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6,400 | 10 | Enola is a delightful character, with a wry voice that is uniquely hers. Move over, Sherlock. -School Library Journal, starred reviewNancy Springer has published forty novels for adults, young adults and children. In a career beginning shortly after she graduated from Gettysburg College in 1970, Springer wrote for ten years in the imaginary realms of mythological fantasy, then ventured on contemporary fantasy, magical realism, and women's fiction before turning her attention to children's literature. Her novels and stories for middle-grade and young adults range from contemporary realism, mystery/crime, and fantasy to her critically acclaimed novels based on the Arthurian mythos, I AM MORDRED: A TALE OF CAMELOT and I AM MORGAN LE FAY. Springer's children's books have won her two Edgar Allan Poe awards, a Carolyn W. Field award, various Children's Choice honors and numerous ALA Best Book listings. Her most recent series include the Tales of Rowan Hood, featuring Robin Hood’s daughter, and the Enola Holmes mysteries, starring the much younger sister of Sherlock Holmes.Ms. Springer lives in East Berlin, Pennsylvania.; Title: The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets: An Enola Holmes Mystery | [
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6,401 | 2 | Praise for the Comeback Kids: “Lupica portrays the action clearly and vividly, with a real sense of the excitement and unpredictable nature of the games. These are worthy additions to collections seeking to draw in middle-grade boys with an enthusiasm for athletics.” –School Library Journal “These should score big with middle-graders looking for alternatives to Matt Christopher's titles.” –Publisher’s Weekly  “This title is a good choice for reluctant readers with a background in baseball.” –School Library JournalMike Lupica (mikelupicabooks.com) is the #1 bestselling author of many popular books for young readers, including Fantasy League, QB 1, Heat, Travel Team, Million-Dollar Throw, and The Underdogs. He has carved out a niche as the sporting world’s finest storyteller. Mike lives in Connecticut with his wife and their four children. When not writing novels, Mike Lupica writes for New York's Daily News and appears weekly on ESPN's The Sports Reporters. ; Title: Hot Hand (Comeback Kids) | [
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6,402 | 2 | Praise for the Comeback Kids: “Lupica portrays the action clearly and vividly, with a real sense of the excitement and unpredictable nature of the games. These are worthy additions to collections seeking to draw in middle-grade boys with an enthusiasm for athletics.” –School Library Journal “These should score big with middle-graders looking for alternatives to Matt Christopher's titles.” –Publisher’s Weekly  “This title is a good choice for reluctant readers with a background in baseball.” –School Library JournalMike 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 world’s finest storyteller. Mike lives 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: Two-Minute Drill (Comeback Kids) | [
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6,403 | 11 | John R. Erickson lives in Perryton, Texas. Gerald L. Holmes lives in Perryton, Texas.; Title: The Case of the Dinosaur Birds #54 (Hank the Cowdog) | [
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6,404 | 2 | Enola is a plucky, intelligent and altogether delightful character. More please! "Kirkus Reviews"?Enola is a plucky, intelligent and altogether delightful character. More please!? ?"Kirkus Reviews""Enola is a plucky, intelligent and altogether delightful character. More please!" - "Kirkus Reviews"Nancy Springer has published forty novels for adults, young adults and children. In a career beginning shortly after she graduated from Gettysburg College in 1970, Springer wrote for ten years in the imaginary realms of mythological fantasy, then ventured on contemporary fantasy, magical realism, and women's fiction before turning her attention to children's literature. Her novels and stories for middle-grade and young adults range from contemporary realism, mystery/crime, and fantasy to her critically acclaimed novels based on the Arthurian mythos, I AM MORDRED: A TALE OF CAMELOT and I AM MORGAN LE FAY. Springer's children's books have won her two Edgar Allan Poe awards, a Carolyn W. Field award, various Children's Choice honors and numerous ALA Best Book listings. Her most recent series include the Tales of Rowan Hood, featuring Robin Hood’s daughter, and the Enola Holmes mysteries, starring the much younger sister of Sherlock Holmes.Ms. Springer lives in East Berlin, Pennsylvania.; Title: The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan: An Enola Holmes Mystery | [
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6,405 | 2 | “This ingenious novel, which conjures up The Westing Game and good old Encyclopedia Brown, peppers a classic treasure-hunt plot with nifty puzzles. . . .Readers both avid and reluctant will surface from this unusual mystery with their hearts pounding.”—Booklist, starred review “A delightfully clever mystery . . . There is plenty of suspense to engage readers, who are sure to enjoy tackling the brainteasers and word games along the way.”—School Library JournalEric Berlin creates puzzles for all ages, from kids to adults (his crosswords appear often in The New York Times). He is a member of the National Puzzlers' League and enjoys creating puzzle events for schools and other groups. He lives in Milford, Connecticut, with his wife and two children.; Title: The Puzzling World of Winston Breen | [
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6,406 | 0 | Gratz builds this novel upon a clever enough conceit nine stories (or innings), each following the successive generations in a single family, linked by baseball and Brooklyn and executes it with polish and precision. "Booklist", starred review?Gratz builds this novel upon a clever enough conceit?nine stories (or innings), each following the successive generations in a single family, linked by baseball and Brooklyn?and executes it with polish and precision.? ?"Booklist", starred review"Gratz builds this novel upon a clever enough conceit - nine stories (or innings), each following the successive generations in a single family, linked by baseball and Brooklyn - and executes it with polish and precision." - "Booklist", starred reviewAlan Gratz was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. After a carefree but humid childhood, he attended the University of Tennessee, where he earned a College Scholars degree with a specialization in creative writing and later a Master's degree in English education. In addition to writing plays, magazine articles, and a few episodes of A&E's City Confidential, Alan has taught catapult building to middle schoolers, written more than 6,000 radio commercials, and lectured as a Czech university. Currently, Alan lives with his wife Wendi and daughter Jo in the high country of western North Carolina, where he enjoys reading, eating pizza, and, perhaps not too surprisingly, watching baseball.; Title: The Brooklyn Nine | [
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6,407 | 16 | Dave Horowitz wrote andillustrated Beware of Tigers, The Ugly Pumpkin and Soon,Baboon, Soon. He lives in Rosendale, New York.Dave Horowitz wrote andillustrated Beware of Tigers, The Ugly Pumpkin and Soon,Baboon, Soon. He lives in Rosendale, New York.; Title: Twenty-six Princesses: An Alphabet Story | [
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6,408 | 2 | From an early age, Jeff Corwin has worked for the conservation of endangered species. In addition to his work as a wildlife biologist, he is also an Emmy Award-winning producer and host of more than a dozen television series that have been broadcast in more than 100 countries for the following networks: Discovery, Animal Planet, Disney, the Food Network, NBC, CNN, and the Travel Channel. His most recent documentary project, MSNBC's 100 Heartbeats, is based on a book of the same name. He is also the founder of the Ecozone, an interactive museum in Norwell, Massachusetts. When not in the field, Corwin resides with his wife and two daughters on a small island off of the southeastern coast of Massachusetts.; Title: The Wild, Wild Southwest!: Junior Explorer Series Book 3 | [
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6,409 | 0 | Nancy E. Mercado lives in Brooklyn, New York. REVIE: "A winner through and through." -Kirkus Reviews; Title: Baseball Crazy | [
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6,410 | 2 | Adler s fine characterizations and evident sense of humor make this a solid addition to beginningreader collections. "School Library Journal"?Adler's fine characterizations and evident sense of humor make this a solid addition to beginningreader collections.? ?"School Library Journal""Adler's fine characterizations and evident sense of humor make this a solid addition to beginningreader collections." - "School Library Journal"David A. Adler is the author of more than two hundred children’s books, including two easy-to-read series, Young Cam Jansen and Bones. Visit David at davidaadler.com.Barbara Johansen Newman lives with her husband and three sons inMassachusetts.; Title: Bones and the Math Test Mystery | [
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6,411 | 15 | A sharply incisive, wildly intelligent dragon fantasy . . . Penetratingly insightful . . . Quietly magnificent. "Kirkus Reviews", starred review Readers will be engaged by McKinley s well-drawn characters and want to root for the Smokehill community s fight to save the ultimate endangered species. "School Library Journal"?A sharply incisive, wildly intelligent dragon fantasy . . . Penetratingly insightful . . . Quietly magnificent.? ?"Kirkus Reviews", starred review ?Readers will be engaged by McKinley's well-drawn characters and want to root for the Smokehill community's fight to save the ultimate endangered species.? ?"School Library Journal""A sharply incisive, wildly intelligent dragon fantasy . . . Penetratingly insightful . . . Quietly magnificent." - "Kirkus Reviews", starred review "Readers will be engaged by McKinley's well-drawn characters and want to root for the Smokehill community's fight to save the ultimate endangered species." - "School Library Journal"Robin McKinley has won various awards and citations for her writing, including the Newbery Medal for The Hero and the Crown and a Newbery Honor for The Blue Sword. Her other books include Sunshine; the New York Times bestseller Spindle's End; two novel-length retellings of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and Rose Daughter; and a retelling of the Robin Hood legend, The Outlaws of Sherwood. She lives with her husband, the English writer Peter Dickinson.; Title: Dragonhaven | [
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6,412 | 2 | Mike Lupica is the #1 bestselling author of many popular books for young readers, including Fantasy League, QB 1, Heat, Travel Team, Million-Dollar Throw, and The Underdogs. He has carved out a niche as the sporting world’s finest storyteller. Mike lives in Connecticut with his wife and their four children. When not writing novels, Mike Lupica writes for New York's Daily News, appears weekly on ESPN's The Sports Reporters, and hosts The Mike Lupica Show on ESPN Radio. You can visit Mike Lupica at mikelupicabooks.com; Title: Long Shot (Comeback Kids) | [
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6,413 | 2 | Praise for Million-Dollar Throw:  “Lupica's football action engages, and his delineation of the athlete's thought process and emotional highs and lows of competition feels visceral and real.” –Kirkus Reviews“Lupica explores the themes of believing in yourself and handling pressure. Teens who love sports fiction . . . will find this book a rapid, enjoyable read.” –VOYA  “Lupica injects plenty of suspenseful sports action into the plot and creates a cast of uniformly likable characters whose faith in teamwork and in each other ultimately earns handsome rewards for all. A natural for graduates of Matt Christopher's sports stories.” –Booklist          Mike Lupica is the #1 bestselling author of many popular books for young readers, including Fantasy League, QB 1, Heat, Travel Team, Million-Dollar Throw, and The Underdogs. He has carved out a niche as the sporting world’s finest storyteller. Mike lives in Connecticut with his wife and their four children. When not writing novels, Mike Lupica writes for New York's Daily News, appears weekly on ESPN's The Sports Reporters, and hosts The Mike Lupica Show on ESPN Radio. You can visit Mike Lupica at mikelupicabooks.com; Title: Million-Dollar Throw | [
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6,414 | 2 | Another sassy, impulsive chapter-book heroine "a la" Clementine or Moxy Maxwell. "Kirkus Reviews"?Another sassy, impulsive chapter-book heroine "a la" Clementine or Moxy Maxwell.? ?"Kirkus Reviews""Another sassy, impulsive chapter-book heroine "a la" Clementine or Moxy Maxwell." - "Kirkus Reviews"Melissa Thomson is an elementary school teacher in New York City where she lives with her husband, Pete, and their three plants. Melissa began her teaching career at Emery Elementary School in Washington, DC. Her students at Emery inspired her to write about Keena Ford.; Title: Keena Ford and the Field Trip Mix-Up | [
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6,415 | 2 | Madonna Ritchie'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 written six picture books for children. She is married to screenwriter/director Guy Ritchie and has three children, Lola, Rocco, and David. They divide their time between the United States and England.; Title: Runway Rose (English Roses No. 9) | [
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6,416 | 2 | Robin Palmer grew up in Massachusetts and New Jersey. She has written everything from essays to novels to a preschool guide. She currently lives in a pink barn in New York.; Title: Yours Truly, Lucy B. Parker: for Better or for Worse | [
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6,417 | 2 | Eva Ibbotson, born Maria Charlotte Michelle Wiesner (1925–2010), was an Austrian-born British novelist, known for her children's books. Some of her novels for adults have been successfully reissued for the young adult market in recent years. For the historical novel Journey to the River Sea (Macmillan, 2001), she won the Smarties Prize in category 9–11 years, garnered unusual commendation as runner-up for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, and made the Carnegie Medal, Whitbread Award, and Blue Peter Book Award shortlists. She was a finalist for the 2010 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize at the time of her death. Her last book, The Abominables, was one of eight books on the longlist for the same award in 2012.; Title: The Dragonfly Pool | [
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6,418 | 0 | "Fans of John H. Ritter's The Boy Who Saved Baseball have been waiting for this one... Ritter's use of vibrant imagery and musical phrases places this adventure right square in the annals of the oral Western tall tale--you'll want to read this one aloud, more than once." --Children's Literature Review"[A] wildly entertaining yarn... The story lopes along on the strength of its delightful and articulately brusque dialogue and Jack's far-fetched innovations (his 'convolutionary secrets' include the hit-and-run and suicide squeeze plays)... A good child's-eye introduction to baseball's segregated past." --Booklist"No one writes baseball books better than John H. Ritter... Think Mark Twain describing a showdown on a baseball diamond in a Wild West town--The Desperado Who Stole Baseball is a fast-paced story starring young Jack Dillon and his new companion, Billy the Kid, 'wanted, dead or alive.' ...enormously satisfying." --Palo Alto WeeklyBaseball novelist John H. Ritter grew up in a baseball family. "But we were also a family of musicians and mathematicians, house painters and poets. My dad was a sports writer in Ashtabula, Ohio, who moved the family out west, just before I was born, to become Sports Editor for The San Diego Union." After high school, John attended the University of California at San Diego, where he met his wife, Cheryl, now an elementary school teacher. Like their grown daughter, Jolie, who runs her own espresso cafe, John has always preferred the self-employed life, having been a custom painting contractor for 25 years. "Even so," he says, "I always 'booked' my calendar with time to write." In 1994, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators honored him with the Judy Blume Award for a novel in progress. Three years later, upon the sale of his first book, to Penguin Putnam, he retired from house painting and realized his dream of becoming a full-time writer. Now, he is the author of six books for young readers: Over the Wall, Choosing Sides, Under the Baseball Moon, The Boy Who Saved Baseball, The Desperado Who Stole Baseball, and Fenway Fever.John H. Ritter lives in Koloa, Hawaii. Learn more about him at johnhritter.com.; Title: Desperado Who Stole Baseball | [
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6,419 | 3 | Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. He spent his childhood in England and, at age eighteen, went to work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa. When World War II broke out, he joined the Royal Air Force and became a fighter pilot. At the age of twenty-six he moved to Washington, D.C., and it was there he began to write. His first short story, which recounted his adventures in the war, was bought by The Saturday Evening Post, and so began a long and illustrious career.After establishing himself as a writer for adults, Roald Dahl began writing children’s stories in 1960 while living in England with his family. His first stories were written as entertainment for his own children, to whom many of his books are dedicated.Roald Dahl is now considered one of the most beloved storytellers of our time. Although he passed away in 1990, his popularity continues to increase as his fantastic novels, including James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The BFG, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, delight an ever-growing legion of fans.Learn more about Roald Dahl on the official Roald Dahl Web site: www.roalddahl.com; Title: More About Boy | [
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6,420 | 11 | This skillful twining of exotic flora and fauna with Martine s innate affinity for animals will gratify fans of the first two [books]. "Kirkus Reviews"?This skillful twining of exotic flora and fauna with Martine's innate affinity for animals will gratify fans of the first two [books].? ?"Kirkus Reviews""This skillful twining of exotic flora and fauna with Martine's innate affinity for animals will gratify fans of the first two [books]." - "Kirkus Reviews"Lauren St. John lives in London, England. A well-respected biographer and sports journalist, she grew up in Zimbabwe, Africa, where she had a pet giraffe, as well as numerous dogs, horses, and warthogs. This setting inspired The White Giraffe as well as her recent memoir, Rainbows End.; Title: The Last Leopard (African Adventures) | [
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6,421 | 2 | A clean, sharp jab of a read. Booklist; Title: Chasing the Bear: A Young Spenser Novel | [
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6,422 | 2 | 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: Acting Out #14 (Vet Volunteers) | [
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6,423 | 11 | Writing in an authentic voice, Volponi balances sensitivity and rage, but his most subtle achievement is the multi-generational family drama. "Booklist"?Writing in an authentic voice, Volponi balances sensitivity and rage, but his most subtle achievement is the multi-generational family drama.? ?"Booklist""Writing in an authentic voice, Volponi balances sensitivity and rage, but his most subtle achievement is the multi-generational family drama." - "Booklist"Paul 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: Response | [
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6,424 | 2 | With its picture-perfect plot and vibrant illustrations, this book is a joy to read. "School Library Journal"?With its picture-perfect plot and vibrant illustrations, this book is a joy to read.? ?"School Library Journal""With its picture-perfect plot and vibrant illustrations, this book is a joy to read." - "School Library Journal"Nancy Carlson is an accomplished children’s book author and illustrator who has published more than 60 books. She is one of the few people who knew even back in kindergarten what she wanted to do for a living: “Make pictures and tell stories!” Her many books include I Like Me!, Snowden, Henry and the Bully, and My Best Friend Moved Away.Nancy lives in Minnesota with her husband, three children, and her dog.; Title: Henry's Amazing Imagination | [
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6,425 | 11 | -This is a great addition to multicultural and Christmas collections.+ -CriticasVirginia Kroll lives in Hamburg, New York. Loretta Lopez lives in New York City.; Title: Uno, Dos, Tres, Posada! | [
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6,426 | 7 | John Flanagan grew up in Sydney, Australia, hoping to be a writer. John began writing Rangers 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.The sentry never saw the dark-clad figure ghosting through the night toward Castle Araluen.Merging with the prevailing patterns of light and shade thrown by the half-moon, the interloper seemed to blend into the fabric of the night, matching the rhythm of the trees and cloud shadows as they moved with the moderate wind.The sentrys post was in the outer cordon, outside the walls of the massive castle, by the southeastern tower. The moat rippled gently behind him, its surface stirred by the wind so that the reflections of the stars in the dark water were set shimmering in a thousand tiny points of light. Before him stretched the massive parkland that surrounded the castle, carefully tended, immaculately mown and dotted with fruit and shade trees.The ground sloped gently away from the castle. There were trees and small shady dells where couples or individuals could sit and relax and picnic in relative privacy, sheltered from the sun. But the trees were small and they were well spaced out, with plenty of open ground between them so that concealment would be denied to any large attacking force. It was a well-ordered compromise between the provision of privacy and relaxation and the need for security in an age when an attack could conceivably happen at any time.Thirty meters to the left of where the sentry stood, a picnic table had been fashioned by attaching an old cart wheel to the sawn-off stump of what had been a larger tree. Several rustic benches were placed around the table and a smaller tree had been planted to one side to shade it at noon. It was a favorite spot for the knights and their ladies, affording a good overview of the green, pleasant parklands that sloped away to the distant dark line of a forest.The intruder was heading toward this table.He slipped into the shadows of a small grove forty meters from the bench, then dropped belly-down to the ground. Taking one last look to get a bearing, the dark figure snaked out of the shadows, facedown, heading for the shelter of the table.Progress was painstakingly slow. This was a trained stalker who knew that any rapid movement would register with the sentrys pe-ripheral vision. As shadows of clouds passed over the park, the crawling figure would move with them, rippling unobtrusively across the short grass, seeming to be just one more moving shadow. The dark green clothing aided concealment. Black would have been too dark and would have created too deep a shadow.It took ten minutes to cover the distance to the table. A few meters short of the objective, the figure froze as the guard suddenly stiffened, as if alerted by some sound or slight movementor perhaps just an intuitive sense that all was not quite right. He turned and peered in the general direction of the table, not even registering the dark, unmoving shape a few meters from it.Eventually satisfied that there was no danger, the sentry shook his head, stamped his feet, marched a few paces to the right then back to the left, then shifted his spear to his left hand and rubbed his eyes with his right.He yawned, then settled into a slump, his weight resting more on one foot than the other. He sniffed wryly. Hed never get away with that relaxed posture on daylight sentry duty. But it was after midnight now and the sergeant of the guard was unlikely to come and check on him in the next hour.As the sentry relaxed again, the dark figure slid the last few meters to the shelter of the table. Rising slowly to a crouching position, he studied the situation. The sentry, after his shuffling and stamping, had moved a few meters farther away from the table, but not enough to cause a problem.There was a long leather thong knotted around the intruders waist. Now, untied, it could be seen to be a sling, with a soft leather pouch at its center. A smooth, heavy stone went into the pouch and the figure rose a little, beginning to swing the simple weapon in a wide slow circle, using a minimal wrist movement and gradually building up speed.The sentry became aware of a foreign sound in the night. It began as a deep-throated, almost inaudible hum, and slowly grew higher in pitch. The change was so gradual that he wasnt sure at what point he became aware of it. It sounded like an insect of some sort . . . a giant bee, perhaps. It was difficult to detect the direction the sound was coming from. Then a memory stirred. One of the other sentries had mentioned a similar sound some days previously. Hed said it was . . .Clang!An unseen missile smashed into the head of his spear. The force of the impact snatched the weapon from his loose grasp, sending it cartwheeling away from him. His hand dropped instinctively to the hilt of his sword and he had it half drawn when a slim figure rose from behind the table to his left.The cry of alarm froze in his throat as the intruder pushed back the dark cowl that had concealed a mass of blond hair.Relax! Its only me, she said, the amusement obvious in her voice. Even in the dark, even at thirty meters distance, the laughing voice and the distinctive blond hair marked her as Cassandra, Crown Princess of Araluen.2It must stop, Cassandra, Duncan said. He was angry. She could see that. If it hadnt been obvious from the way he paced behind the table in his office, she would have known it from the fact that he called her Cassandra. His usual name for her was Cass or Cassie.And today, he was thoroughly annoyed with her. He had a full mornings work ahead of him. His desk was littered with petitions and judgments, there was a trade delegation from Teutlandt clamoring for his attention and now he had to take time out to deal with a complaint about his daughters behavior.She spread her hands palm-out before hera gesture that mixed frustration and explanation in equal parts.Dad, I was justYou were just skulking around the countryside after midnight, stalking an innocent sentry and then frightening the devil out of him with that damn sling of yours! What if youd hit him, instead of the spear?I didnt, she said simply. I hit what I aim at. I aimed at the spearhead.He glared at her and held out his hand.Let me have it, he said, and when she cocked her head, not understanding, he added, The sling. Let me have it.He saw the determined set to her jaw before she spoke.No, she said.His eyebrows shot up. Are you defying me? I am the King, after all.Im not defying you. Im just not giving you that sling. I made it. It took me a week to get it just right. Ive practiced with it for months so that I dont miss what I aim at. Im not handing it over so you can destroy it. Sorry. She added the last word after a pause.Im also your father, he pointed out.She nodded acceptance of the fact. I respect that. But youre angry. And if I hand over my sling to you now, youll cut it up -without thinking, wont you?He shook his head in frustration and turned away to the window. They were in his study, a large, airy and well-lit room that overlooked the park.I cannot have you stalking around in the dark surprising the sentries, he said. He could see they had reached an impasse over the matter of the sling and he thought it best to change his point of attack. He knew how stubborn his daughter could be.Its not fair to the men, he continued. This is the third time its happened and theyre getting tired of your silly games. The sergeant of the guard has asked to see me later today and I know what thats going to be about. He turned back to face her. Youve put me in a very difficult situation. Im going to have to apologize to a sergeant. Do you understand how embarrassing that will be?He saw the anger in her face fade a little. Im sorry, Father, she said. She was matching his formality. Normally, she called him Dad. Today it was Cassandra and Father. But its not a silly game, believe me. Its something I need to do.Why? he demanded, with some heat. Youre the Crown Princess, not some silly peasant girl, for pitys sake! You live in a castle with hundreds of troops to protect you! Why do you need to learn how to sneak around in the dark and use a poachers weapon?Dad, she said, forgetting the formality, think about my life so far. Ive been pursued by Wargals in Celtica. My escorts were killed and I barely escaped with my life. Then I was captured by Morgaraths army. I was dragged off to Skandia, where I had to survive in the mountains. I could have starved there. After that, I was involved in a full-scale battle. Those hundreds of guards didnt exactly keep me safe then, did they?Duncan made an irritated gesture. Well, perhaps not. ButLets face it, Cassandra went on, its a dangerous world and, as Crown Princess, Im a target for our enemies. I want to be able to defend myself. I dont want to have to rely on other people. Besides . . . She hesitated and he studied her more closely.Besides? he queried.Cassandra seemed to consider whether she should say more. Then she took a deep breath, and plunged in.As your daughter, theres going to come a time when I should be able to help youto share some of your load.But you do that! The banquet last week was a triumph . . .She made a dismissive gesture with her hands. ?I dont mean banquets and state occasions and picnics in the park. I mean the important thingsgoing on diplomatic missions in your name, acting as your representative when there are disputes to be settled. The sort of things youd expect a son to do for you.But youre not my son, Duncan said, a little too softly.Cassandra smiled sadly. She knew her father loved her. But she also knew that a king, any king, hoped for a son to carry on his work.Dad, one day Ill be Queen. Not too soon, I hope, she added hastily and Duncan smiled his agreement with the sentiment. But when I am, Ill have to do these things and itll be a little late to start learning at that point.Duncan studied her for a long moment. Cassandra was strong willed, he knew. She was brave and capable and intelligent. There was no way she would be content to be a figurehead ruler, letting others make the decisions and do the hard work. He sighed.Youre right, I suppose, he said. You should learn to look after yourself. But Sir Richard has been teaching you the saber. Why bother with the slingand why learn to sneak around unseen?It wasnt uncommon for highborn young ladies to study swordsmanship. Cassandra had been taking lessons from the Assistant Battlemaster for some months, using a lightweight saber specially made for her. She turned a pained expression on her father.Im all right with the saber, she admitted. But Ill never really be an expert and thats what Id need to be to hold my own against a man with a heavy weapon. Its the same with a bow. It takes years of practice to learn to use one properly and I just dont have the time.The sling is a weapon I already know. I learned to use it as a child. It kept me alive in Skandia. I decided it would be my weapon of choice and Id develop my basic skills until I was really expert.You could do that on a target range. You dont need to terrorize my sentries, Duncan said.She smiled apologetically. I admit I havent been fair to them. But Geldon said the best way to practice was to make the situation as real as possible.Geldon? Duncans eyebrows slid together in a frown. Geldon was a retired Ranger who had an apartment of rooms in Castle Araluen. Occasionally, he acted as an adviser to Crowley, the Ranger Corps Commandant. Cassandra flushed as she realized shed given away more than she intended.I asked him for a few pointers on unseen movement, she confessed, then added hurriedly, but he didnt know about the sling, I promise.Ill speak to him later, Duncan said, although he had no doubt she was telling the truth. Geldon wouldnt be fool enough to encourage her in the irresponsible practice sessions shed devised.He sat down, breathing deeply for a few seconds to let his anger subside. Then he said in a more reasonable tone, Cass, think about it. Your practice sessions could conceivably put you, or the castle itself, in danger.She cocked her head to one side, not understanding.Now that the sentries know what youre up to, they might just ignore the occasional noise or sign of movement outside the walls. If they were to see some dark figure creeping through the night, theyd assume its you. And they might be wrong. What if an enemy agent was trying to infiltrate the castle? That could result in a dead sentry. Would you want that on your conscience?Cassandra hung her head as she considered what he had said. She realized he was right.No, she said, in a small voice.Or the opposite might happen. One of these nights, a sentry might see someone stalking him and not realize its only the Crown Princess. You could get killed yourself.She opened her mouth to protest but he stopped her with a raised hand.I know you think youre too skilled for that. But think about it. What would happen to the man who killed you? Would you want him to live with that on his conscience?I suppose not, she said glumly, and he nodded, seeing that the lesson had been learned.Then I want you to stop these dangerous games of yours. If you must practice, let Geldon work out a proper plan for you. Im sure hed be willing to help, and it might be harder to slip by him than a few sleepy sentries.Cassandras face widened in a smile as she realized that, far from confiscating her sling, her father had just given his permission for her to continue her weapons practice.Thanks, Dad, she said, the eagerness obvious in her voice. Ill get started with him later today.But Duncan was already shaking his head.Theres time for that later. Today I need your help planning a tripan official trip. I want you to decide who should accompany us. And youll probably need to have new clothes made as wellproper traveling outfits and formal gowns, not that tunic and tights youre wearing. You say you want to help, so heres your chance. You organize everything.She nodded, frowning slightly as she thought over the preparations shed have to make, the details shed have to arrange. An official royal trip took a lot of planning and involved a lot of people. She was in for a busy couple of weeks, she realized. But she was glad that his attention had been diverted from his earlier annoyance.When are we going? she asked. And where to? Shed need to know how far they were traveling so she could organize their overnight stops along the way.In three weeks time, the King told her. Weve been invited to a wedding at Castle Redmont on the fourteenth of next month.Redmont? she repeated, her interest obviously piqued by the name. Whos getting married at Redmont?; Title: Erak's Ransom: Book 7 (Ranger's Apprentice) | [
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6,427 | 0 | This beautiful novel has the potential to become a classic. -VOYARosemary Wells (rosemarywells.com) is the author of 120 books for children, including more than 40 about the beloved bunnies, Max and Ruby, who star in their own television show on Nick, Jr. She travels all over the country as a tireless advocate for literacy. Wells was born in New Jersey to a playwright father and ballet dancer mother who encouraged her artistic bent. She worked as an art director and designer before illustrating her first book. She is the mother of two grown daughters, Victoria and Marguerite, and grandmother to four girls.; Title: Red Moon at Sharpsburg | [
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6,428 | 1 | A delightful choice, perfect for storytime. "School Library Journal"?A delightful choice, perfect for storytime.? ?"School Library Journal""A delightful choice, perfect for storytime." - "School Library Journal"Janet Morgan Stoeke is the creator of the hen Minerva Louise, who has appeared in many books. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia.Visit her website at http://www.minervalouise.comJanet Morgan Stoeke is the creator of the hen Minerva Louise, who has appeared in many books. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia.Visit her website at http://www.minervalouise.com; Title: Minerva Louise on Christmas Eve | [
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6,430 | 2 | Praise for the Comeback Kids:  “Lupica portrays the action clearly and vividly, with a real sense of the excitement and unpredictable nature of the games. These are worthy additions to collections seeking to draw in middle-grade boys with an enthusiasm for athletics.” –School Library Journal “These should score big with middle-graders looking for alternatives to Matt Christopher's titles.” –Publisher’s Weekly  “This title is a good choice for reluctant readers with a background in baseball.” –School Library JournalMike 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 world’s finest storyteller. Mike lives 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: Safe at Home (Comeback Kids) | [
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6,431 | 11 | John R. Erickson and Gerald L. Holmes both live in Perryton, Texas.; Title: The Coyote Invasion #56 (Hank the Cowdog) | [
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6,432 | 7 | John Flanagan grew up in Sydney, Australia, hoping to be a writer. John began writing Rangers 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.1Gundar Hardstriker, captain and helmsman of the Skandian ship Wolfcloud, chewed disconsolately on a stringy piece of tough smoked beef.His crew were huddled under rough shelters among the trees, talking quietly, eating and trying to stay warm around the small smoky fires that were all they could manage in this weather. This close to the coast, the snow usually turned to cold sleet in the middle of the day, refreezing as the afternoon wore on. He knew the crewwere looking to him for a way out of this. And he knew that soon he would have to tell them he had no answers for them. They were stranded in Araluen, with no hope of escape.Fifty meters away, Wolfcloud lay beached on the riverbank, canted to one side. Even from this distance, his seamans eye could makeout the slight twist a third of the way along her hull, and the sight of it came close to breaking his heart. To a Skandian, his ship wasalmost a living thing, an extension of himself, an expression of his own being.Now his ship was ruined, her keel irreparably broken, her hull twisted. She was good for nothing but turning into lumber and firewoodas the winter weather wrapped its cold hands further around them. So far he had been able to avoid stripping the ship, but he knew he couldnt wait much longer. They would need the wood to build more substantial huts and to burn as firewood. But as long as she still looked like a ship, even with that damnable twist to her hull, he could retain some sense of his pride at being a skirl, or ships captain.The voyage had been a disaster from start to finish, he reflected gloomily. They had set out to raid Gallic and Iberian coastal villages,staying well away from Araluen as they did so. Raids on the Araluen coast were few and far between these days, since the SkandianOberjarl had signed a treaty with the Araluen King. They werent actually forbidden to raid. But they were discouraged by Oberjarl Erak, and only a very stupid or foolhardy skirl would be keen to face Eraks style of discouragement.But Gundar and his men had been the last of the raiding fleet to reach the Narrow Sea, and they found the villages either emptyransacked by earlier shipsor prewarned and ready to take revenge on a single late raider. There had been hard fighting. He had lostseveral men and was left with nothing to show for it. Finally, as a last resort, he had landed on an island off the southeast coast of Araluen,desperate for provisions to see him and his men through the winter on the long journey back north.He smiled sadly as he thought of it. If there had been a bright spot in the trip, that had been it. Prepared to fight and lose morelives, desperate to feed themselves, the Skandian crew had been greeted by a young Rangerthe very one who had fought besideErak in the battle against the Temujai some years back.Surprisingly, the Ranger had offered to feed them. Hed even invited them to a banquet that night in the castle, along with the localdignitaries and their wives. Gundars smile broadened at the memory of that evening as he recalled how his rough-and-tumble sailors had stayed on their best manners, humbly asking their table companions to pass the meat, please, or requesting just a little more ale in their drinking mugs. These were men who were accustomed to cursing heartily, tearing legs off roast boar with their bare hands and occasionally swilling their ale straight from the keg. Their attempts at mingling with polite society would have been the basis of some great stories back in Skandia.His smile faded. Back in Skandia. He had no idea now how they would get back to Skandia. Or even if they would ever return home. They had left Seacliff Island well fed and provisioned for the long trip. The Ranger had even provided them with the means for a small profit from the trip, in the form of a slave.The mans name was Buttle. John Buttle. He was a criminala thief and a murdererand his presence in Araluen was a source of potential trouble for the Ranger. As a favor, the young man had asked Gundar to take him as a slave to Skandia. The skirl naturally agreed. The man was strong and fit, and hed fetch a good price when they got home.But would they ever see Hallasholm again? Theyd sailed slap into a massive storm just short of Point Sentinel and were driven south and west before it.As they came closer to the Araluen coast, Gundar had ordered Buttles chains struck off. They were heading for a lee shore, a situation all sailors dread, and there was a good chance that the ship would not survive. The man should have a chance, Gundar thought.He could still feel the sickening crunch as Wolfcloud had smashed down on a hidden rock. At the time, he felt it as if his own spine were breaking, and he could swear he had heard the ship cry out in agony He knew instantly, from her sluggish response to the rudder and the way she sagged in the peaks and troughs of the waves, that her backbone was fractured. With each successive wave, the wound deepened, and it was only a matter of time before she split in two and went under. But Wolfcloud was a tough ship, and she wasnt ready to lie down and dienot just yet.; Title: The Siege of Macindaw: Book Six (Ranger's Apprentice) | [
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6,433 | 1 | This is a great book for youngsters who may be worried about attending overnight camp for the first time. "School Library Journal"?This is a great book for youngsters who may be worried about attending overnight camp for the first time.? ?"School Library Journal""This is a great book for youngsters who may be worried about attending overnight camp for the first time." - "School Library Journal"Jonathan London burst on the children's book scene in 1992 with the publication of three picture books including Froggy Gets Dressed. Since then he has published more than 100 books, including the popular Froggy series and the young adult novel, Where's Home? "There are worlds of possibility within our own imaginations from which we can create stories that can make someone want to cry or laugh, play a saxophone or make a snowman. This act of writing, for me, is a part of my celebration of life, a way to give back a little for all that I have been given. A kind of thanks."Born a "Navy brat" in Brooklyn, New York, Jonathan was raised on Naval stations throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Today he lives with his wife, Maureen, and near their two grown sons, Aaron (a top chef) and Sean (an animator), in semi-rural Northern California. "My hobbies include hiking, kayaking, whale and bird watching, swimming and traveling. I lap swim every day, close to a mile, rain or shine, outdoors.You might say that, like Froggy, I'm an amphibian. I live almost as much in the water as out. But most of all, I like to make kids laugh."Learn more about Jonathan London at jonathan-london.net.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 Goes to Camp | [
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6,434 | 0 | Praise for THE BEST BAD LUCK I EVER HAD:★ “[An] energetic, seamlessly narrated first novel… Levine handles the setting with grace and nuance.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review★ “This classic story of how unlikely persons can change things for the better should appeal to all readers.”—VOYA, starred review "A fine debut novel by an author to watch."—Kirkus Reviews"Readers will find humor in his candid account, universality in his dilemmas and blunders, and inspiration in his friendship with Emma and their mutual desire for social justice."—School Library Journal"Levine’s story treats racism frankly and with no mincing of words. The highlight of this coming-of-age journey comes from watching the two kids learn about the world and come to care about each other in the way of 13-year-olds."—BooklistKristin Levine (kristinlevine.com) received her BA in German from Swarthmore College and an MFA in film from American University. She spent a year in Vienna, Austria, working as an au pair, and has taught screenwriting at American University. Currently, she lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with her two daughters. She is the author of the critically acclaimed The Best Luck I Ever Had, The Lions of Little Rock, and The Paper Cowboy. ; Title: The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had | [
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6,435 | 2 | This novel will speak to those kids who feel left out . . . the humor and compassion are sure to appeal to reluctant readers. "Kirkus Reviews"?This novel will speak to those kids who feel left out . . . the humor and compassion are sure to appeal to reluctant readers.? ?"Kirkus Reviews""This novel will speak to those kids who feel left out . . . the humor and compassion are sure to appeal to reluctant readers." - "Kirkus Reviews"Dean Pitchford, author of The Big One-Oh and Captain Nobody, starred on Broadway in Pippin and Godspell before turning to songwriting and screenwriting. His multimillion-selling songs include the Oscar-winning Fame, Footloose, Holding Out for a Hero and After All. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards, five Grammys and two Tonys. His stage musical adaptation of Footloose played over 700 performances on Broadway and is now being produced around the world.; Title: Captain Nobody | [
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6,436 | 2 | Praise for Hold Still:   YALSA Best Books for Young Adults (2010); 2010 William C. Morris Honor Book   “LaCour makes an impressive debut with an emotionally charged young adult novel about friendship and loss.” –Publishers Weekly, starred review** “LaCour strikes a new path through a familiar story, leading readers with her confident writing and savvy sense of prose.” –Kirkus “The book is written with honesty, revealing one's pain after the loss of a loved one.” –School Library Journal “A fresh voice to the world of young adult literature.” –VOYA , starred review**Nina LaCour (www.ninalacour.com) is the author of the award-winning Hold Still and widely acclaimed The Disenchantments. Formerly a bookseller and high school English teacher, she now writes and parents full time. A San Francisco Bay Area native, Nina lives with her family in Oakland, California.; Title: Hold Still | [
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6,437 | 2 | -[F]unny, straight-shooting, first-person narration.+ -BooklistBorn 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 Is Feeling Blue | [
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6,438 | 2 | "The first in what promises to be a series of light yet heartfelt adventures." --Kirkus"Lucy's enjoyably individual in her slightly weird way, and there's lively humor in her narration and activities." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksRobin Palmer grew up in Massachusetts and New Jersey, and graduated from Boston University before she hit the road for Hollywood. Starting as an assistant in the television literary department of the William Morris Agency, she quickly moved up the ranks and spent the next decade as a literary agent, producer, and television network executive at Lifetime Television, where she developed over one hundred scripts and oversaw the production of over thirty of the cable network's original movies. In 2001, she remembered that she had originally intended to spend her life either as a writer or a toll booth collector (so she could indulge her penchant for spending her days alone reading), but as there are no toll roads in southern California, she decided to give the writing thing a try. Since then, she's written everything from screenplays to essays to a novel to a preschool guide. Although she's constantly threatening to move, she currently resides in New York City.; Title: Yours Truly, Lucy B. Parker: Girl vs. Superstar | [
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6,439 | 2 | Adventure quest at its best! Readers will be dying for the next installment. Meg Cabot, author of "Avalon High" and The Mediator series.?Adventure quest at its best! Readers will be dying for the next installment. Meg Cabot, author of "Avalon High" and The Mediator series."Adventure quest at its best! Readers will be dying for the next installment." - Meg Cabot, author of "Avalon High" and The Mediator series.Michael P. Spradlin is the author of more than a dozen books for children. He grew up in a small town in Michigan not far from the Indiana border. Surrounded by books in his formative years, he grew up loving to read and imagining himself the hero of numerous epic battles.When not writing, he enjoys reading, traveling, spending time with his family and worrying over the fact that he really should be writing instead of doing other stuff. He lives in Michigan with his wife Kelly, son Michael, daughter Rachel and two dogs Willow and Apollo.; Title: Keeper of the Grail (The Youngest Templar, Book 1) | [
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6,440 | 2 | The authors draw a bead on the fourth-grade funny bone and hit a bull's-eye. -Kirkus ReviewsMike Knudson lives in North Salt Lake, Utah. Steve Wilkinson lives in Kansas City, Missouri. Stacy Curtis lives in Chicago, Illinois.; Title: Raymond and Graham Rule the School | [
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6,441 | 2 | -High fantasy as perfectly shaped and eloquently told as Beauty and The Hero and the Crown. A lavish and lasting treat.+ -Publishers Weekly, starred review-Readers who long for beautiful phrases and descriptive writing will find themselves drinking in this rich fairy tale as if it were honey trickling down their throats.+ -School Library JournalRobin McKinley has won various awards and citations for her writing, including the Newbery Medal for The Hero and the Crown and a Newbery Honor for The Blue Sword. Her other books include Sunshine; the New York Times bestseller Spindle's End; two novel-length retellings of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and Rose Daughter; and a retelling of the Robin Hood legend, The Outlaws of Sherwood. She lives with her husband, the English writer Peter Dickinson.; Title: Chalice | [
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6,443 | 7 | 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 #1New York Timesbestselling 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 theonlywriter 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 onTwitter @AnthonyHorowitz.; Title: Return to Groosham Grange: The Unholy Grail | [] | Test |
6,444 | 0 | Michael P. Spradlin is the author of more than a dozen books for children. He grew up in a small town in Michigan not far from the Indiana border. Surrounded by books in his formative years, he grew up loving to read and imagining himself the hero of numerous epic battles.When not writing, he enjoys reading, traveling, spending time with his family and worrying over the fact that he really should be writing instead of doing other stuff. He lives in Michigan with his wife Kelly, son Michael, daughter Rachel and two dogs Willow and Apollo.; Title: Trail of Fate: Book 2 (The Youngest Templar) | [
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6,445 | 8 | Unusual book; Title: The Twelve Dancing Princesses | [
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6,446 | 0 | "A good child's-eye introduction to baseball's segregated past. Jame's steady black-and-white illustrations add a welcome depth." --BooklistPatricia C. McKissack lives in Chesterfield, Missouri. Gordon C. James lives in Charlottesville, North Carolina.; Title: The Home-Run King (Scraps of Time) | [
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6,447 | 2 | 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 AdultsFever 1793, and the National Book Award finalist and Scott ODell 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: New Beginnings #13 (Vet Volunteers) | [
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6,448 | 12 | A-peeling all around! School Library JournalSharp pacing and an intriguing premise....She stocks her work with strong, sage women, the elements for a budding romance and plenty of funny moments. Publishers Weekly, starred reviewJuly 12, 1951 - "I was born at eleven A.M., a most reasonable time, my mother often said, and when the nurse put me in my mother's arms for the first time I had both a nasty case of the hiccups and no discernible forehead (it's since grown in). I've always believed in comic entrances."As I grew up in River Forest, Illinois in the 1950's I seem to remember an early fascination with things that were funny. I thought that people who could make other people laugh were terribly fortunate. While my friends made their career plans, declaring they would become doctors, nurses, and lawyers, inwardly, I knew that I wanted to be involved somehow in comedy. This, however, was a difficult concept to get across in first grade. But I had a mother with a great comic sense (she was a high school English teacher) and a grandmother who was a funny professional storytellerso I figured the right genes were in there somewhere, although I didn't always laugh at what my friends laughed at and they rarely giggled at my jokes. That, and the fact that I was overweight and very tall, all made me feel quite different when I was growing upa bit like a water buffalo at a tea party."My grandmother, who I called Nana, had the biggest influence on me creatively. She taught me the importance of stories and laughter. She never said, 'Now I'm going to tell you a funny story', she'd just tell a story, and the humor would naturally flow from it because of who she was and how she and her characters saw the world. She showed me the difference between derisive laughter that hurts others and laughter that comes from the heart. She showed me, too, that stories help us understand ourselves at a deep level. She was a keen observer of people."I kept a diary as a child, was always penning stories and poems. I played the flute heartily, taught myself the guitar, and wrote folk songs. For years I wanted to be a comedienne, then a comedy writer. I was a voracious reader, too, and can still remember the dark wood and the green leather chairs of the River Forest Public Library, can hear my shoes tapping on the stairs going down to the children's room, can feel my fingers sliding across rows and rows of books, looking through the card catalogues that seemed to house everything that anyone would ever need to know about in the entire world. My parents divorced when I was eight years old, and I was devastated at the loss of my father. I pull from that memory regularly as a writer. Every book I have written so far has dealt with complex father issues of one kind or another. My father was an alcoholic and the pain of that was a shadow that followed me for years. I attempted to address that pain in Rules of the Road. It was a very healing book for me. I didn't understand it at the time, but I was living out the theme that I try to carry into all of my writing: adversity, if we let it, will make us stronger."In my twenties, I had a successful career in sales and advertising with the Chicago Tribune, McGraw-Hill, and Parade Magazine. I met my husband Evan, a computer engineer, while I was on vacation. Our courtship was simple. He asked me to dance; I said no. We got married five months later in August, 1981. But I was not happy in advertising sales, and I had a few ulcers to prove it. With Evan's loving support, I decided to try my hand at professional writing. I wish I could say that everything started falling into place, but it was a slow, slow buildwriting newspaper and magazine articles for not much money. My daughter Jean was born in July of 82. She had the soul of a writer even as a baby. I can remember sitting at my typewriter (I didn't have a computer back then) writing away with Jean on a blanket on the floor next to me. If my writing was bad that day, I'd tear that page out of the typewriter and hand it to her. 'Bad paper,' I'd say and Jean would rip the paper in shreds with her little hands."I had moved from journalism to screenwriting when one of the biggest challenges of my life occurred. I was in a serious auto accident which injured my neck and back severely and required neurosurgery. It was a long road back to wholeness, but during that time I wrote Squashed, my first young adult novel. The humor in that story kept me going. Over the years, I have come to understand how deeply I need to laugh. It's like oxygen to me. My best times as a writer are when I'm working on a book and laughing while I'm writing. Then I know I've got something."Joan's first novel, Squashed, won the Delacorte Prize for a First Young Adult Novel. 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6,449 | 11 | This is a well-told story with a tenacious, yet completely endearing heroine. Allison creates a summer anyone would envy anyone interested in intrigue, adventure, fashion, and the truth, that is. "School Library Journal"?This is a well-told story with a tenacious, yet completely endearing heroine. Allison creates a summer anyone would envy?anyone interested in intrigue, adventure, fashion, and the truth, that is.? ?"School Library Journal""This is a well-told story with a tenacious, yet completely endearing heroine. Allison creates a summer anyone would envy - anyone interested in intrigue, adventure, fashion, and the truth, that is." - "School Library Journal"Jennifer Allison grew up in a small town in Michigan. One of her best friends lived on a sheep farm, and the two girls found the spooky atmosphere of the barn hayloft to be perfect for sances. As it turned out, the experience was also perfect inspiration for a novel about a thirteen-year-old psychic investigator. Ms. Allison holds a B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.F.A. from American University. Her various careers have included work as a news reporter and high school English teacher. She has also held numerous odd jobs piano player in a shopping mall, assembly-line worker for General Motors, waitress, preschool teacher that have helped her generate ideas for characters and stories. Jennifer Allison currently lives in Chicago, with her husband, Michael, and their three children Max, and the twins, Marcus and Genevieve (Gigi).Learn more about Jennifer at gildajoyce.com.; Title: Gilda Joyce: the Dead Drop | [
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6,450 | 15 | [T]his is a treat for any reader and would be a delight to read aloud. "Booklist", starred review?[T]his is a treat for any reader and would be a delight to read aloud.? ?"Booklist", starred review"[T]his is a treat for any reader and would be a delight to read aloud." - "Booklist", starred reviewJanet Taylor Lisle was born in Englewood, New Jersey and grew up in Farmington, Connecticut, spending summers on the coast of Rhode Island. The eldest and only daughter in a family of five children, she was educated at local schools and at fifteen entered The Ethel Walker School, a girl's boarding school in Simsbury, Ct.After graduation from Smith College in 1969 with a degree in English Literature, she enlisted and was trained for work in VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America). She lived and worked for the next two years in Atlanta, Georgia, organizing food-buying cooperatives in the city's public housing projects and teaching in an early-child care center. Catalyzed by this experience, she enrolled in journalism courses at Georgia State University with the idea of writing about the poverty she had seen. This was the beginning of a reporting career that extended over the next ten years.With the birth of her daughter in 1977, Lisle turned to writing projects that could be accomplished at home. In 1984, The Dancing Cats of Applesap, her first novel for children, was published. Subsequently, she has published ten other novels.Afternoon of the Elves, a 1990 Newbery Honor Book, has been translated into six languages. It was produced as a play by the Seattle Children's Theater in 1993, and continues to be performed in children's theaters throughout the U.S. In this book, as in others she has written, the author plumbs a borderland between reality and fantasy where imagination holds sway and the ordinary surfaces of life crack open to reveal hidden worlds.Elves, fairies and exotic creatures make appearances in her novels but whether they are real within the story, or merely imaginative projections of her characters, is often left unresolved."I think of magic as that which is still waiting to be discovered," the author has said. "I put it in my books to remind readers (myself included) to keep a sharp eye out. The unknown is everywhere, all around us and lurking even in our own minds."She lives on the Rhode Island coast with her husband, Richard Lisle, and their daughter Elizabeth, a college student.copyright 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.; Title: Highway Cats | [
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6,453 | 13 | Robin Palmer grew up in Massachusetts and New Jersey, and graduated from Boston University before she hit the road for Hollywood. Starting as an assistant in the television literary department of the William Morris Agency, she quickly moved up the ranks and spent the next decade as a literary agent, producer, and television network executive at Lifetime Television, where she developed over one hundred scripts and oversaw the production of over thirty of the cable network's original movies. In 2001, she remembered that she had originally intended to spend her life either as a writer or a toll booth collector (so she could indulge her penchant for spending her days alone reading), but as there are no toll roads in southern California, she decided to give the writing thing a try. Since then, she's written everything from screenplays to essays to a novel to a preschool guide. Although she's constantly threatening to move, she currently resides in New York City.; Title: Yours Truly, Lucy B. Parker: Sealed with a Kiss: Book 2 | [
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6,456 | 2 | 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: Vet Volunteers 15 Helping Hands | [
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6,457 | 0 | "Heart-stopping+heartrending+heartwarming." -San Francisco Chronicle"Choldenko seamlessly blends laugh-out-loud humor with high drama in this fast-paced book." -Sacramento Bee"A tender, engaging book that captures both the imagination and the heart." -San Jose Mercury NewsGennifer Choldenko is the New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor Award-winning author of ten children's books, including Notes From a Liar and Her Dog, If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period, No Passengers Beyond this Point, Al Capone Does My Shirts, Al Capone Shines My Shoes, and Al Capone Does My Homework. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.; Title: Al Capone Shines My Shoes (Tales from Alcatraz) | [
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6,459 | 2 | "Dyamonde, a third grader, has "wild-crazy hair," is "skinnier than half a toothpick" and is more than equal to the challenge of entering the crowded field of confident grade school heroines."—New York TimesNikki Grimes is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of dozens of children’s and young adult books as well as a poet and journalist. Among the many accolades she has received are the Golden Dolphin Award (2005),the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children (2006), the Coretta Scott King Award (2003) for Bronx Masquerade, and the Horace Mann Upstanders Award (2011) for Almost Zero: A Dyamonde Daniel Book. Additionally, her book Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope (illustrated by Bryan Collier) was a New York Times bestseller, and she was acknowledged as an NAACP Image Award Finalist in 1993 for her book Malcolm X: a Force for Change. Her books Meet Danitra Brown (illustrated by Floyd Cooper), Jazmin's Notebook, Talkin' About Bessie (illustrated by E.B. Lewis), Dark Sons, The Road to Paris, and Words with Wings were each awarded Coretta Scott King Honors. Nikki Grimes won the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, which honors an author or illustrator whose books have made a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children  over a period of years. Visit her online at www.nikkigrimes.com.R. Gregory Christie was named a top children's book illustrator by the New York Times and has received three Coretta Scott King Honors. He has illustrated numerous picture books, including The Deaf Musicians (by Pete Seeger and Paul DuBois Jacobs), which received the Schneider Family Book Award. He has illustrated the biographies of many historical and cultural figures, and he frequently lectures at schools across the country. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.Gas-art.com; Title: Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel (A Dyamonde Daniel Book) | [
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6,460 | 2 | Following the character introduced in Locomotion, Woodson switches from poetry to letters to show how 12-year-old Lonnie Collins Motion, aka Locomotion, maintains a bond with his younger sister, Lili. . . . Woodson creates a full-bodied character in kind, sensitive Lonnie. Readers will understand his quest for peace, and appreciate the hard work he does to find it. "Publishers Weekly"?Following the character introduced in Locomotion, Woodson switches from poetry to letters to show how 12-year-old Lonnie Collins Motion, aka Locomotion, maintains a bond with his younger sister, Lili. . . . Woodson creates a full-bodied character in kind, sensitive Lonnie. Readers will understand his quest for peace, and appreciate the hard work he does to find it.? ?"Publishers Weekly""Following the character introduced in Locomotion, Woodson switches from poetry to letters to show how 12-year-old Lonnie Collins Motion, aka Locomotion, maintains a bond with his younger sister, Lili. . . . Woodson creates a full-bodied character in kind, sensitive Lonnie. Readers will understand his quest for peace, and appreciate the hard work he does to find it." - "Publishers Weekly"Jacqueline Woodson (www.jacquelinewoodson.com) is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young Peoples Literature, and she received the 2018 Children's Literature Legacy Award. She is the 2014 National Book Award Winner for her New York Times bestselling memoir BROWN GIRL DREAMING, which was also a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award, a Newbery Honor Award, the NAACP Image Award and the Sibert Honor Award. Woodson was recently named the Young Peoples Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. Her recent adult book,Another Brooklyn, was a National Book Award finalist. Born on February 12th in Columbus, Ohio, Jacqueline Woodson grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and Brooklyn, New York and graduated from college with a B.A. in English. She is the author of more than two dozen award-winning books for young adults, middle graders and children; among her many accolades, she is a four-time Newbery Honor winner, a four-time National Book Award finalist, and a two-time Coretta Scott King Award winner. Her books include THE OTHER SIDE, EACH KINDNESS, Caldecott Honor Book COMING ON HOME SOON; Newbery Honor winners FEATHERS, SHOW WAY, and AFTER TUPAC AND D FOSTER, and MIRACLE'S BOYSwhich received the LA Times Book Prize and the Coretta Scott King Award and was adapted into a miniseries directed by Spike Lee. Jacqueline is also the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement for her contributions to young adult literature, the winner of the Jane Addams Childrens Book Award, and was the 2013 United States nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.; Title: Peace, Locomotion | [
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6,461 | 0 | -An unassuming masterpiece.+ -Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewFran Cannon Slayton lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.; Title: When the Whistle Blows | [
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6,462 | 2 | Praise for Mike Lupica's novels:"Lupica is the greatest sports writer for middle school readers."--VOYA on True Legend"Lupica has the knowledge of the game and the lean prose to make a taut, realistic story not just about the game but about heart, character, and family."--Kirkus Reviews on Travel Team* "The dialogue crackles, and the rich cast of supporting characters nearly steals the show. Top-notch entertainment in the Carl Hiaasen mold."--Booklist, starred review of Heat"Lupica gives his readers a behind-the-scenes look at major league sports. In this novel, he adds genuine insights into family dynamics."--Booklist on The Batboy"Lupica will win a Pulitzer for his sportswriting one day (he should have won it already)." --The New York Times on HeatMike Lupica is one of the most prominent sports writers in America. His longevity at the top of his field is based on his experience and insider’s 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 ESPN’s 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, Men’s 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.; Title: Shoot-Out (Comeback Kids) | [
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6,463 | 2 | "With this debut novel, Hubbard has crafted a fine addition to the pantheon of YA literature." -Booklist "A+satisfying tale." -School Library JournalJennifer R. Hubbard lives in the Philadelphia area. She is a hiker, a chocolate lover, and a night person who believes that mornings were meant to be slept through. Her short fiction has appeared in literary magazines. Her published books include the contemporary young-adult novels The Secret Year, Try Not To Breathe, and Until It Hurts To Stop.; Title: The Secret Year | [
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6,465 | 2 | Readers will get sucked in an action-packed story. -"Publishers Weekly"?Readers will get sucked in?an action-packed story.? -"Publishers Weekly""Readers will get sucked in...an action-packed story." -"Publishers Weekly"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 #1New York Timesbestselling 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 theonlywriter 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 onTwitter @AnthonyHorowitz.; Title: The Switch | [
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6,466 | 14 | This is a fun collection of warm, personal essays from a beloved artist who takes joy in making a special holiday even more special. "Children s Literature"?This is a fun collection of warm, personal essays from a beloved artist who takes joy in making a special holiday even more special.? ?"Children's Literature""This is a fun collection of warm, personal essays from a beloved artist who takes joy in making a special holiday even more special." - "Children's Literature"Tomie dePaola is one of the most popular children's book authors and illustrators of our time. His humor, insight, and gentle art delight all readers. A Newbery Honor award winner, he has written and illustrated a number of books for Simon & Schuster, including Caldecott Honor Book "Strega Nona, " as well as "Andy: That's My Name, Watch Out for the Chicken Feet in Your Soup, " and ""Charlie Needs a Cloak."" A native of Connecticut, Mr. dePaola studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and now lives in New London, New Hampshire.; Title: Christmas Remembered | [
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6,467 | 2 | "Tarshis proves she gets adolescent female friendships (not to mention seventh grade) in this funny and empathetic follow-up to Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree. Publishers Weekly, starred reviewLauren Tarshis lives in Westport, Connecticut.; Title: Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell in Love | [
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6,469 | 2 | David A. Adler (www.davidaadler.com and www.camjansen.com) is the author of more than 175 childrens books. Before becoming a childrens book author, he taught math and science, and completed masters degrees in marketing and economics. He lives in Woodmere, New York. Joy Allen (www.joyallenillustration.com) has illustrated many childrens books, including Pleasant Companys Hopscotch Hill School series. She lives in Garden Grove, California.; Title: Cam Jansen: the Green School Mystery #28 | [
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6,470 | 3 | Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. He spent his childhood in England and, at age eighteen, went to work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa. When World War II broke out, he joined the Royal Air Force and became a fighter pilot. At the age of twenty-six he moved to Washington, D.C., and it was there he began to write. His first short story, which recounted his adventures in the war, was bought by The Saturday Evening Post, and so began a long and illustrious career.After establishing himself as a writer for adults, Roald Dahl began writing children’s stories in 1960 while living in England with his family. His first stories were written as entertainment for his own children, to whom many of his books are dedicated.Roald Dahl is now considered one of the most beloved storytellers of our time. Although he passed away in 1990, his popularity continues to increase as his fantastic novels, including James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The BFG, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, delight an ever-growing legion of fans.Learn more about Roald Dahl on the official Roald Dahl Web site: www.roalddahl.com; Title: The Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendiferous Secrets | [
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6,472 | 11 | John R. Erickson and Gerald L. Holmes both live in Perryton, Texas.; Title: The Disappearence of Drover #57 (Hank the Cowdog) | [
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6,473 | 0 | -A luscious melodrama, rich in sensuous detail from horrific to sublime, with an iridescent overlay of magic.+ -Kirkus ReviewsSally 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 Londons Sunday Times. I, Coriander is her first book for older readers, and she is currently working on a second.; Title: The Silver Blade | [
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6,474 | 2 | "Delightful…. A laugh-out-loud treat." —Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewDori Chaconas was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1938. The second child in a family of seven, Dori fell into the role of storyteller, nursery rhyme singer, and general entertainer for her siblings. She claims she learned about story pacing early. If the story action lagged, her fidgety audience would either scatter or start a poking war.She has been married to Nick, her high school sweetheart, for 44 years. Everyone says the romance will last. They raised four daughters, and are now enjoying three grandsons—especially Grandpa, having been outnumbered by women all those years.When their daughters were young, Dori wrote for them. She published three picture books and more than fifty stories in children's magazines. In the 70's, her interest turned to yarn embroidery design and she sold designs to major needlework companies and national magazines.In 1997, Dori started writing stories again, partly to keep her grandsons from fidgeting or starting poking wars. Her stories reflect the warmth of family life. Dori gives credit to her parents for giving her a strong sense of family, and to her children and grandchildren for keeping it alive.; Title: Short and Tall (Cork and Fuzz) | [
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6,475 | 2 | Cat lovers and George s fans will be happy she is back. "Kirkus Reviews"?Cat lovers and George's fans will be happy she is back.? ?"Kirkus Reviews""Cat lovers and George's fans will be happy she is back." - "Kirkus Reviews""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 hasn't stopped yet. 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.She attended Penn State University graduating with a degree in Science and Literature. In the 1940s she was a reporter for The Washington Post and a member of the White House Press Corps. After her children were born she returned to her love of nature and brought owls, robins, mink, sea gulls, tarantulas - 173 wild animals into their home and backyard. These became characters in her books and, although always free to go, they would stay with the family until the sun changed their behavior and they migrated or went off to seek partners of their own kind.When her children, Twig, Craig and Luke, were old enough to carry their own backpacks, they all went to the animals. They climbed mountains, canoed rivers, hiked deserts. Her children learned about nature and Jean came home and to write books. Craig and Luke are now environmental scientists and Twig writes children's books, too.One summer Jean learned that the wolves were friendly, lived in a well-run society and communicated with each other in wolf talk -- sound, sight, posture, scent and coloration. Excited to learn more, she took Luke and went to the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory in Barrow, Alaska, where scientists were studying this remarkable animal. She even talked to the wolves in their own language. With that Julie of the Wolves was born. A little girl walking on the vast lonesome tundra outside Barrow, and a magnificent alpha male wolf, leader of a pack in Denali National Park were the inspiration for the characters in the book. Years later, after many requests from her readers, she wrote the sequels, Julie and Julie's Wolf Pack.She is still traveling and coming home to write. In the last decade she has added two beautiful new dimensions to her words beautiful full-color picture book art by Wendell Minor and others and - music. Jean is collaborating with award-winning composer, Chris Kubie to bring the sounds of nature to her words.; Title: The Cats of Roxville Station | [
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6,476 | 2 | "Six-year-old Posey, in a sparkly pink tutu on the cover, will catch the attention of young emerging readers. Like Miss Lee's invitation, this new chapter book series will be warmly received by youngsters looking for something comfortable and familiar to begin with." The Horn Book"This is a sweet book, and children will relate to the childs fears about her new experience and leaving her security tutu behind. Theres also a confidence-building ending in which the new first graders are encouraged to be true to themselves." School Library Journal"Greenes simple sentences are distinguished by punchy dialogue and sentiments that do justice to a range of emotions, from frustration and nervousness to unadulterated glee. They should go a long way to easing the worries of readers embarking on a new stage in their school life." Publisher's WeeklyStephanie Greene is the author of the popular Owen Foote books. She lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Stephanie Roth Sisson lives in California.; Title: Princess Posey and the First Grade Parade: Book 1 (Princess Posey, First Grader) | [
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6,477 | 2 | “It is an impressive feat when just a few short sentences can relay the complicated relationship dynamics as perceived by a first-grader, but Greene does it again and again as she chronicles Posey’s emotional endeavors with tenderness and compassion. Young readers will relate to Posey’s need to feel special in the eyes of one she admires, and they’ll be delighted when she finds a way to do so while remaining true to herself.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books“Greene continues to get the social dynamic of first-grade girls perfect. . . . Very short chapters, generous font, lots of eye-saving white space on each page and frequent black-and-white illustrations make this early chapter book accessible to the very earliest reader. Posey is flawed in a way that is absolutely perfect. She struggles with her emotions and finds her way back with the help of her mother, teacher and small circle of buddies.” — Kirkus Reviews"Once again, Greene’s brief chapters capture a first grader’s enthusiasm, small but real heartache, and problem-solving gumption--thank goodness for that pink tutu that turns Posey into Princess Posey, who 'wouldn’t cry if someone gave the same present. She would just think of another present.'" — The Horn BookStephanie Greene is a long time fan of princesses. She admires their tutus and glittery veils and necklaces - the works! She is happy that reviewers think Posey is “charming” and “sparkly” and hopes her readers will love all of the new Posey books, too. Stephanie Greene lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.; Title: Princess Posey and the Perfect Present: Book 2 (Princess Posey, First Grader) | [
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6,478 | 2 | Mary Hoffman has written more than 70 books for children, and her powers of observation bring vitality and humour to all her stories and retellings.Her previous titles for Dorling Kindersley include Henry's Baby and A First Bible Story Book. Her best-known picture books are Amazing Grace, Three Wise Women, and An Angel Just Like Me. Mary lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and they have three daughters. The girls were brought up on myths and legends, of which Mary and her husband have an extensive collection.; Title: Bravo, Grace! | [
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6,479 | 13 | "Readers should enjoy the behind-the-scenes glimpse of reality TV, but it's lively and relatable Cassidy. . .who steals the show." Publishers WeeklyLinda Gerber (www.lindagerber.com) is the author of the popular Death By Bikini books, as well as two books in the S.A.S.S. series, the psychological thriller Trance, and three other books in the Lights, Camera, Cassidy series. She lives with her family in Ohio.; Title: Lights, Camera, Cassidy: Celebrity: Episode One | [
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6,480 | 11 | "Woodson's deep understanding of and concern for the role of black women in society is evident as she eloquently introduces the reader to teenage pregnancy, alternate lifestyles and adoption in her moving, powerful story."This is a strong, original, and life-affirming book. ("Kirkus Reviews ") Woodsonas deep understanding of and concern for the role of black women in society is evident as she eloquently introduces the reader to teenage pregnancy, alternate lifestyles and adoption in her moving, powerful story. ("Publishers Weekly")Jacqueline Woodson (www.jacquelinewoodson.com) is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young Peoples Literature, and she received the 2018 Children's Literature Legacy Award. She is the 2014 National Book Award Winner for her New York Times bestselling memoir BROWN GIRL DREAMING, which was also a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award, a Newbery Honor Award, the NAACP Image Award and the Sibert Honor Award. Woodson was recently named the Young Peoples Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. Her recent adult book,Another Brooklyn, was a National Book Award finalist. Born on February 12th in Columbus, Ohio, Jacqueline Woodson grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and Brooklyn, New York and graduated from college with a B.A. in English. She is the author of more than two dozen award-winning books for young adults, middle graders and children; among her many accolades, she is a four-time Newbery Honor winner, a four-time National Book Award finalist, and a two-time Coretta Scott King Award winner. Her books include THE OTHER SIDE, EACH KINDNESS, Caldecott Honor Book COMING ON HOME SOON; Newbery Honor winners FEATHERS, SHOW WAY, and AFTER TUPAC AND D FOSTER, and MIRACLE'S BOYSwhich received the LA Times Book Prize and the Coretta Scott King Award and was adapted into a miniseries directed by Spike Lee. Jacqueline is also the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement for her contributions to young adult literature, the winner of the Jane Addams Childrens Book Award, and was the 2013 United States nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.; Title: The Dear One | [
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6,481 | 2 | A humorous, lighthearted look at the beginning of the tween years. -"School Library Journal"?A humorous, lighthearted look at the beginning of the tween years.? -"School Library Journal""A humorous, lighthearted look at the beginning of the tween years." -"School Library Journal"Mike Knudson lives in North Salt Lake, Utah. Stacy Curtis lives in Oak Lawn, Illinois.; Title: Raymond and Graham: Dancing Dudes | [
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6,482 | 0 | 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.1. There was a raw wind blowing off the small harbor. It carried the salt of the sea with it, and the smell of imminent rain. The lone rider shrugged. Even though it was late summer, it seemed to have been raining constantly over the past week. Perhaps in this country it rained all the time, no matter what the season. “Summer and winter, nothing but rain,” he said quietly to his horse. Not surprisingly, the horse said nothing. “Except, of course, when it snows,” the rider continued. “Presumably, that’s so you can tell it’s winter.” This time, the horse shook its shaggy mane and vibrated its ears, the way horses do. The rider smiled at it. They were old friends.“You’re a horse of few words, Tug,” Will said. Then, on reflection, he decided that most horses probably were. There had been a time, quite recently, when he had wondered about this habit of his—talking to his horse. Then, mentioning it to Halt over the campfire one night, he’d discovered it was a common trait among Rangers. “Of course we talk to them,” the grizzled Ranger had told him. “Our horses show a lot more common sense than most people. And besides,” he’d added, a note of seriousness creeping into his voice, “we rely on our horses. We trust them and they trust us. Talking to them strengthens the special bond between us.” Will sniffed the air again. There were other smells apparent now, underlying the salt and the rain: Tar. New rope. Dried seaweed. But strangely, there was one scent missing—one he would have expected in any seaport along the eastern coast of Hibernia. There was no smell of fish. No smell of drying nets. “So what do they do here if they don’t fish?” he mused. Aside from the slow clop of his hooves on the uneven cobbles, echoing from the buildings that lined the narrow street, the horse made no answer. But Will thought he already knew. It was why he was here, after all. Port Cael was a smugglers’ town. The streets down by the docks were narrow and winding, in contrast to the wide, well-laid-out streets of the rest of the town. There was only an occasional lantern outside a building to light the way. The buildings themselves were mostly two-storied, with loading doors set on the second floors, and lifting gantries so that bales and barrels could be brought up from carts below. Warehouses, Will guessed, with storage room for the goods that shipowners smuggled in and out of the port. He was nearly down to the docks themselves now, and in the gap that marked the end of the street he could see the outlines of several small ships, moored to the dock and bobbing nervously on the dying efforts of the choppy waves that managed to force their way in through the harbor mouth. “Should be around here somewhere,” he said, and then he saw it: a single-story building at the end of the street, with a low-lying thatched roof sweeping down to just above head height. The walls may have been whitewashed at one time, but now they were a dirty, smudged gray. A fitful yellow light shone through the small windows along the street-side wall, and a sign creaked in the wind over the low doorway. A seabird of some kind, crudely rendered. “Could be a heron,” he said. He looked around curiously. The other buildings were all dark and anonymous. Their business was done for the day, whereas in a tavern like the Heron, it was just getting under way. He dismounted outside the building, absentmindedly patting Tug’s neck as he stood there. The little horse regarded the meanlooking tavern and then rolled an eye at his master. Are you sure you want to go in there? For a horse of few words, there were times when Tug could express himself with crystal clarity. Will smiled reassuringly at him. “I’ll be fine. I’m a big boy now, you know.” Tug snorted scornfully. He’d seen the small stable yard beside the inn and knew he’d be left there. He was always ill at ease when he wasn’t on hand to keep his master out of trouble. Will led him through the sagging gate into the stable yard. Another horse and a tired old mule were tethered there. Will didn’t bother to tether Tug. He knew his horse would stay there until he returned. “Wait over there. You’ll be out of the wind,” he said, gesturing toward the far wall. Tug looked at him again, shook his head and ambled to the spot Will had indicated. Just yell if you need me. I’ll come running. For a moment, Will wondered if he were being too fanciful in attributing that thought to his horse. Then he decided not. For a second or two, he entertained an image of Tug bursting through the narrow door into the tavern, shouldering drinkers aside to come to his master’s aid. He grinned at the thought and closed the stableyard gate, lifting it so that it didn’t drag on the rough cobblestones. Then he moved to the tavern entrance. Will was by no means a tall person, but even he felt it necessary to stoop a little under the low doorway. As he opened the door, he was hit by a wall of sensations. Heat. The smell of sweat. Smoke. Spilled, stale ale. As the wind rushed in through the open door, the lanterns flickered and the peat fire in the grate on the far wall suddenly flared with renewed life. He hesitated getting his bearings. The smoke and the flickering light from the fi re made it even harder to see inside than it had been outside on the dark street. “Close the door, fool!” a rough voice bellowed, and he stepped inside, allowing the door to shut behind him. Immediately, the fire and the lantern light steadied. There was a thick pall of smoke from the fire and dozens of pipes. It sat just above head height, trapped by the low thatched roof. Will wondered if it ever had a chance to disperse or whether it just hung there from one day to the next, growing in intensity with each passing evening. Most of the tavern’s patrons ignored him, but a few unfriendly faces turned toward him, assessing the newcomer. They saw a slim, slightly built figure, wrapped in a dull gray and green cloak, face concealed beneath a large hood. As they watched, he pushed the hood back and they saw that his face was surprisingly youthful. Little more than a boy. Then they took stock of the heavy saxe knife at his belt, with a smaller knife mounted above it, and the massive longbow in his left hand. Over his shoulder, they saw the feathered ends of more than a dozen arrows protruding from the quiver at his back. The stranger might look like a boy, but he carried a man’s weapons. And he did so without any self-consciousness or show, as if he was completely familiar with them. He looked around the room, nodding to those who had turned to study him. But his gaze passed over them quickly, and it was apparent that he posed no risk—and these were men who were well used to gauging potential threats from newcomers. The slight air of tension that had gripped the tavern eased and people went back to their drinking. Will, after a quick inspection of the room, saw no danger to himself and crossed to the rough bar—three heavy, roughsawn planks laid across two massive casks.The tavern keeper, a wiry man with a sharp-nosed face, round, prominent ears and a receding hairline that combined to give him a rodentlike look, glanced at him, absentmindedly wiping a tankard with a grubby cloth. Will raised an eyebrow as he looked at it. He’d be willing to bet the cloth was transferring more dirt to the tankard than it was removing. “Drink?” the tavern keeper asked. He set the tankard down on the bar, as if in preparation for fi lling it with whatever the stranger might order. “Not out of that,” Will said evenly, jerking a thumb at the tankard. Ratface shrugged, shoved it aside and produced another from a rack above the bar.“Suit yourself. Ale or ouisgeah?” Ouisgeah, Will knew, was the strong malt spirit they distilled and drank in Hibernia. In a tavern like this, it might be more suitable for stripping rust than drinking. “I’d like coffee,” he said, noticing the battered pot by the fire at one end of the bar. “I’ve got ale or ouisgeah. Take your pick.” Ratface was becoming more peremptory. Will gestured toward the coffeepot. The tavern keeper shook his head. “None made,” he said. “I’m not making a new pot just for you.” “But he’s drinking coffee,” Will said, nodding to one side. Inevitably the tavern keeper glanced that way, to see whom he was talking about. The moment his eyes left Will, an iron grip seized the front of his shirt collar, twisting it into a knot that choked him and at the same time dragged him forward, off balance, over the bar. The stranger’s eyes were suddenly very close. He no longer looked boyish. The eyes were dark brown, almost black in this dim light, and the tavern keeper read danger there. A lot of danger. He heard a soft whisper of steel, and glancing down past the fist that held him so tightly, he glimpsed the heavy, gleaming blade of the saxe knife as the stranger laid it on the bar between them. He looked around for possible help. But there was nobody else at the bar, and none of the customers at the tables had noticed what was going on. “Aach . . . mach co’hee,” he choked. The tension on his collar eased and the stranger said softly, “What was that?” “I’ll . . . make . . . coffee,” he repeated, gasping for breath. The stranger smiled. It was a pleasant smile, but the tavern keeper noticed that it never reached those dark eyes. “That’s wonderful. I’ll wait here.” Will released his grip on the tavern keeper’s shirtfront, allowing him to slide back over the bar and regain his balance. He tapped the hilt of the saxe knife. “Don’t change your mind, will you?” There was a large kettle by the fire grate, supported on a swiveling iron arm that moved it in and out of the flames. The tavern keeper busied himself with the coffeepot, measuring grounds into it then pouring the now boiling water over them. The rich smell of coffee filled the air, for a moment supplanting the less pleasant odors that Will had noticed when he entered. The tavern keeper placed the pot in front of Will, then produced a mug from behind the bar. He swiped at it with his ever-present cloth. Will frowned, wiped it carefully with a corner of his cloak and poured the coffee.  “I’ll have sugar if you’ve got it,” he said. “Honey if not.” “I’ve got sugar.” The tavern keeper turned away to get the bowl and a brass spoon. When he turned back to the stranger, he started. There was a heavy gold coin gleaming on the bar between them. It represented more than he would make in an evening’s trading, and he hesitated to reach for it. After all, that saxe knife was still on the bar close to the stranger’s hand. “Two penn’orth for the coffee is all,” he said carefully. Will nodded and reached into his purse, selecting two copper coins and dropping them onto the bar. “That’s more than fair. You make good coffee,” he added inconsequentially. The tavern keeper nodded and swallowed, still unsure. Cautiously, he swept the two copper coins off the bar, watching carefully for any sign of dissent from the enigmatic stranger. For a moment, he felt vaguely ashamed that he had been overborne by someone so young. But another look at those eyes and the youth’s weapons and he dismissed the thought. He was a tavern keeper. His notion of violence amounted to no more than using a cudgel on the heads of customers so affected by alcohol they could barely stand—and that was usually from behind. He pocketed the coins and glanced hesitantly at the large gold coin, still winking at him in the lantern light. He coughed. The stranger raised an eyebrow. “Was there something? . . .” Withdrawing his hands behind his back so that there could be no misunderstanding, no thought that he was trying to appropriate the gold piece, the tavern keeper inclined his head toward it several times. “The . . . gold. I’m wondering . . . is it . . . for anything at all now?” The stranger smiled. Again, the smile never reached his eyes. “Well, yes it is, as a matter of fact. It’s for information.” And now the tight feeling in the tavern keeper’s stomach seemed to ease right out of him. This was something he understood, particularly in this neighborhood. People often paid for information in Port Cael. And usually, they didn’t harm the people who gave it to them. “Information, is it?” he asked, allowing himself a smile. “Well, this is the place to ask and I’m your man to be asking. What is it you want to know, your honor?” “I want to know whether the Black O’Malley has been in this evening,” the young man said. 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6,485 | 2 | "A valuable book." -School Library Journal "A strong and complex character study." -The Horn BookKathryn Erskine spent many years as a lawyer before realizing that shed rather write things that people might actually enjoy reading. She grew up mostly overseas and attended eight different schools, her favorite being the Hogwarts-type castle in Scotland. The faculty, of course, did not consist of wizards, although . . . how did the headmistress know that it was the wee redhead who led the campaign to free the mice from the biology lab? Erskine draws on her childhoodand her second childhood through her childrenfor her stories. She still loves to travel but nowadays most trips tend to be local, such as basketball and tennis courts, occasional emergency room visits, and the natural food store for very healthy organic chocolate with life saving flavonoids.; Title: Mockingbird | [
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6,486 | 11 | "With down-to-earth language based on his own experiences . . . Volponi captures the reader." -VOYAPaul 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: Rikers High | [
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6,487 | 2 | David A. Adler is the author of more than two hundred childrens books, including two easy-to-read series, Young Cam Jansen and Bones. Visit David at davidaadler.com.; Title: Young Cam Jansen and the Speedy Car Mystery | [
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6,488 | 2 | 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 Goes Cuckoo | [
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6,489 | 13 | Hamlet believably grows to fit the new challenges in her life, and her frustrations, presented in a good-humored, first-person narrative, are entertainingly contained within the three Shakespearean(ish) acts of this amusing tale... --Kirkus Reviews[Hamlet's] emotions will resonate with anyone who has been embarrassed by family or confused by boys. --Publisher's WeeklyI totally, untragically, LOVED Hamlet! --Lauren Myracle, best-selling authorErin Dionne is an assistant professor of liberal arts at a small college north of Boston, where she teaches freshman comp, lit classes, and some creative writing electives. When not actively promoting her writing with great humor and enthusiastic understanding of the magic and miseries of middle school, Erin reminisces about her days in high school and college marching band. She lives with her husband and daughter in Framingham, Massachusetts.; Title: The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet | [
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6,490 | 0 | Mary Hoffman has written more than 70 books for children, and her powers of observation bring vitality and humour to all her stories and retellings.Her previous titles for Dorling Kindersley include Henry's Baby and A First Bible Story Book. Her best-known picture books are Amazing Grace, Three Wise Women, and An Angel Just Like Me. Mary lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and they have three daughters. The girls were brought up on myths and legends, of which Mary and her husband have an extensive collection.; Title: Encore, Grace! | [
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6,491 | 0 | -A good beginning for the Boys of Wartime series.+ -BooklistLaurie Calkhoven lives in New York City.; Title: Boys of Wartime: Daniel at the Siege of Boston, 1776 | [
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6,492 | 2 | Richard Peck, author of more than thirty novels, is one of the most celebrated children's book writers in the country. He has won the Newbery Medal, the Edgar Award, the Margaret A. Edwards Award, a National Humanities Medal, and twice been a National Book Award finalist, among many other honors. He lives in New York City.; Title: Three Quarters Dead | [
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6,493 | 0 | "This irrepressible read-aloud will have the audience shouting directions at the poor hapless Prince." -Kirkus"Filled with puns and lively wordplay, the rhyming plays off traditional plot elements, and readers familiar with the original will enjoy making comparisons." --School Library Journal"The creators of Falling for Rapunzel offer another creatively warped version of a familiar tale, again pairing chipper rhymed couplets with dynamic mixed-media art. . . . A surprise ending will leave readers thoroughly roused." --Publishers WeeklyLeah Wilcox loves poetry and picture books. She lives in Central Oregon with her family.Born in Surrey, England, Lydia Monks currently resides in London with her two cats.; Title: Waking Beauty | [
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6,494 | 7 | Jennifer Trafton (www.jennifertrafton.com) lives in Franklin, Tennessee.Brett Helquist (www.bretthelquist.com) lives in Brooklyn, New York.; Title: The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic | [
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6,495 | 5 | T.A. Barron is the award-winning author of fantasy novels such as The Lost Years of Merlin epic—soon to be a major motion picture. He serves on a variety of environmental and educational boards including The Nature Conservancy and The Land and Water Fund of the Rockies, and is the founder of a national award for heroic children. Following a life-changing decision to leave a successful business career to write full-time in 1990, Barron has written seventeen books, but is happiest when on the mountain trails with his wife, Currie, and their five children.; Title: The Wizard's Wings: Book 5 (Merlin Saga) | [
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6,496 | 2 | 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 Hotsy Totsy | [
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6,497 | 2 | "A suspenseful plot and insight into childhood loneliness will have readers anxiously awaiting the new book." - "Publishers Weekly", starred review"I would rate this book a 9.5 out of 10. This is a great summer read that will let your imagination run wild." - "TIME for Kids"A two-time Pushcart nominee for poetry, Jacqueline West lives amid the bluffs of Red Wing, Minnesota, with her husband and her dog, a Springer Spaniel mix named Brom Bones. This is her first novel. ; Title: The Shadows (The Books of Elsewhere, Vol. 1) | [
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6,498 | 11 | "Beautifully written and thought-provoking." - School Library JournalKristen Chandler lives in Orem, Utah.; Title: Wolves, Boys, and Other Things That Might Kill Me | [
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6,499 | 2 | "Montalbano's love of the game is clearly evident in the detailed, technical descriptions of each play." -"Kirkus""An ideal pick for readers more interested in scoring goals than boyfriends." - "Publishers Weekly"Andrea Montalbano lives in Bronxville, New York.; Title: Breakaway | [
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