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Angela's Mom starts to feel guilty when she sees that her passion for her artwork often distracts her from her motherly duties. // Angela is delighted when all of Mrs. Brinks letters of commendation to the School Board about Nanette culminate in the School Board advancing Nanette to the Fourth Grade!
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After Josephine tells the class about Ash Wednesday, Nanette, wanting her memory to live on for eternity, suggests that the entire class participate in sacrificing something for forty days. // Sherman, the class chick, escapes from his box, and Angela convinces Ms. Jenerette, the school crossing guard, to leave her post and stop the chicken from crossing the road.
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Angela can hardly contain her excitement, because she is finally allowed to go on the annual fishing trip with her Dad Bill and her dorky brothers. // It is time to pick teams for the annual class relay. Angela is captain of team Lemon and Nanette is captain of team Lime and they are both set to win the Top Secret prize.
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Angela and Gina plan for a fabulous sleepover. Devious delights are happily agreed upon until Angela's brothers remind her just how obnoxious they truly are. // Distracted by an orange sash and delusions of grandeur, Angela volunteers for the prestigious position of school hall monitor.
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While impatiently waiting in a long line to use the girl's bathroom Angela begins to wonder why there is no line for the boy's bathroom. Maybe the boy's room is considerably larger than the girls? // When Uncle Nicky gets sentenced to driving a garbage truck for community service Johnny invites Angela and Gina to come along for a ride.
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Mapperson's Bakery is running a contest to find a new 'face' for the Mapperson's Bakery Delivery Truck. // Angela is totally embarrassed that her Dad, Bill is making her dance with him in the annual Father-Daughter Ho-Down. Even worse he is taking her shopping for Western Duds!
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Gina can hardly contain herself – she just witnessed Mr. Brinks coming out of the sporting goods store with Badminton Rackets. The kids know what that means – NAKED BADMINTON! // When Angela comes down with a case of Pink Eye her Mom tries to make her feel better by making her a black eye patch just like pirates wear.
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Today is the vote for the class field trip for the class. Angela and Johnny are voting for the Monster Truck Rally, but Nanette and her walkie-talkie friends are voting for the Ballet Russe. // It's the annual class field trip. Angela's class is going to the Quazeduds Space Museum where they are going to meet Astronaut Bob - a real live astronaut!
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Angela is looking forward to showing off her new English Trenchcoat to her classmates, but arrives to find that Nanette has her very own designer version of the same coat! // When Angela's dog King really eats her perfect homework, on account of it was covered in bacon grease, Angela doesn't know what to do.
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Angela's class is working on their multiplication tables and for once Angela is having no problems because Gina Lash – smartest in class has been helping her study. // Mrs. Brinks poses as the model during Art Class. Nanette of course draws a picture of a beautiful woman barely resembling Mrs. Brinks whereas Angela tries to capture the "true woman".
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While playing on the swing set in the schoolyard, Angela invents a cool new way to swing! She locks arms and legs with Gina and they swing together in rhythm. // It is spring, and Gordy can't wait to win first prize in the 'Spring into Spring' float making competition like he has every year. But this year, Nanette is entering with a float made from a real live fire truck and it's filled with French roses imported from France.
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