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1) Swim or sink
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Series
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English
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Although only in eighth grade Baxter Reilly is an important member of the Edgeview High School in Tempe, Arizona, and lately the pool has been his place of refuge from the stress of his parents' separation--but now, between the pending divorce, his father's miserable apartment, his mother's new boyfriend, and the resentment and bullying from his older teammates, it is getting harder to focus on his role as the anchor of the 4 x 400 freestyle relay...
2) Soccer sloth
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Series
Language
English
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Lenni Rainleaf plays goalie for the Sloths, but she is easily distracted, especially when the game slows down (which it tends to do when sloths are playing)--however when her lack of focus costs the Sloths a game she resolves to do better against the New World Parrots, even though a group of soccer hooligans, the Toxic Macaws, are masters of distraction.
Author
Series
Best me I can be volume no. 5
Language
English
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Description
RJ's way of doing things isn't working out for him. His teacher is upset because so many of his assignments are missing or incomplete, but RJ blames other students for distracting him. He learns how to ask for help and stay on task, and discovers that by doing things the right way the first time, he no longer has to do them over and over again.--Publisher.
5) Banana
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A quirky and hilarious picture book parable about parental distraction and a daughter's clever solution."-- Provided by publisher
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Series
The underdogs volume 3
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The Underdogs and their classmates are taking a break to go to Camp Ruffing It for a few days of camping activities, but all the sounds and smells of the forest keep distracting Harley, causing trouble for everyone.
Author
Pub. Date
2015-
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Every day is a new surprise at the back of Rumi Yokoi's class. And while she is consistently inconvenienced by her neighbor Seki, at least he hasn't been caught ... or so she thought. Apparently someone else has noticed Yokoi and Seki back there, and this person can only imagine what that pair are conspiring"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Primera edición.
Language
Español
Description
"Un dia de primavera, Helena sale a pasear con su perro Pipo. Durante el camino, la pequena se cruza con personas que actuan de forma un tanto extrana... Estaran bajo un magico hechizo? Algo esta pasando en la ciudad es una entranable historia que muestra la capacidad de emocionarse ante los pequenos grandes momentos que nos ofrece la vida." --
9) 100 chapatis
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Simon doesn't want the baby to come. He was happy with just his mom, dad, and Pappa. Now, Mom and Dad are at the hospital, and Simon and Pappa are waiting for news at home. Knowing how hard it is to wait, Pappa starts Simon on a project of making one hundred chapatis. They measure the ingredients, knead and roll the dough, and then drop them one by one into a giant frying pan. Soon, Simon is so busy that he forgets to worry. "Can I show the baby...
10) Camping chaos
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Max and his friends are on a camping trip at Camp Everpines when he's stung by a wasp. Max gets a case of the Super Fidgets and devises a clever game to distract himself. Max finds that while it's not always easy being a kid -- especially if you're a bit different -- there is often humour, kindness and love in the most unexpected places."-- Provided by publisher
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The ABC's of Diversions--Seki's desktop renovation is fit for a TV show. He adds turf just to create crop circles, and lures beetles and cicadas... until a larger predator shows up. Seki's building a kaiju with a secret inside for the school fair. And can Rumi rescue Jun's doll from the path of vigilantism...?
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Seki creates a new twist on a board game, crafts his own version of a jack-in-the-box, and invents a machine that recycles eraser scraps that ends up being a little too perfectly entertaining. But Yokoi discovers that the most distracting game of all involves toys that are completely invisible!"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Graphic novel Vertical Comics edition
Language
English
Description
Seki transforms himself into an old lady selling cheap candy, an avant garde artist who uses a very unusual medium, and even a marionette who mimics his own antics in miniature. Will Seki's artistic abilities land him a job as a manga artist?
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