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Mighty Miss Malone
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Published 2012 by Wendy Lamb Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780385734912
Jacket Notes:
A Newbery Honor-winning author ("The Watsons Go to Birmingham") delivers a heart-wrenching, suspenseful novel of one unforgettable family caught up in the turbulent days of the Great Depression.
"We are a family on a journey to a place called wonderful" is the motto of Deza Malone's family.... More...
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Dumpling Days
by Grace Lin
Published 2012 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780316125901
Jacket Notes:
When Pacy, her two sisters, and their parents go to Taiwan to celebrate Grandma's 60th birthday, the girls learn a great deal about their heritage, in this delicious companion to "The Year of the Dog" and "The Year of the Rat." Illustrations.
There was no day that dumplings couldn't make better.... More...
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How to Beat the Bully Without Really Trying
by Scott Starkey
Published 2012 by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781442416857
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Rodney, an admitted coward, moves to Ohio where the middle school bully immediately singles him out. When a stray baseball knocks the bully out just as he is about to beat Rodney up, Rodney gains an undeserved reputation as a tough guy.
When luck gives a new kid a false reputation as a tough guy, can he find the strength to live up to his image? Rodney Rathbone is a self-admitted coward.... More...
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Dear America: Behind the Masks
by Susan Patron
Published 2012 by Scholastic Inc.
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780545304375
Jacket Notes:
Newbery Award-winning author Susan Patron brings her talents to the beloved Dear America series in this exciting story of a girl growing up in the Wild West, in a California gold mining town.
Growing up in the wild gold-mining town of Bodie, California, in the 1880s, Angeline Reddy has seen it all -- saloons, brawls, and a whole lot of desperation.... More...
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Showoff
by Gordon Korman
Published 2012 by Scholastic Press
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780545320597
Jacket Notes:
The fourth SWINDLE book, centering around a dog show that goes horribly awry!
The heroes of SWINDLE, ZOOBREAK, and FRAMED are back - and this time, things have gone to the dogs! When Luthor goes berserk at a mall dog show, he's accused of ruining the career of the three-time best-in-show beagle.... More...
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Glory Be
by Augusta Scattergood
Published 2012 by Scholastic Press
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780545331807
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A Mississippi town in 1964 gets riled when tempers flare at the segregated public pool.
As much as Gloriana June Hemphill, or Glory as everyone knows her, wants to turn twelve, there are times when Glory wishes she could turn back the clock a year.... More...
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