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Hardcover : $17.95 Buy	Country Kid, City Kid Julie Cummins, illustrated by Ted Rand Henry Holt and Co. Ben and Jody may be miles apart, but they are two of a kind. Ben is a country kid. He lives on a quiet farm, where he wakes to the peaceful sounds of cows...

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Moon Plane

Peter McCarty; illustrations by Peter McCarty Henry Holt and Co.

Can airplanes fly to the moon? This one can! Above the clouds an airplane flies into the sky. On the ground a small boy...

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Chill Wind

Janet McDonald Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR Paper

A tough and funny project girl manages to make that chill wind blow away The good life, according to Aisha Ingram, is easy. It's hanging with friends,...

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I Want to be a Cowgirl

Jeanne Willis; Illustrated by Tony Ross Henry Holt and Co.

Meet a city girl with a big Wild West dream. "I don't want to be a good girl- Good girls have no fun. I can't play quiet games indoors, I love the rain...

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Spanish Trade Paperback : $6.95 Buy	Gorrión del metro Spanish paperback edition of Subway Sparrow Leyla Torres; Illustrated by the author Mirasol/libros juveniles An English-speaking girl, a Spanish-speaking man, and a Polish-speaking woman might not be able to converse, but when a sparrow trapped in their subway car...

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Madlenka's Dog

Peter Sís; Illustrated by the author Frances Foster Books

"Inspiring memories in the old and imagination in the young, the dog is a noble beast indeed, and Madlenka's Dog's resonant intergenerational connections make...

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Jazzy Miz Mozetta

Brenda C. Roberts; Pictures by Frank Morrison Farrar, Straus and Giroux

"Okay, young cats, let the beat hit your feet." One fine evening, Miz Mozetta puts on her firecracker-red dress and heads outside to enjoy the moonlight....

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Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Through the Gates and Beyond

By Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan Roaring Brook Press

CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE UNWRAPPED In 1981 two artists -- Christo and Jeanne-Claude -- proposed an installation in New York’s Central Park that would span...

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Twists and Turns

Janet McDonald Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR Paper

The Washington sisters make good in the ’hood It may have taken them an extra year or two to do it, but the Washington sisters finally graduated high...

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Nicholas Dane

Melvin Burgess Henry Holt and Co.

When fourteen-year-old Nicholas Dane’s mother dies, social services sends him to a home for boys where intimidation and violence keep order. After a number of...

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Through Time: New York City

Through Time

By Richard Platt, Kingfisher

This series offers a unique journey through different periods in history. Detailed artworks tell the story of a specific location as it changes with time. As...

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Madlenka

Peter Sís; Illustrated by the author Square Fish

"'In the universe, on a planet, one a continent, in a country, in a city, on a block, in a house, in a window, in the rain, a little girl named Madlenka finds...

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Trade Paperback : $7.99 Buy	The Subway Sparrow Leyla Torres; Illustrated by the author Square Fish An English-speaking girl, a Spanish-speaking man, and a Polish-speaking woman might not be able to converse, but when a sparrow trapped in their subway car...

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Uptown

Bryan Collier Henry Holt and Co.

Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator Bryan Collier discovers the vibrant world of Harlem, New York, as seen through the eyes of a little boy "Uptown...

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Monsoon

Uma Krishnaswami; Pictures by Jamel Akib Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Get out your umbrellas! Children play, birds call, and grownups go about their business during the hot days of summer in northern India. But in the bustle...

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Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen

Cari Best; Pictures by Christine Davenier Melanie Kroupa Books

I can pop a wheelie, I can touch the sky, I can pedal backwards, I can really fly! Sally Jean was born to ride. And her bicycle, Flash, is just about her...

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Hardcover : $16.95 Buy	Seven Stories Ed Briant, illustrated by the author Roaring Brook Press In this unusual picture book, designed to resemble the seven-story apartment building in which it is set, a little girl's sleep is disrupted by her very rowdy...

Hardcover : $16.95 Buy	Guttersnipe Jane Cutler, Pictures by Emily Arnold McCully Farrar, Straus and Giroux Early in the twentieth century, ten-year-old Ben and his family live in the poorest part of their city with other Jewish immigrants. There is never enough...

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Earthquake

Milly Lee; Pictures by Yangsook Choi Sunburst Paperbacks

This morning the earth shook and threw us from our beds. We were not hurt, just stunned. Drawers spilled, dishes crashed, pots and pans clanged as they...

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The House of Joyful Living

Roni Schotter; Pictures by Terry Widener Melanie Kroupa Books

High on the roof of an apartment building is a garden where neighbors come to laugh, to dance, and to share – stories of helping others, breakfasts of challah...

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The Brothers Story

Katherine Sturtevant Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Teenage twins Kit and Christy have grown up amid grinding poverty in their Essex village. As Christy has been “simple” from birth, Kit is literally his...

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Hardcover : $16.95 Buy	Hank Finds Inspiration Written and illustrated by Craig Frazier A Neal Porter Book WHAT IS INSPIRATION? AND WHERE IS IT HIDING? Stanley is in desperate need of some inspiration. And what better place to find it than the big city? It doesn’t...

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Standing Against the Wind

Traci L. Jones Square Fish

Patrice dreams of a first-class education, but right now she’s just got to survive the walk to school. Standing Against the Wind is the 2007 winner of the...

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How Ya Like Me Now

Brendan Halpin Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Since his dad died, Eddie’s mom has spent all her time getting high on OxyContin, leaving Eddie to take care of himself. When Eddie’s mom goes into rehab and...

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