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    Book Review: Water Balloon

    This coming of age novel by Audrey Vernick is a great summer read for middle school girls!  When Marley’s parents decide to get separated, she finds herself spending the summer with her dad in a new house, a summer babysitting job she doesn’t want, and friends who seem too busy for…

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    The Lions of Little Rock

    The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine is a story about two young girls growing up in the late 1950s during the time of the Little Rock Nine.  Marlee, a white girl, meets Liz on the first day of school and they become friends almost right away.  Liz is the…