Anne Ylvisaker
1) Button down
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Tugs Button's cousin Ned wants to be a football player, and although his small stature and a bully stand in the way, Ned's eccentric Grandpa Ike and his own ability may give him his chance.
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When a steamboat arrives heralding the news that Iowa has been called up to represent the Union of the United States of America, Ike is beside himself with excitement. For months, the promise of war has enveloped small-town Keokuk like a grand game that everyone's in on - everyone but Ike, his swaybacked pony, and his best friend and checkers partner, Albirdie. Left behind with Mother and the aunts and girl cousins while the Button men march forth...
4) Little Klein
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"A lovely coming-of-age tale filled with humor and pathos and unexpected twists...The characters are quirky, eccentric, and lovable." — Kirkus Reviews
Born Harold Sylvester George Klein, Little Klein can't seem to measure up to the "Bigs." His older brothers are a boisterous gang held together by the bustling, bighearted Mother Klein. Try as he might to stand tall and be heard above the din, Harold often feels little and
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