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Summer Fun Booklist: Full of Activities and Things to Do!

By Betsy Farquhar | May 25, 2018
Summer Days Ahead The glorious weeks of summer are upon us (if you live in the Southeast) or soon to be (if you live in ...
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*Gingerbread for Liberty! by Mara Rockliff and illustrated by Vincent X. Kirsch

By Betsy Farquhar | Jul 2, 2015
*Gingerbread for Liberty! How a German Baker Helped Win the American Revolution by Mara Rockliff and illustrated by Vincent X. Kirsch. HMH Books, 2015. 32 ...
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Eat, Pray, Read…and Eat Again! Around the World Food Facts with Nive Burris

By emily | Jun 20, 2013
In our trip around the world (see our Summer Reading Challenge), what could be more fun than using food to explore different cultures?  Today, Nive ...
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A Tangle of Knots by Lisa Graff

By Janie Cheaney | Apr 12, 2013
A Tangle of Knots, by Lisa Graff.  Philomel, 2013, 233 pages.  Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-12 and up Bottom Line: ...
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Cake: Love, Chickens, and a Taste of Peculiar by Joyce Magnin

By Janie Cheaney | Mar 5, 2013
Cake: Love, Chickens and a Taste of Peculiar, by Joyce Magnin.  Zonderkidz, 2013, 221 pages.  Age/interest level: 8-14. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 8-10 Recommended ...
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Bliss by Katherine Littlewood

By Janie Cheaney | Mar 3, 2013
Bliss, by Kathryn Littlewood.  HarperCollins, 2012, 374 pages.  Age/interest level: 10-14. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-14 Bottom Line: Bliss mixes ...
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Close to Famous by Joan Bauer

By Janie Cheaney | Aug 12, 2011
Close to Famous, by Joan Bauer. Viking, 2011, 250 pages.  Reading Level: Middle Grades, 10-12 Recommended for: ages 11-13 Bottom Line: In this feel-good middle ...
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