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This month in the Children's Room...
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Preschool Story Time
Mondays at 10:30 am , Tuesdays at 1:30 pm
Children's Room
Each Preschool Story Time is concept driven with a different theme each week. We use rich books with engaging stories to explore our theme and we always involve music and movement as well as a craft or activity to extend the learning beyond the circle.
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Mother Goose Story Time
Mondays at 1:30 pm, Tuesdays at 10:30 am
Children's Room
Bring your infants and toddlers to our story time! We will explore Nursery Rhymes together through reading, repetition and recall. Each week we share 3 rhymes and we explore each rhyme for 3 weeks, building familiarity, understanding and confidence with language. Every week we utilize music and movement as well, we pair each rhyme to a song and explore bells, maracas and other simple instruments too.
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Lego Club
Saturday, October 13, from 10 am - 12 pm and Monday, October 15, 6:00-7:30 pm
Conference Room
Drop in for some free-style Lego building fun! We put out bins of assorted Lego pieces and you build whatever you can imagine. Place your completed piece on the table and we will show it off in our display case for the month, so all our patrons will see how creative our community is!
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Neptune the Reading Dog
Wednesday, October 5, 4:00 pm
Chidlren's Room
Readers of all abilities can increase confidence and skill by reading out loud to this wonderful, friendly and calm dog.
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ebooks Available
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Does your child have an e-reader or use your technology to read books? Did you know you access great free books right from our website? In just 2 clicks you can access a catalog and search for books, and our books range from Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham to The Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan! If you're new to ebooks or having trouble accessing them on your reader, we can help - we have someone here at the library every Monday night at 7 - just drop in and we can help you access all of our awesome electronic catalog!
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LIBRARY CLOSED - OCTOBER 8
Monday, October 8, All Day
LIBRARY CLOSED - Columbus Day
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Family Card Game Night
Wednesday, October 10, 6:00-7:00 pm
Children's Room
Drop in the library and learn a kid friendly card games. We will use standard, regular cards - no special decks required - and no notepad needed to keep score. We will play games like: Old Maid, Snap, Crazy Eights, Slapjack, and Garbage, to name a few. This is a great way to learn new games and ways to keep kids busy and entertained and the only thing you need is a standard deck of cards!
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Family Phonics Fun Night
Wednesday, October 17, 6:00- 7:00 pm
Children's Room
Help build reading skills by having fun at the library! There will be an assortment of activities and games for all levels of readers - some examples are: letter hunting throughout the library for beginner, word building games for intermediary and sentence building games for advanced readers.
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The Backstagers and the ghost light
by Andy Mientus
When Jory transfers to St. Genesius Prep, he joins the stage crew and discovers the magic that happens backstage but when some cast members play with a Spirit board, the ghost light goes out and strange things begin to happen
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Incognito
by Shelley Johannes
"Beatrice Zinker's Operation Upside is finally in full swing, but when her overenthusiasm puts the mission in jeopardy, she'll have to do her best to lie low for awhile--which, for Beatrice, is not going to be easy"
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Can a cat do that?
by Eric Carle
Shows different animals behaving as they normally do, such as running or pinching, and asks if a cat can do the same. Includes word list and follow-up questions
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Diwali
by Hannah Eliot
An introduction to the tradition of Diwali describes how a young Indian boy gathers with his friends and family members to celebrate the Hindu festival of lights for five days every autumn to pray for a bountiful season, celebrate sibling bonds and rejoice in the victory of goodness over evil.
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Door
by Chi-hyn Yi
In this book without words, a boy opens a door and invites the reader to explore the magical world on the other side
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Ebenezer has a word for everything
by Chelsea Rowe
"Ebenezer collects words. No one appreciates his efforts until he meets a friend who writes stories and could use a word or two"
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The football fiasco
by Mike Lupica
"Zach and Zoe find their recess football deflated from a hole near the laces, and set off in search of clues to discover how it happened"
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Hansel & Gretel
by Bethan Woollvin
Practicing strictly good magic in her deep-forest gingerbread home, Willow the witch meets two very rude children, Hansel and Gretel, who test her patience by scattering messy breadcrumb trails, eating sections of her house and wreaking havoc with her spell books.
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Happy Thanksgiving, Tiny!
by Cari Meister
Eliot is cast in a Thanksgiving play, and his dog, Tiny, wants to help but only gets in the way until disaster strikes on opening night
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The new bandmate
by Melody Reed
Just before a big show, Jasmine breaks her arm causing the Major Eights to ask Leslie to stand in, but Jasmine worries the band will like Leslie better
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Rain
by Anders Holmer
Book Annotation
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Big Country Fair
by Pip Jones
Squishy McFluff has been blow-dried and primped to perfection. He must win the Country Fair prettiest pet competition - and will if Ava has anything to do with it... But not everyone can see he's the winner. The Mayor seems to have a particular blindspot... That is until Ava and her invisible pet foil a dastardly robbery.
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Texas : a nonfiction companion to Magic Tree House #30: Hurricane heroes in Texas
by Mary Pope Osborne
"Track the facts about the Alamo, the Galveston hurricane, and the great state of Texas! When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #30: Hurricane Heroes in Texas, they had lots of questions. Why is Texas called the Lone StarState? What was the Alamo? When was the Galveston hurricane? Why was it so terrible? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts about Texas. Filled with up-to-date information, photographs, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discover in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. Did you know that there's a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House:Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures"
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A unicorn named Sparkle's first Christmas
by Amy Young
As Christmas approaches, Lucy is excited about the tree, cookies, stockings, and especially presents but, despite her urging and example, Sparkle is not interested in buying gifts for Lucy
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The Vanderbeekers and the hidden garden
by Karina Yan Glaser
"When catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbors, the Vanderbeeker children set out to build the best, most magical healing garden in Harlem--in spite of a locked fence, thistles and trash, and the conflicting plans of a wealthy real estate developer"
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Where is the Tower of London?
by Janet B Pascal
"The Tower of London holds almost a thousand years' worth of secrets! The Tower of London draws more than 2 million visitors a year! Almost 1,000 years old and first built by William the Conqueror in 1066, the tower has been a fortress, a palace, a zoo, and an exhibit site for the amazing Crown Jewels. But the tower's reputation as a prison is probably what accounts for its popularity! Two young princes in the time of King Richard III were never again heard from after entering the castle, and two of KingHenry VIII's wives were held captive here. Author Janet B. Pascal brings to life one of the most fascinating landmarks in the world."--Provided by publisher
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Pop goes the bubble trouble
by Holly Anna
"When bubble creatures start disappearing from the World of Make-Believe, Daisy and Posey are on the case!"
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Baseball blues
by A. I. Newton
When Zeke uses his powers to become a superstar on the youth baseball team, ignoring Harris's concern that this is cheating, their friendship is in trouble
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The art show attacks! : A Branches Book
by Jack Chabert
Sam is working on making a clay dinosaur for the school art show and sale when the clay suddenly comes to life and attacks him, a sure sign that once again Orson Eerie, whose spirit inhabits the school, is up to something--and it is up to Sam, Antonio, and Lucy, to discover how a self-portrait of Orson figures into his evil plan
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Bluecrowne : a Greenglass House story
by Kate Milford
In 1810, Lucy Bluecrowne, twelve, is bored living ashore with her stepmother and half brother until two nefarious strangers identify her little brother as the pyrotechnical prodigy they need for their evil plan
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Carmela full of wishes
by Matt de la Peña
Carmela, finally old enough to run errands with her brother, tries to think of the perfect wish, while his wish seems to be that she stayed home
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Crush
by Svetlana Chmakova
Book Annotation
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The Darkdeep
by Allyson Braithwaite Condie
Middle-schoolers Nico, Tyler, Ella, and Opal discover a hidden island in a forbidden cove that appears uninhabited, but something ancient has awakened knowing their wishes, dreams, and darkest secrets
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Dear Professor Whale
by Megumi Iwasa
A follow-up to Yours Sincerely, Giraffe finds the correspondence-carrying oceanic friends of a retired Professor Whale preparing for a laughter-filled Olympic race day, while Whale himself longs to find a special friend
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Dragons in a bag
by Zetta Elliott
In Brooklyn, nine-year-old Jax joins Ma, a curmudgeonly witch who lives in his building, on a quest to deliver three baby dragons to a magical world, and along the way discovers his true calling
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Escape from Egypt! : A Branches Book
by Wendy Mass
Ava and Chase want some more information before they embark on another adventure in time, but the woman who gave them the suitcase filled with magical objects is not being helpful, and when Chase picks up the scarab of King Tutankamun they find themselves transported not to ancient Egypt, but to Egypt on the day King Tut's tomb is discovered--and they must get the artefact back into the tomb while avoiding Randall who has arrived before them
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The extremely inconvenient adventures of Bronte Mettlestone
by Jaclyn Moriarty
Bronte is ten years old when she receives a letter saying that her long-absent parents have been killed by pirates, and the lawyers tell her that their will (reinforced with serious magic) requires her to deliver gifts to her ten other aunts (not Aunt Isabelle, whom she lives with), and to start the trip immediately and alone--but as she travels the kingdoms, she begins to suspect that there is more to this journey than delivering treasures, and that her parents had more secrets than she ever realized
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Grenade
by Alan Gratz
On April 1, 1945 with the battle of Okinawa beginning, fourteen-year-old native Okinawan Hideki, drafted into the Blood and Iron Student Corps, is handed two grenades and told to go kill American soldiers; small for his age Hideki does not really want tokill anyone, he just wants to find his family, and his struggle across the island will finally bring him face-to-face with Ray, a marine in his very first battle--and the choice he makes then will change his life forever
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The Guggenheim mystery
by Robin Stevens
While visiting their cousin Salim in New York City, Ted and Kat investigate the theft of a famous painting from the Guggenheim Museum for which Salim's mother is the prime suspect
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Lafayette! : a Revolutionary War tale
by Nathan Hale
Tells the story of the Marquis de Lafayette, both what happened before and during the American Revolution, including all the Frenchman's escapades across France and the colonies
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Lumberjanes: the good egg
by Mariko Tamaki
"When Ripley comes across an abandoned egg, she's determined to take care of it until the parent comes back. Unfortunately, her plan is quickly foiled by egg poachers, who steal the egg for their own collection"
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Mapping Sam
by Joyce Hesselberth
"An adventurous cat named Sam explores her neighborhood at night, and maps of all types reveal her journey, illuminating different points of view and the various spots Sam visits"
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Misfits : Royal Academy rebels
by Jen Calonita
Forced to attend Enchantasia's Royal Academy, Devin teams up with other misfits to investigate why Olivina, the fairy godmother/headmistress, is obsessed with villains rather than teaching them to be proper princes and princesses
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Pearl
by Molly Idle
Book Annotation
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The perfect secret
by Rob Buyea
"Told from different viewpoints, five seventh-graders, who face their own personal challenges, are also determined as a group to help two very special people reconcile a long-standing dispute"
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Potato pants!
by Laurie Keller
Potato is very excited to buy a pair of pants on sale at Lance Vance's Fancy Pants Store, but when he sees Eggplant, who pushed him the day before, he is afraid to go in
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Quiet
by Tomie dePaola
Book Annotation
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Small Walt and Mo the Tow
by Elizabeth Verdick
Walt the snowplow learns that, while his work is very important, there are some things he cannot do without the help of his new tow truck friend, Mo
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Snow Day!
by Candice F. Ransom
Book Annotation
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Starstruck : the cosmic journey of Neil deGrasse Tyson
by Kathleen Krull
"A picture-book biography on science superstar Neil deGrasse Tyson, the groundbreaking American astrophysicist whose work has inspired a generation of young scientists and astronomers to reach for the stars!"
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Thirty minutes over Oregon : a story from World War II
by Marc Tyler Nobleman
"In this important and moving true story of reconciliation after war, beautifully illustrated in watercolor, a Japanese pilot bombs the continental U.S. during WWII--the only enemy ever to do so--and comes back 20 years later to apologize."--Provided by publisher
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The truth about Martians
by Melissa Savage
When a flying saucer crash-lands next to Mylo's Roswell, New Mexico, ranch in 1947, he and his friends Dibs and Gracie set out to find and help the Martians
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The wall in the middle of the book
by Jon Agee
A knight who feels secure on his side of the wall that divides his book discovers that his side is not as safe as he thought, and the other side is not as threatening
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When I grow up
by Julie Chen
When a young boy imagines what he might be and do one day, his mother assures him that he can be anything, and she will always be there for him
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The wind called my name
by Mary Louise Sanchez
When ten-year-old Margaríta Sandoval's family moves to Wyoming during the Great Depression, she faces racism, homesickness, and the possibility that her grandmother's land in New Mexico may be lost
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Winter is here
by Kevin Henkes
"Snow falls, animals burrow, and children prepare for the wonders winter brings"
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Zola's elephant
by Randall De Sève
A little girl hesitates to initiate a friendship with her new neighbor Zola because she imagines Zola is busy with another friend--an elephant
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Unwritten
by Tara Gilboy
Twelve-year-old storybook character Gracie Freeman lives in the real world but longs to discover what happened in the story she came from
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DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis
An uneventful day at school until the powerful Book of Legends is suddenly stolen from Super Hero High. In order to uncover the mystery, Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Supergirl, Bumblebee and the rest of the Super Crew must journey through the depths of the ocean to Atlantis. There, the girls encounter Mera and Siren, the ocean-dwelling thieves, who prove to be a formidable match. In order to recover the stolen tome and return it to its rightful place, DC Super Hero Girls must band together and use their collective powers to successfully get back to land.
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An Elephant's Journey
A lost orphan boy and a giant elephant team up to take down an elephant poaching syndicate.
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Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Count Dracula and company participate in a cruise for sea-loving monsters, unaware that their boat is being commandeered by the monster-hating Van Helsing family.
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Peppa Pig: Stars
It is night time and the sky is fall of shining stars. Just this once, Mummy and Daddy Pig let Peppa put their coats on over their pajamas and they go outside to look at the stars. Daddy Pig teaches Peppa and George how to find the North Star. The stars are very far away and look very tiny. But when Peppa and George look through a telescope the stars look much bigger and they can even see the planet Saturn.
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Top Wing
Taking place on Big Swirl Island, an island inhabited by birds, Top Wing follows four eager young birds—Swift, Penny, Brody, and Rod—who work together at Top Wing Academy as new cadets to earn their wings by helping their community. With the help of mentor Speedy, the cadets take on different missions for their rescue skills and also help those in need, all while learning important lessons
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The Ship of the Dead
by Rick Riordan
When Loki prepares the Ship of the Dead to attack the Asgardian gods and begin the final battle of Ragnarok, Magnus and his friends embark on a perilous voyage facing hostile gods and monsters to outwit their wily adversary. By the best-selling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Simultaneous.
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The sword of summer
by Rick Riordan
Living on the streets of Boston after the death of his mother, Magnus is told by a mysterious stranger that he is the son of a Norse god and must track down a lost ancient sword to stop a war being waged by mythical monsters, in the first book of a new series by the internationally best-selling author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the Kane Chronicles, and the Heroes of Olympus series. Simultaneous.
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Plainville Public Library plainvillepubliclibrary.org/ 198 South Street Plainville, Massachusetts 02762 (508) 695-1784
Regular Library Hours: Monday 10-8pm, Tuesday 10-5pm, Wednesday 10-8pm, Thursday 10-2pm, Friday 1-6pm, Saturday 10-2pm, Sunday - Closed.
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