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School Library Journal

Gr 8 Up–These books are well written, well researched, and engaging. Reluctant readers will be drawn in by the snappy, funny sidebars and clear photos, which are gorgeous and, at times, gory.

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School Library Journal

Gr 8 Up–These books are well written, well researched, and engaging. Reluctant readers will be drawn in by the snappy, funny sidebars and clear photos, which are gorgeous and, at times, gory.

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School Library Journal

This solid set stresses the importance of responsible pet ownership. The accessible information will appeal to report writers while the color photos of the animals in action will lure in dog lovers.

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Booklist

Like other titles in the Living History series, this study relies particularly on eyewitness accounts to portray daily conditions—in this case, horrors—during particular historic periods.…

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VOYA

This series is an all-in-one resource for teens’ research needs in an easy to read, magazine-like layout style. Each book contains a primary source quote section, and a key people and…

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School Library Journal

This solid set stresses the importance of responsible pet ownership. The accessible information will appeal to report writers while the color photos of the animals in action will lure in dog lovers.

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VOYA

This series is an all-in-one resource for teens’ research needs in an easy to read, magazine-like layout style. Each book contains a primary source quote section, and a key people and…

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School Library Journal

This solid set stresses the importance of responsible pet ownership. The accessible information will appeal to report writers while the color photos of the animals in action will lure in dog lovers.

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School Library Journal

This solid set stresses the importance of responsible pet ownership. The accessible information will appeal to report writers while the color photos of the animals in action will lure in dog lovers.

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School Library Journal

This solid set stresses the importance of responsible pet ownership. The accessible information will appeal to report writers while the color photos of the animals in action will lure in dog lovers.

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School Library Journal

This solid set stresses the importance of responsible pet ownership. The accessible information will appeal to report writers while the color photos of the animals in action will lure in dog lovers.

View →

School Library Journal

This solid set stresses the importance of responsible pet ownership. The accessible information will appeal to report writers while the color photos of the animals in action will lure in dog lovers.

View →

VOYA

This series is an all-in-one resource for teens’ research needs in an easy to read, magazine-like layout style. Each book contains a primary source quote section, and a key people and…

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Booklist

Tackling an on-trend topic, this entry in the new series The Library of Tattoos and Body Piercings offers a readable, if inconsistent, introduction to diverse body modifications, from ear…

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School Library Journal

This solid set stresses the importance of responsible pet ownership. The accessible information will appeal to report writers while the color photos of the animals in action will lure in dog lovers.

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Stella Batts Who's in Charge

Stella Batts, back to star in her fifth book, is still in the third grade, but her family has now welcomed a new baby, Marco. Her mother is totally focused on keeping the house as germfree as

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Deck the Walls A Wacky Christmas Carol

Let’s face it; wassailing and chestnuts just don’t accurately reflect most kids’ Christmases. Enter this fractious take on “Deck the Halls.” First, there is the big dinner with the extended…

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Booklist Online Reviews "On Linden Square"

While there are many books about building friendships, this one celebrates the creation of a community. Initially, the neighbors of Stella Mae Culpepper keep to themselves, listening to their

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The Bookworm Reviews "No Pirates Allowed! Said Library Lou"

Would you please be quiet for a minute?

How many times a day does your Mom, Dad, teacher, or grandma say that to you? Probably really often, even though they were kids once, not too long…

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Bloomsbury Review: The People of Twelve Thousand Winters

This is the story of Walking Turtle, who introduces himself by stating, We are the Lenni Lenape, which means “we the people.” Through the snows of twelve thousand winters we have kept our

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Kirkus Reviews "Deck the Walls"

This hilarious parody of the familiar Yuletide carol starts with mashed potatoes on the walls and ends with cousins sliding downhill in the snow and the whole family singing carols together.

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School Library Journal Reviews "On Linden Square"

Home on her winter vacation, Stella Mae Culpepper surveys the scene from her second-floor window overlooking the square below. She spies her many neighbors, none of whom seem to interact with

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Booklist

The title of each book of the In Controversy series asks a question, reflecting its attempt to provide a vigorous discussion of the pros and cons. It’s a little fairer in its coverage than…

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Kirkus Reviews "Boris and Stella and the Perfect Gift"

A pair of big-city bears celebrates Hanukkah and Christmas Eve in their shared apartment in this sweet, age-appropriate story that borrows the structure of O. Henry’s classic Christmas story,

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