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Oliver, Lauren. THE SPINDLERS New York : Harper, 2012 IL 3-6, RL 5.8 ISBN 0061978086 When Liza’s brother comes down to breakfast, she just knows there is something wrong. No one else can see it but Liza knows what happened. The Spindlers have gotten her brother. They have snuck in during the night and stolen his soul. Soon the fake Patrick will turn to dust and thousands of Spindlers will be born. Of course, no one believes her. So it is up to her to save her brother’s soul. She must venture Below to find her brother. Along the way she meets many of the scary characters she heard about in her babysitter’s stories but she has to overcome her fear to save Patrick. Can she do it?
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Book of the day 06/05/2013
Monday, June 3, 2013
Book of the day 06/03/2013
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Magnin, Joyce. CAKE New York : Zonderkidz, 2012 IL 3-6, RL 4.0 ISBN 0310733332 Willa Sue is going to her third foster home and she doesn't hold out much hope that this will be any better than the others. She just doesn't want to end up back in the Daylily Home for Children. She is placed with sisters Ruth and Naomi. They are former African missionaries who are a bit eccentric. They raise chickens and bake cakes. In spite of her doubts, Willa Sue settles in and is soon part of the routine. But try as she might, she just can't discover the magic ingredient that makes all the cakes just right for the person they are baked for.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Book of the day 06/01/2013
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Look, Lenore. ALVIN HO : ALLERGIC TO BABIES, BURGLARS, AND OTHER BUMPS IN THE NIGHT
Look, Lenore. ALVIN HO : ALLERGIC TO BABIES, BURGLARS, AND OTHER BUMPS IN THE NIGHT New York : Swartz & Wade Books, 2013 IL 3-6, RL 4.1 ISBN 0375970339 Alvin Ho is back and is as quirky as ever. He thinks his mother is just putting on weight from eating too much. But it turns out that she is having a baby. Alvie is not too sure this is a good thing. With babies come so much responsibility. And what if the baby is a girl?? Now Alvin is really worried. In fact, Alvin starts imagining he is having the baby and starts to have all sorts of feelings. Adding to his worries is the news that a burglar has been spotted in the neighborhood. But Alvin has come fact to face with many scary things in the past like school, camping, birthday parties and even dead bodies. Can Alvin overcome his fears this time?
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Book of the day 05/30/2013
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Krosoczka, Jarrett J. LUNCH LADY AND THE VIDEO GAME VILLAIN
Krosoczka, Jarrett J. LUNCH LADY AND THE VIDEO GAME VILLAIN New York : Knopf, 2013 IL 3-6. RL 2.5 ISBN 0307980790 Student council president. That is what Hector is hoping for. The race is going to be tough but the Breakfast Bunch believes that Hector can pull this off. But in the midst of the campaigning, there is mystery afoot. Someone is stealing computer gadgets from students and staff. Can the kids find the thief and win the election?
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Book of the day 05/28/2013
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Kladstrup, Kristin. GARDEN PRINCESS
Kladstrup, Kristin. GARDEN PRINCESS Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2013 IL 5-8, RL 6.0 ISBN 0763656852 Princess Adele loves gardening. Of course she has heard of Lady Hortensia's beautiful garden but has never actually seen it. It is said the the flowers are always in bloom and that no two are alike. That just can't be true. When she gets the chance to enter the garden, she learns the terrible truth about the garden -- and Lady Hortensia. Now it is up to Adele to try to fix what is so terribly wrong.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Book of the day 05/26/2013
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Kadohata, Cynthia. THE THING ABOUT LUCK
Kadohata, Cynthia. THE THING ABOUT LUCK New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2013 IL 5-8 ISBN 1416918825 Some families seem to live a charmed life and some seen to have no luck at all. When Summer's Japanese American parents have to return to Japan to take care of family business, Summer and her brother Jaz stay with their grandparents. In order to pay the mortgage, the grandparents take a job with a custom harvesting company. And Summer and Jaz are working as well. This is just the latest in a series of bad luck events. As a matter of fact, Summer almost died of malaria earlier in the year. Life is hard for migrant workers but when grandfather gets ill, it is up to 12 year old Summer to figure out a way to keep them from losing everything.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Book of the day 05/23/2013
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Gonzalez, Christina Diaz. A THUNDEROUS WHISPER
Gonzalez, Christina Diaz. A THUNDEROUS WHISPER New York : Knopf, 2012 IL 5-8, RL 5.9 ISBN 0375969292 Ani's story is set during the Spanish Civil War. Ani works in her family's sardine business and always smells like sardines. Ani finds her first real friend in Mathais Garca. Mathais is German and he has left Germany to escape the restrictions placed on Jews by the Nazis. The two become fast friends and also get involved in the Resistance. They are fighting for Spain and use the sardines to deliver secret messages. Will these two teenage spies be able to survive the coming war? What will happen when their sleepy little town is bombed by the Nazis?
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