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This printable guide includes discussion topics, activities, and research ideas to supplement each of Dan Gutman's middle-grade novels: The Talent Show, The Christmas Genie, The Homework Machine, Return of the Homework Machine, Nightmare At the Book Fair, and Getting Air.

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The Christmas Genie
The Christmas Genie
By Dan Gutman
It's the last day of school before Christmas vacation and Alex, Chase, and the rest of Mrs. Walter's fifth-grade class couldn't wish more for that final bell to ring. But the day takes a crazy turn when a mysterious meteorite crashes through their classroom window and a genie pops out. He will grant just one wish for the whole class to share. Be careful what you wish for!

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