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A CROOKED KIND OF PERFECT

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Urban
Author's First Name: 
Linda
Publisher: 
Harcourt
Publication Date: 
2007

Zoe wants to play at Carnegie Hall, but first she must convince her parents to provide both piano and lessons. The would-be prodigy faces multiple surprises in this warm, funny chapter book.

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.

DODSWORTH IN NEW YORK

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Egan
Author's First Name: 
Tim
Publisher: 
Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 
2007

Before Dodsworth departs on vacation, his customary breakfast at Hodges’ Café turns out to be a bad mistake. From the moment Hodges’ crazy duck hears his plans, Dodsworth is doomed. Deadpan writing and flat cartoon illustrations coalesce into a perfect comedy.

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.

KNUCKLEHEAD: TRUE STORIES ABOUT GROWING UP SCIESZKA [AUDIOBOOK]

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Scieszka
Author's First Name: 
Jon
Publisher: 
Brilliance Audio
Publication Date: 
2009

Jon Scieszka just may be the funniest man writing for kids today. We all know his background must have shaped his writing career…but who knew that “almost true” could be this hilarious. Scieszka’s own narration completes the perfect package. 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.

THE GREAT AND ONLY BARNUM: THE TREMENDOUS STUPENDOUS LIFE OF SHOWMAN P.T. BARNUM

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Fleming
Author's First Name: 
Candace
Publisher: 
Schwartz & Wade
Publication Date: 
2009

Legendary showman P.T. Barnum, master of the "humbug" and flamboyant hoax, comes to life in an eminently entertaining and fascinating biography filled with photographs, engravings, and period illustrations.

THE SWEETHEART OF PROSPER COUNTY

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Alexander
Author's First Name: 
Jill
Publisher: 
Feiwel & Friends
Publication Date: 
2009

Filled with humor and love, this refreshing slice of small town teen life captures the uncertainty and newfound confidence of 14-year-old Austin Gray as she sets out to redefine herself and no longer be a spectator on the sidelines.

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