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by Adrienne Kress<br />
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Dear Reader,<br />
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The book you hold in your hands is filled with adventure and danger. There are missing persons, hired thugs, a mysterious box, a hidden key, famous explorers, a risk-averse boy, and a girl on a rescue mission. Not to mention secrets that are not meant for the faint of heart. But if you are feeling bold, or maybe even a little italic, and if you enjoy derring-do's ) and doing dares), this just might be the story for you.<br />
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Also, it's really not a big deal, but if you happen to find a pig in a teeny hat, please return him to the Explorer's Society as soon as is humanly possible. Thank you.<br /><br />
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Hazel "Hazy" Bloom is having an ordinary day when suddenly her arms start to get prickly and goose bumpy and she gets kind of hot and cold at the same time, and then a strange vision flashes through her mind: FLYING PEAS!<br />
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Things get one thousand percent weirder the next afternoon in the school cafeteria, when a food fight erupts involving a that same airborne veggie. It's bizarre ( spelling word), for real live. Hazy's BFSB ( Best friend since birth), Elizabeth, decided that Hazy now has "tomorrow power," and ability to glimpse a hint of trouble before it happens the following day. But in her funny first adventure in this new series, Hazy finds that having a little bit of foresight sometimes only makes it easier to cause a lot of unforeseen disasters.<br />
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Check out some new building books at the library this summer!</div>
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The crash is just the beginning. When a plane goes down in the arctic, eight young survivors step from the wreckage expecting to see nothing but ice and snow. Instead, they find themselves lost in a strange jungle with no way to get home and little hope of rescue.<br />
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Food is running out. Water is scarce. And the jungle is full of threats unlike anything the survivors have ever seen before--from razor-beaked shredder birds to carnivorous vines to the mysterious predator stalking the wilderness in the dead of night, whose chilling cries seem to be getting closer. . <br />
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Buffy was suddenly frightened. A small mouse alone in the big forest. The wind howled and her tail was ice-cold. Her whiskers trembled. Maybe she should call the police. The she remembered: she was the police.<br />
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Gordon has retired and Buffy is the sole detective at the small police station in the forest. It is not easy for a police officer to be alone. Especially when there are strange noises outside the station at night.<br />
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Buffy decides to seek out Gordon to help solve the mystery. After all, two police think twice as well as one. Two police are twice as brave!<br />
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Ever since she was a baby, the words people use to describe Elyse have instantly appeared on her arms and legs. At first it was CUTE and ADORABLE, but as she's gotten older and kids have gotten meaner, words like LOSER and PATHETIC appear, and those words bubble up and itch. Then there are words like INTERESTING, which she's not really sure how to feel about.<br />
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Now at age twelve, Elyse is starting middle school, and just when her friends who used to accept and protect her are drifting away, she receives an anonymous note saying,<br />
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I KNOW WHO YOU ARE,</div>
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AND I KNOW WHAT</div>
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WHAT YOU ARE DEALING WITH.</div>
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I WANT TO HELP. </div>
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Can Elyse figure out who is sending the notes--and how to be happy with herself?<br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3699115617314862252.post-82342447732086879272017-04-01T16:17:00.003-04:002017-04-01T16:17:40.041-04:00Small Fry Pick of the Week: A Silent Voice <img alt="Cover image for A silent voice. 1" class="detail_cover_art" height="200" id="detailCover0" src="https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&client=781-794-2513&upc=&oclc=&isbn=9781632360564/LC.JPG" title="Cover image for A silent voice. 1" width="133" /><br />
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<span id="freeText14203491294019556409">Shoya is a bully. When
Shoko, a girl who can’t hear, enters his elementary school class, she
becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other
into devising new tortures for her. But the children’s cruelty goes too
far. Shoko is forced to leave the school, and Shoya ends up shouldering
all the blame. Six years later, the two meet again. Can Shoya make up
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Phoebe and her Unicorn is back with more sparkles than ever! In this 4th volume, join in the adventure as Phoebe and Marigold confront messy rooms, trouble at school, and a nasty case of "Sparkle Fever." Follow the pair back to Camp Wolfgang, where their old pals Sue ( a.k.a. "Monster Girl") and Ringo, the lake creature, remind them that being weird is WAY more fun than being normal.<br />
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<a href="https://catalog.ocln.org/client/en_US/marshfield/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:3296259/ada?qu=see+you+in+the+cosmos">See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng</a><br />
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All eleven-year-old Alex Petroski wants is to launch his golden iPod into space. With a series of audio recordings, he'll show other life-forms what life on Earth-his Earth-is really like.<br />
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But for a boy with a long-dead-dad, a troubled mom, and a mostly not-around brother, Alex struggles with the big questions: Where do I come from? Who's out there? And above all, how can I be brave?<br />
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Determined to find the answers, Alex sets out on an extraordinary road trip with his dog Carl Sagan-names for Alex's hero, the real-life astronomer. But his destination keeps changing. And the funny, lost, remarkable people he meets along the way can only partially prepare him for the secrets he'll uncover--secrets that will turn h is universe upside down. <br />
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Swim! Breath. Play all day.<br />
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An encouraging nudge from his mother starts this little whale off on a big adventure. Follow him as he explores a marine cave and makes new friends, and when trouble lurks, help is just a flipper away. At the heart of this book is the gentle reminder to take time to breathe.<br />
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Young readers will be drawn to this story of discovery and independence.<br />
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Picture Book<br />
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Simple rhymes, with fun new robot-themed vocabulary words create a fun atmosphere for the reluctant sleepyhead. A new must for young kids who love robots and outer space! <br />
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Ages 8-12<br />
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Eleven-year-old Perry T. Cook shouldn't be living in a prison; he has committed no crime. Perry was born and raised at the Blue River Co-ed Correctional Facility in tiny Surprise, Nebraska. His mom is a resident on Cell Block C. So far, Warden Daugherty has made it possible for them to be together. Anyone who knows about the arrangement is quietly okay with it. But when Perry is discovered by the new, ambitious district attorney, Thomas VanLeer, everything changes.<br />
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Forced to foster with the VanLeer family, Perry lives on "the outside" but feels trapped. His mom's parole hearing is just weeks away, but the rule bending that allowed Perry to stay with her could mean she'll get more prison time. Desperate to be united with his mom, Perry goes on a quest to learn the whole truth behind their Blue River story. But will the facts help them or hurt them? Can he find a way to tell everyone what home truly means?<br />
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I am a child of books. I come from a world of stories.<br />
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A little girl, a child of books, sails her raft across a sea of words and arrives at the house of a young boy. She invites him to go away with her on an adventure into a world of stories . . . where, with only a little imagination, anything at all can happen.<br />
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There's nowhere to hid on the world's first moonbase. After all, it's only the size of a soccer field. So when the commander of Moon Base Alpha mysteriously vanishes, the Moonies are at a total loss.<br />
Though he may be just twelve years old, Dashiell Gibson is the best detective they've got. But this mind-boggling mystery pushes Dash to his limits. Plus, it turns out he's got something else on his mind-and the fate of humanity might be at stake.<br />
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Nick has two cats, Verne and Stevenson. They do everything together-except read. So Nick has an idea: he will teach them to read too! But reading can be hard and takes lots of practice. Can his cats learn how? <br />
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Everyone knows there are different kinds of teachers. The good ones. The not so good ones. The boring ones, the mean ones, the ones who try too hard. The ones you'll never remember, the ones you want to forget. But Mr. Bixby is none of these. She's the sort of teacher who makes you feel like the indignity of school is worthwhile. Who makes the idea of growing up less terrifying. Who you never want to disappoint. What Ms. Bixby is, is one of a kind.<br />
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Each born of a different homeland; each one hunted, and haunted, by tragedy, lies . . . and war.<br />
AS thousands of desperate refugees flock to the coast in the midst of a Soviet advance, four paths converge, vying for passage aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, a ship that promises safety and freedom. <br />
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From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes a beautifully wrought, utterly compelling novel about the powerful relationship between a boy and his fox. Pax is destined to become a classic, beloved for generations to come.</div>
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Pax and Peter have been inseparable ever since Peter rescued him as a kit. But one day, the unimaginable happens: Peter's dad enlists in the military and makes him return the fox to the wild.</div>
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At his grandfather's house, three hundred miles away from home, Peter knows he isn't where he should be—with Pax. He strikes out on his own despite the encroaching war, spurred by love, loyalty, and grief, to be reunited with his fox.</div>
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Meanwhile Pax, steadfastly waiting for his boy, embarks on adventures and discoveries of his own. . . .</div>
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This Book Trailer Thursday, celebrate <em>Booklist</em>’s Wednesday Review of the Day—and the impact of imagination—by “sail[ing] across a sea of words” with Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston. For this “sneak peek” of their upcoming homage to literature, <em><a href="http://www.booklistonline.com/A-Child-of-Books-Oliver-Jeffers/pid=8261244" style="color: #336699; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">A Child of Books</a> </em>(Candlewick)—out this September—prepare to navigate waves of words (Winston is known for his typography), “mountains of make-believe,” and spot a few familiar faces—Little Red Riding Hood, the Cheshire Cat, Mr. Toad, and more—along the way. Whimsical hand-lettering, dashes of vibrant watercolor, and stirring strings will have you hankering for September. In the meantime, don’t miss Michael Cart’s starred <em>Booklist</em> review, linked above.</div>
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Zomorod ( Cindy) Yousefzadeh is the new kid on the block . . . for the fourth time. California's Newport Beach is her family's latest perch, and she's determined to shuck her brainy lonely persona and start afresh with a new Brady Bunch name. It's the late 1970's, and fitting in becomes more difficult as Iran makes U.S. headlines with protests, revolution, and finally the taking of American hostages. Neither summer camp nor puka shell necklaces can distract Cindy from the anti-Iran sentiments that creep way too close to home.<br />
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Wilhelmina Silver's world is golden. Living half-wild on an African farm with her horse, her monkey, and her best friend, Will feels that every day is beautiful But when her home is sold and Will is sent away to boarding school in England, the world becomes impossibly difficult. Lions and hyenas are nothing compared to packs of schoolgirls. Where can a girl run to in London? And will she have the courage to survive?<br />
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What good can a splash of color do in a community of gray? As Mira and her neighbors discover, more than you might ever imagine!<br />
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In seven stories, one of our most treasured writers, Avi, introduces seven boys-boys who have fathers at homeand boys whose fathers have left, boys who spend most of their time with their grandfathers and boys who would rather spend time with anyone but the men in their lives. By turns heartbreaking, hopeful, and funny, these stories reveal boys seeking acceptance, guidance, or just someone to look up to. That search may happen when dealing with a father's ghost, during a camping trip with a mysterious grandfather, while interviewing a potential dad, at a public reckoning, or in other situations that raise the question " What is the most important thing a father can do for his son?"<br />
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Jules adores her older-by-one year sister, Sylvie. </div>
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Sylvia: beautiful like their mother.</div>
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Into thin air, Sylvie goes missing, and as Jules stumbles in grief, a fox cub is born. A shadow fox, spirit and animal in one. From the minute the cub opens her eyes, she senses something very wrong. <i>Someone</i>--Jules.</div>
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Jules: steadfast like her father.</div>
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Jules: collector of rocks.</div>
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Who is this Jules? Who is this <i>Sylvie</i> she cries out for? And why does the air still prickle with something unsettled? As that dark unknown grows, the fates of the girl Jules and the fox cub, laced together with wishes and shadowy ties, are about to collide.<br />
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She was very blurry, not at all human-looking. There were huge dark eyes, and a kind of mane made of light, and when she spoke, I couldn't see a mouth moving, but I felt her words, like a breeze against my face, and I understood her completely. <br />
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"We've come because of the baby," she said. "We've come to help." All Steve has to do is say, "Yes." But "yes" is a painful word. <br />
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I thought, <i>It's just a dream anyway</i>. I thought, <i>It has no power over me</i>. I thought, <i>Why not</i>? "Fine," I whispered.<br />
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Have a blast building and programming interactive electronic crafts with Arduino. Author Becky Stewart walks you step-by-step through 9 exciting projects geared toward the beginner. You will learn how to download and install Arduino for multiple operating systems, how to make the most of Arduino with basic programming concepts and much more, so you start having fun right away watching your designs come to life.<br />
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