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Ollie's odyssey
by William Joyce
Accompanying his young human, Billy, everywhere he goes, a favorite toy rabbit named Oswald crosses paths with Zozo, a resentful amusement park prize, who has never been a favorite and bitterly seeks revenge on the more popular toys. By the co-creator of The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. Simultaneous eBook.
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Gertie's Leap to Greatness
by Kate Beasley; illustrated by Jillian Tamaki
Fiction. Gertie Reece Foy is "one-hundred-percent, not-from-concentrate awesome," and she's ready to prove it. Sure, her mom walked out and moved to the other side of their Alabama town when Gertie was a baby, but that's all the more reason to show her what a great daughter she's missing. Gertie's progress toward becoming the greatest fifth-grader in the universe, however, is thwarted at every step by the rich new girl in class, Mary Sue Spivey. Even when her never-quit attitude lands her in trouble, you'll be rooting for Gertie in this slice-of-life story featuring spirited artwork by award-winning illustrator Jillian Tamaki.
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Horus and the curse of everlasting regret
by Hannah Voskuil
Two kids, a pet bat and a mummy embark on a mission to find a kidnapped girl and break an ancient Egyptian curse. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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Zoe in wonderland
by Brenda Woods
"Introverted, daydream-prone Zoe is afraid her real life will never be as exciting as her imaginary one"
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When Mischief Came to Town
by Katrina Nannestad
Historical Fiction. The quiet island town of Bornholm, Denmark, is about to get a wake-up call in the form of Inge Maria, a girl with only one braided pigtail (a goat ate the other one on the boat ride from Copenhagen, you see). Newly orphaned, Inge Maria arrives in Bornholm to live with her grandmother, and even after the heartbreaking loss of her mother, the spirited, fairy-tale loving girl can't seem to stay out of trouble. With an old-fashioned setting and plenty of rambunctious humor, When Mischief Came to Town has a fresh yet timeless charm.
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| Crenshaw by Katherine ApplegateFiction. Crenshaw is back, and he won't go away. The giant talking cat used to be Jackson's imaginary friend, back when Jackson was in first grade and his family lived in their minivan. Now, Jackson is almost in fifth grade, and though his family has a place to live, it's hard to find enough money for rent or food. Already worried about losing his home again, Jackson is baffled and annoyed by Crenshaw, who does cartwheels, demands purple jelly beans, and refuses to disappear, even though Jackson no longer believes in imaginary friends. Why has Crenshaw returned? You'll have to read this authentic, gripping, and offbeat book from Newbery Medalist Katherine Applegate to find out. |
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| The Astounding Broccoli Boy by Frank Cottrell BoyceFiction. After his skin suddenly turns from normal brown to broccoli green, 12-year-old Rory is quarantined in a London hospital. Even worse, he's forced to share a room with the only other green patient: Tommy-Lee, a mean kickboxer who gives Rory a hard time at school. The two enemies become friends, however, after they start to suspect that their new hue can only mean one thing: they're superheroes! To test their powers, they sneak out of the hospital and go on a series of nighttime escapades, including freeing zoo animals, breaking into Buckingham Palace, and other outlandish hijinks that are sure to please fans of Dave Barry and Tom Angleberger. |
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The Dream Stealer
by Sid Fleischman
A plucky Mexican girl tries to recover her dream from the Dream Stealer, who takes her to his castle where countless dreams and even more adventures await
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A snicker of magic
by Natalie Lloyd
Arriving in a town where magic has been driven away by a curse, 12-year-old Felicity, a girl who possesses a supernatural ability to see words around the people and places she visits, befriends mysterious do-gooder Jonah, who introduces shimmering new words while helping her break the curse. A first novel.
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| All the Answers by Kate MessnerFantasy. When 12-year-old Ava nervously scribbles a question on her math quiz using an old blue pencil, she's startled to hear an invisible voice tell her the answer. As she tries writing more questions, Ava discovers that the pencil has answers to a lot of the questions that plague her: Will her parents get divorced? Will she tank at band tryouts? Will her beloved grandfather die? Having the answers isn't all it's cracked up to be, and you'll want to root for sweet, worried Ava in this upbeat story about tough situations and small acts of bravery.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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San Mateo Public Library 55 West 3rd Avenue San Mateo, California 94402 (650) 522-7802www.smplibrary.org |
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