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Two authors that are each hilarious in their own right will be appearing together at Mrs. Nelson's for an evening of fun! Tom Angleberger, author of the popular Origami Yoda series and Horton Halfpott, will be promoting his newest title, Fake Mustache. Michael Buckley, author of the famous Sisters Grimm series will be promoting the last book in the series, The Council of Mirrors. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to meet two great writers at one great event! |
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Our Summer Reading program started
Monday, June 18!
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Paul Bunyan and
Babe the Blue Ox
The Great Pancake Adventure
by Matthew Luckhurst
In this funny twist on a classic tale, Paul Bunyan and buddy, Babe the Blue Ox, leave the farm to work for a logger who pays them with pancakes! Paul and Babe tromp across the country with the logger, filling valleys with pancake batter (forming the Rocky Mountains) and chasing pancakes blown away by the wind (creating the Grand Canyon). But when Babe feels sick from eating too many pancakes, they realize that the farm, with its variety of foods, is best for them. A fun and funny tale that slyly encourages kids to eat their veggies.
Recommended for ages 4-8.
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Honey Bear's
Blue Bathing Suit
by Todd Goldman
Honey Bear is having a summertime birthday party at the beach. After her friends pick out the perfect birthday present--a blue swimsuit and beachy accessories--they head to the shore for volleyball, a scavenger hunt and, of course, birthday cake! Young readers will enjoy best-selling author/illustrator Todd Goldman's signature style and popular characters, this time in a summer setting.
Recommended for ages 4-8.
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Don't Forget, God Bless Our Troops
by Jill Biden and Raul Colon
Vice President Joe Biden's wife, Jill, tells a story inspired by her own granddaughter. When Natalie's father leaves for a year of being at war, Natalie is proud, but also misses him. Some things help her feel better, like working with Nana to send her dad and others in the service homemade cookies. Natalie sees and talks to Dad on the computer, and the support of friends at school and church helps, but nothing is better than the day Dad finally comes home!
Recommended for ages 5+.
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Alien on a Rampage
by Clete Barrett Smith
David is looking forward to spending another adventure-filled summer at his grandmother's Intergalactic Bed and Breakfast--a vacation hotspot for aliens. But when he meets Grandma's new repairman, an alien named Scratchull, he becomes suspicious. Even though no one else--including Grandma--thinks that Scratchull is an underhanded handyman, David decides to spy on him. But no one believes David when he discovers that Scratchull really is an evil mastermind with a plot to destroy the planet! Without the help of Grandma and his friends, will David be able to save Earth before it's too late?
Recommended for ages 8-12.
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The Dragon in the Sea
Dragon Keepers #5
by John Shroades
and Kate Klimo
This excellent series is solidly middle grade, accessible, and adventure-filled. In The Dragon in the Sea, Dragon Keepers, Jesse and Daisy, help their dragon, Emmy, as she tries to protect an egg which holds her baby brother. Their adventures take them into the Watery Realms, a world filled with mer-people, selkies, and water zombies. Magic, mayhem, and an unusual cast of charaters make the reading fun, and the wonderful relationship between the dragon keeper cousins and their dragon add both depth and dimension.
Recommended for ages 8-10.
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ParaNorman
by LAIKA
and Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
In a quaint New England town with a history of witches and pilgrims, misunderstood eleven-year-old Norman Babcock can see and talk to ghosts. No one believes him, of course--everyone just thinks he's weird (including his parents). But when a folktale of a witch who cursed her accusers turns out to be true, it's up to Norman to save the town from pilgrim zombies! In addition, he'll have to take on an angry witch, an annoying sidekick, his boy-crazy teenage sister, and the dozens of moronic grown-ups in his way. This young ghoul whisperer finds his paranormal talents pushed to their limits in this hilarious and spooky adventure!
Recommended for ages 8-22.
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The Golden Lily
Bloodlines #2
by Richelle Mead
Tough, brainy alchemist Sydney Sage and doe-eyed Moroi princess Jill Dragomir are in hiding at a human boarding school in sunny Palm Springs, California. The students--children of the wealthy and powerful--carry on in blissful ignorance while Sydney, Jill, Eddie, and Adrian do everything in their powers to keep their secret safe. With forbidden romances, unexpected spirit bonds, and the threat of Strigoi moving ever closer, maintaining secrecy will be a challenge. Every bit as addictive as the #1 New York Times bestselling Vampire Academy series, and with hotter drama, steamier romances and higher stakes than ever!
Recommended for ages 14-17.
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Rapture
Fallen: Book 4
by Lauren Kate
The sky is dark with wings...and time is running out for Luce and Daniel. To stop Lucifer from erasing the past, they must find the place where the angels fell to earth. Dark forces are after them, and Daniel doesn't know if he can do this--live, only to lose Luce again and again. Yet together they face an epic battle that will end with lifeless bodies...and angel dust. Sacrifices are made, hearts destroyed, and suddenly Luce knows: she was meant to be with someone other than Daniel. The choice she makes now is the only one that truly matters in the astonishing conclusion to the Fallen series.
Recommended for ages 12+.
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The Plant Hunters
True Stories of Their
Daring Adventures to
the Far Corners of the Earth
by Anita Silvey
Driven by an all-consuming passion, the plant hunters traveled around the world, facing challenges at every turn: tropical illnesses, extreme terrain, and dangerous animals. They battled piranhas, tigers, and vampire bats. Even the plants themselves could be lethal! But these intrepid eighteenth- and nineteenth-century explorers were determined to find and collect new and unusual specimens, no matter what the cost. Journals, letters, and notes from science and history are interwoven to tell a largely forgotten--yet fascinating--story.
Recommended for ages 10-13.
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The Newlyweds
by Nell Freudenberger
At age twenty-four, Amina Mazid moves from Bangladesh to Rochester, New York for love. A hundred years ago, Amina would have been called a mail-order bride. But this is an arranged marriage for the twenty-first century: Amina is wooed by--and woos--George Stillman online. But each of them is hiding something: someone from the past they thought they could leave behind. Only when Amina returns to Bangladesh will she and George find out if their secrets will tear them apart, or if they can build a future together. A surprising and suspenseful story of love and marriage, secrets and betrayals, that stretches across continents and generations.
Recommended for ages 18+.
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The Solitary House
by Lynn Shepherd
Lynn Shepherd's acclaimed first novel of historical suspense, Murder at Mansfield Park, brilliantly reimagined the time of Jane Austen. Now in the Dickensian, gaslit glow of 1850's London, detective Charles Maddox has been offered a handsome sum to do some sleuthing for financier, Sir Julius Cremorne. He enlists the help of his great uncle, a legendary investigative mind, to--discreetly--find and stop whoever is responsible for sending threatening letters to Cremorne. But what starts as a simple, open-and-shut case escalates into something bigger and darker. An enthralling tale plumbing the mysteries of the human mind.
Recommended for ages 18+.
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Heard about the new book and author segment on
on Sirius Radio's Kid's Place Live?
The Book Report w/JJK
runs twice a month on Wednesdays at 5:40 pm ET, as well as a few times over the weekends. Some exciting children's authors are already slated to visit the show, including Marc Brown, Mo Willems, and Tony DiTerlizzi!
Check out Kid's Place Live's Facebook page and enter their Summer Book Club contests to win great prizes this summer! For the first contest, author Marc Brown will draw the winning child as a character in Arthur's world!
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 Tenzi The world's fastest game! Everyone gets ten dice. Someone says "Go". Then everyone rolls and rolls as fast as they can until someone gets all their dice on the same number. And there are lots more ways to play! It's a fun, fast frenzy. It's TENZI! With so many different TENZI color combinations, we can't guarantee which colors you'll get, but we can promise a whole lot of TENZI frenzied fun! Each game includes 40 dice (ten each of four different colors), and a rules sheet.
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD
Small parts.
Not for children under 3 years. Ages 7+. $15.00
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MAGFORMERS
Fun, innovative magnetic building sets that kids love! Entertaining and educational: take flat objects and build 3-D objects. Explore and experiment with these two basic geometric shapes, the square and triangle, to create more complex 3-D models. Feel the magnetic force and have fun exploring the Magformers connection possibilities! WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD
Small parts.
Not for children under 3 years.
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 Magformers 14 Piece Set Includes 8 triangles and 6 squares.
Ages 6+. $25.00
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 Magformers Classic
Set - 30 Pieces Includes 12 triangles and 18 squares.
Ages 6+. $50.00
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 Magformers-XL Cruisers
30 Pieces Includes 12 triangles, 16 squares, and 2 hexagons.
Ages 6+. $39.99
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 Magformers Designer
Set - 62 Pieces Includes 20 triangles, 22 squares, 14 isosceles triangles, 4 diamonds, and 2 trapezoids.
Ages 6+. $112.00
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 Super Size Magformers
30 Pieces Includes 12 super size triangles and 18 super size squares.
Ages 6+. $112.00
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 The Secret Chicken Society
By Judy Cox
and Amanda Haley Review by Lorenzo, age 9
At Daniel's school they were going to hatch chicks. Daniel's teacher said that if they brought $2 and a signed note from their parents they could have one chick. Daniel had to convince his mom to get a chick. But the next day there were more kids than chicks so the teacher was going to pick a person's name out of a box. Daniel hoped he would get picked. I think this is a good book for people who like animal and chicken stories. I like this book because it was a book with chickens. Read other reviews submitted by our Advanced Readers Club here. |
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