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Hilton's Monthly Picks
for August 2006
By Joe Hilton of the Free Library of Philadelphia
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The Lambkins By Eve Bunting Ninth grader Kyle attempts to help a woman change her flat tire and ends up being kidnapped. He is injected with a serum that turns him into the size of a small action figure and locked up in a dollhouse with other children his size. Grades 5-8 |
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What I Believe: a novel By Norma Fox Maze Vicki who is in middle school describes in her writings what happens to the family when her father loses his executive job. This forces the family to sell their home and move from an upper-middle-class suburb to a cramped apartment in the city. She believes it's not the end of her world. Grades 5-8 |
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The Lioness and her Knight By Gerald Morris Follow sixteen-year-old Lady Luneta and her distant cousin, Sir Ywain, as they discover their true talents when they travel to King Arthur's Camelot in search of adventure. On the way they meet a former knight who has decided to live as a fool for one year. Grades 6-9 |
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The Outlaw Varjak Paw By SF Said (Series) Varjak Paw, the small housecat who now lives on the streets as an alley-cat, is being hunted. One-eyed Sally Bones and her gang of bullies are taking food and possessions from all others. With his Seven Skills of the Way martial arts training can Varjak save the city form this band of thieves? Grades 4-6 |
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Three Good Deeds By Vivian Vande Velde When the old lady who protects the village pond catches Howard trying to steal fresh laid goose eggs from it, she turns him into a goose. Now he must complete three good deeds to turn back into a boy again. Will his family ever see him again? Grades 4-5 |
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The B F G By Roald Dahl (Classic) Sophie, a little orphan girl, is taken to Giantland by a BFG. At night he sends happy dreams to children while they sleep. The other giants she meets like to eat human beans. Can they be stopped? Grades 4-6 |
