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The second week of Next Best Junior Chef features family and traditions, as Caroline, Oliver, and Rae, ages eleven to twelve, face more challenges and another elimination.

Splat the Cat gets a job as a newspaper cat, but getting up early, keeping track of all the papers, and delivering them to all the houses is not easy.

Busy little peas introduce more of their favorite occupations and activities, from actor to zipper on a zip line.

"With a turn of his crane and a swing of his wrecking ball, Mr. Gilly knocks down the old buildings. He smashes through brick and wood. He crashes through stone and glass. Then, with a push from his bulldozer, Mr. Gilly cleans it all up to make room for something brand-new!"--Amazon.

"Maddie, Sam, Emily, and Bella have been busy at their craft clubhouse--so busy, in fact, that their supplies are starting to dwindle. It's time to stock up! In order to add a little money to their piggy bank, the friends decide to combine their skills and create their own business: an agua fresca stand! But something's not quite right. While the stand looks fabulous, the agua fresca is ... not. Can these crafty kids save their business before it's...