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CLEMENTINE'S LETTER

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Pennypacker
Author's First Name: 
Sara
Publisher: 
Hyperion
Publication Date: 
2008

Spirited third-grader Clementine, unhappy that a substitute has replaced her beloved Mr. D’Matz, launches a plan to sabotage his planned trip to Egypt and bring him back to the classroom. Deft line drawings blend humor and poignancy in this third installment.

ANNIE AND SIMON

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
O'Neill
Author's First Name: 
Catharine
Publisher: 
Candlewick
Publication Date: 
2008

Delicate watercolor pastels illustrate four short chapters in which a much older brother guides and supports his chatty, curious little sister through their days as they share picnics, canoe trips, and even bee stings.

BOYS OF STEEL: THE CREATORS OF SUPERMAN

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Nobleman
Author's First Name: 
Marc Tyler
Illustrator's First Name: 
Ross
Illustrator's Last Name: 
MacDonald
Publisher: 
Knopf
Publication Date: 
2008

In the 1930s, when Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created the first comic book superhero, no one knew then how Superman would grab hold of the American imagination. Don’t miss the afterword to find out what happened next.

PLANTING THE TREES OF KENYA: THE STORY OF WANGARI MAATHAI

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Nivola
Author's First Name: 
Claire A.
Publisher: 
Frances Foster
Publication Date: 
2008

What can one person do? This inspirational picture book biography answers that question by showing how Wangari Maathai, recipient of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, led others to plant three million trees and reforest the arid soil of Kenya.

THE WILLOUGHBYS

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Lowry
Author's First Name: 
Lois
Publisher: 
Walter Lorraine
Publication Date: 
2008

The wily Willoughby children are easily a match for their dastardly parents as each group tries to rid themselves of the other.

WHAT TO DO ABOUT ALICE?

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Kerley
Author's First Name: 
Barbara
Illustrator's First Name: 
Edwin
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Fotheringham
Publisher: 
Scholastic
Publication Date: 
2008

Independent-minded Alice Roosevelt, Teddy’s irrepressible daughter, defied convention and did what she liked. Cartoon illustrations capture Alice’s exuberant refusal to conform to the expectations the world had for a president’s daughter.

TRACTION MAN MEETS TURBODOG

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Grey
Author's First Name: 
Mini
Publisher: 
Knopf
Publication Date: 
2008

Oops! When a boy’s father unfairly declares Scrubbing Brush unfit as a toy and replaces it with dimwitted Turbodog, Traction Man must brave the trash and the evil Bin-Things to rescue his pal in this inventively illustrated sequel.

LITTLE MOUSE'S BIG BOOK OF FEARS

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Gravett
Author's First Name: 
Emily
Publisher: 
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 
2008

Die-cuts, nibbled pages, collage, dictionary definitions, and a fold-out "Visitors' Map of the Isle of Fright" illustrate Little Mouse's long list of phobias inviting children to think or even laugh about their own worries.

MOXY MAXWELL DOES NOT LOVE WRITING THANK-YOU NOTES

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Gifford
Author's First Name: 
Peggy
Publisher: 
Schwartz & Wade
Publication Date: 
2008

Moxy, the queen of procrastination, is back, and this time, she's putting off writing her Christmas thank-you notes. Will her schemes to shortcut the process cost her a trip to see her absent father in Hollywood?

A COUPLE OF BOYS HAVE THE BEST WEEK EVER

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Frazee
Author's First Name: 
Marla
Publisher: 
Harcourt
Publication Date: 
2008

Eamon’s stay at his grandparents’ home is improved enormously by having his best friend James along. Boisterous illustrations convey the humor of two boys doing exactly what they want to do in this celebration of friendship.

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