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Joe
Hilton's Monthly Picks
for March 2005
By Joe Hilton of the Free Library of Philadelphia
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Little Cricket By Jackie Brown Set in Laos and Minnesota in the 1970's twelve year old Kia is forced to flee to a refugee camp in Thailand. When she finally arrives in the United States with her family she must starts a new life and learns and language. Grades 6-8 |
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The
Last Holiday Concert By Andrew Clements Find out what happens when sixth grader Hart Evans is put in charge of the school's holiday concert by his music teacher. Will this be the last holiday concert of them all? Grades 4-6 |
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Hunter By Joy Cowleyk Jordan and her younger brothers' plane crashes on a wild and deserted island in New Zealand. Whose voice is Jordan hearing, telling her what to do next in order to? Grades 5-7 |
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Quake Disaster in San Francisco,
1906 By Gail Langer Karwoski Exciting story about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake as seen through the eyes of Jacob, a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in a boarding house with his father and younger sister. Grades 4-6 |
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Lucy
Rose: Here's the Thing About Me By Katy Kelly Lucy Rose is eight years old and she keeps a diary of her experiences in the 3rd grade at a new school, and city. She thinks about where she used to live before her parents seperated. Grades 4-5 |
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Sammy Keyes and the Psycho Kitty
Queen By Wendelin Van Draanen When cats begin to mysteriously disappear in Santa Martina, Sammy is on the case with her friends traveling around town trying to find out what is happening. Grades 6-8 |
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