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Joe
Hilton's Monthly Picks
for June 2005
By Joe Hilton of the Free Library of Philadelphia
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The Beginning of the End By Avi Avon reads a book every day. All the books that Avon the snail loves to read tells him about creatures who go on adventures. He now believes that an adventure is the key to a happy life. With his new friend Edward the ant they set off together on a journey to find adventures. Grades 4 and up. |
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Beekman's Big Deal By Michael deGuzman Beekman O'Day is twelve years old and has lived his whole life in New Your City. With his father they have lived in hotels, apartments, and rented rooms and he has attended nine schools. How long will the deal he has made with his father last of no more new schools and no more moving? Grades 5-8 |
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The Cat Ate My Gymsuit By Paula Danziger (Classic) Marcey's life is a mess. Her parents don't understand her, she feels like a fat blimp with no friends, and her favorite teacher just got fired. This was the teacher helping her feel good about herself. Marcy must join the fight to bring her teacher back. Grades 5-8 |
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Ice Drift By Theodore Taylor In the year 1868 two young brothers are hunting for seals on their island in the Arctic. When the ice glacier they are standing on breaks away from the land, they are pushed from the shore and start floating down the Greenland Strait. The same thing has happened to others from the village and they were ever seen again. Grades 5-7 |
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Buttermilk Hill By Ruth White Piper Berry life is changing due to her parents divorce. Things have changed so much she doesn't feel like she belongs anywhere anymore. As she spends more time with her friends Piper must find her voice to say the things she feels and develop her interests and talents. Grades 4-6 |
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The Dragons of Spratt, Ohio By Linda Zinnen Baby dragons are living on a wildlife preserve right behind John Salt's house. He loves and cares for them with the help of his dad, the large animal vet for the preserve center. But not everyone loves the dragons and someone is planning to do them harm. Grades 4-6 |
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