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New & Coming Soon Books for Elementary SchoolersJuly 2020
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Click on the title to check availability. Log-in to our online catalog to place holds. To place holds by phone, please call us at 708-366-5205. During open hours, you can also chat with us at www.riverforestlibrary.org. It's easy!
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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.
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Dog Diaries: Mission Impawsible
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James Patterson
Junior returns in a latest tail-wagging adventure that describes the time his humans went on vacation without him, leaving him to endure an icky vegetable diet and plot a super-secret pooch plan to steal delicious hamburgers.
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The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter
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Aaron Reynolds
Receiving a pet chicken instead of the dog he has wished for all his life, Rex is cursed by the Grim Reaper in the wake of his chicken’s untimely demise and becomes haunted by a chatty, messy bunch of dead animal ghosts from the local zoo.
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Dragons vs. Unicorns
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Kate Biberdorf
When her best friend is cast as a lead in their school musical, 10-year-old assistant director and community problem solver Kate the Chemist uses STEM-based science to identify a mystery saboteur.
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Strike Zone
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Derek Jeter
Evaluating his teammates at the beginning of a new season, young Derek is astonished when his newest team member turns out to be a girl who inadvertently challenges everyone’s abilities to work together.
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Megabat is a Fraidybat
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Anna Humphrey
Going to sleepaway camp for the first time, apprehensive Daniel and enthusiastic Megabat find their expectations challenged by new friends, woodland activities and a fellow camper’s toothy mom. By the creators of Megabat and Fancy Cat.
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Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker
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Shelley Johannes
A lively girl who does her best thinking while upside down embarks on a first day of third grade only to be confronted by a disappointing reunion with a best friend who has set aside their plans in favor of spending time with a cool newcomer.
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Attack of the Stuff : The Life and Times of Bill Waddler
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Jim Benton
The creator of the It’s Happy Bunny series introduces readers to a duck who teams up with a confused orange juice sales clerk to navigate snake-themed nightmares, fix malfunctioning appliances and help save the world.
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Kitten Construction Company : a Bridge Too Fur
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John Green
Marmalade and her crew of construction kittens have been hired to build a new bridge that challenges them to seek help for their fear of water from unlikely canine teammates.
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Once Upon A Space-Time
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Jeffrey Brown
A laugh-out-loud space-themed graphic novel series that finds a brainy kid with overprotective parents and a girl who has no idea how she was chosen leaving Earth to join new alien classmates on an intergalactic mission to Mars.
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Pizza and Taco : Who's the Best?
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Stephen Shaskan
Best friends Pizza and Taco engage in a hilarious campaign to prove which of them is the best, inviting their friends Hot Dog and Hamburger to help them prove themselves during a popularity contest that tests the strength of their bond.
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Baloney and friends
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Greg Pizzoli
A new series by the Geisel Medal-winning creator of The Watermelon Seed introduces a piggy protagonist who performs questionable magic, braves the swimming pool and gives support to a friend.
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Shirley and Jamila Save Their Summer
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Gillian Goerz
Befriending an unusual girl after moving to a new neighborhood, Jamilia discovers that her new friend is the community’s best kid detective and becomes a crime-solving partner to help a young boy track down his missing pet gecko.
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Who is Temple Grandin?
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Patricia Demuth
A Who HQ celebration of the life and achievements of autism and animal activist Temple Grandin describes how despite not being formally diagnosed on the spectrum until her 40s, she courageously used her differences to guide her education, career and political initiatives.
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Hello neighbor! : the Kind and Caring World of Mister Rogers by Matthew Cordell A biographical look at the life and career of Fred Rogers and the impact of his show, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, told through lively, colorful illustrations and exclusively published archival photographs, provided by Fred Rogers Productions.
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Incredible Jobs You've (Probably) Never Heard Of
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Natalie Labarre
Introduces a new generation of future workers to some of the remarkable and lesser-known jobs that people do for a living, from a sloth babysitter and a taste tester to a corpse farmer and a dinosaur duster.
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