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Ruby's Secret
Ruby’s Secret is a realistic story presented as a first-person recount. A girl has gone to spend the summer with her dad, but shortly after her arrival, her beloved dog dies. She doesn’t believe she’s ready for another dog,...
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Runt
Runt is a realistic and humorous fiction story about a pig that was a runt and too small to live with other piglets. Runt was cared for by Peta and Tim as though he was a family pet. Runt became too big to live inside and eventually was returned to the...
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Rupert's Ice Cream Shop
Rupert’s Ice Cream Shop is a humorous and realistic fiction story about Rupert who owned an ice cream shop but was unhappy that the ice cream was white. He added spinach to make it green and bananas to make it yellow. The kids in his store did not...
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Rupert's Rainbow Ice Cream
Rupert’s Rainbow Ice Cream is a realistic fiction about an ice cream shop owner named Rupert who makes rainbow ice cream that the children in town love. Rupert is told his shop is going to be a bread shop so he decides to sell ice cream out of a...
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Sailor Sam
Sailor Sam is a humorous, fictional text about Sailor Sam who is sent to Sailor School. Instead of going to Sailor School, he goes to Clown School, and shows the other sailors funny things when he gets back. The captain gets mad and all the sailors leave...
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Sailor Sam and the Balloons
Sailor Sam and the Balloons is a humorous, fictional text about sailors who are told they have the day off as long as they can keep their ship moving. As the sailors are racing up the mast, it breaks and the boat stops moving. Sailor Sam blows up...
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Sailor Sam and the Birds
Sailor Sam and the Birds is a humorous and realistic fiction story about Sailor Sam trying to feed the hungry birds coming up to the boat. When he fed them some bread, the birds came on the boat, and the boat started to wobble. The captain tried to get...
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Sailor Sam and the Captain
Sailor Sam and the Captain is a humorous story about Sailor Sam having difficulty running the ship. The Captain tells him he will need to learn how to be a sailor. When the Captain blows out the candles on her birthday cake, cake is blown all around the...
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Sailor Sam and the Coconuts
Sailor Sam and the Coconuts is a nonfiction text about Sailor Sam who brings a bunch of coconuts on the ship and gets in trouble from the captain when the begin rolling around; however, when sharks threaten the ship, ship members throw coconuts overboard...
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Sailor Sam in Trouble
Sailor Sam in Trouble is a humorous, fictional text about Sailor Sam who wants to play all day instead of helping the other sailors work. When Sailor Sam jumps into the water while he is being silly, he realizes he is surrounded by sharks and he vows...
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Sailor Sam Up the Mast
Sailor Sam Up the Mast is a humorous, fictional text about a sailor named Sam who was sent up the mast to keep a lookout for danger. After being wrong about his sightings, he spots a man in the water. The man is saved and Sailor Sam is invited to a party...