A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.
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The Hello, Goodbye Window

Looking through the kitchen window, a little girl and her doting grandparents watch stars, play games, and, most importantly, say hello and goodbye.
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Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices
I, Trixie Who Is Dog

Not everyone can be a dog. Some must be people. Some must be cats, or birds, or even skunks, although its hard to explain why anyone would want to be a skunk. But Trixie is happy, because she does get to be a dogthe best thing there is to be. The food, the belly rubs . . . if only she could drive, her life would be perfect!Bestselling author Dean Koontz gives readers a fun, lighthearted glimpse into the imagination of Trixie, his beloved golden retriever, whose quirky narration and irrepressible spirit will delight readers young and old.
Smoky Night

When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.
And Now Miguel

Miguel, the middle child of the Chavez family, lives near Taos, New Mexico, and longs to go with the men of his family to the Sangre de Christo Mountains.
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Maniac Magee
When Jeffrey Lionel Magee, a twelve-year-old kid, wanders into Two Mills, Pennsylvania, a legend is in the making. Before too long, the stories begin to circulate about how fast and how far he can run, about how he knocks the world’s first ever “frogball” for an inside-the-park-home run bunt, and more stories that earn him the nickname “Maniac”.