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6,100 | 0 | Grade 9 UpThis anthology, the third volume in the series, contains 19 short stories by some of the top writers in this genre. Nancy Springer opens the volume with a story of a precocious young princess with a gift of discernment who unearths the controlling power of the moon goddess hidden in a golden ring. Nancy Farmer takes readers on a magical train ride into eternity. Margo Lanagan's "Ferryman" reveals the dark and dreary life of the boatman of the dead, while Jane Yolen and Adam Semple offer up the brutal, very adult retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood" as a sexually abused young woman who copes with her pain by cutting herself and disappearing into a fantasy world. The selections vary in length, with some short stories, some novellas. Each work is introduced by an evocative illustration that beautifully sets the scene for the written work. The variety of styles and themes and a gathering together of so many talented writers in one work offer readers a banquet for the imagination. For fans of the genre, this is a must read.Debra Banna, Sharon Public Library, MA Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.The third anthology in the Firebirds series is even more expansive, with 19 stories that range from fantasy to futuristic to historical to genre defying. The latter includes some stand-outs,like Carol Emshwillers poignant The Dignity Hes Due, about a homeless family living off the Appalachian Trail, the mother of which believes her son is heir to the throne of France; or Candas Jane Dorseys disquieting Dolly the Dog-Soldier, about a litter of human puppies adopted from the arfenedge and trained as assassins. Margo Lanagans Ferryman and Jane Yolen and Adam Stemples Little Red reimagine familiar figures in unusual ways. Ellen Klages, Kara Dalkey, and Marly Youmans also contribute strong pieces. At the center of the book is Nina Kiriki Hoffmans short novel, The Ghosts of Strangers, a storyabout dragons and ghosts and a little girl who is integral to both. Despite the variety, similar themes echo throughout the stories and, along with Dringenbergs smoky, evocative graphite illustrations, make the collection cohesive while still encompassingthe depth and breadth of speculative fiction. Grades 7-12. --Krista Hutley; Title: Firebirds Soaring: An Anthology of Original Speculative Fiction | [
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6,101 | 16 | Affectionately drawn . . .The colors are clear and loud and the pictures fairly burst from the page. -- Booklist[These] charming animals will energize any storytime. A delight. -- School Library JournalPatricia Polacco currently resides in Michigan, where she has a glorious old farm that was built during the time of Lincoln.; Title: G is for Goat | [
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6,102 | 2 | John Herman has written the books Labyrinth, One Winter’s Night, and Red, White, and Blue: The Story of the American Flag.Diane Dillon was born in Los Angeles in 1933. She met her future husband, Leo, when they were both studying at the Parsons School of Design in New York in 1953. They married in 1957 and became an iconic artistic duo. The Dillons are the only illustrators to win the Caldecott Medal two years in a row, which they did in 1976 and 1977. They produced more than 100 speculative book and magazine covers together.Leo Dillon was born to Trinidadian parents in New York in 1933. He met his future wife, Diane, when they were both studying at the Parsons School of Design in New York in 1953. They married in 1957 and became an iconic artistic duo. Leo and Diane collaborated on covers and woodcuts for a number of Harlan Ellison books; in 1981, Ellison edited a biography of them entitled The Art of Leo & Diane Dillon. Leo and Diane are the only illustrators to win the Caldecott Medal two years in a row, which they did in 1976 and 1977. They produced more than 100 speculative book and magazine covers together. Leo Dillon passed away in 2012.; Title: One Winter's Night | [
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6,103 | 0 | Peck is in his element here. [S]o vivid is the telling of every event, conversation, and emotion. Best of all, the dry wit and unpretentious tone make the storys events comical, its characters memorable, and its conclusion unexpectedly moving.Booklist, starred reviewRICHARD PECK (1934-2018) was born in Decatur, Illinois and lived in New York City for nearly 50 years. The acclaimed author of 35 novels for children and young adults, he won the Newbery Medal forA Year Down Yonder, a Newbery Honor forA Long Way from Chicago, the Scott ODell Award forThe River Between Us, the Edgar Allen Poe Award forAre You in the House Alone?, aBoston Globe-Horn BookAward Honor forThe Best Man, and the Christopher Medal forThe Teachers Funeral. He was the first childrens author ever to have been awarded a National Humanities Medal, and was twice a National Book Award Finalist.; Title: The Teacher's Funeral | [
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6,104 | 2 | "[Gives] a lively sense of the third-grade classroom and playground . . . with a conflict that builds to a tense climax." (Booklist)Suzy Kline, the author of nineteen previous Horrible Harry books and four books about Song Lee, lives in Willington Connecticut with her husband, Rufus. Suzy and Rufus have been married for thirty-eight years. They met in the state where they both grew up: California. Suzy grew up in Berkeley and Rufus in Sacramento. Suzy graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in European history. She met Rufus at the Davis campus while attending that campus for a year. They got married and lived in different places, including Canada, before settling into Connecticut, the state they now call home.Suzy taught in 5th and 6th grades at Shannon Elementary School in Richmond, California for 3 years, and 2nd and 3rd grades at Southwest Elementary School in Torrington, Connecticut for 24 years before retiring this past June. She now enjoys writing full-time and visiting schools and libraries. The couple share their home with two cats, Teeter and Hoag. They have two daughters, Jennifer and Emily, and four grandchildren: Jake, Kenna, Gabby and Saylor. A fifth grandchild is due in September, 2006. Suzy's mother just turned 96. She dedicated her most recent book, Horrible Harry Takes the Cake to her.Suzy and Rufus enjoy attending UConn football and basketball games, and Suzy uses the UConn library as a reference for her writing facts.; Title: Horrible Harry and the Mud Gremlins | [
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6,105 | 7 | Bram Stoker (1847-1912) was born in Ireland and attended Trinity College in Dublin. He joined the Irish Civil Service, then became involved in the theater. He wrote seventeen books.; Title: Bram Stocker's Dracula: The Graphic Novel | [
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6,106 | 2 | Rich Wallace lives in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.; Title: Technical Foul: Winning Season | [
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6,107 | 2 | Grade 8 Up–After spending most of her childhood moving from town to town, Nicole is glad to be settled in one place to finish high school. When she starts daydreaming about marrying her boyfriend after graduation, her parents decide that she needs to broaden her horizons. They sign her up for the Students Across the Seven Seas program, and soon she is unhappily headed for Paris where she will attend school and live with an American family. Despite her negative attitude, she makes friends with the other exchange students and her host family's French nanny. As a new culture and new experiences make Nicole more mature and confident, she begins to realize that her decisions about her boyfriend and to belong to the in-crowd are limiting her potential. Nicole starts out as shallow and slightly unlikable, but does show some real growth as the story progresses. This addition to the series is a respectable entry in the teen chick-lit genre, but it moves a bit slowly.–Stephanie L. Petruso, Anne Arundel County Public Library, Odenton, MD Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Cathy Hapka has written more than one hundred books for children and young adults. At home on her small farm in Chester County, Pennsylvania, she enjoys reading and writing, horseback riding, animals of all kinds, gardening, and music.; Title: Pardon My French (S.A.S.S.) | [
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6,108 | 2 | "This lively novel thoughtfully examines friendships that cross magical boundaries and explores how love can strengthen and save us."School Library Journal"Imogene and Maxine are fully-drawn characters, and the plot builds steadily toward the end."Children's Literature"Readers always know what to expect in a de Lint fantasy: supple, sinuous writing in a contemporary setting laced with fantasy neatly hardwired in place . . . Fairies like the evil twins of the wee free men, Imogene's not so imaginary childhood friend Pelly, and a shadow world impinging on this one conjure up satisfying elements of Buffy the Vampire Slayerthere's even a helpful British librarian named Ms. Giles."Kirkus ReviewsCharles de Lint (charlesdelint.com)is the author of more than seventy adult, young adult, and childrens books. Renowned as one of the trailblazers of the modern fantasy genre, he is the recipient of the World Fantasy, White Pine, Crawford, and Aurora awards. The first book of the Wildlings trilogy,Under My Skin, won the 2013 Aurora Award for Young Adult Fiction. De Lint is a poet, songwriter, performer, and folklorist, and he writes a monthly book-review column for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.De Lint and his wife, MaryAnn Harris, a fellow artist and musician, recently released companion CDs of their original songs, samples of which can be heard on de Lints website. They live in Ottawa.; Title: The Blue Girl | [
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6,109 | 14 | "This inspired treatment of an age-old tale communicates plenty about love."Alison Jackson is the award-winning artist who created the BBC TV series Double Take and the internationally acclaimed Schweppes advertising campaign. After studying sculpture and then Fine Art Photography at the Royal College of Art in London, Alison's work, has for the last five years, astonished and sometimes shocked audiences on both sides of the Atlantic.Tricia Tusa lives in Houston, Texas.; Title: The Ballad of Valentine (Picture Puffin Books (Paperback)) | [
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6,110 | 2 | Spot is one of the essential experiences of childhood. -- Parents Magazine; Title: Spot Goes to the Circus | [
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6,111 | 2 | “Cummings has created a multifaceted story that is as much about the families and life in the Chesapeake as it is about a prank gone awry. Brady’s bighearted cousin Carl, his supportive father, and the anguished Mrs. DiAngelo are particularly well-developed characters who are pivotal in Brady’s understanding of the path he must choose. This well-crafted story will have broad appeal.”—School Library JournalPriscilla Cummings lives in Annapolis, Maryland.; Title: Red Kayak | [
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6,112 | 2 | The story is sure to elicit giggles . . . and perhaps a bit of sympathy for their teachers as well. -- School Library JournalRhonda Greene is a children's author and former learning disabilities teacher. Greene who has won the School Library Journal Best Book, American Booksellers "Pick of the List," Children's Book Council Showcase Book awards, among others. She is known for  When a Line Bends . . . A Shape Begins, Push! Dig! Scoop!: A Construction Counting Rhyme, Santa's Stuck, and many other beloved children's titles.Mike Lester is an illustrator and political cartoonist who often has cartoons in publications like Time magazine. The books he has illustrated for Random House include A Is for Salad, Cool Daddy Rat, and The Night Before the Night Before Christmas. He lives in Rome, Georgia.; Title: This is the Teacher | [
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6,113 | 2 | Carol Fenner lived in Battle Creek, Michigan, before she passed away in 2002.; Title: Snowed in with Grandmother Silk | [
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6,114 | 2 | "It's all quite preposterous and lots of laughs, and so are the cartoon illustrations."--Publishers Weekly.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Robert Kimmel Smith was 8 years old when he read his first book--a book that moved him enough to make him cry. It turned out to be a life-defining event, because after that experience he decided not only that he loved reading, but also, luckily for us and for his millions of fans, that he wanted to become a writer. Little did he know that he would grow up to become an award-winning author whose books have sold millions of copies and are making a difference to millions of children.It would take 30 years for his dream to become a reality. He embarked on his writing career in 1970 after leaving the advertising business. But as Smith himself described it, his foray into writing books began entirely by accident, and he credits his daughter with getting him started. It seems that one night he was making up a bedtime story for his daughter, Heidi. As he was spinning his yarn, it began to grow and grow and take on a life of its own. Heidi urged him to finish the story, which ultimately became his first book, Chocolate Fever. Heidi must have known that there was something delicious about that story, because Chocolate Fever went on to sell almost two million copies.But, ideas for books don't always come that easily. Ideas come to Smith from life experiences, from things that happened to him personally or from things that happened to people he knew. Jelly Belly was drawn from his own childhood, when he was the fattest child in the fifth grade. The War with Grandpa garnered 11 state awards (five within one six-week period!). Mostly Michael was written for some fifth graders who asked Smith to write about an "average" kid who doesn't like school. According to Smith, he wrote The Squeaky Wheel because he wanted kids to know that there was life after parents divorce, and that kids have to speak up for their rights. Though told with humor, it is a powerful book that won the Parents' Choice award for Story Books.Some authors are highly structured, outlining every step of a book's process. But Smith starts with a hero, an opening situation, and a loose idea of where the story will go. "I don't want to know everything; that would be too boring for me. So in a sense, I am discovering the story along with my characters," says Smith.The message he wants to convey to children with his books is simple but fundamental: "Get the most out of yourself, enjoy life, and be good to people along the way." He says that he also writes about making moral choices, without lecturing his readers. Smith says, "I think I wrote Chocolate Fever just to say `you can't have everything every time you want,' which is a basic truth except for the IRS." But, there is a far more basic reason that Smith writes books: "My secret agenda is to create books so entertaining that the kids get hooked on reading, particularly boys, who need help."Robert Kimmel Smith lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife Claire in a big old Victorian house. They have two grown children: Heidi and Roger. Robert and Claire love to cook, and both are fanatical baseball fans. They go to the movies and the theater. Smith plays tennis, swims, gardens, and tries not to gain weight.Robert Kimmel Smith's works include: Chocolate Fever, Jelly Belly, Mostly Michael, The War with Grandpa, The Squeaky Wheel. In addition to writing award-winning books for children, Smith has written short stories and plays, as well as the script for the television production of Chocolate Fever for "CBS Story Break."; Title: Chocolate Fever | [
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6,115 | 2 | "A satisfying family story that will appeal to animal lovers everywhere." —Booklist"I write for children. Children are still in love with the wonders of nature, and I am too. So I tell them stories about a boy and a falcon, a girl and an elegant wolf pack, about owls, weasels, foxes, prairie dogs, the alpine tundra, the tropical rain forest. And when the telling is done, I hope they will want to protect all the beautiful creatures and places."Jean Craighead George was born in a family of naturalists. Her father, mother, brothers, aunts and uncles were students of nature. On weekends they camped in the woods near their Washington, D.C. home, climbed trees to study owls, gathered edible plants and made fish hooks from twigs. Her first pet was a turkey vulture. In third grade she began writing and never stopped. She has written over 100 books.Her book, Julie of the Wolves won the prestigious Newbery Medal, the American Library Association's award for the most distinguished contribution to literature for children, l973. My Side of the Mountain, the story of a boy and a falcon surviving on a mountain together, was a 1960 Newbery Honor Book. She has also received 20 other awards.; Title: Charlie's Raven | [
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6,116 | 2 | "This is a great read-aloud with sounds and words that encourage active participation.... A charming story to calm those pre-school jitters."Jonathan London is the creator of twenty-five books about lovable and enduringly popular Froggy.  He is also a poet and a novelist. Jonathan and his wife live in Graton, California.Frank Remkiewicz has illustrated numerous books for children, including the popular Froggy books by Jonathan London (Viking and Puffin). He lives in Sarasota, Florida.; Title: Froggy's Day with Dad | [
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6,117 | 2 | Byars shows how delightful middle-grade mysteries can be. -- BooklistBetsy Byars began her writing career rather late in life. "In all of my school years, . . . not one single teacher ever said to me, 'Perhaps you should consider becoming a writer,'" Byars recalls. "Anyway, I didn't want to be a writer. Writing seemed boring. You sat in a room all day by yourself and typed. If I was going to be a writer at all, I was going to be a foreign correspondent like Claudette Colbert in Arise My Love. I would wear smashing hats, wisecrack with the guys, and have a byline known round the world. My father wanted me to be a mathematician." So Byars set out to become mathematician, but when she couldn't grasp calculus in college, she turned to English. Even then, writing was not on her immediate horizon.First, she married and started a family. The writing career didn't emerge until she was 28, a mother of two children, and living in a small place she called the barracks apartment, in Urbana, Illinois. She and her husband, Ed, had moved there in 1956 so he could attend graduate school at the University of Illinois. She was bored, had no friends, and so turned to writing to fill her time. Byars started writing articles for The Saturday Evening Post, Look,and other magazines. As her family grew and her children started to read, she began to write books for young people and, fortunately for her readers, discovered that there was more to being a writer than sitting in front of a typewriter."Making up stories and characters is so interesting that I'm never bored. Each book has been a different writing experience. It takes me about a year to write a book, but I spend another year thinking about it, polishing it, and making improvements. I always put something of myself intomy books -- something that happened to me. Once a wanderer came by my house and showed me how to brush my teeth with a cherry twig; that went in The House of Wingscopyright 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.; Title: The Dark Stairs (Herculeah Jones Mystery) | [
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6,118 | 2 | A touching love letter to all the kids who wish they didnt stand out quite so much. -- Publishers WeeklyMike Reiss lives in Los Angeles. David Catrow lives in Springfield, Ohio.; Title: The Boy Who Looked Like Lincoln | [
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6,119 | 2 | Praise for Travel Team:In a story every bit as exciting and tear-jerking as any novel or movie in its genre Hoosiers, Mighty Ducks, The Bad News Bears Danny gets his chance at glory. Lupica . . . has the knowledge of the game and the lean prose to make this a taut, realistic story not just about the game but about heart, character, and family. A winner. Kirkus ReviewsLupica . . . sets the scene for on-court action, and delivers play-by-play descriptions . . . that will thrill basketball buffs. Genuinely affecting. Publishers WeeklyMike Lupica is the author of multiple bestselling books for young readers, including QB 1, Heat, Travel Team, Million-Dollar Throw, and The Underdogs. He has carved out a niche as the sporting worlds finest storyteller. Mikelives in Connecticut with his wife and their four children. When not writing novels, Mike Lupica writes for New York's Daily News, appears on ESPN's The Sports Reporters and hosts The Mike Lupica Show on ESPN Radio. You can visit Mike Lupica at mikelupicabooks.com; Title: Travel Team | [
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6,120 | 2 | "Readers who choose the book for the attraction of Navajo code talking and the heat of battle will come away with more than they ever expected to find." Booklist, starred review"With its multicultural themes and well-told WWII history, this will appeal to a wide audience." Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Bruchac's gentle prose presents a clear historical picture of young men in wartime, island hopping across the Pacific, waging war in the hells of Guadalcanal, Bougainville, and Iwo Jima. Nonsensational and accurate, Bruchac's tale is quietly inspiring..." School Library JournalJoseph Bruchac is a highly acclaimed children's book author, poet, novelist and storyteller, as well as a scholar of Native American culture. Coauthor with Michael Caduto of the bestselling Keepers of the Earth series, Bruchac's poems, articles and stories have appeared in hundreds of publications, from Akwesasne Notes and American Poetry Review to National Geographic and Parabola.He has authored many books for adults and children including Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two, Skeleton Man, and The Heart of a Chief.For more information about Joseph, please visit his website www.josephbruchac.com.; Title: Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two | [
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6,121 | 2 | "Danziger reaches out to a younger audience in this funny, touching slice of third-grade life, told in the voice of a feisty, lovable heroine."Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in New York, Paula Danziger knew since second grade that she wanted to be a writer. Beginning her career as a teacher, Danziger taught at the junior high, high school, college levels. She received her Masters Degree in reading and during that time she wrote her first bestselling novel, The Cat Ate My Gymsuit. She returned to teaching, but the success of her book encouraged her to become a full-time writer. It was non-stop for Danziger since then. Among her titles are: the enormously popular Amber Brown books as well as Remember Me To Harold Square, The Divorce Express, and Can You Sue Your Parents For Malpractice?Danziger received numerous honors, including: Parent's Choice Awards, International Reading Association - Children's Book Council Awards, a IRA-CBC Children's Choice Award and many nominations for state reading and library association awards.Known as a flamboyantly funny and deeply honest writer and speaker, Paula Danziger knew how to relate to young readers at their level. She was vital, funny, and compassionate. She knew how kids felt, what made them laugh, what they wore, collected, read, and played with. From collecting novelty toys that would make any teacher cringe, to wearing jangly earrings, funky glasses and shoes covered with beads and sequins, Paula Danziger had a direct line into kids' hearts and funnybones. She will be missed always.In Paula's memory, The Amber Brown Fund has been established to bring authors and illustrators to schools and libraries which otherwise could not afford them. Donations may be sent to The Amber Brown Fund/ SCBWI Museum of Childrens Books, 8271 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048.Tony Ross lives in London, England.; Title: Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon | [
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6,122 | 2 | Gr. 5-8. Johns has concocted a wonderful character in 12-year-old Hannah West, who wanders the street, closely observing her surroundings. Adopted from China as an infant, Hannah and her adoptive mother, an artist, earn their way by house-sitting, with Hannah making extra money as a dog walker and errand runner. While taking care of an apartment in Seattle's upscale Belltown Towers, Hannah and her mother stumble upon an art theft. The heist turns into a series of thefts from local art galleries, which Hannah, with her knowledge of the city and keen observation skills, is able to solve. With a great backstory and an engaging heroine, this enjoyable mystery is a strong addition to the Sleuth imprint. Connie FletcherCopyright American Library Association. All rights reservedLinda Johns lives in Seattle,Washington.; Title: Hannah West in the Belltown Towers: A Mystery | [
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6,123 | 2 | Highly suspenseful. -- Kirkus ReviewsPeg Kehret was born in Wisconsin, grew up in Minnesota, spent fourteen years in California, and now lives with her husband in Washington State. They have two grown children, four grandchildren, one dog, and one cat.Peg's novels for children are regularly recommended by the American Library Association, the International Reading Association, and the Children's Book Council. She has won many state "young reader" or "children's choice" awards. Peg's characters are ordinary kids who find themselves in exciting situations and who use their wits to solve their problems. There is usually humor as well as suspense in her books. A long-time volunteer at The Humane Society, she often uses animals in her stories.Before she began writing books for children, Peg published plays, short stories, articles, and two books for adults. She is a frequent speaker at conferences for librarians and teachers.At the age of twelve, Peg had polio and was paralyzed from the neck down. Because she can remember that experience and her year of recovery so vividly, she finds it easy to write in the viewpoint of a twelve or thirteen year old. Most of her main characters are that age. Her autobiography, Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio, won the Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, and the PEN Center USA West Award for Children's Literature.When she is not writing, Peg likes to watch baseball, bake cookies, and pump her old player piano.; Title: Abduction! | [
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6,124 | 0 | "A rewarding tale that highlights a lesser-known aspect of American's pioneer story." --School Library Journal"A must for young history buffs." --Kirkus Reviews"Short chapters, simple sentences, and James' pencil sketches make this an appealing choice for newly independent readers." --BooklistGordon C. James also illustrates the Scraps of Time series by Patricia C. McKissack. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.; Title: Away West (Scraps of Time) | [
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6,125 | 2 | Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in New York, Paula Danziger knew since second grade that she wanted to be a writer. Beginning her career as a teacher, Danziger taught at the junior high, high school, college levels. She received her Masters Degree in reading and during that time she wrote her first bestselling novel, The Cat Ate My Gymsuit. She returned to teaching, but the success of her book encouraged her to become a full-time writer. It was non-stop for Danziger since then. Among her titles are: the enormously popular Amber Brown books as well as Remember Me To Harold Square, The Divorce Express, and Can You Sue Your Parents For Malpractice?Danziger received numerous honors, including: Parent's Choice Awards, International Reading Association - Children's Book Council Awards, a IRA-CBC Children's Choice Award and many nominations for state reading and library association awards.Known as a flamboyantly funny and deeply honest writer and speaker, Paula Danziger knew how to relate to young readers at their level. She was vital, funny, and compassionate. She knew how kids felt, what made them laugh, what they wore, collected, read, and played with. From collecting novelty toys that would make any teacher cringe, to wearing jangly earrings, funky glasses and shoes covered with beads and sequins, Paula Danziger had a direct line into kids' hearts and funnybones. She will be missed always.In Paula's memory, The Amber Brown Fund has been established to bring authors and illustrators to schools and libraries which otherwise could not afford them. Donations may be sent to The Amber Brown Fund/ SCBWI Museum of Children’s Books, 8271 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048.Tony Ross lives in London, England.; Title: You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown | [
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6,126 | 2 | This is sure to elicit delighted cries of Eeeewwww! from young audiences. -- Kirkus ReviewsStudying in the United States and Australia, Patricia Polacco has earned an MFA and a PhD in art history, specializing in Russian and Greek painting, and iconographic history. She is a museum consultant on the restoration of icons. As a participant in many citizen-exchange programs for writers and illustrators, Ms. Polacco has traveled extensively in Russia as well as other former Soviet republics. She continues to support programs that encourage Russo-American friendships and understanding. She is also deeply involved in inner-city projects in the United States that promote the peaceful resolution of conflict and encourage art and literacy programs.The mother of a grown son and a daughter, she currently resides in Michigan, where she has a glorious old farm that was built during the time of Lincoln.; Title: The Graves Family | [
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6,127 | 0 | The summer that Patty Bergen turns twelve is a summer that will haunt her forever. When her small hometown in Arkansas becomes the site of a camp housing German prisoners during World War II, Patty learns what it means to open her heart. Even though she's Jewish, she begins to see a prison escapee, Anton, not as a Nazi, but as a lonely, frightened young man with feelings not unlike her own. In Anton, Patty finds someone who softens the pain of her own father's rejection and who appreciates her in a way her mother never will. While patriotic feelings run high, Patty risks losing family, friends — even her freedom — for this dangerous friendship. It is a risk she has to take and one she will have to pay a price to keep.; Title: Summer of My German Soldier (Puffin Modern Classics) | [
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6,128 | 2 | This follow-up to Hannah West in the Belltown Towers (2006) finds the 12-year-old Chinese adoptee and her mom house-sitting a houseboat and a dog. It seems idyllic, with beautiful water and cute houseboats, and there's the excitement of a television series filming in the community, which brings some inconveniences but also a friend for Hannah. Mysterious goings-on soon pique Hannah's interest: people in black raingear scurry around with big buckets, dead fish in the water, folks on yachts dump materials at odd hours. Hannah investigates, ultimately discovering villains whose personal agendas have potentially harmful environmental impact. Hannah is inquisitive, lively, and outspoken, and her often-droll first-person narrative incorporates plenty of local flavor, as well as a growing awareness of marine conservation issues. Steer satisfied readers to Carl Hiaasen's children's books. Shelle RosenfeldCopyright American Library Association. All rights reservedLinda Johns lives in Seattle, Washington.; Title: Hannah West in Deep Water: A Mystery | [
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6,129 | 2 | Neal Shusterman is an award-winning author and screenwriter.  He lives in Southern California with his four children.IF LOOKS cOuLD KILL…“So…you’re not going out with her again?”“No,” was all he said, and offered no explanation. But now I was curious. I remembered what she had done to my friends Dante and Freddy, picking them apart and putting them back together with her words.“Why?” I asked. “What did she say to you?”“She didn’t say anything. It was the way she looked at me.”I shrugged. “So? She looks at everyone like that.”But Ernest shook his head. “No…not the way she looked at me.” He glanced down at his tray for a moment, then back up at me. “I don’t want to talk about it.”I looked down, too, because I didn’t want to meet those cold eyes. Instead I caught sight of his hand on the table. Just like the tone of his voice, and the look of his eyes, there was something strange about his hand, too. Not just his hand, but his skin in general. The awful flickering fluorescent lights in the cafeteria did have a tendency to paint everyone in morgue-tones, but even so, Ernest’s skin didn’t look right. Not so much pale, as gray. Like dolphin skin. Maybe he’s sick, I thought. Maybe it has nothing to do with Tata.OTHER SPEAK BOOKSnEAL SHuSTERmAndarkfusion                                                            BOOK1DREAD LOCKSspeakAn Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.For Eric and Jan,may your midnight buffet plate always be fullACKNOWLEDGMENTSDread Locks would not have been possible without the support and contributions of quite a few people:Eric Elfman, whose crucial creative input helped to mold many key chapters; Jean Feiwel, for giving me the first shot with this story; Tonya Martin, for her insightful early editorial work; Easton Royce, for knowing when it’s time for a pseudonym to go away; Andrea Brown, for believing in the Dark Fusion series and bringing it to my market; my assistant, Janine Black, for her tireless efforts running interference and keeping me on task; my kids, who have become so good at critiquing stories, it’s scary.And finally, Stephanie Owens Lurie, who has shepherded me from the very beginning of my career. I couldn’t hope for a better editor or friend.I’ve been thinking about it a lot. It seems all I can do these days is think, playing the events over and over again in my mind until I’m numb. I see all the ways it could have turned out differently. How the nightmare could have been avoided, and the deaths—all the deaths—would never have happened.You have to understand I never intended to be a part of Tara’s cruelty. I just couldn’t help myself. I couldn’t resist, and if you knew her, you wouldn’t be able to resist either. I have to believe that it wasn’t just my weakness, but a power dark and devious, as irresistible as gravity. I have to believe that, or I’ll lose my mind. I can’t lose that, you see—it’s the only thing I have left…Table of Contents1MY LIFE as a STaTueThere was never anything wrong with my life. Perhaps that was the problem. That was the flaw—the crack into which Tara slid like rainwater into a sidewalk fracture, freezing and thawing again and again, widening the crack with each frost. The crack in my life was the fact that I had everything I wanted, or could ever want—and when you have it all, boredom grows like a fungus, coating everything you own and everything you feel.“You’re just a spoiled brat,” my older brother, Garrett, would tell me. Him, with his Rolex watch and his designer clothes. Him, with a Lexus in the driveway for his sixteenth birthday. The sad thing is, he was right. By the time I was fourteen, I had a DVD collection that would rival the neighborhood video store. I had three bikes: mountain, racing, and trick And I knew that whether I wanted one or not, there would be a Lexus in the driveway for me one day, too.No, there was nothing wrong with my life. But then again, everything was wrong.On my fifteenth birthday, I came to realize that the expression spoiled rotten meant exactly that. We kids were the apples of our parents’ eyes, and I, for one, was rotting from the inside out.I was looking forward to my birthday—I mean, who doesn’t. That was when I cared what I would get. That was when I cared, period. I came running down the stairs that morning, like it was Christmas. My parents were already up. In my family, presents never waited; they were there upon waking. Our family has a problem with what they call delayed gratification. We want what we want when we want it, and we always want it now. So birthday presents never waited until afternoon, or even until after breakfast.The gift was hard to miss. It was this huge box almost four feet tall and wrapped with a giant red ribbon, sitting smack in the middle of the living room.“Mine, mine, mine!” yelled my little sister, Katrina. Everything was hers, hers, hers. She was eight, but got attention by acting like she was four.“Katrina, it’s Parker’s birthday, not yours,” Mom said patiently.“It’s bigger than my present was,” Katrina complained, “and don’t tell me that size doesn’t matter, because you got mad at Dad that time your anniversary diamond was too small.”Dad chuckled uncomfortably. Mom sighed.“Maybe you’ll get something as big for your next birthday,” Dad offered.“Christmas,” demanded Katrina. “Christmas is sooner.”Garrett, whose bed hair looked like something out of a bad science-fiction movie, threw up his hands like my birthday was an imposition on his life. “Can we just get on with this already?”I looked at the box on the table, trying to take it slow, relishing the mystery. I had no idea what it was. I had dropped hints that I wanted a motocross bike, but this box wasn’t the right shape.“Go on, open it,” said Dad.I tugged the end of the huge ribbon like a rip cord, and the bow pulled open. As it did, the sides of the box, which weren’t actually attached, fell away to reveal a metallic shape inside. It took a moment to realize what it was.It was me.“Well, what do you think?” asked Mom.What did I think? I wasn’t quite thinking yet—I was still trying to take it in. It was a three-foot bronze sculpture of me holding a basketball, ready to shoot. The thing looked like the top of a giant trophy—like the MVP trophy I had gotten on my basketball team the year before, but with my face.“It’s something, isn’t it!” Dad said proudly.“I don’t play basketball anymore,” I reminded them.Dad threw me an irritated glare. “You did when we commissioned the artist to sculpt it.”“This year we thought we’d get you something that would last,” Mom said. “Something you could pass on to your children.”I had no idea why my future children would want a sculpture of me shooting hoops. What do you say to a present like that?“Cool,” I said.My parents seemed satisfied with my response.“Enough of this garbage,” said Garrett. “Go out on the driveway—my present to you is there.”“It’s a motocross bike,” said Katrina, thrilled by her own power to ruin the surprise.As it was Saturday, I filled the motocross bike with gas, spent the whole day riding until I got bored with it, then took it on tour to all of my friends, until I got bored with that, too.That night was the first time I truly began to understand how I was rotting from the inside. After dark, I sat in the backyard staring at that bronze sculpture. My parents had already placed it on a pedestal, with lights shining at it from two different angles, and I thought how strange it all was. I had everything that I needed, everything that I wanted, and on top of all that, I now had a statue to honor me. This was as good as it gets. Which meant the only direction from here would be down.I don’t expect you to understand. Boo hoo, the rich kid’s feeling sorry for himself. But it’s not like that. I mean, we’re all striving for something, right? There’s always something we’re working toward. You take that lousy summer job because it gives you the money to actually do something with your friends other than hang out. You dress cool to be in with the popular kids. You bust your butt so that your grades get you to the top of your class. You play basketball dreaming of victory and the MVP trophy.But what happens when you’ve got all those things already? What is there to strive for? What do you hope for?It was as I stared at my own bronze face, feeling that boredom fungus growing all around me, that I heard the first moving van pull up the long driveway of the house next door.2THIrTeen MOVInG VansThe place next door had been deserted for as long as I can remember and is the largest house in the neighborhood, if one could actually call it a house. Our place is not quite a mansion, but it comes close. Six bedrooms, a four-car garage, a “bonus room” large enough for both a pool table and a Ping-Pong table, and a yard with a tennis court and pool. The place next door, though, hidden behind ancient sycamore trees, at the end of a gated driveway, was like its own universe. It stood three stories tall, with a winding staircase you could see through the bare front windows. From the outside it looked kind of like the White House, but it was painted canary yellow, which was peeling to reveal the aging wood beneath. The place was so rundown because no one had lived there since before I was born.My friends and I went there once in a while to look into the dust-covered windows.“The place is haunted,” my best friend, Danté, once told me. His real name is Don Taylor, which became Don Tay and finally Danté, because he decided that spelling was so much cooler.“People say every empty old house is haunted,” I answered.“Ralphy Sherman says the guy who lived there hacked off his own head, then went around headless, hacking off the heads of his whole family.”“Ralphy Sherman also says he was JFK in a previous life. You gonna believe that?”Haunted or not, the place had always had a heavy padlock on the driveway gate. Now either someone had finally bought it, or the original owners were finally moving in after all those years.I watched from my bedroom window that night, trying to get a glimpse through the trees to see what was going on. Even my parents were curious—I could hear them in their bedroom muttering nightmare neighbor stories to each other and hoping we wouldn’t have one of our own. I counted thirteen huge moving vans pulling into the long driveway before I fell asleep.The next morning—Sunday—while everyone else slept late, I went out to explore.I rode my new motorbike past the rusty front gate of the mansion a few times. The chain and padlock were gone, but the gate was still closed. It wasn’t exactly an invitation to visit, but I’m not one to wait for invitations. I hid my bike in the bushes and climbed through a gap in the fence farther up the road so I’d be less obvious.When I got to the house, I could see that the vans were all gone. The only sign that the movers had been there were dusty footprints on the porch. I dared to peer inside. The place was still a wreck, but now it was filled with luxurious furniture. Old stuff—the kind they put in fake rooms in museums, then block off with red velvet ropes. Bubble-wrapped artwork leaned against the peeling walls everywhere, and boxes were stacked like building blocks halfway to the vaulted ceiling. Whoever had moved in was probably asleep after such a long night of moving. I sneaked around to the back and peered in to find more of the same in the kitchen and dining room. I didn’t dare try the back doorknob, because I didn’t want to be tempted to go in.Cutting through the trees, I climbed back out to the road the way I had come, took my bike on a nice long ride, then went home.When I got back, Dad was awake, and he was crankier than his usual pre-coffee crank. “What were you doing in my office?” Dad asked me, as if I was guilty of some federal offense.“I wasn’t in your office,” I told him. “I was out riding.”“Then one of you is lying.”He led me into his home office, a room that seemed entirely carved out of dark cherrywood, even the floor and desk. Garrett and Katrina were already there, annoyed at this ongoing investigation. Dad pointed to his leather desk chair.“Someone’s been sitting in my chair!” he said.Garrett rubbed his eyes to get the sleep out of them. “What’s the big deal?”“In case you’ve forgotten, this is not just a chair, it’s an ergonomical skeletal support system.” He pointed to four electric buttons that worked like the controls on car seats. “The settings are all off. It took me weeks to get them just right.”“Maybe you did it yourself,” I suggested.“Oh please,” he said, disgusted, as if he’d never be capable of such an act.“What’s a herbo-comical skeleton,” Katrina asked, with worry in her voice. “Is there one in the house? Does it have to stay here?”“Don’t worry about it,” I told her. “It doesn’t come out until dark”Katrina bit her lip, and Dad forced me to explain that there was no skeleton; all it meant was that the chair was specially designed for Dad’s back problems.“Actually, all it really means,” Garrett said, “is that they overcharged Dad for the chair.”After an uncomfortable silence, I asked, “Can we go now?”Dad looked at us suspiciously, then waved his hand. “Just don’t touch my chair again.”As it turned out, unauthorized chair use was not the only crime of the day. At the breakfast table, Mom handed Katrina her box of cereal. Mom had given up on trying to get Katrina to drink milk—which she hated—and even had given up on making Katrina eat out of a bowl. The best she could do was get Katrina to wash her hands before sitting at the table, where she would shove those grubby little fingers into the cereal box.“Hey,” she said, when she dipped her hand into the box. “Someone’s been eating my cereal!”I shoveled in spoonfuls of my own Wheaties. “I don’t think anyone else in this house can stomach Sugar-Frosted Pizza Puffs,” I said. “Your cereal’s safe.”“It wasn’t even open yesterday, and now half of it’s gone!” She dug her hand deep into the box, spilling the awful tomato-colored puffs all over the table. “The prize! Someone took the prize!”“Honey,” said Mom, “maybe they just forgot to put one in.”“Mom, it’s a company. They would never forget an important thing like that. They could lose their license or something.”Katrina grumbled about her missing cereal prize for the rest of breakfast, making the meal even more unpleasant than usual.While Dad fine-tuned the adjustments on his chair, and Katrina nagged Mom for a new box of cereal, I went up to my room to plan my day. Mom would want us to go to church, but if Garrett and I did some tag-team stalling, we’d be too late to go. I could head down to the mall, meet up with Danté, maybe catch a movie or something. Same old thing every week. I was about to sit at my desk when I happened to catch sight of something in the room, and what I saw made me freak. You know that feeling you get when your leg falls asleep? Well, I suddenly had that feeling in my spine. Like termites were chewing through the marrow in my backbone. I tore out of the room and downstairs, finding Dad just finishing up his chair adjustments. He must have caught the look on my face.“What’s up, Parker?”“Dad…someone’s sleeping in my bed.”3THe Someone SLeePInG In MY BeDYou might think such a thing as someone sleeping in your bed wouldn’t be the cause of a major freaking—but if you think that, then it’s never happened to you. The fact was, everyone in my house was accounted for. My brother, my sister, my parents. It couldn’t be our cat, Nasdaq—he was much smaller than the lump in my bed. That meant whoever was in that bed was an intruder.Dad and I went up—Dad carrying the trusty tire iron that he kept in the house in case of a break-in. “I think it’s a bum, or something,” I told him. “Some crazy bum who climbed in through a window. He could be dangerous.”“We’ll see.”We slowly entered my room, and Dad stiffened. Maybe he had thought it was my imagination, but now he knew it was not. A hand stuck out from beneath my covers. We approached the figure in the bed. What if he had a knife—or worse, a gun? My heart drummed against my chest like a low-dribbled basketball. I reached out, clasped the quilt in my hand, and pulled the covers from the intruder’s face.The intruder was a girl.She slept soundly, the morning sun shining through the blinds onto her face. Even sleeping, I could tell she was pretty. No, not so much pretty as exotic. Her face was so unique it defined its own beauty.Dad lowered his tire iron. “You know her?”I shook my head. She seemed about my age, but I didn’t recognize her from school. Her hair was the most interesting thing about her. Her head was covered with long, looping curls—bright golden twists of hair tumbling in all directions on my pillow. They were almost like dreadlocks, but very different in the way they glowed, catching the light in glimmering spirals that made each blond curl seem almost alive. I had never seen anything like it.I reached out and poked her shoulder. She stirred slightly. I prodded her again. “Hey, wake up.”She rolled over, away from us, and pulled up something that had been hidden under the covers. I gasped, thinking it was a weapon—but it was just a pair of sunglasses. She slipped them on, then turned back to us.“Good morning!” she said, stretching like a cat. I immediately caught the English accent in her voice.“Do you mind telling me what you’re doing in my son’s bed?”“I can handle this, Dad.” I looked sternly at her reflective glasses. “Do you mind telling me what you’re doing in my bed?”She laughed. “Well, all the other beds in your house weren’t as comfortable as yours.”That just made Dad stammer, then state the obvious: “This isn’t your house!”“So?”“How long have you been here?” I asked her.She grinned at me. “Since you went over to my house to peek in the windows.”Now it was my turn to stammer. I’m sure I also turned red. Dad looked from me, to her, and back to me again.“I…I was just checking out the new neighbors,” I told Dad, then turned back to the girl. “So you moved in next door?”She held out her hand for me to shake. “My name’s Tara. Tara Herpecheveux.”I almost laughed. “That’s a mouthful.”“It’s French.”Hmm, I thought. English accent, French name. She was already more interesting than anyone else I knew “I’m Parker.” I shook her hand, all the while thinking how weird it was to be introducing myself to some girl in my bed while my father stood next to me with a tire iron.“Parker Merritt Baer,” she said.I was genuinely surprised. “You know me?”“I saw your name on the trophies.” She pointed to my trophy shelf across the room. For some reason I was glad she had taken the time to notice them before taking a nap.“This is a strange way to introduce yourself, Miss Herpecheveux,” my father said.“But memorable,” she answered. “Bet you’ll never forget meeting me!”; Title: Dread Locks #1 (Dark Fusion) | [
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6,130 | 2 | Wolff s cheerful scenarios are laugh-out-loud funny and wonderfully detailed. . . . -- School Library JournalJoseph Slate, a native West Virginian, has always loved to paint and write. Mr. Slate is professor of art emeritus at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, where he taught for 30 years. He now lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with his wife, Patty. A Marine Air Corps veteran, he and his wife have set foot on all seven continents and traveled in 39 countries. They have lived in both Japan and Italy.Ashley Wolff is the author and/or illustrator of over 55 childrens picture books includingI Love My Mommy Becauseand I Love My Daddy Because, Stella and Roy Go Camping, Me Baby, You Baby, The Wild Little Horse, Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?, I Call My Grandma Nanaand the belovedMiss Bindergarten Series.Her books have won numerous state and national awards.; Title: Miss Bindergarten Has a Wild Day in Kindergarten | [
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6,131 | 2 | Neal Shusterman is an award-winning author and screenwriter.  He lives in Southern California with his four children.; Title: Red Rider's Hood (Dark Fusion) | [
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6,132 | 2 | This is young adult fiction at its best. "School Library Journal" review for "Just Listen"H Grief, fear, and love set the novel s pace, and Macy s crescendo from time-bomb perfection to fallible, emotional humanity is, for the right readers, as gripping as any action adventure. "School Library Journal", starred review for "The Truth About Forever" A winning story about coming to terms with the fact that loving someone requires a leap of faith, and that a soft landing is never guaranteed. "School Library Journal" review for "This Lullaby"?This is young adult fiction at its best.? ?"School Library Journal" review for "Just Listen"H ?Grief, fear, and love set the novel's pace, and Macy's crescendo from time-bomb perfection to fallible, emotional humanity is, for the right readers, as gripping as any action adventure.? ?"School Library Journal", starred review for "The Truth About Forever" ?A winning story about coming to terms with the fact that loving someone requires a leap of faith, and that a soft landing is never guaranteed.? ?"School Library Journal" review for "This Lullaby""This is young adult fiction at its best." - "School Library Journal" review for "Just Listen" H "Grief, fear, and love set the novel's pace, and Macy's crescendo from time-bomb perfection to fallible, emotional humanity is, for the right readers, as gripping as any action adventure." - "School Library Journal," starred review for "The Truth About Forever" "A winning story about coming to terms with the fact that loving someone requires a leap of faith, and that a soft landing is never guaranteed." - "School Library Journal" review for "This Lullaby" Sarah Dessen is one of the most popular writers for young adults. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, which have received numerous awards and rave reviews, and have sold more than seven million copies. She lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with her husband, Jay, and their daughter, Sasha Clementine. Visit her online at www.sarahdessen.com.; Title: The Sarah Dessen Gift Set (3 Books) | [
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6,133 | 2 | A riveting first novel. (School Library Journal)Sue Corbett is the daughter of Irish immigrants and grew up in a Long Island neighborhood very similar to the one depicted in 12 Again. Ms. Corbett has worked as a journalist for fifteen years in Missouri, South Carolina, Florida and, now, Virginia, where she lives with her husband and their three young children. As anyone who knows her will tell you, she really is half-Looney. However, she has only been twelve once. (So far.); Title: 12 Again | [
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6,134 | 2 | Audiences looking for a loud-and-clear message that love, not looks, defines a family should find that Carlson delivers. -- Publishers WeeklyNancy Carlson is an accomplished childrens book author and illustrator who has published more than 60 books. She is one of the few people who knew back in kindergarten what she wanted to do for a living: Make pictures and tell stories! Nancy is also a guest author and illustrator at over 150 school classrooms each year, and has touched the lives of thousands of children across the country.; Title: My Family is Forever | [
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6,135 | 11 | This [is an] inventive, funny, suspenseful, and exciting book. . . . -- School Library JournalJohn Fardell works as a freelance cartoonist, illustrator, designer and occasional puppeteer. A regular contributor to Viz (he is the creator of "The Modern Parents" and "The Critics" among others), his work has also appeared in The Independent, the List, the Herald, the New Statesman and the Evening Standard.John Fardell lives with his wife and two sons in Scotland.; Title: Seven Professors of the Far North | [
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6,136 | 2 | Sally Gardner grew up and still lives in London. Being dyslexic, she did not learn to read or write until she was fourteen and had been thrown out of several schools, labeled unteachable, and sent to a school for maladjusted children. Despite this, she gained a degree with highest honors at a leading London art college, followed by a scholarship to a theater school, and then went on to become a very successful costume designer, working on some notable productions. After the births of twin daughters and a son, she started first to illustrate and then to write picture books and chapter books, usually with fairytale- or otherwise magical subject matter. She has been called 'an idiosyncratic genius' by London’sSunday Times. I, Coriander is her first book for older readers. Her stories for middle readers include Lucy Willow and the popular Magical Children series, The Strongest Girl in the World, The Invisible Boy, The Boy with Magic Numbers, The Smallest Girl in the World, The Boy with the Lightning Feet, and The Boy Who Could Fly. She has also written and illustrated picture books including The Fairy Catalogue, The Glass Heart, The book of Princesses and Playtime Rhymes.; Title: I, Coriander | [
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6,137 | 0 | Tedd Arnold was born in Elmira, New York, and grew up in a family of six with three brothers. He and his wife, Carol, started their family in Tallahassee where Tedd worked as a commercial illustrator. Carol, a Kindergarten teacher, drew Tedd's attention to children's books. Their first son, Walter, inspired his breakthrough picture book, No Jumping on the Bed!. His second son, William, now stars in No More Water in the Tub!, a sequel to his first book. He has now published more than 30 books as author and illustrator. When not working on his books, Tedd's interests include tennis, sketching, reading, coin collecting, and the computer. Tedd Arnold returned to Elmira, New York, with his wife, Carol, two sons, Walter and William, two cats, Cody and Frankie, and one dog, Hershey.; Title: Even More Parts | [
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6,138 | 0 | "The book gives readers a kid's-eye view of important happenings and reminds them that history is something that is in the making." --Booklist"This accessible, lively, and heartfelt chapter book reades like a memoir and makes a perfect introduction to an extraordinary time when regular people, even ten-year-old girls, make a difference." --The Horn Book"This easy chapter book, with simple sentences, plenty of white space, and a liberal sprinkling of Gordon's expressive black-and-white drawings, is an appealing and welcome title." --School Library JournalGordon C. James also illustrates the Scraps of Time series by Patricia C. McKissack. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.; Title: Abby Takes a Stand (Scraps of Time) | [
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6,139 | 2 | Linda Johns lives in Seattle, Washington.; Title: Hannah West in the Center of the Universe | [
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6,140 | 2 | David A. Adler is the author of more than 175 childrens books, including the Young Cam Jansen series. He lives in Woodmere, New York.; Title: Young Cam Jansen and the Substitute Mystery | [
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6,141 | 0 | "Nonstop action and lots of laughs" (School Library Journal).Multiple award-winning author Jon Scieszka grew up in Flint, Michigan, the second oldest and the nicest of six boys. Jon went to school at Culver Military Academy in Indiana where he was a Lieutenant; Albion College in Michigan where he studied to be a doctor; and Columbia University in New York, where he received an M.F.A. in fiction. He taught elementary school in New York for ten years in a variety of positions. He is the author of many books for children including the New York Times Best Illustrated Book The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (illustrated by Lane Smith), the Caldecott Honor book The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (illustrated by Lane Smith), and Math Curse (illustrated by Lane Smith).  In addition to his work as an author, Jon also runs a web-based literacy program called “Guys Read” that is designed to encourage boys, particularly reluctant readers, to get involved with books. In 2008, Jon was named the country’s first National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, a joint effort of the Library of Congress and the Children’s Book Council. During his two-year role as Ambassador, he acted as a spokesperson for children’s literature, speaking to groups of parents, teachers, and children to encourage the importance of reading. You can visit Jon online at www.jsworldwide.com.; Title: Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci #14 (Time Warp Trio) | [
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6,142 | 2 | Tanith Lee is one of the leading fantasy authors working today. She has written over 50 novels and short story collections, among them the bestselling Flat Earth Series. She has won the World Fantasy Award numerous times as well as the August Derleth Award.; Title: Piratica: Being a Daring Tale of a Singular Girl's Adventure Upon the High Seas | [
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6,143 | 2 | Sarah Darer Littman is the critically acclaimed author of Backlash, Want to Go Private?; Life, After; Purge; and Confessions of a Closet Catholic, winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award. When she’s not writing novels, Sarah is an award-winning columnist for the online news site CTNewsJunkie. She teaches creative writing as an adjunct professor in the MFA program at Western Connecticut State University, and with Writopia Lab. Sarah lives in Connecticut. Visit Sarah online at sarahdarerlittman.com; Title: Confessions of a Closet Catholic | [
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6,144 | 1 | The art . . . shines with holiday cheer . . . and everyone will enjoy singing along. -- BooklistSusan L. Roth is the author and illustrator of many beautiful books for children. To create the collages for her books, Ms. Roth uses papers from sixteen baskets in her studio, which are lined up by color.Susan L. Roth is the author and illustrator of many beautiful books for children. To create the collages for her books, Ms. Roth uses papers from sixteen baskets in her studio, which are lined up by color.; Title: Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah (Picture Puffin Books) | [
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6,145 | 13 | ...this bedtime story will soothe and captivate both young and old. -- Kirkus Reviews; Title: Niccolini's Song (Picture Puffin Books) | [
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6,146 | 2 | "Seeing the world from Humphrey's standpoint is mighty satisfying." --Kirkus Reviews"The theme of friendship is as pervasive as the title implies, making this chapter book a charming read-aloud." --School Library JournalChristopher Award winner Betty G. Birney lives in Los Angeles, California.Her web site is full of funHumphrey activities and information.; Title: Friendship According to Humphrey | [
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6,147 | 0 | The sixties may have come to other parts of North Carolina, but with Mama pregnant again, Daddy struggling to find work, and nine siblings underfoot, nobody in the holler has much time for modern-day notions. Especially not twelve-year-old Livy Two, aspiring songwriter and self-appointed guardian of little sister Gentle, whose eyes “don't work so good yet.” Even after a doctor confirms her fears, Livy Two is determined to make the best of Gentle's situation and sets out to transform the family's scrappy dachshund into a genuine Seeing Eye dog. But when tragedy strikes, can Livy Two continue to stay strong for her family?; Title: Gentle's Holler (Maggie Valley Novels) | [
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6,148 | 11 | "Tension and adventure hold taut on every page." --School Library Journal"A fun, fanciful adventure, smart and inventive, just like Charlie." --School Library Journal"Followers of the trilogy will revel in the Dickensian finale, awhirl with revelations, reunions, and resolutions." --BooklistZizou Corder is Louisa Young and Isabel Adomakoh Young, whose names are too long to fit on the cover of a book. Louisa is an adult and has written five adult books and far too many newspaper and magazine articles; Isabel is a kid and has written mostly schoolwork. The original Zizou is Isabel's Lizard. This is its first novel. They all live in London. Only one goes to school.Louisa Young was a freelance journalist for many years, writing for national newspapers, motorcycle magazines and women's magazines. She studied history at Trinity College Cambridge, and has of course worked as a street performer, a motorcycle messenger, a cocktail waitress, a singer, and so on. Her first book, A GREAT TASK OF HAPPINESS: THE LIFE OF KATHLEEN SCOTT, was a biography of her grandmother, the sculptress widow of Scott of the Antarctic. She is also the author of a romantic adventure trilogy for adults and THE BOOK OF THE HEART, a cultural history of our most symbolic organ. LION BOY, cowritten with her daughter Isabel, is her first children's novel. She lives in London with her daughter, their lizard Zizou, several spiders and a dead tortoise.; Title: The Truth (Lionboy Trilogy #3) | [
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6,149 | 7 | "The last few years have seen the publication of many fantasies, but few have the appeal of this original story. Rather than creating a host of strange creatures and magical powers, Flanigan concentrates on character, offering readers a young protagonist they will care about and relationships that develop believably over time.Readers will look forward to the next adventure in The Ruins of Gorlan series." -Booklist, starred reviewJohn Flanagan grew up in Sydney, Australia, hoping to be a writer. John began writing Ranger’s Apprentice for his son, Michael, ten years ago, and is still hard at work on the series and its spinoff, Brotherband Chronicles. He currently lives in the suburb of Manly, Australia, with his wife. In addition to their son, they have two grown daughters and four grandsons.; Title: The Ruins of Gorlan (The Ranger's Apprentice, Book 1) | [
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6,150 | 2 | Zweibel and Catrow have created a faultless piece of bibliotherapy for children working through loss. (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)Alan Zweibel lives in Los Angeles, California. David Catrow lives in Springfield, Ohio.; Title: Our Tree Named Steve | [
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6,151 | 2 | Children will love listening to and reading along with the funsounding text. (Children’s Literature)Jonathan London is the creator of twenty-five books about lovable and enduringly popular Froggy.  He is also a poet and a novelist. Jonathan and his wife live in Graton, California. Frank Remkiewicz has illustrated numerous books for children, including the popular Froggy books by Jonathan London (Viking and Puffin). He lives in Sarasota, Florida.; Title: Froggy's Sleepover | [
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6,152 | 2 | "Using authentic voices that will draw in both strong and reluctant readers, Volponi writes a taut novel, avoiding didactism and deftly balancing the drama and passion on the basketball court with each boys private terror and anguish." Booklist, starred reviewPaul Volponi is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novel Black & White. From 1992 to 1998, he taught adolescents on Rikers Island in New York City to read and write. Mr. Volponi worked at a day treatment center like Daytop teaching students and helping them prepare for the GED. Mr. Volponi lives in New York City.; Title: Black and White (Speak) | [
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6,153 | 2 | Kline does a good job of maintaining a sense of adventure and a hint of danger. . . . -- School Library JournalSuzy Kline, the author of nineteen previous Horrible Harry books and four books about Song Lee, lives in Willington Connecticut with her husband, Rufus. Suzy and Rufus have been married for thirty-eight years. They met in the state where they both grew up: California. Suzy grew up in Berkeley and Rufus in Sacramento. Suzy graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in European history. She met Rufus at the Davis campus while attending that campus for a year. They got married and lived in different places, including Canada, before settling into Connecticut, the state they now call home.Suzy taught in 5th and 6th grades at Shannon Elementary School in Richmond, California for 3 years, and 2nd and 3rd grades at Southwest Elementary School in Torrington, Connecticut for 24 years before retiring this past June. She now enjoys writing full-time and visiting schools and libraries. The couple share their home with two cats, Teeter and Hoag. They have two daughters, Jennifer and Emily, and four grandchildren: Jake, Kenna, Gabby and Saylor. A fifth grandchild is due in September, 2006. Suzy's mother just turned 96. She dedicated her most recent book, Horrible Harry Takes the Cake to her.Suzy and Rufus enjoy attending UConn football and basketball games, and Suzy uses the UConn library as a reference for her writing facts.; Title: Horrible Harry and the Goog | [
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6,154 | 0 | "Fritz draws the readers into scenes from her youth in the turbulent China of the mid-twenties. . . . A remarkable blend of truth and storytelling." --Booklist, starred review"Told with an abundance of humor--sometimes wry, sometimes mischievous and irreverent--the story is vibrant with atmosphere, personalities, and a palpable sense of place."; Title: Homesick: My Own Story (Puffin Modern Classics) | [
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6,155 | 2 | ...this picture book promises a silly story and delivers it with style. (Booklist)Thor Wickstrom and Lynn Plourde are the team that created two other well-received books about Mrs. Shepherd's class. Mr. Wickstrom lives in Hancock, Massachusetts.; Title: Pajama Day (Picture Puffin Books) | [
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6,156 | 0 | David A. Adler (www.davidaadler.com and www.camjansen.com) is the author of more than 175 children’s books. Before becoming a children’s book author, he taught math and science, and completed master’s degrees in marketing and economics. He lives in Woodmere, New York. Joy Allen (www.joyallenillustration.com) has illustrated many children’s books, including Pleasant Company’s Hopscotch Hill School series. She lives in Garden Grove, California.; Title: Cam Jansen and the Summer Camp Mysteries (Cam Jansen: A Super Special) | [
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6,157 | 2 | Real characters, intelligent dialogue and an energetic plot come together in this engaging story. -- Kirkus ReviewsCathy Cassidy has been writing ever since she can remember. She went to art school in Liverpool, England, before getting a job as fiction editor at a British teen mag–where she loved every minute of it! Later, she got married and had a big party with fireworks and a chocolate wedding cake, before switching careers to become an art teacher. Several years and two children later, a friend talked Cathy into finishing a children's novel she'd started... and this is the result!Cathy lives in south-west Scotland with her husband Liam, two children, three cats, two rabbits, and a skinny, hairy dog named Kelpie, who was the model for Leggit in Dizzy. She still teaches art two days a week and writes the problem page for a British teen magazine. You can find out more about Cathy by checking out her website and watch out for her next book, Indigo Blue.; Title: Indigo Blue | [
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6,158 | 2 | Grade 7-10–Cat's mother has remarried, forcing her family to move from Scottsdale, AZ, to Boston, where the teen can't seem to make connections. She hates the weather, she refuses to resume her old sport of diving, and her friends are dropping off the map. Then her best friend, Sabrina, offers up a summer trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, for Spanish credit, and Cat jumps at the chance to get away. Once they arrive, however, Sabrina surprises her by having a boyfriend along, preventing the girls from finding those much-needed moments for reconnection. Refusing to let this get in her way, Cat makes new friends, absorbs the environment around her, takes in the cultural studies, and gets to know her host family. In branching out, she also realizes that things in Boston aren't nearly as toxic as she originally thought. She returns home with a new perspective and a more positive attitude. At times the characters seem cardboard and their actions forced, but overall this is appropriate light summer reading for the chick-lit crowd.–Emily Garrett, Naaman Forest High School, Garland, TX Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Suzanne Nelson is an author and editor who loves Mexican food, especially cheese enchiladas. She is still grateful to her parents for making her take five years of Spanish in school, because now she'll never forget what chapulines are. She is known for her foodie romance middle grade novels, including Cake Pop Crush, Macarons at Midnight, and Hot Cocoa Hearts. She was born in New Jersey, grew up in Southern California, attended college in Texas, and spent eight years as a children's book editor in New York City. She now lives in Ridgefield, Connecticut.; Title: Heart and Salsa (S.A.S.S.) | [
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6,159 | 0 | [The time warp trioÆs] tongue-in-cheek humor makes for laugh-out-loud reading. School Library Journal, starred reviewMultiple award-winning author Jon Scieszka grew up in Flint, Michigan, the second oldest and the nicest of six boys. Jon went to school at Culver Military Academy in Indiana where he was a Lieutenant; Albion College in Michigan where he studied to be a doctor; and Columbia University in New York, where he received an M.F.A. in fiction. He taught elementary school in New York for ten years in a variety of positions. He is the author of many books for children including the New York Times Best Illustrated Book The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (illustrated by Lane Smith), the Caldecott Honor book The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (illustrated by Lane Smith), and Math Curse (illustrated by Lane Smith).  In addition to his work as an author, Jon also runs a web-based literacy program called “Guys Read” that is designed to encourage boys, particularly reluctant readers, to get involved with books. In 2008, Jon was named the country’s first National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, a joint effort of the Library of Congress and the Children’s Book Council. During his two-year role as Ambassador, he acted as a spokesperson for children’s literature, speaking to groups of parents, teachers, and children to encourage the importance of reading. You can visit Jon online at www.jsworldwide.com.; Title: Oh Say, I Can't See #15 (Time Warp Trio) | [
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6,160 | 2 | A charming book that harks back to the era of milk home delivery...(School Library Journal, starred review)Carol Foskett Cordsen lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. Douglas B. Jones lives in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.; Title: The Milkman | [
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6,161 | 2 | Eva Apelqvist grew up in Stockholm, Sweden. She came to the United States as an exchange student her senior year in high school, and met her future husband three days before going home to Sweden. Eva loves the English language and its many possibilities. She enjoys seeing new places, eating new things, trying new sports and meeting new people. She lives in northern Wisconsin with her husband, their two children, and their dog. This is her first novel.Chapter 3Amazingly, Calista felt totally rested when she opened her eyes the following morning. Not being woken up by Suzannes before-school piano practice had already helped her state of mind. She shot out of bed and went downstairs to join Bengt and Britta for breakfast in the dining room.Are we going to that Skansen place today? she asked as soon as she saw them. And what exactly is it? She unfolded the map of Stockholm that she had printed off the Internet before leaving home. And where is it? Is it close to the castle? My mom said all the public museums in Sweden are free, so could we stop at the National Museum, too? Is it nearby? I read on the Internet that they have an exhibit about Astrid Lindgren, the woman who wrote Pippi Longstocking. When Calista stopped talking, she noticed that Bengt and Britta were smiling broadly. Wow, you seem rested, Bengt said.And ready to go, Britta added. We started eating because we figured youd be sleeping in.Yes, Bengt said. We can stop by both the National Museum and the Royal Palace. Well be driving right by them. And Skansen is an open-air museum with hundreds of traditional Swedish buildings, a zoo, and, in the summer, gardens. You have to see it.Open air, as in outside, Calista wondered aloud. Isnt it cold today?It isnt too bad. It is about minus five degrees Celsius, Bengt said. In Fahrenheit thats . . . Britta, help out here, please.Brittas face lit up. Hm . . . twenty-three degrees Fahrenheit.Calista cheered. Youre an amazingly fast thinker.Its just a matter of practice, Britta said modestly.Calista sat down. She felt ravenous. A cup of steaming tea was poured for her, and Bengt and Britta had made liverwurst sandwiches with sliced cucumbers.Help yourself, Britta said.Calista took a sip of the hot tea and bit into the sandwich. Kan vi prata svenska idag? she said. Can we speak Swedish today?Bra id, Britta said. Good idea.While Britta finished reading the paper and Bengt took a shower, Calista went up to her room and logged on to the Internet to check her messages and send a note to Jonas letting him know she had arrived. She hadnt gotten a message from him yet, but she was happy to see that Leah had e-mailed her.Frn: leahwinter@email.comTill: Calista@email.commne: Waiting for mailCal, Time to write your friends, girl! That card we gave you was so youd remember us. Do you have it on your desk? (Do you even have a desk? Maybe you live in an igloo. LOL) Since you seem to have temporarily misplaced your memory card, here comes a reminder--Leah Winter, 16, from Moon Lake, Wisconsin, shockingly beautiful, stunningly intelligent, amazingly kind to orphans and the elderly, is one of your two best friends in the world, and is waiting for a sign of life from you! Ill let Sammie remind you of Sammie. Im sure I wouldnt do her justice. Btw, Sammie sends her love and says to tell you Jonas isnt everything. Anyway, are you speaking Swedish with your host family? What are they like? When do you start school? Hope youre having fun. Miss ya. XOXO, LeahCalista sighed. What was that about? That was exactly the kind of comment she would have expected from Suzanne, not from her friends.Calista hit the reply button.Frn: Calista@email.comTill: leahwinter@email.commne: Waiting for mailLeah, Miss you, too, though Ive only been gone for one day! I DO remember you. Not to worry. Whats up with Sammie telling me Jonas isnt everything? I know Jonas isnt everything. You guys dont need to worry about it. Sammie just hasnt forgiven Jonas for standing me up that one time. It wasnt on purpose. He just forgot. Bengt and Britta are nice. Youd like them. In a few minutes, theyre taking me to this open-air museum called Skansen. I havent been speaking much Swedish yet, but were starting today. Jonas is taking me out for New Years. Ill try to speak only Swedish with him. Lv and ksss, CalistaPS Tell Sammie her comment about Jonas really annoyed me. Which reminds me--Sammie was the one who first introduced Jonas to me and said wed make a great couple, even though I was going out with Jeff at the time. I only agreed to go on a date with Jonas because Sammie suggested it. And now shes complaining. . . . Vill du ka nu? Britta asked when Calista came downstairs.Hm, Calista said, holding her index finger up. Vnta. Wait, wait, wait, she thought. She flipped through her dictionary. Do you want to go now? she translated. Ja, she said, grinning.In the car on their way downtown, Bengt told Calista, in his funny Swedish-English mix, about everything they saw outside the window. He pointed out the enormous high-rises that housed Vattenfall, the state-owned energy company where Britta worked, the train following the side of the highway, and the bridge crossing Lake Mlaren, which brought them into the city of Stockholm.Calista stared in awe. Mostly, she was impressed with how orderly and clean everything looked. There was no trash on the side of the road, and everything looked very organized. All the houses in each neighborhood were exactly the same size and were spaced evenly with the same size yards. And, as Bengt and Britta pointed out, row houses were the housing of choice.Why had Calista thought Stockholm was a quaint little town? It was enormous, and just as metropolitan as Minneapolis and Milwaukee, with too much traffic and too many people.When they reached the east side of the city, there were fewer buildings, though the ones that were there were enormous. On the north side, from where they came, Calista had noticed many public parks and open spaces, but out here trees grew everywhere, and open fields stretched as far as you could see.Ambassadors homes, Bengt said, nodding toward the mansion-sized houses on the side of the road. Then he burst out Yes so suddenly that Britta and Calista both jumped. A parking spot. Its hard to find parking here, and Skansen is just across the road, he explained. He carefully parallel-parked the car.The three of them got out and crossed the street, making their way to a ticket booth next to a spiky black iron fence.Inside the fence, Calista found herself in a strange kind of park, mountainous and wild. Yet, even with the thin snow cover, she could tell it was landscaped with streams, rocks, and gardens.The path they were following led to an odd-looking building. Inside, a steep escalator reached up for what seemed like miles, spanning the entire side of a mountain. The walls on the sides were covered with signs advertising an aquarium, a terrarium, and other Skansen attractions.When they got off at the top of the escalator and walked outside, it felt like they had been transported back a hundred years in time. Along several walking paths were full-sized replicas of traditional nineteenth-century Swedish homes. The old-fashioned tiny red buildings had flat red tile or grass roofs. On one of the roofs Calista could see two tiny, sure-footed goats digging holes in the snow to get to the dead grass underneath.Hand-lettered signs pointed the way to different animal exhibitsseals, moose, brown bear, lynx.Almost all of the animals here are native to Scandinavia, Britta told her.Lets see some of them after we explore the cabins.Oh, we can go inside of them? Calista asked, excited. How come Jonas had never told her about Skansen? This was exactly the kind of Swedish culture and history that she had always asked him to tell her more about. It would have been a cool place to come with him.The first building they entered was one of the larger cabins. A fire was roaring in an iron stove, and a man wearing an apron took something out of the fire with a pair of black tongs. The walls in the cabin were covered with heavy, ancient-looking iron tools. A group of tourists was standing behind a rope, watching.The man took a lump of something blazing hot and put it at the end of a long, thin tube. He blew into the tube and, with a tool he held in his right hand, created a beautiful glass vase. Amazing. Calista had never seen a glassblower at work, but it wasnt unlike what her parents and Suzanne did with clay. They could take an insignificant lump of gray mud and make something beautiful out of it.Calista was so fascinated with the glassblower that it was hard for Britta and Bengt to get her to go to the next cabin.Youll enjoy the next place, too, Bengt promised.The three of them visited an old-fashioned bakery, a candle maker, a man etching postage stamps, a spinner, a weaver, and a candy maker.When they had seen a good number of the cabins, they went to look at some of the animals that were outdoors despite the cold: seals, penguins (so not native to Scandinavia, Calista thought), moose, and arctic foxes. Then Bengt and Britta took Calista for lunch at Sollidens Restaurant, which had an incredible view over the waterfront of Stockholm.This is a cool place, Calista said, taking a bite of her Janssons frestelse, a potato dish with anchovies and cream. Thank you for bringing me here. No wait, I can say it in Swedish. She flipped the pages in her dictionary. Tack fr att ni tog med mig hit.Bengt and Britta smiled at her. This would be a good time to tell them about Jonas, Calista thought, wondering why it was so hard.Um, she began. Why did she feel so guilty? This was ridiculous. Its not like shed done anything wrong. I have this boyfriend, Jonas, she said. He lives in Stockholm.; Title: Swede Dreams (S.A.S.S.) | [
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6,164 | 2 | This udder-ly charming book is worth some story-hour crowing. -- The Horn BookKaren Rostoker-Gruber lives in Branchburg, New Jersey. Paul Rtz de Tagyos lives in New Rochelle, New York.; Title: Rooster Can't Cock-a-Doodle-Doo | [
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6,165 | 0 | ...Vesper is as plucky as ever in this splendid addition to a solid series. (Booklist, starred review)Born on January 30, 1924, in Philadelphia, storyteller Lloyd Alexander spent his childhood filling his imagination with fantasies about other lands and eras. For ten years of his writing career, Alexander wrote for adults, then changed gears and wrote fiction for young people. Alexander has received a Newbery Medal, a Newbery Honor Award, a National Book Award, and several IRA-CBC Children’s Choice Awards. He is also the author of many ALA Notable Children’s Books and School Library Journal Best Books of the Year.; Title: The Xanadu Adventure (Vesper Holly) | [
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6,166 | 0 | [An] inviting introduction to an extraordinary artist and her bestknown work. -- Publishers WeeklyJane Johnson lives in London, England.; Title: The True Story of Peter Rabbit: How a Letter Became a Beloved Children's Classic | [
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6,167 | 2 | Carlson’s characteristic paintings are filled with bright colors and homey details...(School Library Journal)This year illustrator and author Nancy Carlson published her 44th children's book. Her specialty is teaching kids to feel good about themselves and others.Kids, parents, teachers and even book critics think she does a great job. That's because she is never out of touch with the kid spirit inside herself. Her brightly colored pencil drawings perfectly capture the happy-go-lucky characters that fill her clever and funny books. There is a life lesson to be learned from each story.Nancy decided at age five to be an artist. As a child, Nancy would sit on her bed and draw for hours. "I began creating characters and telling stories through my drawings," Nancy said. "I always had the need to communicate something through my art." Her early love of comic books influenced her style of drawing and use of color.A graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art, Nancy has kept alive a youthful zest for life. Readers and book reviewers alike are charmed by her jazzy yet childlike drawings done with bright colored pencils. In all 42 books and four stage plays, she uses well-placed humor in words and pictures to tickle the funny bone of children and their parents.Humorous childhood experiences from her own life growing up in Minneapolis and from the escapades of her three children provide themes for stories. Most of her books feature animal characters that show the funny side of people. Nancy's two dogs, cat and a guinea pig are a source of inspiration.Nancy Carson lives in Bloomington, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. She and her husband, Barry McCool, have three children, two dogs, and a cat. Nancy loves nature and spends as much time outdoors as possible, running, biking and birdwatching. Besides writing and illustrating children's books, she designs posters, t-shirts, caps, greeting cards and other specialty items, which are marketed across the country through McCool Unlimited, Inc. and available though Nancy's on-line catalogue.Readers say they recognize themselves and their friends in the characters who triumph over everyday situations.Each story helps young readers deal with life's little problems, while teaching the basic values of honesty, determination and self-confidence.copyright © 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.This year illustrator and author Nancy Carlson published her 44th children's book. Her specialty is teaching kids to feel good about themselves and others.Kids, parents, teachers and even book critics think she does a great job. That's because she is never out of touch with the kid spirit inside herself. Her brightly colored pencil drawings perfectly capture the happy-go-lucky characters that fill her clever and funny books. There is a life lesson to be learned from each story.Nancy decided at age five to be an artist. As a child, Nancy would sit on her bed and draw for hours. "I began creating characters and telling stories through my drawings," Nancy said. "I always had the need to communicate something through my art." Her early love of comic books influenced her style of drawing and use of color.A graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art, Nancy has kept alive a youthful zest for life. Readers and book reviewers alike are charmed by her jazzy yet childlike drawings done with bright colored pencils. In all 42 books and four stage plays, she uses well-placed humor in words and pictures to tickle the funny bone of children and their parents.Humorous childhood experiences from her own life growing up in Minneapolis and from the escapades of her three children provide themes for stories. Most of her books feature animal characters that show the funny side of people. Nancy's two dogs, cat and a guinea pig are a source of inspiration.Nancy Carson lives in Bloomington, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. She and her husband, Barry McCool, have three children, two dogs, and a cat. Nancy loves nature and spends as much time outdoors as possible, running, biking and birdwatching. Besides writing and illustrating children's books, she designs posters, t-shirts, caps, greeting cards and other specialty items, which are marketed across the country through McCool Unlimited, Inc. and available though Nancy's on-line catalogue.Readers say they recognize themselves and their friends in the characters who triumph over everyday situations.Each story helps young readers deal with life's little problems, while teaching the basic values of honesty, determination and self-confidence.copyright © 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.; Title: Henry's 100 Days of Kindergarten | [
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6,168 | 13 | Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter-pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author ofCharlie and the Chocolate Factory,Matilda,The BFGand many more brilliant stories. He remains the Worlds No.1 storyteller.Find out more at roalddahl.com.; Title: The Witches: a Set of Plays (Roald Dahl's Classroom Plays) | [
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6,169 | 2 | Clive Cussler has written a magical tale for children who are just beginning to read chapter books on their own. (Parent Paper)Clive Cussler is the author of many New York Times bestsellers, most recently The Spy and Lost Empire. He lives in Arizona.; Title: The Adventures of Vin Fiz | [
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6,170 | 7 | will's vivid world will entice fantasy readers who are drawn by the line of high adventure. (Booklist)John Flanagan grew up in Sydney, Australia, hoping to be a writer. John began writing Ranger’s Apprentice for his son, Michael, ten years ago, and is still hard at work on the series and its spinoff, Brotherband Chronicles. He currently lives in the suburb of Manly, Australia, with his wife. In addition to their son, they have two grown daughters and four grandsons.; Title: The Burning Bridge (The Ranger's Apprentice, Book 2) | [
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6,171 | 2 | Rich in application and enjoyment. (School Library Journal)[A] terrific introduction to the life cycle of plants and a good choice for young gardeners everywhere. (Kirkus Reviews)Monica Wellingtonwas born in London and lived in Switzerland and Germany as a child.She has written and illustrated many books for young children, includingMr. Cookie BakerandApple Farmer Annie. She now lives in New York City, where she teaches at the School of Visual Arts.; Title: Zinnia's Flower Garden | [
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6,172 | 2 | "I had no idea that any girl-type YA novels were this well written. Good book!" -- Daniel Pinkwater, Author of The Neddiad and NPR commentatorAimee Ferris spent five sun-soaked years in the Caribbean, where she trained dolphins, swam with whale sharks, transplanted sea turtle eggs, did well over a thousand SCUBA dives . . . and only fell overboard once. Shes hung up her surfshorts to live happily landlocked with her island boy Nakoa, the best thing to ever come out of the Caribbean. Visit her at http://aimee-ferris.livejournal.com or e-mail her at aimeeferris@gmail.com.; Title: Girl Overboard (S.A.S.S.) | [
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6,173 | 2 | Exquisitely drawn. (Publishers Weekly, starred review)Strong voice, lively dialogue, humor and important themes make this a winner. (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)K. L. Going lives with her family in the Hudson Valley area of New York State. Since graduating from college she has worked as an adult literacy tutor, a ticket agent for a major airline, a front desk clerk at a resort hotel, and an assistant in a Manhattan literary agency. She has lived in Maine, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Louisiana and New York. K.L. is the author of many books, including Fat Kid Rules The World, The Liberation of Gabriel King, and Dog in Charge. Her first novel, Fat Kid Rules the World, was a YALSA Michael L. Printz honor book.; Title: The Liberation of Gabriel King | [
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6,174 | 5 | A delightful fractured version of The Gingerbread Boy. . .(Booklist)Lisa Shulman lives in Sebastopol, California. Rosanne Litzinger lives in Beverly Hills, California.; Title: The Matzo Ball Boy (Picture Puffin Books) | [
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6,175 | 2 | This simple but powerful picture book speaks to . . . every child. (School Library Journal)Mary Ann Rodman lives in Georgia. E. B. Lewis has won a Coretta Scott King Award as well as a Caldecott Honor. He lives in New Jersey.; Title: My Best Friend | [
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6,176 | 0 | Readers will practically feel the heat rising from the pages...(Booklist)Jean Van Leeuwen is the author of more than fifty children's books, including picture books, Easy-to-Read books, and middle-grade fiction. Ms. Van Leeuwen now lives in another small town north of New York City with her husband, Bruce Gavril. She has two grown children, David and Elizabeth, and a young grandchild, who will surely inspire more stories.; Title: Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day (Oliver and Amanda) | [
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6,177 | 0 | The best family entertainment in years. (USA Today)John R. Erickson and Gerald L. Holmes both live in Perryton, Texas.; Title: The Case of the Most Ancient Bone #50 (Hank the Cowdog) | [
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6,178 | 13 | Action-packed! (Kirkus Reviews)Anthony Horowitz (anthonyhorowitz.com) is a world-renowned screenwriter for film and television, having received multiple awards. And he is, of course, the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Alex Rider novels, which have become bestsellers the world over, spawned a major motion picture, and a line of graphic novels. A master of the spy thriller, Anthony is the only writer authorized by both the Arthur Conan Doyle and Ian Fleming Estates to write original Sherlock Holmes and James Bond novels, respectively. Anthony lives with his wife in London, England; they are parents to two grown boys. Follow Anthony on Twitter @AnthonyHorowitz.; Title: The Devil and His Boy | [
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6,179 | 11 | Susan Guevara is the two-time winner of the Pura Belpr Award for Illustration for Chatos Kitchen and Chato and the Party Animals. About Chatos Kitchen, School Library Journal said, Guevaras striking illustrations enrich the text with delightful, witty details. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.; Title: Chato Goes Cruisin' | [
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6,180 | 2 | Peg Kehret was born in Wisconsin, grew up in Minnesota, spent fourteen years in California, and now lives with her husband in Washington State. They have two grown children, four grandchildren, one dog, and one cat.Peg's novels for children are regularly recommended by the American Library Association, the International Reading Association, and the Children's Book Council. She has won many state "young reader" or "children's choice" awards. Peg's characters are ordinary kids who find themselves in exciting situations and who use their wits to solve their problems. There is usually humor as well as suspense in her books. A long-time volunteer at The Humane Society, she often uses animals in her stories.Before she began writing books for children, Peg published plays, short stories, articles, and two books for adults. She is a frequent speaker at conferences for librarians and teachers.At the age of twelve, Peg had polio and was paralyzed from the neck down. Because she can remember that experience and her year of recovery so vividly, she finds it easy to write in the viewpoint of a twelve or thirteen year old. Most of her main characters are that age. Her autobiography, Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio, won the Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, and the PEN Center USA West Award for Children's Literature.When she is not writing, Peg likes to watch baseball, bake cookies, and pump her old player piano.; Title: The Ghost's Grave | [
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6,181 | 13 | The subtle shadings of dePaola’s illustrations are executed with considerable elan. (Publishers Weekly)Tomie dePaola lives in New London, New Hampshire.; Title: Mr. Satie and the Great Art Contest (Picture Puffin Books) | [
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6,182 | 2 | Infused with emotion and information. (Children?s Literature)Laurie Halse Anderson has received both the Margaret Edwards Award and the ALAN Award for her contributions to young adult literature. She has also been honored by the National Coalition Against Censorship in recognition of her fight to combat the censoring of literature. She is the author of the groundbreaking National Book Award finalist and Printz Honor Book Speak. She is also author of the critically acclaimed YA books Prom, Twitsted, Catalyst, Wintergirls, and The Impossible Knife of Memory. She has also authored a number of middle grade titles including The Vet Volunteers series, and the historical fiction Seeds of America Trilogy, which includes Forge, ALA Best Book for Young Adults Fever 1793, and the National Book Award finalist and Scott O’Dell Award-winner Chains. She and her husband live in northern New York State. Follow Laurie on Twitter @halseanderson and visit her at madwomanintheforest.com.; Title: Homeless #2 (Vet Volunteers) | [
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6,185 | 1 | Don Freeman was born in San Diego, California, in 1908. At an early age, he received a trumpet as a gift from his father. He practiced obsessively and eventually joined a California dance band. After graduating from high school, he ventured to New York City to study art under the tutelage of Joan Sloan and Harry Wickey at the Art Students' League. He managed to support himself throughout his schooling by playing his trumpet evenings, in nightclubs and at weddings.Gradually, he eased into making a living sketching impressions of Broadway shows for The New York Times and The Herald Tribune. This shift was helped along, in no small part, by a rather heartbreaking incident: he lost his trumpet. One evening, he was so engrossed in sketching people on the subway, he simply forgot it was sitting on the seat beside him. This new career turned out to be a near-perfect fit for Don, though, as he had always loved the theater.He was introduced to the world of children’s literature when William Saroyan asked him to illustrate several books. Soon after, he began to write and illustrate his own books, a career he settled into comfortably and happily. Through his writing, he was able to create his own theater: "I love the flow of turning the pages, the suspense of what's next. Ideas just come at me and after me. It's all so natural. I work all the time, long into the night, and it's such a pleasure. I don't know when the time ends. I've never been happier in my life!"Don died in 1978, after a long and successful career. He created many beloved characters in his lifetime, perhaps the most beloved among them a stuffed, overall-wearing bear named Corduroy.Don Freeman was the author and illustrator of many popular books for children, including Corduroy, A Pocket for Corduroy, and the Caldecott Honor Book Fly High, Fly Low.; Title: Fly High, Fly Low (50th Anniversary ed.) | [
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6,186 | 2 | Praise for Judy Blume and the Fudge books: “Each [Fudge book] is packed with wacky earthy disasters that are her trademark and that children love to read about . . . Judy Blume has a knack for knowing what children think about and an honest, highly amusing way of writing about it.” —The New York Times   “It’s a pleasure to watch a talented author like Judy Blume consistently create books that reflect a remarkable ability for combining humor with perceptive insight into a child’s world.” —Publishers Weekly   “Blume has her eye on the fine details of life, whether funny or frustrating.” —Booklist   “For anyone who has ever been ‘burdened’ by a pesky younger brother, there’s fast and funny reading in this story.” —Children’s Digest on Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing   “As usual, Blume’s humor and pitch-perfect ear for sibling rivalry and family dynamics will have readers giggling with recognition. Newcomers and Fudge fans alike will savor this installment in the well-loved series.” —Booklist on Double Fudge    “Fudge-a-Mania infects kids with giggles.” —BookPage on Fudge-a-ManiaJUDY BLUME spent her childhood in Elizabeth, New Jersey, making up stories inside her head. She spent her adult years in many places, doing the same thing, only now she writes her stories down on paper. Her numerous books have won many awards, including the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.   Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing is the first in a five-book series about Peter, Fudge, and Sheila. Judy lives with her husband in Key West and New York City. Double Fudge was written at the request of her grandson, Elliot.You can visit her at judyblume.com.; Title: Double Fudge | [
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6,187 | 2 | Grade 6-10A summer in Rome for a prestigious study program is cramping 17-year-old Kelly's style: b-o-r-i-n-g roommates, tight quarters, lots of work. Where are those Prada shopping sprees and gorgeous Italian guys she'd figured on? Then, along comes hunky California surfer Joe, who's into staying out late and partying. She starts seeing him and neglecting her assignments, and the program's director warns her that she'd better straighten up or she'll find herself flying home before the term ends. Opportunities to visit world-famous museums and ancient ruins and to study classical works of art slowly make an impression on her. She hones her talent for drawing by sketching the wonders she encounters on class trips. As Kelly becomes immersed in the culture and scenery, she makes peace with her peers and with herself. Guthart paints her characters with a broad brush, but the landscape and Kelly's innate good nature carry the tale. Teens will relate to the various types of students and glean some appreciation for Rome's rich heritage.Roxanne Myers Spencer, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Peggy Guthart Straussnever studied abroad, but every time she travels to Europe it is a valuable learning experience. When she isnt writing, Peggy works as a graphic designer at the promotional advertising company she runs with her husband. They live in New York City with their rambunctious cairn terrier.; Title: Getting the Boot (S.A.S.S.) | [
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6,188 | 2 | Donald J. Sobol was the author of the highly acclaimed Encyclopedia Brown series and many other books. His awards include a special Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for his contribution to mystery writing in the United States, and the Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Readers’ Choice Award for Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace.; Title: Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues | [
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6,189 | 0 | [A] fresh, genuinely funny picture of an earnest yet hapless teen . . .(BCCB)David Lubar is the author of many popular novels for young readers, including Hidden Talents and Dunk. He has also published many short stories in young adult anthologies. He lives in Pennsylvania.; Title: Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie | [
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6,190 | 2 | Praise  for Agnes Parker . . .Happy Camper?“Camp culture forces the friends to confront racial prejudice, loyalty and a blooming interest in boys. Realistic dialogue and smart characters offer a richness and depth without sacrificing some serious fun. The campfire is bright and warm when shared with Agnes and her friends.”—Kirkus Reviews"O'Dell writes knowingly of preteen anxieties and concerns, and her characters ring true."—BooklistPraise for Agnes Parker . . . Girl In Progress* "In this accomplished first novel, O'Dell probes the sixth-grade mindset pithily and perceptively."—Publishers Weekly, starred review"It's what you might call a cusp-of-coming-of-age novel—and a thoughtful, gently humorous, resonant one at that."—The Horn Book"This satisfying and good-humored story will leave readers hoping for Agnes Parker's return."—School Library Journal"O'Dell creates some of the liveliest characters in recent young adult fiction. Agnes is a great everygirl, with a touch of resourcefulness and heart thrown in, and her sidekick Prejean is sassy and outgoing. Neidermeyer is one of the best girl bullies to appear in years. The events in the story are told with the right mix of zaniness and sincerity, and they avoid sentimentality and overstatement. O'Dell is clearly in tune with young teenage girls and understands their embarrassments and their triumphs. She credits Beverly Cleary as an inspiration, and it is evident that Agnes is the literary offspring of Ramona. Readers can only hope to continue to watch her progress."—VOYAKathleen O'Dell (kathleenodell.com) was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start Author for her much-praised debut novel, Agnes Parker . . . Girl in Progress. She's also the author of YA novel Bad Tickets on the Knopf list. She lives in Glendale, California.; Title: Agnes Parker, Happy Camper | [
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6,191 | 2 | Mike Lupica is one of the most prominent sportswriters in America and is the recipient of the prestigious Damon Runyon Award for excellence in journalism. His longevity at the top of his field is based on his experience and insiders knowledge, coupled with a provocative presentation that takes an uncompromising look at the tumultuous world of professional sports. Today he is a syndicated columnist for the New York Daily News, which includes his popular Shooting from the Lip column, which appears every Sunday.He began his newspaper career covering the New York Knicks for the New York Post at age 23. He became the youngest columnist ever at a New York paper with the New York Daily News, which he joined in 1977. For more than 30 years, Lupica has added magazines, novels, sports biographies, other non-fiction books on sports, as well as television to his professional resume. For the past fifteen years, he has been a TV anchor for ESPNs The Sports Reporters. He also hosted his own program, The Mike Lupica Show on ESPN2.In 1987, Lupica launched The Sporting Life column in Esquire magazine. He has published articles in other magazines, including Sport, World Tennis, Tennis, Golf Digest, Playboy, Sports Illustrated, ESPN: The Magazine, Mens Journal and Parade. He has received numerous honors, including the 2003 Jim Murray Award from the National Football Foundation.Mike Lupica co-wrote autobiographies with Reggie Jackson and Bill Parcells, collaborated with noted author and screenwriter, William Goldman on Wait Till Next Year, and wrote The Summer of 98, Mad as Hell: How Sports Got Away from the Fans and How We Get It Back and Shooting From the Lip, a collection of columns. In addition, he has written a number of novels, including Dead Air, Extra Credits, Limited Partner, Jump, Full Court Press, Red Zone, Too Far and national bestsellers Wild Pitch and Bump and Run. Dead Air was nominated for the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best First Mystery and became a CBS television move, Money, Power, Murder to which Lupica contributed the teleplay. Over the years he has been a regular on the CBS Morning News, Good Morning America and The MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour. On the radio, he has made frequent appearances on Imus in the Morning since the early 1980s.His previous young adult novels, Travel Team, Heat, Miracle on 49th Street, and the summer hit for 2007, Summer Ball, have shot up the New York Times bestseller list. Lupica is also what he describes as a serial Little League coach, a youth basketball coach, and a soccer coach for his four children, three sons and a daughter. He and his family live in Connecticut.Chapter oneMrs. Cora walked slowly up River Avenue in the summer heat, secure within the boundaries of her world. The great ballpark, Yankee Stadium, was on her right. The blue subway tracks were above her, the tracks colliding up there with the roar of the train as it pulled into the station across the street from the Stadium, at 161st Street and River.The two constants in my life, Mrs. Cora thought: baseball and the thump thump thump of another train, like my own personal rap music. She had her green purse over her arm, the one that was supposed to look more expensive than it really was, the one the boys upstairs had bought for her birthday. Inside the purse, in the bank envelope, was the one hundred dollarsQuik Cash they called itshe had just gotten from Bank of New York ATM machine. Her food money. But she was suddenly too tired to go back to the Imperial Market. Mrs. C, as the kids in her building called her, was preparing for what could feel like the toughest part of her whole day, the walk back up the hill to 825 Gerard from the Stadium. Now she moved past all the stores selling Yankee merchandiseStans Sports World, Stan the Mans Kids and Ladies, Stan the Mans Baseball Worldwondering as she did sometimes if there was some famous Yankee who had been named Stan. He hit her from behind. She was in front of Stans Bar and Restaurant, suddenly falling to her right, onto the sidewalk in front of the window as she felt the green purse being pulled from her arm, as if whoever it was didnt care if he took Mrs. Coras arm with it. Mrs. Cora hit the ground hard, rolled on her side, feeling dizzy, but turning herself to watch this . . . what? This boy not much bigger than some of the boys at 825 Gerard? Watched him sprint down River Avenue as if faster than the train that was right over her head this very minute, pulling into the elevated Yankee Stadium stop. Mrs. Cora tried to make herself heard over the roar of the 4 train. Stop, Mrs. Cora said. Then, as loud as she could manage: Stop thief! There were people reaching down to help her now, neighborhood people she was sure, voices asking if she was all right, if anything was broken. All Mrs. Cora could do was point toward 161st Street. My food money, she said, her voice cracking. Then a mans voice above her was yelling, Police! Mrs. Cora looked past the crowd starting to form around her, saw a policeman come down the steps from the subway platform, saw him look right at her, and then the flash of the boy making a left around what she knew was the far outfield part of the Stadium. The policeman started running, too. The thiefs name was Ramon. He was not the smartest sixteen-year-old in the South Bronx. Not even close to being the smartest, mostly because he had always treated school like some sort of hobby. He was not the laziest, either, this he knew, because there were boys his age who spent much more time on the streetcorner and sitting on the stoop than he did. But he was lazy enough, and hated the idea of work even more than he hated the idea of school, which is why he preferred to occasionally get his spending money stealing purses and handbags like the Hulk-green one he had in his hand right now. As far as Ramon could tell at this point in his life, the only real job skill he had was this:He was fast. He had been a young soccer star of the neighborhood in his early teens, just across the way on the fields of Joseph Yancy park, those fields a blur to him right now as he ran on the sidewalk at the back end of Yankee Stadium, on his way to the cobblestones of Ruppert Place, which ran down toward home plate. Stop! Police! Ramon heard from behind him. He looked around, saw the fat cop starting to chase him, wobbling like a car with a flat tire. Fat chance, Ramon thought. Ramons plan was simple: He would cut across Ruppert Place and run down the hill to Macombs Dam Park, across the basketball courts there, then across the green expanse of outfield that the two ballfields shared there. Then he would hop the fence at the far end of Macombs Dam Park and run underneath the overpass for the exit from the Deegan Expressway, one of the Stadium exits. And then Ramon would be gone, working his way back toward the neighborhoods to the north, with all their signs pointing toward the George Washington Bridge, finding a quiet place to count his profits and decide which girl he would spend them on tonight.Stop . . . I mean it! the fat cop yelled. Ramon looked over his shoulder, saw that the cop was already falling behind, trying to chase and yell and speak into the walkie-talkie he had in his right hand all at once. It made Ramon want to laugh his head off, even as he ran. No cop had ever caught him and no cop ever would, unless they had begun recruiting Olympic sprinters for the New York Police Department. He imagined himself as a sprinter now, felt his arms and legs pumping, thought of the old Cuban sprinter his father used to tell him about.Juan something? No, no. Juantarena. Alberto Juantarena. His father said it was like watching a god run. And his father, the old fool, wasnt even Cuban, he was Dominican. The only Dominican who wanted to talk about track stars instead of baseball. Whatever. Ramon ran now, across the green grass of Macombs Dam Park, where boys played catch in the July morning, ran toward the fence underneath the overpass. It wasnt even noon yet, Ramon thought, and Ive already earned a whole days pay.He felt the sharp pain in the back of his head in that moment, like a rock hitting him back there. Then Ramon went down like somebody had tackled him from behind. What the . . . ? Ramon, who wasnt much of a thinker, tried to think what had just happened to him, but his head hurt too much. Then he went out. When the thief opened his eyes, his hands were already cuffed in front of him.The fat policeman stood with a skinny boy, a tall, skinny boy with long arms and long fingers attached to them, wearing a Yankee T-shirt, a baseball glove under his arm. Whats your name, kid? The one on the ground said, Ramon, thinking the policeman was talking to him. The cop looked down, as if hed forgotten Ramon was there. Wasnt talking to you. Michael, the skinny boy said. Michael Arroyo. And youre telling me you got him with this from home plate? The cop held up a baseball that looked older than the old Stadium that rose behind them to the sky. Got lucky, I guess, Michael said. The cop smiled, rolling the ball around in his hand. You lefty or righty? Now Michael smiled and held up his left hand, like he was a boy with the right answer in class. Home plate to dead center? the cop said. Michael nodded, like now the cop had come up with the right answer. You got some arm, kid, the cop said. Thats what they tell me, Michael said.; Title: Heat | [
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6,192 | 2 | Madonna's recording career has spanned more than two decades and she is recognized as one of the most successful and influential artists of modern times. She has recorded more than 20 albums and appeared in 18 movies. She has also written six picture books for children, starting with the international bestseller The English Roses, which was released in 40 languages and more than 100 countries. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she now lives in New York City with her children. Artist and illustrator Jeffrey Fulvimari graduated from Cooper Union with a BFA and was a contributor to Interview magazine. His illustrations have been animated in advertising campaigns in Japan, as well as on Nickelodeon, MTV, VH-1, and the Food Network. He lives in upstate New York.; Title: Goodbye, Grace? (The English Roses #2) | [
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6,193 | 1 | A delight for young mateys. -- Kirkus ReviewsA poetic feast that will enchant readers of all ages. -- Childrens LiteratureAmy Walrod lives in Massachusetts.; Title: This Little Pirate | [
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6,194 | 15 | Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has eaten its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over the world and has been translated into more than 25 languages and sold over twelve million copies. Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than sixty books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote.Born in Syracuse, New York, in 1929, Eric Carle moved with his parents to Germany when he was six years old; he was educated there, and graduated from the prestigious art school, the Akademie der bildenden Kunste, in Stuttgart. But his dream was always to return to America, the land of his happiest childhood memories. So, in 1952, with a fine portfolio in hand and forty dollars in his pocket, he arrived in New York. Soon he found a job as a graphic designer in the promotion department of The New York Times. Later, he was the art director of an advertising agency for many years.One day, respected educator and author, Bill Martin Jr, called to ask Carle to illustrate a story he had written. Martin's eye had been caught by a striking picture of a red lobster that Carle had created for an advertisement. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? was the result of their collaboration. It is still a favorite with children everywhere. This was the beginning of Eric Carle's true career. Soon Carle was writing his own stories, too. His first wholly original book was 1,2,3 to the Zoo, followed soon afterward by the celebrated classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar.Eric Carle's art is distinctive and instantly recognizable. His art work is created in collage technique, using hand-painted papers, which he cuts and layers to form bright and cheerful images. Many of his books have an added dimension - die-cut pages, twinkling lights as in The Very Lonely Firefly, even the lifelike sound of a cricket's song as in The Very Quiet Cricket - giving them a playful quality: a toy that can be read, a book that can be touched. Children also enjoy working in collage and many send him pictures they have made themselves, inspired by his illustrations. He receives hundreds of letters each week from his young admirers. The secret of Eric Carle's books' appeal lies in his intuitive understanding of and respect for children, who sense in him instinctively someone who shares their most cherished thoughts and emotions.The themes of his stories are usually drawn from his extensive knowledge and love of nature - an interest shared by most small children. Besides being beautiful and entertaining, his books always offer the child the opportunity to learn something about the world around them. It is his concern for children, for their feelings and their inquisitiveness, for their creativity and their intellectual growth that, in addition to his beautiful artwork, makes the reading of his books such a stimulating and lasting experience.Carle says: "With many of my books I attempt to bridge the gap between the home and school. To me home represents, or should represent; warmth, security, toys, holding hands, being held. School is a strange and new place for a child. Will it be a happy place? There are new people, a teacher, classmates - will they be friendly? I believe the passage from home to school is the second biggest trauma of childhood; the first is, of course, being born. Indeed, in both cases we leave a place of warmth and protection for one that is unknown. The unknown often brings fear with it. In my books I try to counteract this fear, to replace it with a positive message. I believe that children are naturally creative and eager to learn. I want to show them that learning is really both fascinating and fun."Eric Carle has two grown-up children, a son and a daughter. With his wife Barbara, he lives in Northampton, Massachusetts. The Carles spend their summers in the nearby Berkshire hills.copyright 2000 by Penguin Group (USA) Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has eaten its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over the world and has been translated into more than 25 languages and sold over twelve million copies. Since the Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than sixty books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote.Born in Syracuse, New York, in 1929, Eric Carle moved with his parents to Germany when he was six years old; he was educated there, and graduated from the prestigious art school, the Akademie der bildenden Kunste, in Stuttgart. But his dream was always to return to America, the land of his happiest childhood memories. So, in 1952, with a fine portfolio in hand and forty dollars in his pocket, he arrived in New York. Soon he found a job as a graphic designer in the promotion department of The New York Times. Later, he was the art director of an advertising agency for many years.One day, respected educator and author, Bill Martin Jr, called to ask Carle to illustrate a story he had written. Martin's eye had been caught by a striking picture of a red lobster that Carle had created for an advertisement. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? was the result of their collaboration. It is still a favorite with children everywhere. This was the beginning of Eric Carle's true career. Soon Carle was writing his own stories, too. His first wholly original book was 1,2,3 to the Zoo, followed soon afterward by the celebrated classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar.Eric Carle's art is distinctive and instantly recognizable. His art work is created in collage technique, using hand-painted papers, which he cuts and layers to form bright and cheerful images. Many of his books have an added dimension - die-cut pages, twinkling lights as in The Very Lonely Firefly, even the lifelike sound of a cricket's song as in The Very Quiet Cricket - giving them a playful quality: a toy that can be read, a book that can be touched. Children also enjoy working in collage and many send him pictures they have made themselves, inspired by his illustrations. He receives hundreds of letters each week from his young admirers. The secret of Eric Carle's books' appeal lies in his intuitive understanding of and respect for children, who sense in him instinctively someone who shares their most cherished thoughts and emotions.The themes of his stories are usually drawn from his extensive knowledge and love of nature - an interest shared by most small children. Besides being beautiful and entertaining, his books always offer the child the opportunity to learn something about the world around them. It is his concern for children, for their feelings and their inquisitiveness, for their creativity and their intellectual growth that, in addition to his beautiful artwork, makes the reading of his books such a stimulating and lasting experience.Carle says: "With many of my books I attempt to bridge the gap between the home and school. To me home represents, or should represent; warmth, security, toys, holding hands, being held. School is a strange and new place for a child. Will it be a happy place? There are new people, a teacher, classmates - will they be friendly? I believe the passage from home to school is the second biggest trauma of childhood; the first is, of course, being born. Indeed, in both cases we leave a place of warmth and protection for one that is unknown. The unknown often brings fear with it. In my books I try to counteract this fear, to replace it with a positive message. I believe that children are naturally creative and eager to learn. I want to show them that learning is really both fascinating and fun."Eric Carle has two grown-up children, a son and a daughter. With his wife Barbara, he lives in Northampton, Massachusetts. The Carles spend their summers in the nearby Berkshire hills.copyright 2000 by Penguin Group (USA) Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.; Title: "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," said the Sloth | [
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6,195 | 1 | Rhonda Greene is a children's author and former learning disabilities teacher. Greene who has won the School Library Journal Best Book, American Booksellers "Pick of the List," Children's Book Council Showcase Book awards, among others. She is known for When a Line Bends . . . A Shape Begins, Push! Dig! Scoop!: A Construction Counting Rhyme, Santa's Stuck, and many other beloved children's titles.Henry Cole has written and illustrated a dozen books and has illustrated dozens more! Some of his titles include Eddie the Bully, Tubby the Tuba (by Paul Tripp) and Little Bo in London (by Julie Andrews Edwards).Henry Cole lives in Alexandria, Virginia.; Title: Santa's Stuck | [
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6,196 | 18 | “The second title in Krull’s Giants of Science series meets, and perhaps even exceeds, expectations set by the debut, Leonardo da Vinci (BCCB 7/05). Krull and Newton are a match made in heaven: she with her flair for capturing the flaws and foibles of the mighty, and he with his razor-sharp mind and abysmal social skills.”—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review“Outstanding. A multi-faceted portrait of a genius.”—School Library Journal, starred review Kathleen Krull lives in San Diego, California. Boris Kulikov lives in New York City.; Title: Isaac Newton (Giants of Science) | [
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6,197 | 2 | Entertaining and satisfying, this is a first purchase, whether or not the rest of the series is owned.ö (School Library Journal)Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in New York, Paula Danziger knew since second grade that she wanted to be a writer. Beginning her career as a teacher, Danziger taught at the junior high, high school, college levels. She received her Masters Degree in reading and during that time she wrote her first bestselling novel, The Cat Ate My Gymsuit. She returned to teaching, but the success of her book encouraged her to become a full-time writer. It was non-stop for Danziger since then. Among her titles are: the enormously popular Amber Brown books as well as Remember Me To Harold Square, The Divorce Express, and Can You Sue Your Parents For Malpractice?Danziger received numerous honors, including: Parent's Choice Awards, International Reading Association - Children's Book Council Awards, a IRA-CBC Children's Choice Award and many nominations for state reading and library association awards.Known as a flamboyantly funny and deeply honest writer and speaker, Paula Danziger knew how to relate to young readers at their level. She was vital, funny, and compassionate. She knew how kids felt, what made them laugh, what they wore, collected, read, and played with. From collecting novelty toys that would make any teacher cringe, to wearing jangly earrings, funky glasses and shoes covered with beads and sequins, Paula Danziger had a direct line into kids' hearts and funnybones. She will be missed always.In Paula's memory, The Amber Brown Fund has been established to bring authors and illustrators to schools and libraries which otherwise could not afford them. Donations may be sent to The Amber Brown Fund/ SCBWI Museum of Children’s Books, 8271 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048.; Title: Amber Brown Goes Fourth | [
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6,198 | 2 | A clever, humorous story in rhyme. (School Library Journal)Suzanne Collins lives in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. Mike Lester lives in Rome, Georgia.; Title: When Charlie McButton Lost Power | [
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6,199 | 4 | Fun for storytime or for one-on-one sharing . . . . A great choice. -- School Library JournalMelanie Hope Greenberg is self-taught, and is the award-winning creator of sixteen books for children. Many of her books feature the unique aspects of urban life. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.; Title: Good Morning, Digger | [
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