CHILDREN'S
Released: May 28, 2013
"Dedicated Sixty-Eight Rooms readers will have the patience to sift through, but if newcomers to the series start here, they just might abandon ship. (Fantasy. 8-12)"
Sixth-grade sleuths Jack and Ruthie are no strangers to the magic of the miniature Thorne Rooms, but this time, changing the past may do more harm than good.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 28, 2013
"Hits the gross-out sweet spot. (Fiction. 8-12)"
Readers with a soft spot for gross-out humor will find plenty to keep them gagging in Rex's latest novel (
Fangbone! Third-Grade Barbarian, 2012) for the early-middle-grade set.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 28, 2013
"Funny and snarky as ever, with a cautionary but reassuring message that this common malady will, like most childhood colds and fevers, run its course naturally without outside intervention. (science project, drawing page) (Graphic novel. 7-9)"
School assignments, sleep and even
Super Amoeba comics go by the wayside when protozoan protagonist Squish is "infected" by a video game.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 28, 2013
"This title can be read alone and will win new fans, while long-standing fans will cheer. Just Grace continues to be just delightful. (Fiction. 7-10)"
Mix the ingredients of a school fair, Grandma's cupcake recipe and a broken promise to a friend, and you have the 10th entry in the Just Grace
series.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 28, 2013
"Fluffy and cutesy, just like Boo. (Picture book. 3-6)"
Boo, the "world's cutest dog," stars in an ABC book with staged photographs of his toys, clothing, friends and activities.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 28, 2013
"A serviceable fantasy best suited for those kids who have already enjoyed Poppy's previous adventures. (Fantasy. 8-12)"
A skeptic trapped in a family of believers comes face to face with nasty nautical ladies in the third book of a series.
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