Joan Kindig
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12 Days of New York
PreS-Gr 1—Five students and their teacher arrive in The Big Apple to see the sights...
A Bear in War
Gr 1–3—Aileen was a 10-year-old Canadian whose father fought in Europe during World War I...
Rosie's Magic Horse
PreS-Gr 2—Rosie collects discarded ice-pop sticks and places them carefully in her cigar box...
Sophia's War
Gr 5–9—Set in 1776 during the American Revolution when New York was under siege by the British, Avi's tale (Beach Lane Books, 2012) of resistance features an amazing female protagonist, trials aplenty as she tries to avenge her brother's death, and a little romance thrown in for good measure...
Phoebe & Digger
PreS-Gr 2—Phoebe isn't thrilled when a new baby arrives at her house, but she is crazy about the earthmover she gets at the same time...
Drawing from the City
Gr 3–8—Presented in an elongated, oversize format, this intriguing book follows the life of Teju Behan, who grew up in a poor family of a lower caste in rural India...
I'm Not Tired Yet!
PreS-Gr 2—Six-year-old Ralphie does not want to go to sleep, and he pushes his bedtime back by telling his mother that he sees monsters in closets and bugs crawling across rugs, and that there is an annoying mosquito buzzing near his ear...
The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West
Gr 5–9—Sid Fleischmann has captured Mark Twain's colorful life in this lively biography (Greenwillow, 2008) that spans his childhood, his early years as a steamboat pilot, his time out West, and his numerous occupations, including steamboat pilot, gold prospector, and journalist...
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