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New & Coming Soon Books for Elementary SchoolersMarch 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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Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor
by Ally Carter
After years in foster care, April gets to live in a mansion where she and four other children are caught up in a mystery related to a missing heir, a lost legacy, and the Phantom
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Before the Sword
by Grace Lin
Publishing just in time for the release of the live-action version of Disney’s Mulan in March 2020, stories based on the movie follow Mulan and her friends Mushu, Cri-Kee and others as they set out to save Mulan’s father and the Chinese empire from an enemy invasion.
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Lily and the Great Quake : a San Francisco Earthquake Survival Story
by Veeda Bybee
Lily is the oldest of the three children in her Chinese American family living in San Francisco when the 1906 earthquake hits; her family has survived the quake, but as the city starts to burn Lily and her younger brother are separated from the others and must get to the safety of Oakland across the bay and hope that the rest of their family and friends are there waiting for them.
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Bo and the Dragon-Pup
by Rebecca Elliott
Bo Tinseltail lives in Sparklegrove Forest, where lots of other magical creatures live. Bo and the other unicorns learn about dragons at school, but they have never seen them before. That is, until now! A blanket and a pair of glasses go missing from school, and the clues lead to the dragon caves! Will Bo and the other unicorns meet a scary creature there? Or will they make a brand-new friend?
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Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!
by Sarah Kapit
Vivy Cohen is determined. She's had enough of playing catch in the park. She's ready to pitch for a real baseball team. But Vivy's mom is worried about Vivy being the only girl on the team, and the only autistic kid. But Vivy won't give up! Armed with a catcher as a new best friend and a steady stream of advice from her favorite Major League player, Vivy is ready to do whatever it takes to get on, and stay on, the team.
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Trouble at Table 5: The Candy Caper
by Tom Watson
Molly gets things stuck in her head sometimes. When she sees a jar of candy on Principal Shelton’s desk, she absolutely needs to know how many candies are in that jar! Luckily, her two best friends, Simon and Rosie, are ready to help her find the answer—even if it means detention for all of them!
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The Newest Princess
by Melody Mews
Anticipating the arrival of her eighth shooting star and ascension as a princess, an excited Itty Bitty Kitty becomes apprehensive when she learns that she has to leave her friends and former school behind.
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I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
by Scott Dawson
A high-action graphic novel adaptation of the best-selling series debut finds a 10-year-old boy and his younger sister eagerly exploring the Titanic before a devastating accident changes their lives forever.
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Peter & Ernesto : the Lost Sloths
by Graham Annable
After a hurricane destroys their tree, Peter, Ernesto, and their sloth friends journey into the jungle in search of a new tree to be their home, but the jungle is full of unexpected dangers
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Dear Justice League
by Michael Northrop
The greatest heroes in the DC Comics universe, the Justice League, answer mail from their biggest fans--kids!
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The Boy Who Became a Dragon : a Bruce Lee Story
by Jim Di Bartolo
A graphic novel biography of the life of martial arts legend Bruce Lee describes how his childhood in Hong Kong was shaped by World War II and gang violence before kung fu enabled his achievements as a student, teacher and international star.
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The Runaway Princess
by Jan Troïanowski
Adventures ensue when a bored princess resists stereotypes to embark on an adventurous quest through her magical country, where her efforts to make new friends are challenged by her disapproving parents.
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Putuguq & Kublu and the Qalupalik!
by Roselynn Akulukjuk
On their way to the shoreline, quarreling siblings Putuguq and Kublu are warned by their grandfather to watch out for the qalupalik, a mythical creature that pulls unsuspecting children into the icy water.
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Being Frog
by April Pulley Sayre
A photographic introduction to the fascinating world of frogs combines lyrical text with close-up images of frogs sitting, eating and leaping through different stages of their life cycle and in their natural environments.
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Honeybee : The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera
by Candace Fleming
Beginning at birth, the honeybee emerges through the wax cap of her cell and is driven to protect and take care of her hive. She cleans the nursery and feeds the larvae and the queen. But is she strong enough to fly? Not yet! Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann describe the life cycle of the hard-working honeybee in this poetically written, thoroughly researched picture book.
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