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New & Coming Soon Books for Elementary SchoolersMay 2018
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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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Featured Children's Program
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Steve and Kate's Camp Stop Motion Animation Thursday, May 4, 3:30 PM Lights... Camera. Action! Join staff from Steve & Kate's Camp at the Library for an afternoon of stop motion animation. Children will create characters, design sets, and film stop-motion masterpieces on custom-built, tabletop iPad stations. All materials are provided- just bring your imagination! Advanced registration is required. Grades K-7.
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The crystal caverns by Katrina CharmanJourneying to the Crystal Caverns to search for a piece of the magical Ember Stone, Tag, Skyla and Blaze are challenged by the increasingly powerful vulture, Thorn, who also wants the stone in order to continue spreading dark magic throughout Perodia. J FIC CHA
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Hardscrabble by Sandra DallasTwelve-year-old Belle Martin and her family move to Mingo, Colorado, in 1910 when the U.S. government offers 320 acres of land free to homesteaders. J FIC DAL
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The creature of the pines by Adam GidwitzAfter encountering a Jersey Devil while on a field trip to the Pine Barrens, Elliot and his new friend Uchenna help their weird teacher Professor Fauna rescue the mythological creature from a pair of greedy billionaire brothers. J FIC GID
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The Pompeii Disaster by Dan GutmanSent back in time to 79 AD, on a mission to photograph the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the Flashback Four race to get their picture. J FIC GUT
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River of Fire by Erin HunterStarClan's prophecy has been fulfilled, and the long-lost SkyClan has returned to its rightful place among the other four warrior Clans. Many cats believe the danger is past. But after moons of division and strife, ShadowClan is in danger of falling apart forever. J FIC HUN
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The doughnut fix by Jessie JanowitzWhen his family moves to tiny Petersville, eleven-year-old Tris stops focusing on his perfect sister, Jeanine, by using his cooking expertise to revive a town tradition of chocolate cream doughnuts. J FIC JAN
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You go first by Erin Entrada KellyCharlotte, twelve, and Ben, eleven, are highly-skilled competitors at online Scrabble and that connection helps both as they face family issues and the turmoil of middle school. J FIC KEL
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Big Foot and Little Foot by Ellen PotterHugo is a young Sasquatch who longs for adventure. Boone is young boy who longs to see a Sasquatch. When their worlds collide, they become the unlikeliest pair of best friends. J FIC POT
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The mission to find Max : Egypt by Elizabeth Singer HuntOn the hunt to find his missing brother, Max, Jack Stalwart travels to Egypt, where he must prevent an ancient and terrible curse from wreaking havoc. J SERIES JACK STALWART
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Lose, team, lose! by R. L. StineThe biggest, toughest girl in school joins the football team and foils a sly fourth grader's attempts to win the affections of the snobbiest girl in the class. J SERIES ROTTEN SCHOOL
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The lucky baseball bat by Matt ChristopherMarty loses his lucky baseball bat, and his confidence along with it, and wonders if he will recover both in time to help the Tigers win the championship. J SERIES SPORTS
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Sparks! 1 by Ian BoothbyA brilliant inventor cat who is afraid of the outside world and a feline crack pilot who is not afraid of anything navigate a powerful, mechanical dog suit to fight crime and foil the evil plots of an alien bent on enslaving humankind, in a wacky graphic novel story by an Eisner Award-winning team. J GN BOOTHBY
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One Day a Dot : The Story of You, the Universe, and Everything by Ian LendlerOne Day a Dot explores the age-old question: Where did we come from? Where did everything come from?Starting with one tiny dot and continuing through the Big Bang to the rise of human societies, the story of our universe is told in simple and vivid terms. But the biggest question of all cannot be answered: Where did that one dot come from? J GN LENDLER
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Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce This exquisite graphic novel adaptation of Philippa Pearce's Carnegie Medal-winning Tom's Midnight Garden reimagines a beloved classic in a new, full-color format. When Tom's brother gets sick, Tom's shipped off to spend what he's sure will be a boring summer with his aunt and uncle in the country. But then Tom hears the old grandfather clock in the hall chime thirteen times, and he's transported back to an old garden where he meets a mysterious girl named Hatty. J GN CLASSICS
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A mammal is an animal by Lizzy RockwellCombines clear, simple language with vibrant artwork in an introduction to animal classification and dichotomous inquiry that defines the characteristics shared by mammals and how they differ from those of nonmammalian species. J 599 ROC
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