by Katy Manck | Nov 30, 2011 | Chick Lit
Tallulah knows that summer drama school will be better than bug sandwiches with her crazy little brother. With her parents overseas pursuing their own interests, it’s certainly time for her to dance and act in Yorkshire. Her just-older cousin Georgia promises to write...
by Joanne | Nov 29, 2011 | Non-Fiction
The title capturesthe essence of Jane Goodall’s life observing nature from childhood on. Goodall’s patience paid off with the trust she earned from the chimpanzees she studied. She discovered that chimps made and used tools and ate meat. Goodall wrote about her...
by Joanne | Nov 29, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Fifteen-year-old Pearl lives with her grandfather, Gus, and her mother, Lexie. After the death of her grandfather, Pearl uncovers secrets that threaten her perception of family. Why isn’t her mother grieving and who is Pearl’s father? Why did he leave and how can...
by Joanne | Nov 29, 2011 | Suspense / Thriller / Horror
“It was supposed to be a victimless crime. Finn was the good accomplice, and Chloe was supposed to be the hidden object of attention. But when things intensify, situations become more and more extreme…and what once seemed victimless isn’t so innocent anymore.” Finn...
by Joanne | Nov 29, 2011 | Picture Book
I am reasonably sure you’ve never seen a book like this. Nowadays, inkblots aren’t really that much a part of our everyday lives. Our pens are drip free, we seldom use inkwells or pens with nibs (what are those???) and when we’re painting, we’re usually trying to...
by Joanne | Nov 29, 2011 | Picture Book
The illustrated endpapers of this fanciful book lead the young reader to want to explore inside the book, because who can resist the lure of these assembled objects: half a map, a red pencil whose markings illustrate a trail on the map, several ticket stubs, a...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 29, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Using bouncing rhyme and real life photographs, we play along with those hard working ants. Thousands of ants can squeeze into a colony and they can life things more than their weight. The illustrations give us a close up view into the world of the ant. Each pair of...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 29, 2011 | Non-Fiction
If you look at the eggs, can you guess who will hatch from them? Let’s start with the picture of the eggs with their brown squiggly pattern against the yellowish-brown background. Whose eggs are those? Read the clues they give you along with the oversized...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 29, 2011 | Non-Fiction
It’s between 1915 and 1930 and word has come to the African Americans down South that there are jobs in the North. It’s time to turn your back on those cotton fields and all those rules that tell you where you can and cannot go. Short poems in white font...
by Katy Manck | Nov 29, 2011 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Buster the cat loves to walk on his leash with Mr. Larsen in their neighborhood. But when Mr. Larsen goes to the hospital, Buster runs away! Josh worries about the big orange cat, so he asks school friends to look for him. If his bunny went missing, Josh knows he...
