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 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: 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: Jan. 21, 2008
"English nicely fills an underdeveloped area—this is a first-chapter book featuring African-American girls, and race is presented as an attribute of the characters rather than as an issue. (Fiction. 7-10)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: April 17, 2008
"Readers will look forward to the next installment of this series that celebrates the joys and thrills of friendship, unrestricted play and unfettered imagination. (Fiction. 6-10)"
The kids of Pancake Court are constructing a volcano from a giant mound of dirt, but right in the middle of the eruption Bean is called home.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2008
"The New Zealand author-and-illustrator team solidly develops this pair's formidable friendship under the scorching desert sun. (Fiction. 7-10)"
A sensitive snake and her lovable lizard companion enjoy a warm and touching relationship, shattering the stereotypes that commonly plague their cold-blooded species.
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