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The epic fail of Arturo Zamora
by Pablo Cartaya
A relaxing summer under the banyan trees in Miami is turned upside-down by Arturo's cute new neighbor, who helps him in his quest to use the power of poetry, protest and family stories to stop the plans of a land developer who wants to demolish his Abuela's restaurant and surrounding community. Simultaneous eBook.
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Sneeze of the octo-schnozz
by Troy Cummings
Assigned to separate classes after their monster notebook goes missing, Alexander, Rip and Nikki struggle to connect the slimy antics of a HONKing monster to the disappearance of smelly stuff all over town. Simultaneous.
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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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| Orphan Island by Laurel SnyderFiction. "Nine on an island, orphans all, any more the sky might fall." Those are the rules. Each year, a boat delivers a new youngest child to the island and takes away the Elder, so that there are always nine orphans to share the cabins, the shabby books, and the food they gather from nature. When it's Jinny's turn to be the Elder, however, she decides to challenge the rules -- but is she ready to deal with the consequences? Anyone who's ever doubted the way things are done will relate to rebellious Jinny, while the mysterious island will leave you with lots of fascinating questions to talk about. |
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Thea Stilton and the frozen fiasco : A Geronimo Stilton Adventure
by Thea Stilton
When one of the Thea Sisters' favorite mystery writers goes missing, the five mice travel to the author's native Iceland, where they traverse the stunning landscape and reconstruct the dangerous plot of his latest novel in the icy terrain to piece together clues. Original. Simultaneous eBook.
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The unbreakable code
by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Uncovering a trail of encrypted messages in books by Mark Twain when Mr. Quisling's behavior turns mysterious, Emily and James are alarmed when each hidden book triggers an arson fire, compelling them to race against time to crack the code before more disasters occur. Simultaneous eBook.
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Focus on: Happily Ever After... or Not |
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Hamster Princess: Giant Trouble
by Ursula Vernon
Approached by a salesman who attempts to sell her magic beans, Harriet Hamsterbone is astonished when one of the beans grows into a towering beanstalk that leads to a giant castle, and a poetically challenged giant, in the sky. Simultaneous eBook.
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The hero's guide to being an outlaw
by Christopher Healy
A conclusion to the series that began with The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom finds the princes and princesses wrongly accused of murder and fleeing from bounty hunters when one of their number is murdered as part of a nefarious plot to seize control over the 13 kingdoms. 50,000 first printing.
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Grounded : the adventures of Rapunzel
by Megan Morrison
Follows the adventures of long-haired Rapunzel who grows up in a wish-granting tower before meeting a stranger who tells her that the outside world is not as bad as the girl's witch guardian claims
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The fairy-tale detectives
by Michael Buckley
Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Thomas Ford Memorial Library 800 Chestnut St Western Springs, Illinois 60558 (708) 246-0520fordlibrary.org
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