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Hoisington Public Library Kid's Books for October 2020
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Starting with Alice
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
After she, her older brother, and their father move from Chicago to Maryland, Alice has trouble fitting into her new third grade class, but with the help of some new friends and her own unique outlook, she survives
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Splat the cat and the cat in the moon
by Laura Driscoll
A skill-building Splat the Cat leveled reader finds a disagreement between Splat and Prank about the moon leading to a fun-filled nighttime adventure using Plank’s new telescope. By the best-selling creator of the Russell the Sheep series. 15,000 first printing. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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Women's right to vote
by Kate Messner
An engaging introduction to the real stories behind the fight for women’s voting rights combines fun facts with graphic panels, sidebars and more to challenge popular misconceptions and reveal what suffragists actually endured for the sake of voting equality. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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Sunbeam's shine
by Emily Bliss
When a blundering wizard-lizard casts a spell that accidentally robs Princess Sunbeam of her magic abilities, Cressida embarks on a quest through the perilous Glitter Canyon to find Sunbeam's magic yellow sapphire. Simultaneous.
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Clean getaway
by Nic Stone
An 11-year-old boy confronts the realities of race relations past and present and the mysterious agenda of his unconventional grandmother during an unplanned spring break road trip through the once-segregated American South. By the award-winning author of Dear Martin. Simultaneous eBook.
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Flash's dash
by Emily Bliss
Invited to visit an enchanted land ruled by unicorns, Cressida, a unicorn-obsessed girl who has always believed that unicorns are real, becomes the first human to participate in the magical world's annual Thunder Dash race, which is compromised by a sticky spell gone wrong. Simultaneous.
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I survived the California wildfires, 2018
by Lauren Tarshis
A latest entry in the best-selling series traces the story of a boy who moves across the country to rural northern California, where his efforts to adjust are challenged by a fast-moving firestorm that places family homes and lives at risk. Simultaneous and eBook.
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Nazi prison camp escape
by Michael Burgan
A first entry in a new series inspired by true events follows the daring escape of Royal Canadian Air Force officer Bill Ash from a German POW camp during World War II. 20,000 first printing. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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Prism's paint
by Emily Bliss
When Ernest the wizard-lizard accidentally alters Princess Prism's powers so that she turns objects clear instead of different colors, unicorn fan Cressida Jenkins visits the Rainbow Realm to help her unicorn friends restore color to the land. Simultaneous.
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Bloom's ball
by Emily Bliss
When a blundering wizard-lizard accidentally ruins the decorations for Princess Bloom's birthday party, Cressida hurries to the Rainbow Realm to help save the party and repair the princess's relationship with her angry sisters. Simultaneous and eBook.
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Best friends forever
by Kate DiCamillo
A follow-up to the Geisel Award-winning Bink and Gollie finds the friendship of tall Gollie and short Bink tested by Gollie's queenly airs, a lack of pancakes and their shared profile in a book of record holders.
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Grime and punishment
by Dav Pilkey
A latest entry in the best-selling series finds Dog Man overcoming the Supa Buddies only to be confronted by a new problem that tests the limits of the entire pack to avoid barking up the wrong tree. By the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of the Captain Underpants series. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Two peas in a pod
by Sarah Mlynowski
Abby is feeling slighted by not being chosen festival leader at school, and her brother Jonah thinks that a trip through the magic mirror is just what she needs--but when they find themselves in a strange version of the Princess and the pea, and Abby is tagged as the princess, who will be the next ruler of the Kingdom of Bog (which is very damp and infested with alligators), she is not so much complimented as desperate to find an alternate princess, and get herself and her brother home
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Pacey Packer: unicorn tracker
by J. C. Phillipps
Twelve-year-old Pacey travels through Rundalyn to rescue her little sister, Mina, who was taken there by Slasher, her unicorn-turned-plush toy, who hopes to regain his rightful form and place in society
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Witches of Brooklyn
by Sophie Escabasse
Moving to Brooklyn to live with two eccentric aunts she has never met after the tragic loss of her mother, Effie forges bonds with loyal new friends while making the amazing discovery that magic runs in her family. By the illustrator of the Spotlight Club Mysteries. Simultaneous and eBook.
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Bo and the dragon-pup
by Rebecca Elliott
When a blanket and pair of glasses go missing at school after a lesson about dragons, Bo Tinseltail and the other unicorns of Sparklegrove Forest follow clues to the home of a stranger in the dragon caves. Simultaneous. Illustrations.
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A game of Fox & Squirrels
by Jenn Reese
When eleven-year-old Samantha is given a mysterious card game called "A Game of Fox & Squirrels," the animal characters of the game come to life and offer Sam anything she desires if she completes the game, but she soon learns that they are hiding rules she isn't prepared for
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The peacock detectives
by Carly Nugent
Helping her neighbors every time one of their pet peacocks wanders off, a sharp-eyed fledgling detective struggles to uncover the truth behind a friend’s anger, her sister’s haircut and her parents’ estrangement. A first novel. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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From the desk of Zoe Washington
by Janae Marks
Receiving an unexpected letter on her 12th birthday from the incarcerated father she has never met, a courageous young baker prepares for a cooking-show competition while scrambling to determine her father’s innocence. A first novel. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Echo Mountain
by Lauren Wolk
Losing her home in the aftermath of the stock market crash of 1929, Ellie moves with her family to a new home in an unforgiving mountain terrain where she seeks a cure to restore her injured father to health. By the Newbery Honor-winning author of Wolf Hollow. Simultaneous eBook.
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Show me a sign
by Ann Clare LeZotte
The Deaf librarian and author of T4 draws on the true history of a thriving 19th-century Deaf community on Martha’s Vineyard in the story of a girl whose proud lineage is threatened by land disputes with the Wampanoag and a ruthlessly ambitious scientist. Simultaneous eBook.
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Starting with Alice
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
After she, her older brother, and their father move from Chicago to Maryland, Alice has trouble fitting into her new third grade class, but with the help of some new friends and her own unique outlook, she survives
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Binny's Diwali
by Thrity N Umrigar
Binny's class is learning about different holiday traditions, and today it is time for Binny to share the story of her favorite holiday, Diwali, the Festival of Lights--and she even has some special treats to give her classmates. Includes information on the five days of Diwali, what it commemorates, and its special traditions
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A Tale of Magic
by Chris Colfer
In a world where magic is outlawed, Brystal Evergreens life is about to change forever.Book Annotation
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Shouting at the rain
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Delsie loves tracking the weather, living with her grandmother, and the support of friends and neighbors, but misses having a "regular family," especially after her best friend outgrows her
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A little space for me
by Jennifer Gray Olson
Overwhelmed by a sibling’s snores, a friend’s smelly lunch and a crowded, noisy playground, a little girl embarks on a search for a space of her own where she can breathe, rest, dream and think. By the author of Ninja Bunny. Illustrations.
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The Terrible Two's last laugh
by Mac Barnett
As the Terrible Two face the end of their time together in Yawnee Valley, they are determined to pull a prank that changes the town forever
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The season of Styx Malone
by Kekla Magoon
Caleb Franklin and his younger brother, Bobby Gene, spend an extraordinary summer their new, older neighbor, Styx Malone, a foster boy from the city
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Tyrannosaurus wrecks
by Stuart Gibbs
When a rare dinosaur skull is stolen from a top-secret excavation site on his friend’s ranch, Teddy Fitzroy begins an investigation that is complicated by the Barksdale twins’ anaconda and Summer’s inquiries into the black-market reptile trade. 150,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Disney Frozen The Collection
by Jennifer H. Keast
Join Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven as you search for hidden objects. Book Annotation
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The one and only Bob
by Katherine Applegate
A sequel to the Newbery Medal-winning The One and Only Ivan finds Bob, helped by friends Ivan and Ruby, searching for his lost sister on a journey that is dangerously complicated by an approaching hurricane. 500,000 first printing. Movie tie-in. Simultaneous eBook.
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Heart on Pluto
by Karl Jones
An uplifting tribute to NASA’s first mission to Pluto describes how the New Horizons satellite survived a long and difficult journey to the edge of our solar system to take a remarkable photograph of a heart-shaped nitrogen ice lake on the minor planet’s surface. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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