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Pick of the Day: Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet
CHENG, Andrea. Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet. illus. by author. 144p. bibliog. maps. photos. Lee & Low. 2013. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-1-60060-451-5. LC 2012027280. Gr 5...
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Pick of the Day: The Madman’s Daughter
SHEPHERD, Megan. The Madman’s Daughter. 420p. HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray. 2013. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-212802-7; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-06-212804-1. LC 2012004281. Gr 9 Up–Based on H.G. Wells’s...
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Book Review: Grades 5 & Up | March 2013
CARRIGER , Gail. Etiquette & Espionage. Bk. 1. 307p. (Finishing School Series). Little, Brown. 2013. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-316-19008-4; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-316-21521-3. LC 2012005498. Gr...
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Book/Multimedia Review Stars List: March 2013
The Highway Rat (Donaldson) ©2013 by Axel Scheffler. Preschool to Grade 4 BUNTING , Eve. Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? illus. by Sergio Ruzzier. Clarion. Mar. 2013. p. 108. CATE , Annette Leblanc....
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Pick of the Day: Eleanor & Park
ROWELL, Rainbow. Eleanor & Park. 328p. St. Martin’s Griffin. Mar. 2013. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-1-250-01257-9; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-250-03121-1. Gr 9 Up–In this novel set in the 1980s, teenagers...
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Pick of the Day: Nobody’s Secret
MACCOLL, Michaela. Nobody’s Secret. 248p. further reading. Chronicle. Apr. 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4521-0860-5. LC 2012030364. Gr 7-10–When 15-year-old Emily Dickinson meets and flirts with a...
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Pick of the Day: Out of Nowhere
PADIAN, Maria. Out of Nowhere. 338p. Knopf. 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-86580-0; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-96580-7; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89610-1. LC 2012005653. Gr 9 Up–Tom Bouchard’s...
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Book/Multimedia Review Stars List | April 2013
That Is Not a Good Idea! (Willems) ©2013 by Mo Willems. Preschool to Grade 4 BERNE , Jennifer. On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein. illus. by Vladimir Radunsky. Chronicle. May 2013. p. 147....
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Book Review: Grades 5 & Up | April 2013
BALLIETT, Blue. Hold Fast. 288p. Scholastic. 2013. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-29988-6; ebook $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-51019-6. Gr 6-9–The four Pearls live in a one-room apartment in South Side Chicago,...
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Pick of the Day: Dear Life, You Suck
BLAGDEN , Scott. Dear Life, You Suck. 320p. Houghton Harcourt. 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-547-90431-3. Gr 9 Up–In present-day Maine, Cricket Cherpin is the oldest resident at the Naskeag Home for...
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Pick of the Day: Hold Fast
BALLIETT, Blue. Hold Fast. 288p. Scholastic. 2013. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-29988-6; ebook $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-51019-6. Gr 6-9–The four Pearls live in a one-room apartment in South Side Chicago,...
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Grades 5 & Up | May 2013
ANGUS, Sam. Soldier Dog. 248p. bibliog. Feiwel & Friends. 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-250-01864-9; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-250-03764-0. Gr 6-8–A gripping story of love, loss, and sacrifice during...
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Fiction Series Update | May 2013
The books listed below are the latest installments in ongoing fiction series that are well-known to most of our readers. We assume that purchase will be based on popularity of previous titles. Among...
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Pick of the Day: The Lucy Variations
ZARR, Sara. The Lucy Variations. 320p. Little, Brown. May 2013. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-316-20501-6; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-316-23201-2. Gr 8 Up–When 16-year-old Lucy walked out of a concert in Prague...
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Book/Multimedia Review Stars List | May 2013
Odd Duck (Castellucci). ©2013 by Sara Varon Preschool to Grade 4 ARNOSKY, Jim. Shimmer & Splash. illus. by author. Sterling. p. 90. CASTELLUCCI, Cecil. Odd Duck. illus. by Sara Varon. First Second....
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Mysteries and a Mission | iPad Apps for Older Students
Older students who enjoy mysteries and puzzles will be intrigued—and engaged—by these two, very different approaches to storytelling. Opening image from ‘Mission’ (UMG Recordings, Inc./Somethin’ Else)...
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Pick of the Day: A Corner of White
MORIARTY, Jaclyn. A Corner of White. Bk. 1. 372p. (The Colors of Madeleine Series). Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine. 2013. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-39736-0; ebook $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-51021-9. LC...
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Pick of the Day: Zebra Forest
GEWIRTZ, Adina Rishe. Zebra Forest. 200p. Candlewick. 2013. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-6041-3; ebook $15.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-6568-5. LC 2012947251. Gr 5-8–It’s almost summer and 11-year-old Annie...
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Pick of the Day: Pieces
LYNCH, Chris. Pieces. 168p. S & S. 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-2703-7; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-5311-1. LC 2011042049. Gr 9 Up–It has been three years since the events recorded in Iceman...
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Pick of the Day: Soldier Dog
ANGUS, Sam. Soldier Dog. 248p. bibliog. Feiwel & Friends. 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-250-01864-9; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-250-03764-0. Gr 6-8–A gripping story of love, loss, and sacrifice during...
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