margaret Pearce

  Chapter 1   The Bolton Road Fundraising Concert Janet Hopkins, draped in a tablecloth, long raffia hair secured under her chin with elastic, clung dramatically to the potted palm, as the water from the hose tried to sweep her across the chook shed. The other special effect was Billy Williams drumming away on the upturned rubbish bin. The movie tableau was very realistic. It was Dorothy Lamour caught in the cyclone. Nancy Edwards watched the audience with an expert…
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Dani Pepper and the Spelling Bee by Cathan

Dani Pepper is the second-best speller at Fisher Pitt Junior School. When she's chosen for the State Spelling Bee Championship finals, she's thrilled. She and her nemesis--the stuck-up, first-best-speller Mary Ellen--prepare for the tournament. The whole class takes a bus trip to the library to work on essays and learn new words. In the spirit of competition, Dani and Mary Ellen are caught in a kerfuffle over the word 'catastrophe'. Finally, the big day is upon them. Who will win…
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Zap by Zab Elizabeth

Alone in his dark bedroom, Toby is woken by the crash of thunder. Gasping, he hides under his covers but a tap on the window makes him peek out.  Who could it be? He sees only darkness. Then...zap! Lightning flashes. What does Toby see?  
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A Belinda Robinson Novel Series by Margaret Pearce

Her grandmother rides a vacuum cleaner. Her cat talks--when he feels like it. And nothing will ever be ordinary again. When Grandmother Matilda arrives with twinkling green eyes, a pretty straw hat, and a grumpy Siamese cat named Senna, Belinda Robinson's lonely world transforms overnight. Across three adventures, Belinda and her friends Kate and Amanda discover that their kittens have a very unusual talent, that some houses hold secrets far older than anyone imagined, and that courage means solving problems…