CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 28, 2007
"The mold experiments appended are an added bonus. (Fiction. 8-12)"
A little older and wiser after receiving only an honorable mention in the school science fair, inveterate list-maker Phineas "Mac" Maguire revises his fourth-grade goals from "1.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2006
"Lombard does a fine job of portraying characters displaying growth through some serious circumstances while maintaining their childlike qualities. (Fiction. 9-12)"
Two girls from different worlds and cultures come together in this deft representation of immigration and multicultural friendship.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 18, 2005
"A rich work that treats serious issues with warmth, respect and a good deal of humor. (Fiction. 9-12)"
No obstacle, real or imagined, can stop Julia Song and her best friend Patrick from entering a community farming-club contest.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 14, 2005
"The humorous situations and amusing illustrations will leave them ready for more. (Fiction. 5-8)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2004
"The compact, simple text is readable in a large font with great spacing; the small trim size and Tusa's graceful, whimsical black-and-white drawings suit the contents perfectly. (Fiction. 4-10)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 14, 2003
"Touching, funny, and gloriously human. (Fiction. 8-12)"
Stauffacher takes a stock premise—an improbable friendship between two psychologically opposite 11-year-olds helps them both mature—adds some smartly executed secondary characters and themes involving the importance of courage, hope, and dreams and turns it into something unique and magical.
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