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Otherwise known as Possum
by Maria D. Laso
Enrolled in school after the tragic loss of her mother, Possum Porter resolves to preserve her mother's homeschooling lessons by attempting to prove she already knows everything she needs, an unsuccessful endeavor that is complicated by her new teacher's attraction to Possum's father. Simultaneous eBook.
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Cleo Edison Oliver in Persuasion power
by Sundee Tucker Frazier
Successful businesswoman Fortune A. Davies has announced a new website where "kidpreneurs" can upload ads for their businesses and Cleo and her friend Caylee are sure this is the their big break to get funding for their personalized barrettes, Passion Clips--but producing an internet ad using their classmates is proving difficult, and Cleo is further distracted by her desire to find her birth parents
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| The Unlucky Lottery Winners of Classroom 13 by Honest Lee and Matthew J. GilbertFiction. In what's meant to be a generous decision, lottery-winning teacher Ms. Linda LaCrosse splits her winnings with everyone in classroom 13. That means a billion dollars EACH! With that much cash, the options for spending are endless, and though some of the kids' purchases seem cool -- Jayden clones himself, Emma buys tons of cats, and Dev builds a video-game world -- each of them goes outrageously, hilariously wrong. Unlike the characters, fans of this illustrated chapter book series are in luck: book two, The Disastrous Magical Wishes of Classroom 13, will be on shelves in September. |
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The impossible clue
by Sarah Rubin
When a famous local scientist vanishes from a locked room, math whiz Alice Jones uses her fledgling detective skills to investigate the case and its relation to the scientist's work on a top-secret invisibility suit. Simultaneous eBook.
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Focus on: Canadian Authors
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| Seaglass Summer by Anjali BanerjeeFiction. During a month-long visit with her veterinarian uncle, Sanjay, 11-year-old Poppy gets a chance to try out her dream job. Her mom's allergies prevent her from having a pet, but as a helper at the Furry Friends Animal Clinic, Poppy meets more pets than she can handle – cats, dogs, and even a bird. She also makes friends (both human and animal) and learns just how messy, sad, weird, and satisfying it can be to work with animals. Wanna-be vets and other animal lovers who can't get enough of determined Poppy may also enjoy the spunky heroine of Jacqueline Kelly's Calpurnia Tate series. |
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| One Year in Coal Harbor by Polly HorvathFiction. Primrose Squab's parents are back after a year of being lost at sea, and life is returning to normal -- or at least what passes for normal in the eccentric village of Coal Harbor, British Columbia. As a local logging company stirs up unrest, Primrose sets her sights on learning to cook, nudging along the romance between her Uncle Jack and Miss Bowzer, and making friends with Ked, new foster kid staying with Primrose's former foster parents. Sprinkled with recipes you can try (especially if you like mini-marshmallows), this witty and bittersweet sequel can be enjoyed by anyone, but will be more fun if you've already read Everything on a Waffle. |
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The cat at the wall
by Deborah Ellis
When normal American middle-school student Clare dies and comes back as a cat in the middle of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, she wonders if she should even try to do what she can to help since, after all, she is just a cat
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| The Nest by Kenneth OppelFantasy/Horror. Steven's baby brother is sick, and while his whole family is worried, Steven is having dreams about an eerie winged creature who promises to help. At first he thinks the creature might be an angel, but as her behavior becomes more alarming -- and the unusual wasp nest on Steven's house grows larger -- Steven realizes that something more sinister than illness is threatening his family. While it begins as a realistic story, The Nest steadily grows creepier, building to a breathless, terrifying climax. For a less disturbing look at a similar situation, pick up David Almond's Skellig. |
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Ungifted
by Gordon Korman
Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school. 75,000 first printing.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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San Mateo Public Library 55 West 3rd Avenue San Mateo, California 94402 (650) 522-7802www.smplibrary.org |
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