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HONEST TRUTH By: Dan Gemeinhart
Mark has a great friend Jessie, they write haiku poems to each other and leave them as notes. He also has a dog named Beau. Everything seems normal, but Mark is really sick, the kind of sick that may not be fixed.
So Mark decides to run away from home with Beau to reach Mount Rainer, a promise he made to his grandfather. Along the way he is robbed, beaten and you would think he would quit, but the determination is astounding. You will not be able to put this book down. A great read and a lot to discuss. $16.99 Ages 12 and up.Scholastic
CIRCUS MIRANDUS By: Cassie Beasley
Micah lives with his grandpa Ephraim, who tells him wonderful stories of a place called Circus Mirandus. His grandfather is dying and he is sure that the Lightbender at Circus Mirandus can cure him. He knows this because his grandfather told him he owes him a favor. So Micah sets off to find this magical place. What he encounters is not what he expected, nor what he wishes. A fabulous read that you won't be able to put down. $17.99 Ages 8 and up. Dial
ENCHANTED AIR By: Margarita Engle
Margarita is the daughter of an American father and a Cuban mother. This is a memoir of her life before the Cold War. Written in prose you will be transported to Cuba and it's wonderful culture. How Margarita went to Cuba every summer to spend time with her grandma, great grandma and all her relatives. Learning about all the beautiful plants and trees that she encountered on her trips and what a rich childhood she had living in both places. Then when she was no longer able to go to Cuba and how their lives changed. I feel like I was right with her all through her childhood. One of the best books of the season. Atheneum $17.99 Ages 12 and up. I feel this could be read by younger children, would be a great book for discussion with the embargo that has been lifted.
WHERE ARE MY BOOKS? Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Spencer is going crazy, his books are missing. Who on earth could be taking them, He is searching high and low.When he finally finds out who took his books you will be totally shocked. I won't give away a great ending for I am sure you and your children will love it as much as I do. Ages 4-8 Simon and Schuster
$17.99
TACKY AND THE HAUNTED IGLOO By: Helen Lester
Tacky and his friends are going to decorate their igloo with the scariest stuff for Halloween. Of course Tacky just sits off to the side and eats treats. Then the have to make really scary costumes and of course Tacky thinks of bubbles. Not exactly scary. On Halloween night as the penguins give out treats, a really scary costume comes along. Turns out it is the wolves.Will Tacky save the day. Your children will love this new book. $16.99 HMH Ages 3 up.
DUMPLIN By: Julie Murphy
Willowdean is a fat girl. She knows she is and she likes herself. But her mother is in charge of the beauty pageant in town that she won years ago and it is really annoying to Willowdean. Her whole home is turned upside down by this pageant.
But since Willowdean is at a private school she is getting some attention from one of the boys at school. She is surprised as he is good looking and a former jock. She is also surprised that she likes him back.
Enter Willowdeans idea to enter the pageant, little does she know that she inspired some of the other girls that aren't what you would call pageant material. Now things really get interesting.
Loved this book, it is honest and thought provoking. Their is some language if that troubles you.
Balzer and Bray $17.99 14 and up.
ONE By: Sarah Crossan
Grace and Tippi are conjoined twins, joined at the waist each having two arms and upper bodies. They are sixteen years old. Done in prose this novel will give you a glimpse at what it like to be in their shoes. They head off to a public school for the very first time and are really enjoying meeting new people. But something is changing in their bodies that they can't ignore. A heart wrenching novel that you won't be able to put down. Ages 13 and up. $17.99 Greenwillow
HONEST TRUTH By: Dan Gemeinhart
