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Eloise: The Absolutely Essential 60th Anniversary Edition

By: Kay Thompson

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2015. Picture Book.

"Including the original Eloise and the full-color Eloise scrapbook with rare photos & drawings from the files of Hilary Knight; scrapbook written by Marie Brenner and colorful comments by me, Eloise."

"1955-2015, 60th anniversary"--Dust jacket.

Grayling's Song

By: Karen Cushman

Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016. Fiction.

In a medieval kingdom, Grayling finds self-confidence when her mother is turned into a tree by evil forces and Grayling must venture into the wilds to reverse the spell.

The Giving Tree

By: Shel Silverstein

Harper & Row, 1964. Picture Book.

A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return.

The Wolf Wilder

By: Katherine Rundell

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2015. Fiction.

In the days before the Russian Revolution, twelve-year-old Feodora sets out to rescue her mother when the Tsar's Imperial Army imprisons her for teaching tamed wolves to fend for themselves.

Harper and the Scarlet Umbrella.

By: Cerrie Burnell

Sky Pony Press, 2017. Intermediate.

Harper lives in the City of Clouds with her Great Aunt Sassy and her beloved cat Midnight. When Midnight goes missing, together with all the cats of the neighborhood, Harper realizes that only her magical scarlet umbrella can help her find him.

Guitar Genius
By: Kim Tomsic
Chronicle Books, 2019. Picture Biography.

This is the story of how Les Paul created the world's first solid- body electric guitar, countless other inventions that changed modern music, and one truly epic career in rock and roll. How to make a microphone? A broomstick, a cinderblock, a telephone, a radio. How to make an electric guitar? A record player's arm, a speaker, some tape. How to make a legendary inventor? A few tools, a lot of curiosity, and an endless faith in what is possible. Featuring richly detailed, dynamic illustrations by Brett Helquist, this unforgettable biography will resonate with inventive readers young and old.

You Can't Win Them All, Rainbow Fish

By: Marcus Pfister

NorthSouth Books Inc. 2017. Picture Book.

While playing hide-and-seek with his friends, Rainbow Fish learns about being a good sport.

Dude, That's Rude! (Get Some Manners) by Pamela Espeland & Elizabeth Verdick

If there's one book today's kids need to read, it is Dude, That's Rude! (Get Some Manners) . The authors provide a fun format for teaching etiquette to children. They discuss proper behavior at home, at school, at other people's homes and in public places. The information is completely up-to-date with cellphone manners and netiquette included. Fun, cartoony illustrations are on practically every page giving the book great visual appeal. This book is perfect for boys and girls in the fourth grade or older. WARNING: Bodily functions are discussed.

Faces of the Moon by Bob Crelin

Faces of the Moon by Bob Crelin Illustrated by Leslie Evans Charlesburg; 2009; unpaged Faces of the Moon is a short nonfiction book that describes the different phases of the moon and why the moon appears like it does on certain nights. This book is short and sweet so even the youngest of moon lovers will enjoy it. The layout is simplistic and easy to follow. I don’t know much about the moon so I found it very interesting.

Review: The Factory

The Factory By Catherine Egan New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., 2025. Fiction. 306 pages. Thirteen-year-old Asher Doyle has been invited to join the Factory, a secretive research facility in the desert which ostensibly extracts renewable energy from the electromagnetic fields of its young recruits. But Asher soon realizes something sinister is going on. Kids are getting sick. The adults who run the Factory seem to be keeping secrets. And the extraction process is not only painful and exhausting, but existentially troubling. Asher makes a handful of new friends who help him with an investigation that turns into a resistance, which turns into...a cliffhanger! The Factory is a page-turning sci-fi with multidimensional characters, an intriguing plot, and refreshingly straight-forward writing. Egan weaves in detail about climate crises and social unrest, making the story's dystopian setting feel rich and plausible. With its sophisticated themes and accessible storytelling, I would recomm...

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