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Staff Picks: New Children's Books August 2017
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Colette's Lost Pet
by Isabelle Arsenault
Colette invents a pet parakeet named Marie Antoinette and tells stories about her to new friends - but what will Colette do when her friends want to meet Marie Antoinette? A lovely story for any one who has ever been caught telling a whopper!
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Owl diaries. Books 1-5
by Rebecca Elliott
Presents the adventures of Eva Wingdale, an owl who likes writing in her diary, making cool crafts, and hanging out with her firends in Treetopolis
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Joplin, wishing
by Diane Stanley
A middle grade New Yorker wishes for a new friend and lo and behold, the Dutch girl on an old platter appears! An old fashioned in the best way story by one of our great authors for children.
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The Shadow Cipher
by Laura Ruby
A great introduction to the popular genre of alternate history, where three smart kids try to solve a modern-world puzzle and complete a treasure hunt through the streets and buildings of New York City.
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It All Comes Down To This
by Karen English
12-year-old Sophie struggles with life in her 1965, all white Los Angeles neighborhood until the riots in nearby Watts and the arrest of a friend make her realize she has to become involved in the world beyond.
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