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Daniel Hale

Book DescriptionThe Second in the Zeke Armstrong Mysteries-Zeke Armstrong goes to New York for the Big Apple Inline Skate-Off.. only to find malice in Manhattan. After another racer robs an aging heiress in Central Park, the police call it a mugging. 13year old Zeke suspects that it's part of a more sinister plot. Will he figure out what's up in time to save the wealthy woman and skate the final race, or will the bad guys stop Zeke in his tracks?

Sue Harris

Book DescriptionCinderella Bear joins the other Glitter Bear titles: Angel Bear, Ballerina Bear, Fairy Bear, Princess Bear, and Snow White Bear. Delightfully colored artwork and simple rhyming verse put a cuddly new spin on beloved classic tales. Full ofmagical sparkle, this oversized board book features die-cuts, brightly colored artwork, and holographic foil on every page -- adding a touch of glitter to illustrator Pauline Siewart's delicate paintings. In addition, each page features rhyming text and sparkling images of shiny butterflies, stars, unicorns, bells, doves, flowers, and hearts.

Marianne Brandis

Book DescriptionSelected by the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association as one of the PSLA YA Top Forty Fiction Titles 2003 Flames are bright against the night sky. Thirteen-year-old Emma watches with horrified fascination as they consume the family’s log cabin, leaving her and her younger brother orphaned. These three books are set in the early 1830s. Emma’s grief and shock, and her bravery in building a new life, are timeless. Marianne Brandis’s vivid evocation of pioneer life in Upper Canada – the texture of the log cabin, the sights and smells of harvest, the raw cold of outdoor chores at dawn – has been delighting readers since the first book was first published in 1982.

Book DescriptionHold on to your hat! Extracts from Jack Schaefer"s Shane, Mark Twain"s Tom Sawyer, and Jack London"s White Fang will take readers on a white-knuckle ride through dusty plains, foreboding caves, and icy wilderness. These exciting stories" heroes will thrill with their feats of skill and daring.

Cynthia DeFelice

Book Description Take your friends where you can find them! Old Granny is lonely, living way out in the country with no one to talk to. She’s happy enough, though, as long as she has her beans. One night a thief climbs through thewindow of her little cabin while she’s sleeping and steals her beans! Old Granny sets out to see the sheriff. Along the way, she meets an odd assortment of talking creatures: a snake, a pecan, a cow patty, a prickly pear cactus, and an alligator. Soon they’ve all befriended Old Granny, and joined forces to help her foil the thief in this humorous tale that glows with the bright, bold colors of the Southwest.

Richard Adams

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Lance Marcum

Book Description Summertime and the livin' ain't easy School's finally out, and eleven-year-old Mitch Valentine is ready to get started on his extensive list of things to do with his best friend - until his mom ruins everything with a surprise announcement. The family is going to take a long trip halfway across the country, to stay with her family down South. Mitch's reluctant summer visit to sweltering farm country tests him in all sorts of ways, starting with his sense of humor. Pitkin, Louisiana, turns out to be a place filled with challenges and dangers, from rope burns to raging bulls. In this vivid and funny first novel, Mitch discovers that it's his own bad decisions that can make for the biggest challenges and dangers of all.

Susan Patron

Book Description One of the scariest nights of the year turns into one of the funniest! After racing into town on a runaway bed, Minnie and Moo and their fellow farm buddies decide to join the Halloween festivities -- performing hilarious tricks to earn their treats!

Jillian Cantor

Abigail Reed and her younger sister, Becky, are always at each other's throats. Their mother calls them the September Sisters, because their birthdays are only a day apart, and pretends that they're best friends. But really, they delight in making each other miserable. Then Becky disappears in the middle of the night, and a torn gold chain with a sapphire heart charm is the only clue to the mystery of her kidnapping. Abby struggles to cope with her own feelings of guilt and loss as she tries to keep her family together. When her world is at its bleakest, Abby meets a new neighbor, Tommy, who is dealing with his own loss, and the two of them discover that love can bloom, even when it's surrounded by thorns. This exquisitely written first novel illustrates life as it truly is—filled with fear and danger, hope and love, comfort and uncertainty.