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You Can Be My Friend

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Lola is excited because she is going to spend the afternoon with Morten, the little brother of Charlie's best friend. Lola has planned out the entire afternoon with fun and games, but her hopes are dashed when she discovers that Morten is so shy he won't even speak! Lola tries everything she can think of to get Morten to break out of his shell, but nothing does the trick. How will Lola and Morten have fun?

Genre
humor
Setting
2000s
Audience
childrenspicture books

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