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Candlewick can·dle·wick  
n.
1. The wick of a candle.

2.
a. A soft heavy cotton thread similar to that used to make wicks for candles.

b. Embroidery made of tufts of this thread.
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2067 Massachusetts Avenue Massachusetts Avenue may refer to:
  • Massachusetts Avenue (Boston), Massachusetts, also:
  • Massachusetts Avenue (MBTA Orange Line station), a subway station on the MBTA Orange Line
, Cambridge, MA 02140

www.candlewick.com

Megan McDonald's Stink And The Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker jaw·break·er  
n.
1. A very hard candy.

2. Slang A word that is difficult to pronounce.

3. A machine that crushes rock or ore.
 (07-63621587, $12.99) tells of Stink Moody, who gets a ten-pound box of 23,280 jawbreakers just for writing a letter to the handy company. Inspired, he fires off more such letters--and packages of free stuff keeps on coming, until a small envelope changes his life. A zany story of a boy's adventure. Kate DiCamillo's The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane (0763625892, $18.99) tells of a china rabbit named Edward who is owned by a girl who loves him. Then one day he lost, and begins a series of adventures which takes him from loving arms to the depths of the ocean and around the country. A poignant story reminiscent of Velveteen vel·vet·een  
n.
A cotton pile fabric resembling velvet.



[From velvet.]

velveteen
Noun

a cotton fabric that resembles velvet

Noun 1.
 Rabbit--but with far more detail--will immerse advanced elementary to middle school readers in an exploration of love and longevity.
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Title Annotation:Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker; The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Publication:Children's Bookwatch
Article Type:Book review
Date:Jun 1, 2006
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