Swear To Howdy

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Name: Lindsay Ortwein                                                                                     Date: 4-22-09

Title of Book: Swear to Howdy                                                  Author: Wendelin Van Draanen

Pages: 126

Joey and Rusty decided to pull a prank and make a pretend ghost to hang over their town bridge.  Sadly, the two pranksters think this prank will end in tears, but on the contrary, it will end in tears.

Sammy Keyes and the Art of Deception

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Name: Lindsay Ortwein                                                                                      Date: 5-6-09

Title of Book: Sammy Keyes and the Art of Deception                Author: Wendelin Van Draanen

Pages: 277

This painting, Whispers, captivates Sammy.  She does not know why, but she feels deeply connected to it.  But when her brain clicks and she knows the key to this mystery, identity theft.

How I Survived Being a Girl

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Name: Lindsay Ortwein                  Pages: 163                                                      Date: 5-4-09

Title of the book: How I Survived Being a Girl                           Author: Wendelin Van Draanen

This is Nancy, Carolyn's newborn baby sister.  She plays a very signifacant role in Carolyn's life.  Nancy shows her that being a girl is not as bad as long as you have someon to share the experience with.