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 | The boys and girls in the fourth grade devise a contest to "sink" their substitute teacher by making her cry. |
 | Seven-year-old Richard is self-conscious when he receives a pair of purple pants from his aunt and uncle and has to wear them to school, but he is even more worried when his uncle shows up for a visit to his classroom. |
 | When his folks host a Vietnamese family that has come to settle in their town, Harvey enjoys Americanizing twelve-year-old Tuan. |
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 | When second-grader Richard and three other members of the Sumac School Chess Club compete in their first tournament, they each learn something about luck, concentration, and teamwork. |
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 | The seasonal rhythms of northern California are encapsulated in the Big Sur Bakery's cookbook. After escaping from the grueling Los Angeles restaurant scene, the trio of owners created something marvelous on California's coastal highway, beginning... |
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