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Hilton's Monthly Picks
for March 2004
By Joe Hilton of the Free Library of Philadelphia
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The Folk Keeper
By Franny Billingsley
Corinna's job is to keep the mysterious evil
folk that live beneath the ground under control. When
she serves as a Folk Keeper for another family Corin
discovers her special hidden powers.
Grades 5-8
Half and Half
By Lensey Namioka
Fiona is half and half. Her father is Chinese and
her mother is Scottish. She is finding it hard to
please her grandparents on both sides of the family
when they come to town for a festival.
Grades 4-7
Hoop Girlz
By Lucy Jane Bledsoe
Meet eleven-year-old River, a basketball player who
is not picked for the first team starts training with
the second-string players hoping that they will be
able to play and win against the A Team.
Grades 4-up
Lady Knight (Protector of the Small)
By Tamora Pierce
This series features Kel as a Lady Knight who is responsible
for a refugee camp while her fellow knights are in
battle with the Scanrans. With her country at war
can she help her friends while being responsible for
a refugee camp?
Grades 4-6
The Steps
By Rachel Cohn
Annabel the seventh grade class president at Progress
School now has a large family with parents, stepparents,
stepbrothers, stepsisters and others-siblings. When
she goes to visit her father and his new family, Annabel
decides she wants her old family back together.
Grades
4-8
Joe's Classic Choice:
Pippi Longstocking
By Astrid Lindgren
Follow the wild adventures of Pippi, a nine-year-old
girl who lives by herself with her horse and pet monkey
at the edge of a small village. With no adults around
she gets to make her own rules.
Grades 4-6
