Lucy and Jesse have been best friends since they were four years old, but now that they are growing up life has become complicated. Lucy loves her home in the mountains and wants to live there forever. Jesse wants nothing more than to join the navy and leave their small mining town forever. Lucy’s father wants her to go to Boston and marry a man of proper standing and not one of the poor boys in the village. Jesse’s father wants him to stay and work the mines until he dies. With new love blossoming between them, Lucy and Jesse must decide what it is they really want most. This book is filled with angst, unexpected twists, and humorous moments—all the things that make a fantastic story.
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs By Mo Willems New York: Balzar + Bray, 2012. Picture Book. "Once upon a time, there were three hungry Dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur . . . and a Dinosaur who happened to be visiting from Norway. One day--for no particular reason--they decided to tidy up their house, make the beds, and prepare pudding of varying temperatures. And then--for no particular reason--they decided to go . . . someplace else. They were definitely not setting a trap for some succulent, unsupervised little girl. Definitely not!" --Editor Smart Vs. Strong! Written by Jill Esbaum Illustrated by Miles Thompson New York: Simon Spotlight, 2021. Easy Reader. 64 pages. "When Thunder gets stuck in quicksand, Cluck uses his smarts to free his friend." --Editor How Dinosaurs Went Extinct Written by Ame Dyckman Illustrated by Jennifer Harney New York: Brown and Company, 2023. Picture Book. "When a child in a museum asks how dinosaurs became extinct, Dad co
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