Category Archives: New Children Books

Death Sets Sail

 by Robin Stevens

Daisy and Hazel take their detective skills to the NIle River in Egypt in this thrilling ninth and final novel in the Murder Most Unladylike series. 

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The North Wind and The Sun

 by Philip C. Stead

As told through the powerful bond of three sisters.  Together they face the North Wind, a mighty wintry gale bent on destroying the sisters old patchwork coats with harsh words and powerful blustering.  But these gray-haired sisters stand firm, bracing against the hateful Wind and his taunts, facing his negativity with practicality, resilience, grit, and gut.  Their coats will not be blown off by force. 

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The Puppets of Spellhorst

 by Kate Dicamillo

From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale–with enchanting illustrations, in which five puppets confront circustances beyond their control with patience, cunning, and high spirits.

 

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Stranded! A Mostly true Story from Iceland

 by Avar Por Benediktsson

Based on a true story, the author humorously recounts the time his grandfather got stranded with a friend on a brand new volcanic island in Iceland.  The adventurers face epic challenges like molten lava, melted eyeglasses and scant supplies before finally getting rescued. 

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