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| Ms. Bixby's Last Day by John David AndersonFiction. Ms. Bixby is one of "the Good Ones," the kind of teacher who really understands. When she has to leave school to start cancer treatments, students Topher, Steve, and Brand band together to give their teacher the kind of send-off she deserves. All three boys take turns describing their not-entirely-legal plan, as well as the ways in which Ms. Bixby changed their lives. |
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| The Secret of Nightingale Wood by Lucy StrangeHistorical Fiction. In 1919 England, bookish 12-year-old Hen is desperate for her father to return home and her mama to get better. They moved to a country estate for a fresh start, yet creepy Dr. Hardy seems to be keeping Mama sick on purpose. Feeling sad and lonely, Hen follows an eerie light into the nearby woods and finds a mysterious, life-changing new friend. |
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Ada Twist, scientist
by Andrea Beaty
Picture Book. The best-selling creators of Iggy Peck, Architect and Rosie Revere, Engineer present the story of a little girl who, in the spirit of such visionaries as Marie Curie and Ada Lovelace, diligently applies her fledgling scientific prowess to advance her understanding of the world. 250,000 first printing.
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The Night Gardener
by Terry Fan
Discovering that the tree outside his window has been sculpted into the shape of a wise owl overnight, young William revels in a sequence of elaborate topiaries that are created throughout his town by a mysterious talented night gardener. A first picture book.
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Wolf Hollow : a novel
by Lauren Wolk
Growing up in a rural Pennsylvania town in the aftermath of two world wars, 12-year-old Annabelle confronts a bullying newcomer and must defend a traumatized but gentle World War I veteran who is wrongly implicated in the bully's disappearance. Simultaneous eBook.
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The tragic tale of the great auk
by Jan Thornhill
Tells the tragic story of a bird that was once abundant in the North Atlantic but was hunted to death by humans
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As brave as you
by Jason Reynolds
When Genie and his older brother spend their summer in the country with their grandparents, he learns a secret about his grandfather and what it means to be brave
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Dory Dory black sheep
by Abby Hanlon
After her best friend learns to read before she does, Dory retreats into her wild imagination and finds herself in the middle of one of the babyish books she is struggling to read, encountering imaginary friends and enemies along the way
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| Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard by Jonathan AuxierFantasy. A devoted reader and bookmender, 12-year-old Sophie Quire works in her father's shop in Bustleburgh. When thief Peter Nimble turns up asking for repairs to a magical book, Sophie agrees to help -- and unexpectedly discovers her own destiny. Packed with colorful characters, this sequel to Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is a smart, silly, breathtaking tale that's perfect for book lovers and fantasy fans. |
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