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Flora and the Flamingo
This is an adorable wordless picture book about a little who wants nothing more than to be as graceful as the flamingo she sees. She is decked out in a yellow swimming cap and flippers with a pink bathing suit. She begins by copying exactly what the flamingo is doing…
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Al Capone Does My Homework
Gennifer Choldenko has done it again with a cast of characters living on a island with the most dangerous criminals of the time. Al Capone Does My Homework is the third in the series of books about Moose, his sister Natalie, their family and friends, and of course Al Capone…
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C. R. Mudgeon
With a title like that, who could resist this book! C.R. Mudgeon is a hedgehog who knows what he likes and likes what he knows, that is until a new neighbor moves in upstairs and his whole world gets turned around! Paprika the squirrel likes bright colors, spicy food, and…
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Cinder
I think I’m obsessed with any form of fairy tales that have been reworked into a new setting or changed, fractured, or updated. As soon as I saw this book I knew I had to read it. This version of Cinderella has a new and exciting setting – it’s the…
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Crankenstein
Everyone has a Crankenstein day once in a while and this fun story can actually help parents talk to their kids about being cranky in a fun way! A Crankenstein “is a monster of grumpiness that no one can destroy! “The story tells the reader where you might find Crankenstein…
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A Corner of White
There were two things that made me want to read this book – the fist was the cover, I love all the bright colors and it looked like something right up my alley. The second was the author’s last name, I’m a little bit of a Sherlock fan and with…
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The Thing About Luck
Cynthia Kadohata, a Newbery Award-winning author of Kira-Kira, brings another story about the strength of a family. Summer’s parents must fly to Japan to take care of some elderly relatives, leaving 12-year old Summer and her brother Jaz with their grandparents – strict Obaachan and quiet, kind Jiichan during the…
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The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp
If you love classic storytelling and tall tales about creatures that such as The Abominable Snowman, the Yeti, and the Loch Ness Monster, then The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp is the book for you. Kathi Applet uses a narrator that feels just like he’s talking to the…
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Eleanor & Park
This book cover has bee intriguing to me for the past couple of months and I finally got a chance to read the book last week. A story of love found in the most unlikely of places is one that I rarely can put down. This is a universal story…
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Spy School
This is another book I read on vacation. Spy School is about Ben Ripley, a awkward, science geek whose dream job would be to work for the CIA. Ben is not surprised to be selected to attend a magnate school with a focus on science, but he is surprised to…