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The Afterlife Of Holly Chase, Emma Patton Dec 2018

The Afterlife Of Holly Chase, Emma Patton

Children's Book and Media Review

Holly Chase is dead. Sort of. When she was alive, she cared about image and money above all else. On Christmas Eve, she was visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, just like in A Christmas Carol. But unlike Ebenezer Scrooge, she didn’t do anything to change her life, and she died the next morning. Instead of transitioning to an afterlife, Holly was recruited by Project Scrooge, an organization that selects modern-day Scrooges each year and shows them the error of their ways. Holly took on the role of Ghost of Christmas Past. After five years on …

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That Bear Can't Babysit, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

That Bear Can't Babysit, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

When Mr. and Mrs. Rabbit post a request for a baby sitter to watch their seven active bunnies they get only one applicant—a bear! Mrs. Rabbit is a bit uncomfortable leaving her brood in the care of an omnivore, but Mr. Rabbit is worried that they will be late for the party. The little bunnies make all kinds of mischief while in the care of the bear, but Bear is really just letting them learn why there are rules. In the end Bear steps in and by the time the Rabbit parents are home six little bunnies are tucked safely …

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Tea With Oliver, Samantha Bullock Dec 2018

Tea With Oliver, Samantha Bullock

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Philbert the mouse has just one simple wish: to have tea with Oliver. And it just so happens that Oliver the cat wants someone to have tea with. But Philbert is too shy to come out from under the couch, and Oliver doesn’t know Philbert exists. After a series of mishaps leaving Philbert unable to get Oliver’s attention and Oliver in despair of ever finding someone to have tea with, the two finally connect, and a beautiful, tea-filled friendship is born. Each finally has what they had been looking for and some cookies to sweeten the deal.

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Tangerine, Emma Patton Dec 2018

Tangerine, Emma Patton

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Tallulah is excited to go to dance camp and take ballet classes. She's less excited about having to take tap classes. Tallulah has been taking ballet classes for a long time and is one of the best in the class. The teacher praises her technique. But in tap class she receives several corrections from the teacher. Tallulah feels she's the worst student in tap class. Eventually Tallulah realizes that being corrected by the teacher doesn't mean she's the worst student in the class. She begins to understand that if she keeps practicing she'll get better. Tallulah looks forward to being …

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Strange The Dreamer, Braxton Church Dec 2018

Strange The Dreamer, Braxton Church

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At age twenty, orphaned Lazlo Strange is the expert on the lost city of Weep—a gift which lets him join the first group of warriors who’ve ventured from the city in over two-hundred years. Evil gods have enslaved the city for the past two centuries, and fifteen years earlier the hero Eril killed the gods and their children, leaving behind a floating citadel shadowing Weep. But five of the god’s children remain, and Sarai, Eril’s own daughter, has the power to enter people’s dreams. When she enters Lazlo’s dreams, the two of them fall in love and search for a …

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Stink #11: Hamlet And Cheese, Mavanee Farnsworth Dec 2018

Stink #11: Hamlet And Cheese, Mavanee Farnsworth

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It’s spring break and Stink Moody is attending a Shakespeare camp with his best friend Sophie. Little did he know he’d be the only boy and his enemy Riley Rottenberger would be attending. Stink finds out he gets to learn insults and sword fighting, and that eases his mind. During camp, Riley tells Stink that at the end of the this week he will be getting a big kiss. Stink has to avoid Riley at all costs. He can’t afford getting a kiss—girls have cooties! On the last day of camp Stink knew not getting a kiss would be too …

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Star Stuff: Carl Sagan And The Mysteries Of The Cosmos, Makayla Anderson Dec 2018

Star Stuff: Carl Sagan And The Mysteries Of The Cosmos, Makayla Anderson

Children's Book and Media Review

Living in a small apartment in New York City, Carl Sagan’s imagination takes him places he never thought he would go. Carl is inspired by the World’s Fair and his curiosity pushes him to learn all that he can about the universe. Wanting to know more about other possible life forms in the universe, Carl sends spaceships carrying information and greetings from Earth. This journey of gaining more knowledge about space and then sharing that knowledge with others has led many people to think about space in a different way.

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Staging An Interactive Mystery Play, Rebeca Wallin Rebeca Wallin Dec 2018

Staging An Interactive Mystery Play, Rebeca Wallin Rebeca Wallin

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Does your school need a solid fundraiser? Would you like your theater students to immerse themselves in all aspects of a production? Does your school have a very limited budget but enthusiastic students and a supportive community? If you answered yes, then this book is for you! This handbook is filled with meticulous lesson plans, sample sheets, and plans for a step-by-step guide to creating a murder mystery play with a junior high or high school drama class. A six-week plan with lesson plans for each week takes the classroom director from creating the spark of an idea for the …

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Speediest! 19 Very Fast Animals, Megan Hall Megan Hall Dec 2018

Speediest! 19 Very Fast Animals, Megan Hall Megan Hall

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Speediest! 19 Very Fast Animals gives a snapshot of some of the world’s fastest animals. From cheetahs to green basilisk lizards, there are animals all around the world that are different kinds of fast. Each of the fast animals in this book have a description, fun facts, a picture of size relative to a human, and a map of where they live in the world. The book also includes a graph that compares the relative speeds of all the animals. It is perfect for children (or adults) that want to learn about some of the most interesting animals on earth.

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Sparrow, Emma Patton Dec 2018

Sparrow, Emma Patton

Children's Book and Media Review

Sparrow does not just have the name of a bird. She has a secret: sometimes, when birds are flying above her, they take her with them. When she was standing on the roof at school, just flying with the birds like usual, everyone thought that she was up there to kill herself. This experience propels her into a new journey—therapy. Once Sparrow returns from the psych ward, she struggles to speak the truth to her mom, and she continues to have trouble making friends. When she tells her therapist about her flights, the birds stop letting her fly with them. …

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Soldier Dog, Jennifer Padgett Dec 2018

Soldier Dog, Jennifer Padgett

Children's Book and Media Review

It is 1917 and the Great War is raging. Thirteen-year-old Stanley is left wondering what his future may hold. His father’s livelihood depends on the purebred dogs he has raised for years, and one night Stanley lets out his most prized. After she delivers a batch of crossbreeds, Stanley and his father become more at odds than ever. Stanley decides to leave home and join the army. He enlists and begins serving in Britain, only to eventually to find himself assigned to an experimental War Dog School in France. Now his goal of finding his brother Tom is within arms …

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Santa Clauses: Short Poems From The North Pole, Makayla Anderson Dec 2018

Santa Clauses: Short Poems From The North Pole, Makayla Anderson

Children's Book and Media Review

After Mrs. Clause gives Santa a book of haiku poems, he decides to write some of his own. For every day in December, Santa composes a new haiku. Santa describes different aspects of his life throughout the North pole. These traditional Japanese poems take the reader on a journey with Santa to discover all of the many tasks to be done in the month of December. From playing in the snow to delivering presents, Santa’s work is never done.

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Sally Sore Loser: A Story About Winning And Losing, Haley Cook Dec 2018

Sally Sore Loser: A Story About Winning And Losing, Haley Cook

Children's Book and Media Review

Sally is someone, who like many children, hates losing. Her love of winning eventually drives all of her friends away and leaves her all alone one day. She goes to talk to Mr. Taylor who teaches her the rules of being a good sport. She then has her mother reaffirm these rules. The next day at school she plays games and isn’t a sore loser, even when her team loses. She learns that if she has fun she wins!

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Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Beverly Jones Dec 2018

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Beverly Jones

Children's Book and Media Review

This brightly illustrated book is based on the original television show that captured the hearts of young and old during the world's most beloved holiday. Rudolph is so tired of feeling left out and different with his shiny red nose. So he decides to venture out into the world with Hermey, an elf who would much rather be a dentist. Rudolph and Hermey learn a lot on their journey and they finally find out that it's okay to be different. In a world where everyone seems to be the same, dare to be different!

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Roar: A Dinosaur Tour, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

Roar: A Dinosaur Tour, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

Roar: A Dinosaur Tour is just what it says, a picture book about various dinosaurs and some of their habits. The information is related in a one-line rhyme per page, with the dinosaur named and portrayed in bright colors. The dinosaurs are shown in habitats that are appropriate to the time and location.

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Rex, Staci Mccarty Dec 2018

Rex, Staci Mccarty

Children's Book and Media Review

There once lived a terrifying tyrannosaurus that could crush boulders with his bare claws and pull whole trees out of the ground. No other dinosaur dare bother the tyrannosaurus until one night an abandoned little egg hatched. The baby little dinosaur wandered around lost until he ran into the foot of the tyrannosaurus. Little baby Rex followed the big scary tyrannosaurus around mimicking everything he did. When the Tyrannosaurus said gently that he was not Rex's dad, Rex decided to venture out on his own to discover who he really was. But Rex quickly became scared of the other dinosaurs …

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Real Stories From My Time: The Underground Railroad, Taylor Harris Dec 2018

Real Stories From My Time: The Underground Railroad, Taylor Harris

Children's Book and Media Review

Addy is one of the millions of slaves living in the United States in 1864. This book spans the history of slavery, sharing accounts about the Underground Railroad and the secret routes that allowed many slaves to escape. With stories from people in slavery, conductors of the Underground Railroad, and those on their way to escape, readers will get an overview of the terrible reality of slavery as well as the hope for freedom that existed. Come to know some of the efforts that went in to abolishing slavery in the United States through Real Stories from My Time: The …

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Ramona Blue, Emma Patton Dec 2018

Ramona Blue, Emma Patton

Children's Book and Media Review

Hurricane Katrina left Ramona’s life in shambles and, twelve years later, she is still trying to put the pieces back together. Her mom moved out and is still emotionally distant. Her dad does everything he can to make ends meet. Her sister is the life of the party, but is slowed down by a surprise pregnancy. Ramona is an openly gay, abnormally tall, blue-haired girl, who thinks she knows exactly who she is and what she will do with her life. But the return of Freddie, her childhood friend, in the summer before her senior year of high school, opens …

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Pedal Power: How One Community Became The Bicycle Capital Of The World, Katherine Martin Dec 2018

Pedal Power: How One Community Became The Bicycle Capital Of The World, Katherine Martin

Children's Book and Media Review

The roads of Amsterdam used to be full of bikes, but that all changed when cars and trucks started to fill the streets. It became difficult and dangerous to ride bikes between rows of cars. Children on bikes were being killed by cars. In the 1970s, a woman named Maartje Rutten and her friends began protesting to make the streets safe for bikes again. Because of their efforts, Amsterdam and many other cities around the world have found ways that cars and bikes can safely share streets.

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Outrun The Moon, Emma Patton Dec 2018

Outrun The Moon, Emma Patton

Children's Book and Media Review

Mercy Wong is an aspiring businesswoman, but she knows her upbringing in San Francisco’s Chinatown will hold her back unless she can escape. After all, it’s 1906, and, as the daughter of Chinese immigrants, Mercy is limited in how much she can achieve. To gain more opportunities, Mercy sets her sights on attending St. Clare’s School for Girls. The prestigious school only accepts the white and wealthy, but Mercy uses her negotiation skills to obtain a space in the school. The only problem is that she has to lie about her true identity to the other girls. If they knew …

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One Hundred Bones, Kristie Hinckley Dec 2018

One Hundred Bones, Kristie Hinckley

Children's Book and Media Review

Scruff is a dog who loves to dig and doesn’t have an owner to tell him not to. His other dog friends judge him for it. One day, he finds a plethora of bones and invites all of his dog friends to help dig. They reluctantly agree. The bones are unlike any they have seen before! They take city transportation all the way to the National History Museum to inform Professor Dinovsky. He is thrilled the dogs found dinosaur bones and they become a famous museum exhibit. Scruff earns a place in Professor Dinovsky’s heart and home and the “Top …

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Not After Everything, Meagan Andrus Dec 2018

Not After Everything, Meagan Andrus

Children's Book and Media Review

Tyler had it all: a football scholarship to Harvard, a great girlfriend, and a star football position. Then the summer before senior year, his mom commits suicide and Tyler is left with nothing. Tyler lives life just going through the motions, avoiding his increasingly abusive father and working constantly to be able to afford food and living necessities that his father refuses to pay for. When Tyler reconnects with Jordyn, an old friend from elementary school and now his coworker, he thinks at first that he will never have anything in common with her black-clad, pessimistic self. However, Jordyn seems …

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Norman, Speak!, Katherine Martin Dec 2018

Norman, Speak!, Katherine Martin

Children's Book and Media Review

A young boy’s parents take him to the animal shelter to pick out a pet dog. Norman, a brown-and-white dog with a stumpy tail, joins their family. They take him home and try to teach him to sit, come, and speak. However, Norman does not seem to understand anything they say to him. Deciding that Norman must not be very smart, they love him anyway. One day, while at the park, a man calls to his dog in Chinese and Norman follows. Now that they know Norman speaks Chinese, the young boy and his parents decide to take Chinese classes …

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Newton’S Rainbow: The Revolutionary Discoveries Of A Young Scientist, Haley Cook Haley Cook Dec 2018

Newton’S Rainbow: The Revolutionary Discoveries Of A Young Scientist, Haley Cook Haley Cook

Children's Book and Media Review

Newton was born to a poor farm family, but after his step father died, he went off to school where he lived with the Clarks. He built water clocks, mini windmills, and a rudimentary crank powered cart. He was then called back home to help on the farm but was a terrible farmer. His schoolmaster was able to convince his parents to let him go to college. In college, he studied everything. After detailing his time at Cambridge, the story ends with the classic tale of Newton sitting under a tree and having an apple fall on his head. He …

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My Family: My Adopted Family, Samantha Bullock Dec 2018

My Family: My Adopted Family, Samantha Bullock

Children's Book and Media Review

Love is all you need. That’s what young Lenny discovers as he follows his classmate, Adam, home for the day after school for a student of the week report project. Lenny learns what makes Adam’s family unique, such as having a dad who works from home, a mom who teaches high school, and a family love for gymnastics that leads to gymnastics equipment right in the back yard! At the end of the story, it is revealed that Adam and his younger sister were adopted. However, Lenny discovers that what isn’t unique about Adam and his family is how much …

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More-Igami, Erica Sonzogni Dec 2018

More-Igami, Erica Sonzogni

Children's Book and Media Review

Origami is a Japanese paper art that people of all ages enjoy. It is quite difficult to master, though, and this is how little Joey feels when he is introduced to the craft at school. His friend’s mother comes into class to show the students how to create a paper crane. Joey is so interested that he decides to take up the art as a hobby. Immediately, Joey realizes that this was not easy. He practices on every piece of paper in the house and even takes his enthusiasm into the community. Joey passes his talent and patience along to …

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Monsterland, Tessa Mcmillan Dec 2018

Monsterland, Tessa Mcmillan

Children's Book and Media Review

Charlie Cooper is grieving for his beloved cousin Billy. On Halloween night, Charlie sees a figure that reminds him of Billy. Charlie follows the figure and is lead along an unfamiliar path deep into a neighboring mountain valley. But when Charlie catches up, he’s shocked to see a hideous vampire. The vampire, known as the Prime Minister, governs a monster sanctuary called Vampyreishtat, or Monsterland. In Monsterland there is an island where lost souls reside and the living can see them again. The Prime Minister says that Charlie can go there to see Billy. Eventually they get to the island …

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Monday, Wednesday, And Every Other Weekend, Sarah Checketts Dec 2018

Monday, Wednesday, And Every Other Weekend, Sarah Checketts

Children's Book and Media Review

Henry and his dog, Pomegranate, have two homes. While outwardly Henry seems to enjoy all the new arrangements with delicious flapjacks served warm at Mama's apartment to singing fun music with his Papa, inwardly Henry feels more like Pomegranate, who never seems to feel quite at home. One night, Pomegranate disappears. When Henry goes looking for him, he finds him back at his old home where Mama and Papa and him had all lived together under one roof. While it isn't easy, Henry and Pomegranate conclude that home is where family is, whatever that family looks like.

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Merry Christmas, Mary Christmas!, Samantha Bullock Dec 2018

Merry Christmas, Mary Christmas!, Samantha Bullock

Children's Book and Media Review

Seven-year-old Mary Christmas really wants to love Christmas. However, try as she might, she instead finds herself exasperated by her family’s overzealous observation of Christmas traditions. A super sized tree, a towering cart full of gifts, and enough lights to suck all the power away from the rest of the houses on the street are a small sampling of the embarrassments young Mary endures. After a visit with Santa Claus himself, Mary discovers a way to appreciate her family’s over-the-top observance of Christmas: to share it! A Christmas celebration too big for only the Christmas family is just the right …

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Meant To Be, Meagan Andrus Dec 2018

Meant To Be, Meagan Andrus

Children's Book and Media Review

Agatha Abrams has just turned eighteen, which means the Name of her supposed soulmate, Meant-To-Be, or MTB, appears tattooed over her heart. Aggy has always been skeptical of MTBs and is now actively rebelling against the thought of the universe picking out her one true love for her. So she decides to pursue Luke Jacobs, a coworker, to prove that she can have romantic relations with someone other than her MTB. At first, their summer fling is fun, flirty, and not too serious. It soon, however, turns to boring and blasé and not at all what Aggy wants. Beyond her …

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