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Zebra Forest book cover Zebra Forest
by Adina Rishe Gewirtz

On shelves 04/09/2013

Zebra Forest is one of those stories that has characters that you know are not as bad as they seem and yet they still have the power to...
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33 Minutes book cover 33 Minutes...Until Morgan Sturtz kicks my butt
by Todd Hasak-Lowy

On shelves 01/01/2013

I was struck immediately by the title of this book, and I'll admit, being sort of geeky in school (and still now) I was immediately taken back to...
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The Worm Whisperer book cover The Worm Whisperer
by Betty Hicks

On shelves 01/22/2013

The Worm Whisperer is the tale of Ellis Coffey — a boy who desperately wants to help his family and finds an unusual way to do it....
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Tilly's Moonlight Garden book cover Tilly's Moonlight Garden
by Julia Green

On shelves 10/02/2012

Tilly has just moved into a cold, old mansion on the edge of town. She doesn't know anyone in her new school, and from the mean looks she gets...
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I Funny book cover I Funny
by James Patterson & Chris Grabenstein

On shelves 12/10/2012

Not what I expected at all! I think every bookseller is getting a tad tired of Wimpy Kid knock-offs. And, at a glance, I Funny...
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Nancy Clancy, Secret Admirer book cover Nancy Clancy, Secret Admirer
by Robin Preiss Glasser & Jane O'Connor

On shelves 01/02/2013

Valentine's Day is coming up fast and Nancy Clancy is determined to find the perfect matches for her guitar teacher and her babysitter. Nancy...
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A Thunderous Whisper book cover A Thunderous Whisper
by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

On shelves 10/09/2012

A Thunderous Whisper straddles the line between mid-grade and teen readers. Elegant and spare, it describes the horrors of Guernica and...
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Liar & Spy book cover Liar & Spy
by Rebecca Stead

On shelves 08/07/2012

Rebecca Stead is the author of one of my favorite children's books, When You Reach Me, a beautiful slice of New York life with quirky...
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One Year in Coal Harbor book cover One Year in Coal Harbor
by Polly Horvath

On shelves 09/11/2012

Polly Horvath is always a joy to read. Her characters are always smart (even when bumbling) and always positive (even when faced with loss). She...
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Almost Home book cover Almost Home
by Joan Bauer

On shelves 09/13/2012

Sugar Cole's father is a liar and a gambler. Sugar's mother is a dreamer who believes pretty tales even when they are lies. Sugar's neighbor and...
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Remarkable book cover Remarkable
by Lizzie K. Foley

On shelves 04/12/2012

Jane Doe an average young girl in a town of Remarkable. She is not artistically talented. She isn't brilliantly erudite. She is the only kid in...
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Ship's Cat Doris book cover Ship's Cat Doris
by Jane Simmons

On shelves 04/01/2012

If you are looking for a lovely, un-sentimentalized, child's eye view of growing up, Ship's Cat Doris is the perfect book.

Doris...
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The Secret Tree book cover The Secret Tree
by Natalie Standiford

On shelves 05/01/2012

Araminta Mortimer (aka Minty) loves being a kid. She loves roller derby. She loves hanging out. She is not particularly enthralled by boys. She...
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again book cover Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again
by Frank Cottrell Boyce

On shelves 03/13/2012

I still haven't found a copy of the original to sell in this country. However, I'm just not as concerned about that now because this is better...
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Mr. and Mrs. Bunny Detectives Extaordinaire! book cover Mr. and Mrs. Bunny Detectives Extaordinaire!
by translated from the Rabbit by Polly Horvath

On shelves 02/14/2012

It is an immutable law of fiction that once a talking rabbit shows up absurdity will follow. This book takes that law and runs with it!

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