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Margaret Rose Kane loves her uncles, their house and their garden, but holds especially dear the magnificent artistic towers that they’ve built and added to over the past forty years. After her Uncle Alex rescues her from summer camp and her cruel cabin mates, Margaret Rose discovers even crueler forces at work-the city council has ordered the demolition of the towers. Growing used to the idea of standing up for herself and what she believes in, Margaret Rose launches a plan to save the towers and art for art’s sake.

The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place

E.L. Konigsburg

Age Level:

9-12

Cap (short for Capricorn) Anderson is at a bit of a cultural disadvantage when he arrives at Claverage (aka C average) Middle School. He’s been raised, homeschooled, and protected by his grandmother Rain at an isolated and deserted 1960s farm commune. But when Rain is hospitalized, Cap is sent to live in civilization (with his social worker) and to public school. At school, his innocence exposed to all the corruption Rain has been protecting from, Cap’s flower power starts to blossom in others.

Schooled

Gordon Korman

Age Level:

9-12

Even though she’s a little on the small side, Termite can take care of herself-and has been through twelve foster homes. Her newest “home” in Forest Glen, California, is home to many other foster kids. As logging operations there have been suspended due to the discovery of a rare owl, many logging families have taken in foster kids to help ends meet. After coming to appreciate the beauty of the forest and getting attached to a giant redwood, Termite finds herself between those whose lives depend on trees and those who live to protect the trees and the wildlife that depends on them.

Home, and Other Big, Fat Lies

Jill Wolfson

Age Level:

9-12

Muddle Earth

Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell

Age Level:

9-12

Barnaby Grimes is a “tick-tock lad,” a messenger whose specialty is very fast deliveries, which he achieves by taking the most direct route over the rooftops otherwise known as “highstacking.” In Barnaby’s first adventure, his deliveries for the strange Dr. Cadwallader lead to his discovery of a monstrous secret. There are three additional books in the series.

Barnaby Grimes: Curse of the Nightwolf

Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell

Age Level:

9-12

How Will We Get to the Beach?

Brigitte Luciani

Illustrator:

Eve Tharlet

Age Level:

3-6

This beloved fantasy begins in Kansas when Dorothy Gale and her dog, Toto, are transported to another land by way of a cyclone. There she meets the Scarecrow, Tin Woodsman, and Cowardly Lion as well as a host of other extraordinary characters. The movie classic, released in 1939, retains the essence of this quintessentially American tale which was first published in 1900.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Frank Baum

Age Level:

6-9

Genre:

Fiction, Fantasy

Swords : An Artists Devotion

Ben Boos

Age Level:

9-12

Bebé and Mamá are back! This time they are off to the beach for a fun day of sand castles, surfing, and ice cream. Of course there is never a dull moment with Bebé! Susan Middleton Elya uses the same lilting mix of English and Spanish rhymes featured in Bebé Goes Shopping, and Steven Salerno’s vibrant illustrations pop off of the page once more.

Bebé Goes to the Beach

Susan Middleton Elya

Illustrator:

Steven Salerno

Age Level:

3-6

Bebé Goes Shopping

Susan Middleton Elya

Illustrator:

Steven Salerno

Age Level:

3-6

Tess can’t wait for the school bus to arrive! “Is this bus for us, Gus?” she continues to ask as a taxi, ice cream truck, and fire engine pass by. The repetition of questions and answers throughout the story will make this a great read-aloud for young students and English language learners. Colorful watercolor illustrations complement the text. Bilingual edition available.