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Gr 10 Up—Calla awakens in a room where she has been held captive by the Searchers, a group of humans who fight the Guardians, a pack of werewolves...

Gr 9 Up—Braden was given the gift of sight, a rare power that allows him to see and feel everything around him in its raw form...

PreS-Gr 2—This book is a series of 11 easy riddles with the answers, each an iconic symbol of the holiday, partially hidden behind a sturdy flap: "I can float through the air/and I like to shout, BOO!/What am I? What could I be?" Readers are likely to guess the answer before the flap is lifted as a portion of the illustration is shown on the riddle page...

Gr 2—5—After Castro confiscates her father's restaurant, Gabriella's parents leave Cuba for New York to settle in the Bronx...

PreS-Gr 2—This translation of A Treasury of Curious George (Houghton, 2004) contains eight stories: "Curious George Takes a Train," "Curious George Visits a Toy Store," "Curious George and the Dump Truck," "Curious George and the Birthday Surprise," "Curious George Goes Camping," "Curious George Goes to a Costume Party," "Curious George Visits the Library," and "Curious George in the Big City...

PreS-Gr 3—Wellington is a peckish hound who lives with Honey, a cat, and Master Horace...

Gr 9 Up—This is an ambitious attempt to explain conservative politics in the U...

PreS-Gr 2—An unnamed little girl and her brother are sad because their grandmother has died...

Gr 1—3—This whimsically illustrated book includes two CDs...