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The Problem with the Puddles by Kate Feiffer
Baby got in, she looked up at the sky and saw the dog-shaped cloud. It lifted its back leg. Sure enough, rain fell on the Puddles (p 3). Feiffer’s debut novel is adorable, lovable, deplorable. N… more →
Dog Ear
The Problem with the Puddles by Kate Feiffer
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Nicki wrote 2 days ago: Baby got in, she looked up at the sky and saw the dog-shaped cloud. It lifted its back leg. Sure eno … more →
All the Broken Pieces by Ann E. Burg
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Nicki wrote 5 days ago: I have a now brother. He doesn’t look like me. I’m too much fall– wet brown leaves … more →
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Nicki wrote 3 weeks ago: View This Pollonline surveys … more →
The Prince of Fenway Park by Julianna Baggot
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Nicki wrote 4 weeks ago: I thought the packaging for this book was very misleading. I did not anticipate a fantasy. It is the … more →
SLOB by Ellen Potter
Nicki wrote 1 month ago: SLOB is the story of twelve-year-old Owen Birnbaum, the fattest kid in school. The reasons behind Ow … more →
The Girl Who Threw Butterflies by Mick Cochrane
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Nicki wrote 1 month ago: In the 1960s a guy named J.C. Martin made a living catching the great Hoyt Wilhelm’s knuckleba … more →
Love, Aubery by Suzanne LaFleur
Nicki wrote 1 month ago: “I had everything I needed to run a household: a house, food, and a new family. From now on it … more →
Ocean County Library's Mock Newbery List
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Nicki wrote 1 month ago: The date and time are yet to be determined (possibly January 3, 9 or 10), but we will be meeting to … more →
Strawberry Hill by Mary Ann Hoberman
Nicki wrote 2 months ago: I was reluctant to pick this one up because of its Pollyanna cover art. It’s initial tone was … more →
The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo
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Nicki wrote 2 months ago: “Magic is always impossible,” said the Magician. “It begins with the impossible an … more →
The Dragon of Trelian by Michelle Knudsen
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Nicki wrote 2 months ago: One hundred years ago, the Kragnir Queen was found murdered during a visit to the neighboring Trelia … more →
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick
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Nicki wrote 2 months ago: Telling the truth don’t come easy to me, but I will try, even if old Truth ain’t nearly … more →
Mock Newbery 2010
Nicki wrote 3 months ago: Lisa Von Drasek at EarlyWord has posted a list of her Mock Newbery books. I’m surprised to see … more →
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
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Nicki wrote 3 months ago: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate grabbed my attention immediately. Not only is the cover gorgeous but … more →
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
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Nicki wrote 3 months ago: Minli is a young girl living in a small, poor village, located in the shadow of the Fruitless Mounta … more →
Books of Umber: Happenstance Found by P.W. Catanese
Nicki wrote 5 months ago: Readers enter the magical world of Kurahaven alongside Happenstance, a young boy with no memory. Whe … more →
Neil Armstrong is my Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me by Nan Marino
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Nicki wrote 7 months ago: You are going to love this book! It is a beautifully told story about the loss of one’s best f … more →
