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Hilton's Monthly Picks
for September 2006
By Joe Hilton of the Free Library of Philadelphia
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Dog Sense By Sneed B. Collard Thirteen-year-old Guy is forced to move from the West Coast to Big Sky country with his mother and dog. While trying to make friends at his new school he has to deal with someone who out to get him and his dog. Grades 4-6 |
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The Homework Machine By Dan Gutman Fifth-grader Brenton has invented a homework machine that really works. When he shares his secret and lets with the students at his assigned table use it, each of their lives become more complicated. Grades 4-6 |
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Downtown Boy By Juan Felipe Herrera Follow one year in the life of Juanito who is a 10-year-old son of migrant workers during the 1950s. He is traveling with his mother in San Francisco while missing his father and friends in Mexico. His feelings of being alone and trying to stay out of trouble are major things in his life. Grades 7-9 |
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The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton (Classic) Darry, Pony and Soda, three brothers from the wrong side of town struggle to stay together after their parents were killed in a car accident. They are members of the Greasers, a gang of poor teenagers who enemies are the Socs, a gang of rich kids from the other side of town. Grades 7-9 |
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Drita, My Homegirl By Jenny Lombard Ten-year-old Drita is a refugee from Kosovo now living in Brooklyn, New York along with her family. She knows little English and is teased by the girls at school. Maxie who wants nothing to do with her must interview Drita for her school assignment. Grades 5-7 |
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Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time By Lisa Yee (Sequel) Stanford Wong must go to summer school instead of an all-star celebrity basketball camp after flunking sixth-grade English. He must pass his summer-school class to stay on his school team and he tries to keep this a secret from his friends. Grades 4-7 |
