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THE TALENTED CLEMENTINE

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Pennypacker
Author's First Name: 
Sara
Illustrator's First Name: 
Marla
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Frazee
Publisher: 
Hyperion
Publication Date: 
2007

With the talent show looming and the class brimming over with ideas, Clementine struggles to find her own hidden gifts. Loosely limned line drawings add the perfect comic touch to this second story about the irrepressible imp.

17 THINGS I'M NOT ALLOWED TO DO ANYMORE

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Offill
Author's First Name: 
Jenny
Illustrator's First Name: 
Nancy
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Carpenter
Publisher: 
Schwartz & Wade
Publication Date: 
2007

The exploits of an incorrigible little girl create an entertaining list of rule-breaking antics brought to life through playful and inventive mixed-media illustrations.

MOXY MAXWELL DOES NOT LOVE STUART LITTLE

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Gifford
Author's First Name: 
Peggy
Illustrator's First Name: 
Valorie
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Fisher
Publisher: 
Schwartz & Wade
Publication Date: 
2007

Hour by hour, minute by minute, excuse by excuse, Moxy has not done her summer reading and it's the last day of vacation. Short chapters, wacky “photographs” taken by her brother, and a cheeky heroine add zippy appeal to this beginning chapter book.

NO TALKING

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Clements
Author's First Name: 
Andrew
Publisher: 
Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: 
2007

After two students squabble, fifth grade girls and boys at Laketon Elementary vie to see who can say the fewest words for two days, a contest causing consternation among both teachers and families.

LITTLE RAT MAKES MUSIC

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Bang-Campbell
Author's First Name: 
Monika
Illustrator's First Name: 
Molly
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Bang
Publisher: 
Harcourt
Publication Date: 
2007

Little Rat wants her violin playing to sound as beautiful as what she hears in the orchestra, but she hates to practice. Jewel-toned, whimsically detailed illustrations evoke a tiny but entire world.

PEACE, LOCOMOTION [AUDIOBOOK]

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Woodson
Author's First Name: 
Jacqueline
Narrator's First Name: 
Dion
Narrator's Last Name: 
Graham
Publisher: 
Brilliance Audio
Publication Date: 
2009

Lonnie writes loving letters to his sister Lili who is in a different foster home. Dion Graham captures the warmth and longing that Lonnie pours out, fully realizing the lyricism of Woodson’s writing. Ages 10-14.

WHEN YOU REACH ME [AUDIOBOOK]

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Stead
Author's First Name: 
Rebecca
Narrator's First Name: 
Cynthia
Narrator's Last Name: 
Holloway
Publisher: 
Listening Library
Publication Date: 
2009

Cynthia Holloway’s crisp reading of this book puts the listener right on the New York streets with savvy Miranda as she puzzles over the strange happenings among her friends, the actions of a vagrant, and a series of mysterious notes. Holloway’s young voice and skillful presentation ring true. Ages 10-14.

DIAMOND WILLOW [AUDIOBOOK]

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Frost
Author's First Name: 
Helen
Narrator's First Name: 
Jennifer
Narrator's Last Name: 
Ikeda
Publisher: 
Recorded Books
Publication Date: 
2009

This coming of age story in the Alaskan wilderness sparkles to life with an inspired narrator and cast, bringing listeners the magic of living close to nature and traditional Alaskan beliefs. Survival drama abounds, complete with injured sled dogs and raging storms. Hearing the images in this book of diamond-shaped verses may be even effective than reading them. Ages 10-14.

HEROES OF THE VALLEY

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Stroud
Author's First Name: 
Jonathan
Publisher: 
Hyperion
Publication Date: 
2009

Short-statured, stout-hearted and cranky, Hallie is furiously determined to avenge his family's honor - and fend off the trolls - by his sword or by his wits in this grand yet comic saga.

THE MOSTLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF HOMER P. FIGG

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Philbrick
Author's First Name: 
Rodman
Publisher: 
Blue Sky Press
Publication Date: 
2009

A fast paced tall tale, both humorous and moving, concerns Homer’s search for his brother sold into the Civil War, an odyssey in which he encounters a traveling medicine show, the Underground Railroad, and hot air balloons among many other adventures.

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