Friday, November 22, 2013

Small Fry Pick of the week: Unstoppable


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Unstoppable by Tim Green
Harrison is a foster kid growing up in a tough situation, but he has high hopes and plans for his future. He wants to play for the NFL one day.  He becomes unstoppable. Courage, determination, and even a streak of good luck seem to bring him closer to his chosen goals, but will his luck run out?


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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Small Fry Pick of the Week:Other Worlds

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Guys Read: Other Worlds by Jon Scieszka

Fans of Science Fiction and/or Fantasy ages 8-12 can check out this 4th installment of ten stories that  are "guaranteed to take you where no reader has gone before . . ." Some authors included: Jon Scieszka, Rick Riordan ( Percy Jackson series), Rebecca Stead ( Liar & Spy and When You Reach Me), Ray Bradbury, and more!

And for the non-other worldly crowd . . .

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Flora & Ulysses  by Kate Dicamillo The Illuminated Adventures!

Grades 4-6. Flora is a superhero obsessed girl, not to mention a natural born cynic who happens to befriend a zany squirrel. Both experience quirky adventures and try to avoid Flora's mother.  Discover a new and fun phrase you will adopt in no time: Holy unanticipated occurrences! If you liked the Mercy Watson series, try it!


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Saturday, November 16, 2013

Teen Pick of the Week: The Chaos of Stars

The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White

Isadora's family is seriously screwed up. Of course, when you're the human daughter of Egyptian gods, that comes with the territory. Isadora's sick of living a life where she's only worthy of a passing glance, and when she's offered the chance to move thousands of miles away, she jumps on it. But as much as Isadora tries to keep her new world and old world apart, she quickly realizes there's no such thing as a clean break when it comes to family.

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Friday, November 8, 2013

Small Fry Pick of the Week: Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle

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 Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle by Chris Raschka

Chris Raschka, author or the wordlessly precious and evocative A Ball for Daisy, once again inspires readers to respond to his characters with empathy and joy using simple watercolor illustrations.  In his new picture book, a young girl starts to learn how to ride a bike. Readers follow her from her first moment of excitement at choosing the "perfect" bike to the nervous anticipation while watching all the other people ride; the trials and tribulations of training wheels and, the inevitable falling down, getting up, and falling down again.

Facial expressions are subtle but convey so perfectly what those feelings are that every little kid has when taking the first bike ride. A perfect title to share with your little peddler.

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