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| A Poem for Peter: The story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day by Andrea Davis Pinkney; illustrated by Lou Fancher and Steve Johnson Verse Biography. The name Ezra Jack Keats might not sound familiar to you, but you may recognize his most famous book, The Snowy Day, from having it read to you when you were little. In this biography, you get a behind-the-scenes peek at how that book was made, and how Ezra -- a Jewish American artist who served in World War Two -- became one of the first picture book creators to feature a black child as his main character. Told through playful, page-turning poetry and eye-catching collage art (similar to Ezra's own), A Poem for Peter is the perfect pick for fans of Melissa Sweet's Some Writer! and other bookish biographies. |
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Vault of shadows
by Jonathan Maberry
Milo must choose between risking his life to save both the human and magical universes--or to live and save only his own.
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The littlest Bigfoot
by Jennifer Weiner
Shipped off to boarding school where she remains as unseen and unnoticed as she was at home, 12-year-old Alice befriends a mysterious girl who she rescues from drowning and who Alice learns is a member of the long-forgotten Bigfoot clan. By the best-selling author of In Your Shoes.
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Moo
by Sharon Creech
A lyrical account of 12-year-old Reena's move to rural Maine follows her efforts to adjust to a new environment while unexpectedly bonding with an ornery cow. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of Walk Two Moons.
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Furthermore
by Tahereh Mafi
Fantasy. In Ferenwood, where most people are brilliantly colored and magically brilliant, Alice Queensmeadow is an embarrassment. Magically untalented and a washed-out white color all over, Alice aches for change as much as she longs for her missing father, the only person who really loves her. When a boy named Oliver offers to help her find her father in the topsy-turvy land known as Furthermore, Alice agrees, despite Oliver's untrustworthy magical power. Described in splashy detail by an interrupting narrator, their journey through the wonders of Furthermore (which include sugary air, eggshell houses, and a living origami fox) will captivate readers who love clever, imaginative fantasy.
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