Daphne's Diary of Daily Disasters

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John van de Ruit

The record-breaking, bestselling sequel to Spud!Its 1991, and John Spud Miltons journey to manhood is still creeping along at a snails pace. Nearly fifteen, Spuds starting his second year at boarding school andto his utter mortificationhes still a spud!To make things worse, his dorm mates, the legendary Crazy Eight, have an unusual new member (Roger the cat), and his house is home to a new batch of unruly first years. Spud is soon plagued with women trouble, coerced into expulsion-worthy adventures, and frustrated to find his dreams of fame in tatters after landing the part of the Dove of Peace in a disastrous production of Noahs Ark.Join Spud as he takes another tentative step forward while all around him the madness continues. . . .

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Jimmy Gownley

"With her new spot on the cheerleading squad, Aunt Tanner's hoards of adoring fans, and Reggie's successful mission to mold young superheroes into productive--and cool--members of society, Amelia's sailing is remarkably smooth. But when Tanner disappears, humiliated by an ex-boyfriend's tell-all book, Amelia goes into full panic mode. And when she boards a bus on an epic journey to find Tanner--with frenemy Rhonda in tow, and a little help from a certain boy she never thought she'd see again--it quickly becomes clear that if Amelia has learned anything in her eleven years, it's that life is never through with surprises."--

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Astrid Lindgren

Jonas, Maria, and Lotta, the rambunctious and unpredictable Nyman children, have a year of roughhouse adventures and prove that, while they are around, anything can happen.

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Abigail Tabby

After moving to their new house, the literal-minded NitWits, a family of knitted dolls, host a housewarming party by wrapping blankets around the chimney and serving drinks using a racket.