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Gr 7–10—Katelyn, the victim of a bathtub electrocution (via the latte machine) has either committed suicide, suffered an unfortunate accident, or been murdered...
Gr 5–8—Gary Paulsen opens these three novellas (Wendy Lamb Books, 2011) with a short piece about his own difficult childhood and how dogs, art, and reading helped him survive...
Gr 9 Up—Amy has been left behind in California to finish the end of her junior year in high school when her mother takes a new job and moves to Connecticut following the death of her father in a car accident in this novel by Morgan Matson (S & S, 2010)...
Gr 9 Up—This audio production of the revised edition of the book (Chelsea House, 2010) by Maurice Isserman presents a straightforward, chronological overview of "America's Longest War...
Gr 4–6—Rosalba is living an ordinary life for a nine-year-old Mayan girl in rural Mexico until she makes a new friend who dramatically changes her life in Carolyn Marsden's novel (Candlewick, 2011)...
PreS-Gr 5—For her first family album, Laura Veirs scoured old recordings and American folksongs to come up with 13 obscure tunes that work well with her musical style and highlight the innocence of her whispery vocals...
Gr 5–7—Immigration stories are often about new encounters in a strange land, where immigrants are helped by new friends...
Gr 10 Up—Ilsa Bick sets the stage for an evocative, chilling, and brutal trilogy with her apocalyptic tale (EgmontUSA, 2011)...
Gr 6–9—Sarah Dooley spins a beautiful and bittersweet tale (Feiwel & Friends, 2011) of healing, hope, and self-acceptance...
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