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Matt is Missing! Bonnie's brother left his kindergarten classroom to use the bathroom-and disappeared. A police dog follows Matt's scent across the school playground to the curb, where he apparently got into a vehicle. But whose vehicle? Why would Matt leave school when he's been taught never to go anywhere with someone he doesn't know? Where is Matt now? |  |
Monologues, dialogues and short scripts for teens. No props, costumes or sets necessary. |
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Warren and Betsy use the Instant Commuter to travel back to the Armistice Day snowstorm in 1940. Once there, they risk their lives to save a little girl who is caught in the blizzard. |  |
Unhappy at home, Kit impulsively tries to shoplift a bracelet. She is arrested and assigned to do a community service at the Humane Society, where she figures out how to free herself from her own "cages". |
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Megan's effors to save some feral cats lead her into danger. |
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Twelve-year-old Jonathon must save himself and his disabled six-year-old sister when an earthquake hits. |  |
63 monologs for teens |
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Kyle escapes a tsunami and learns to stand up to a classroom bully. Winner of six state young reader awards. |  |
How Peg Kehret became an author, including the 25-words-or-less contest where she won a new car. |
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Warren and Betsy travel back to the Johnstown Flood in 1889. |  |
A doll museum, a ghost, and a thief add up to an exciting mystery. |
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A boy who tries to save an abused dog ends up fleeing from the dog's owner |  |
The ghost of an old coal miner convinces Josh to help him. Winner of seven state young reader awards. |
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Jeremy discovers bear poachers in the woods. |  |
A strange woman stalks 13-year-old Ginger. |
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Julie confides her struggles with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis to her 89-year-old pen pal. Humor abounds with Julie's brother, who also helps her achieve her goals. |  |
When Molly visits her aunt's llama farm at the foot of Mt. Baker, everything goes wrong. Aunt Karen slips into a coma, three llamas are stolen, and Molly and her cousin are caught in an avalanche. |
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Rosie and Bone Breath do pet therapy at a nursing home and help a patient solve a crime. |  |
Sunny runs away from her foster home to search for her twin sister. Encounters with a stray dog, some teenage bullies, and even a tornado slow her search. |
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A courageous girl and her sixth grade classmates try to save an abused circus elephant. Winner of ASPCA's Henry Bergh Award. |  |
It is not easy for a 12-year-old boy to ride his bicycle from Seattle to San Francisco, especially when he's carrying a cat. And it's not easy to find a father with no known address or phone number. Spencer tries to do both. |
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Believing her parents are on it, Emma stows away on a sailing ship. Instead, she's aboard Black Lightening, a notorious slave ship. |  |
True stories of eight dogs adopted from an animal shelter. |
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When Peg Kehret was twelve, she was paralyzed from the neck down. This book is
the true account of her illness and year of recovery. Winner of PEN Center West Award for Children's Literature, Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and several state young reader awards. An ALA Notable and Top Ten Picks. |
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Pete the Cat helps Alex and Rocky solve a burglary and rescue Alex's brother, Benjie. Pete's escapades will have readers laughing and cheering. |
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Amy's baby-sitting course taught first aid and bedtime tips, but it didn't cover what to do if two thugs show up, intent on stealing the baby. |  |
Vandalism and arson in a story told partly by Pete the Cat. Humor, danger, and plenty of suspense. |
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Monologs to make teens laugh and think. Sample titles: "The Tooth Fairy Forgot," "Taking the SAT," and "Too Much Homework." |  |
An overnight campout at the zoo turns into a nightmare for Ellen and Corey. |
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A rescued pig leads three boys into danger while Pete the Cat complains that the humars are too dim to realize he is communicating with them. |  |
Warren and Betsy accidentally travel back in time to May, 1980, and the eruption of Mount Saint Helens. They are caught in the horror with only minutes to save themselves. A suspense-filled adventure story with authentic historical details. |
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Popular material for speech classes and drama competitions. Includes "The Step Sister Speaks Out," "What Did You Learn in School Today?" and "On Being Different." | ||