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Mrs. C's Booktalk February 2020
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A Boy Called BAT
by Elana K Arnold
For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life tends to be full of surprises -- some of them good, some not so good. Today, though, is a good-surprise day. Bat's mom, a veterinarian, has brought home a baby skunk, which she needs to take care of until shecan hand him over to a wild-animal shelter. But the minute Bat meets the kit, he knows they belong together. And he's got one month to show his mom that a baby skunk might just make a pretty terrific pet
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Ban this book
by Alan Gratz
When her favorite book in the school library is challenged by a well-meaning parent, Amy Anne and her friends start a secret banned books locker library, using ridiculous reasons to ban every book in the library to make a point
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Her right foot
by Dave Eggers
The author of This Bridge Will Not Be Gray shares engaging historical facts about America's emblematic Statue of Liberty, revealing how the story of the Statue's right foot has become powerfully representative of the country's foundations upon the principles of acceptance and diversity.
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I want a dog
by Jon Agee
Searching for a dog to adopt from a wonderfully eccentric animal shelter, a little girl is introduced to such pet candidates as an aardvark, a goose and a python before falling in love with an adorable seal. By the award-winning creator of Life on Mars. Illustrations.
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Alfie : (the turtle that disappeared)
by Thyra Heder
Loving the pet turtle who does not perform tricks and is so quiet that she sometimes forgets he is there, little Nia becomes dismayed on the night before her seventh birthday, when her turtle disappears to embark on a remarkable search for a birthday gift for his dear friend. By the creator of The Bear Report. 25,000 first printing.
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I want a dog!
by Helga Bansch
Despite the many excuses her parents give her for not allowing her to have a dog, little Lisa is determined and so comes up with a perfect plan that is sure to make everyone happy, most especially Ralphie the dog.
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Dog loves books
by Louise Yates
Disappointed by an initial lack of business on his new bookstore's opening day, Dog passes the time by reading exciting stories that he subsequently recommends to his discerning first customers. By the author of A Small Surprise.
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You loves Ewe! : Story, Pictures, and Wacky Wordplay
by Cece Bell
A high-comedy companion to I Yam a Donkey features a silly donkey, a cranky yam and an irresistible ewe, who navigate misunderstandings on comic panels introducing a variety of giggle-inducing homonyms. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Zombie in love
by Kelly S. DiPucchio
Working out in the gym in spite of fragile limbs, attending ballroom dancing lessons and registering with "Stalemate.com" in an effort to attract his one true love, young zombie Mortimer despairs of finding romance only to discover that the "ghoul" of his dreams may be one shriek away. By the best-selling author of Grace for President.
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Balto and the race against time
by Helen Moss
Transported back in time into their puppy selves, a pack of senior dogs arrives in 1925 Alaska, where they must help Balto in his famous sled race to deliver life-saving medicine, before they are challenged to make their way back home. Simultaneous eBook.
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Sparks!
by Ian Boothby
A 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. Simultaneous.
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The spacedog cometh
by Johnny Marciano
While Klawde struggles to outwit a dog that has arrived on Earth to settle an intergalactic score, Raj endures ambitious plans for an Indian feast by his formidable grandmother. Co-written by the best-selling author of the Witches of Benevento series. Illustrations.
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Prince of Underwhere
by Bruce Hale
In an amusing adventure for middle readers, Underwhere is a place all its own where kids battle underwear-donning tyrants and devices for giving atomic wedgies are easily found. Reprint.
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Archie takes flight : Archie Takes Flight
by Wendy Mass
A debut entry in a new chapter book series co-written by the best-selling author of The Candymakers finds young Archie accompanying his space taxi father on the late shift, which is marked by adventures with wormholes, an unusual cat and an evil mastermind. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous.
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Walk two moons
by Sharon Creech
After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left
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The tiger rising
by Kate DiCamillo
Eleven-year-old Rob Horton finds a caged tiger in the woods behind the hotel where he lives with his father, and must decide what to do with his discovery, while coming to terms with his past. Jr Lib Guild. 25,000 first printing.
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