Category Archives: New Children Books

My Two Blankets

 by Irena Kobald

A young girl and her auntie are in a new country, where everything is strange.  “Even the wind felt strange.:  The girl takes solace in a warm “blanket of (her) own words and sounds”– until she makes a new friend.

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A Dog Wearing Shoes

 by Sangmi Ko

When Mini finds a little, lost dog wearing shoes, she decides to keep him.  “he’s my family now,” she tells her mom.  “I found him.”  But what if he already has a family?

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The Fun Book of Scary Stuff

 by Emily Jenkins

A boy tells his dogs things he’s afraid of: monsters, ghosts, witches.  But what are those witches cooking in the cauldron?  Food, perhaps?  With friends around, it’s not so scary.

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School for Sidekicks

 by Kelly McCullough

Evan quickly learns that the great power of being a hero’s sidekick comes with great responsibility-as well as conspiracy, deception, and government cover-ups.

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Book Scavenger

 by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Emily loves puzzles.  When her family’s latest move is to San Francisco-home of the Book Scavenger game’s creator- she becomes embroiled in a real-life mystery.

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The Sign of the Cat

 by Lynne Jonell

Why does Duncan’s mom forbid him to earn good grades or win a fencing match?  A secret talent-the ability to speak cat- leads him on an epic journey to discover his true identity.

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The Stranded Whale

 by Jane Yolen

Maine, 1971: Sally and her brothers are walking home on the beach when she spots “a stranded whale lying on its side, with the outgoing tide too far behind it.”  How can they possibly help?

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