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The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste

Are you looking looking for a modern folk tale where ancient creatures with yellow glowing eyes hide in the forest?  If I perked your interest you will want to learn more about Jumbies, evil blood sucking spirits that steal the children of Trinidad.  In this exciting adventure, eleven-year old Corrine must protect her father and…

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Enormous Smallness: A Story of E.E. Cummings by Matthew Burgess

This sweet picture book biography tells the story of poet E.E. Cummings.  Edward Estlin Cummings grew up in Cambridge, MA and had an idyllic childhood, perfect for inspiring creativity and poetry.  Edward saw beauty in his surroundings and with support from his teachers and family, he created poems at a young age and continued creating…

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Me…Jane by Patrick McDonnell

This author/illustrator also writes the MUTTS comic strip.  The book is about a little girl named Jane who loves nature.  She has a stuffed chimpanzee named Jubilee. Every day, she enjoys finding out about the animals around her and dreams of one day going to Africa to study and help animals.  At the end of…

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Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff

In Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff, 12-year-old Trent used to love sports and had lots of friends, but 6 months ago all that changed—a boy died after getting hit in the chest with a hockey puck. And guess who hit that hockey puck? So Trent is having a rough year to say the…

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Creepy Carrots! By Aaron Reynolds

Jasper Rabbit took the best carrots from Crackenhopper Field every time he passed by. That is until he thought he was being followed by the CREEPY CARROTS! Or so he thought. Will he be able to stop them?

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Space Case by Stuart Gibbs

Transport yourself to Earth Year 2041 in Space Case by Stuart Gibbs. After months of living inside Moon Base Alpha, Earth’s first human colony on the moon, twelve-year-old Dash Gibson has some choice words to say about his experience:  “Life in outer space sucks. Trust me, I know.” The furniture is inflatable and uncomfortable, the…

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The War That Saved My Life by Kimberley Brubaker Bradley

The War That Saved My Life by Kimberley Brubaker Bradley is the profoundly moving story of how one girl’s life is forever altered by events surrounding World War II. Ada has never left the tiny apartment she shares with her mother and younger brother Jamie; her mother won’t let her because she is ashamed of…

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The Disappearance of Emily H. by Barrie Summy

Raine is the new girl at school, and she is living in the house Emily H. lived in before she disappeared. What happened to Emily? Do the mean girls know something? Raine has the ability to see "sparkles" on objects, so when she touches them, she can see what happened. Is Emily still alive? Will…

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Almost Home by Joan Bauer

Talk about a challenging life. Sugar has a deadbeat dad, a mom with emotional issues and they lose their house. You would think that would make this sixth grader very negative and troubled. Not Sugar (that is her name :)) She rises above it all with the help of a puppy, poetry and a few…

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