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1) We don't eat our classmates

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"It’s the first day of school for Penelope Rex, and she can’t wait to meet her classmates. But it’s hard to make human friends when they’re so darn delicious! That is, until Penelope gets a taste of her own medicine and finds she may not be at the top of the food chain after all." --publisher's website

2) We will rock our classmates

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As the only T. rex in her school, Penelope is often overlooked but when she loses her confidence after signing up for the school talent show, her father and some friends help her find her courage.

3) We don't lose our class goldfish

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"Penelope Rex has one fear: Walter, the class goldfish. So when Mrs. Noodleman tells the kids that they’ll be taking turns bringing Walter home, Penelope gets carried away by her anxious imagination. The weekend has a rocky start-from Walter ominously licking his lips to a sleepless night where the fish’s bowl appears to move closer and closer to Penelope’s bed. But then Walter goes missing! Penelope must face her fear to find him and realizes...

4) Penelope Rex and the problem with pets

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"Pet care isn’t all purring and snuggles—especially when your pet is a saber tooth tiger. While Mittens likes Penelope Rex and her parents, he doesn’t like the mail carrier, the vet, the neighbors, or really any other humans at all. But above all, Mittens doesn’t like being left alone. When Penelope comes home from school to a house that’s been destroyed, she starts to wonder if she’s cut out for pet ownership." --publisher's website