| SUDDENLY SUPERNATURAL
Book 1: SCHOOL SPIRIT
Ages 8 and up. Little Brown Books for Young Readers, June 2008.
"What happens when the supernatural and the seventh grade meet? Kat's mother is a medium, and NOT the kind that fits between small and large. She sees spirits and communicates with them. And even worse, Kat has just discovered that SHE can see spirits too." More info...
SPIN THE BOTTLE
Ages 10 and up. Dial Books for Young Readers, April 2008.
"Middle School is an Entirely New Planet. All Phoebe wants is to hang out with her ever dependable best friend and join the famous Drama Club, where there are real parts in genuine plays that don't involve food groups or dancing chickens. But then Phoebe hears about the Drama Club's opening night tradition: Spin the Bottle. Eek. Things are suddenly a lot more complicated." More info...
MARY INGALLS ON HER OWN
Ages 9 and up. HarperCollins, January 2008.
"Mary Ingalls lost her sight after a devastating bout of scarlet fever. Now for the first time readers will get a glimpse of what Mary's first months at the Iowa College for the Blind might have been like, where Mary gets a new beginning. Readers will discover a whole new side of this Little House sister they know through Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic Little House books."
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THE TOP JOB
Illustrated by Robert Neubecker.
Ages 4-8. Dutton Children's Books, July 2007.
"Elizabeth's mother is a jeweler. Emma's dad is a UFO hunter. Aidan's mom is a racecar driver. Why would anybody at school be interested in one dad's boring job of changing a light bulb? Because that light bulb happens to be at the top of a very tall building - and changing it is one very big adventure!" More
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LILY
B. ON THE BRINK OF PARIS
Ages 9 and up. HarperCollins. December 2006.
Lily and friends are off on a school trip to Paris, where Lily vows
to pen the great Parisian novel while simultaneously investigating
Bonnie's past medieval life, refusing to purchase an Eiffel Tower
snow globe, and solving the riddle of the Mysterious Tim. Lily
manages to become hopelessly lost with only a cryptically vibrating
cell phone to aid her. More
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DINOSAUR BONE
WAR: Cope and Marsh's Fossil Feud.
Ages 9 and up. Random House.
December 2006.
The true, fascinating story of the bitter feud between paleontologists
Edward Cope and O.C. Marsh and their epic race to discover dinosaur
bones that would make them famous and revolutionize the field of
American paleontology. Includes period photographs, drawings
and historic documents. More
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Ladies
First: 40 Daring American Women Who Were Second To None.
Ages 10 and up. National Geographic Children's Books.
February 2006.
Who was the first woman to row across
the Atlantic? Or to swim the English Channel? Or to
graduate from medical school? A rich source of educational
and historic material for students, the book also highlights inspirational
role models for girls... More
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Lily
B on the Brink of Love
Ages 9-13; HarperCollins;
October 2005
Lily B. is back... and she's on the Brink
of Love! Twenty feet may not seem that high to you.
But go outside, find a big rock, measure twenty feet up, then picture
The Boy Who Is The Center if Your Universe climbing to that place,
looking resplendent in climbing shoes. Then you'll know what
I mean.... More info...

My
Penguin Osbert Plush
Your very own Penguin Osbert,
8" plush doll, suitable for all ages, Candlewick Press.
It's just what you wanted -- it's just
what you asked for! But this irresistible penguin won't ever have
to go back to the zoo. Complete with his very own nametag, this charming plush Osbert will delight children just as the popular
picture book, My Penguin Osbert, did.
Buy My Penguin Osbert Plush now.
My
Penguin Osbert
Ages 4-8; Candlewick Press; September
2004
This year, Joe is really careful when
he tells Santa what he wants for Christmas. They’ve had some
misunderstandings in the past. On Christmas morning Joe finally
gets what he wants! But he learns to be careful what he wishes for...
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The
Look-It-Up Book of Explorers
Ages 9-12; Random House; July 2004
From ancient mariners to modern astronauts,
follow these explorers’ courageous and sometimes controversial
journeys into the great unknown. Entertaining and packed with facts,
making it simple to unearth the past, present and future of exploration!
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Lily
B. on the Brink of Cool Ages 9-13; HarperCollins;
October 2003
Lily is having the most boring summer
EVER. Her best friend has abandoned her for Young Executives
Camp, and there is nothing to do but go on family outings with her
parents. Then Lily meets the coolest girl, Karma, and her incredibly
cool parents. And guess what? They're her relatives! This summer
is looking up, and Lily thinks she just might be on the brink of
cool. More info...
What
Do You Dream? Ages 4-8; Candlewick Press;
August 2003
Presents a circle of dreams that
leads from a child to a flower to a butterfly and eventually up
to the moon and back to the earth, which is dreaming of a child.
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West
on the Wagon Train: The Adventures
of Young Buffalo Bill Book 4
The train stretched out like a white snake in front
of him, twenty-five wagons rolling forward, dipping and leaning
over the uneven prairie ... The year is 1857, and Bill Cody's pa
has recently passed away. Now eleven years old, Bill takes a job
as an extra hand on a wagon train headed west to help raise money
for his family. It is a dream come true for Bill, and he is determined
to be the best hired hand Lew Simpson has ever known! More info...
In
The Eye of the Storm: The Adventures
of Young Buffalo Bill Book 3
Things have changed dramatically for nine-year-old
Bill since his father left home. He is suddenly the man of the house
and must help his family survive the bitter-cold winter. And to
top it all off, he now has to go to school! But with his new responsibilities
come nightmares and worries. Bill has never felt more alone. Even
his favorite sister, Julia, doesn't seem to understand him anymore. More info...
One
Sky Above Us: The Adventures of
Young Buffalo Bill Book 2, Ages 8 and up; HarperCollins;
October 2002
Now that they'd crossed two states in a covered wagon,
claimed their land, and built a cabin, Bill had thought the hard
part would be over. But life in Kansas Territory is anything but
easy, and for all their goodwill, the Codys have made some ruthless
enemies. More info...
To
The Frontier: The Adventures of Young Buffalo Bill Book
1, Ages 8 and up; HarperCollins; May 2002
When young Bill Cody leaves his hometown in Iowa in
1854, he can't wait for all the excitement to begin. But there is
serious trouble brewing in the west, and Bill and his family get
more than they bargained for as they try to stake their land claim
in Kansas Territory. More
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As
Far as the Eye Can Reach: Lewis and Clark's Westward Quest
Ages 9-12; Random House; January 2003
In 1803, Captains Lewis and Clark set
out to explore beyond the newly purchased land of the Louisiana
Territory. By the time the Corps returned years later, everyone
believed they were dead. But the men had survived and with their
long journey, they staked a claim to the West for the new country,
America. More info...
My
Wagon Will Take Me Anywhere illustrated by Tom Newsom Preschool;
Dutton Books; March 2002
What begins as a walk with Mom and Dad turns into
an world-wide adventure as a child's imagination combines with the
wonder of a red Radio Flyer wagon. More
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Before
Columbus: The Leif Eriksson Expedition
Ages 9-12; Random House Books for Young Readers; Available
July 2004
Five hundred years before Columbus, a
young Viking named Leif Eriksson crossed the Atlantic and became
the first known European to set foot in North America. The tale
of the crossing and the brief Viking settlement in North America
has been passed down for a thousand years. More
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Balto
and the Great Race Ages 8 and up; Random House; 1999
Heading bravely into a brutal blizzard, Balto leads
the race for life. The true story of the heroic sled dogs who in
1925 were the only hope to transport medicine to the desperately
sick children of Nome, Alaska. More
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Visiting
Miss Caples Ages 10 and up; Dial Books; 2000
A young girl is assigned to read aloud to a reclusive
elderly woman. She discovers that there is a story behind Miss Caples,
and an ancient wrong that might still, seventy years later, be righted.
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Ice
Story: Shackleton's Lost Expedition Ages 10 and up; Clarion;
1999
A tightly woven, suspenseful book about the true events
that transpired on the ill-fated Endurance voyage of 1914, when
Ernest Shackleton and his crew were stranded on the Antarctic pack
ice for over a year with virtually no chance of rescue or survival.
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In
The Stone Circle
Ages 9 and up; Scholastic; 1998
Part ghost story, part historical novel, In the
Stone Circle is a riveting novel about the summer an American
girl and her father spend in a sixteenth century stone cottage and
are haunted by a ghost from many centuries past. More
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