Cress
Added to the Lisbon Public Library by Christine Trudell in memory of Mike Trudell. "As always, Meyer excels at interweaving new characters that extend beyond the archetypes of their fairy tale into the main story. Readers will eagerly await the final installment of this highly appealing and well-constructed series." – School Library Journal
The Shadowhand Covenant
School Library Journal 01/01/2014 Gr 5–8—Back in the Five Provinces after his appreticeship with the Dowager, Jaxter Grimjinx, along with Ma and Da, is summoned by the Shadowhands to a secret meeting. They soon discover that master thieves have gone missing, including the father of Maloch Oxter, Jaxter's nemesis. Much to Maloch's dismay, Jaxter's parents […]
A Question of Magic
Children's Literature – Jeanna Sciarrotta When Serafina receives a letter from her great-aunt Sylanna, whom she has never met, she has no idea just how much her life is about to change. Sylanna writes about an inheritance that she wants to leave Serafina that requires the girl to visit. Upon arrival at her great-aunt's cottage, […]
Secrets At the Chocolate Mansion : a Maggie Brooklyn Mystery
"Take your cookies elsewhere." That's what the note said in neat, block-like print, attached to a box of Girl Scout Cookies. Someone is out to sabotage the new sweet shop in the neighborhood, and Maggie Brooklyn is on the case. If only she weren't so freaked out herself lately. Maggie's new dogsitting gig has her […]
The One
Publishers Weekly 03/03/2014 Fans of Cass’s Selection trilogy won’t be disappointed with this satisfying final installment. Lower caste and originally a long shot in the competition, America Singer returns as one of four Elite girls vying for Prince Maxon’s heart and the title of princess of Illea. America is as willful and defiant as ever, […]
Spending Spree : the History of American Shopping
Children's Literature – Debra Lampert-Rudman Did you know that the author of The Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum, was a Chicago window decorator and founder of the National Association of Window Trimmers? And, did you know that the first chain store in the United States was a grocery store? In 1859 the Great Atlantic […]
Scarlet
This book was received as part of a grant from the Children's Literacy Foundation (clif).
Losing It
This book was received as part of a grant from the Children's Literacy Foundation (clif).
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This book was received as part of a grant from the Children's Literacy Foundation (clif).
Nick Swinmurn, Tony Hsieh, and Zappos
This book was received as part of a grant from the Children's Literacy Foundation (clif).