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Keep Your Eye On the Kid
School Library Journal Gr 3-5- More than 100 years ago, a small boy tumbled down the stairs and was picked up by Harry Houdini in what became a historic moment. "Gee, that was some buster the kid took!" The backstage baby was soon performing with his vaudeville parents and grew up to become a famous […]
I Am Scout
School Library Journal: Gr 6 Up- This biography is a reworking of the best-selling Mockingbird (Holt, 2006), adapted for young adults. Shields spotlights Lee's lifelong friendship with Truman Capote and the creation of To Kill a Mockingbird , showing how the publication and success of that book affected the rest of her life. Shields uses […]
Clarice Bean, Don't Look Now
It?s the worry you hadn?t even thought to worry about that should worry you the most. At least that?s how it looks to Clarice Bean, who has been writing her worries in a notebook ? things like Worry no. 1: infinity, or Worry no. 3: change. And now that her worst never-imagined worry has happened […]
Into the Dark : an Echo Falls Mystery
KLIATT: AGERANGE: Ages 12 to 15.:I?ve read the two previous Echo Falls mysteries featuring Ingrid (Down the Rabbit Hole and Behind the Curtain) and enjoyed them, but I think this one may be the best of all. It is solid middle school fare, and any reader age 10 and up would like this mystery. The […]
The Willoughbys
School Library Journal: Gr 4-7- Timothy, twins Barnaby A and Barnaby B, and Jane Willoughby live in an imposing Victorian house. Their uncaring parents would like to get rid of them, and the feeling is mutual. The adults go off on vacation, leaving the young Willoughbys in the care of a nanny, and try to […]
The Final Warning : a Maximum Ride Novel
A breathtaking new story from the astonishing imagination of James Patterson: a girl who can fly has to save herself from the scientists who want to control her–and maybe save the world in the process.
Kids' Fun & Healthy Cookbook
Donated to the Lisbon Public Library by Edith Clark in memory of Geneva Jones. Summary: This lively collection encourages kids to consider what they eat and how it affects their bodies, without being preachy. With more than 100 recipes, from yummy interpretations of classics to brand-new ideas–this book can help turn eating into a delicious […]