This month's featured titles . . .
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I Love Bugs! by Emma Dodd Emma Dodd, Illustrator Follow a little boy's backyard safari as he shares his love of bugs. From fly-around-the-light bugs to curl-up-tight bugs, fun springy leapy bugs to slimy creepy crawly bugs, bugs are fun! But the best bugs are hairy bugs, the scary send-me-squealing bugs. With a bouncy rhyming text and colorful collagelike art, this book is perfect for miniscientists everywhere. PICTURE BOOK |
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The Buzz on Bees by Shelley Rotner and Anne Woodhull Why are bees disappearing—and how does something as small as a honeybee affect our food supply? Bees are disappearing at an alarming rate. We use honeybees to pollinate nearly all of our domestic fruits, nuts, vegetables, cotton, and grains. This book looks at possible explanations for bees' disappearance, what scientists are doing to address the problem, and also what young readers can do. Bibliography and fascinating facts included. NONFICTION PICTURE BOOK |
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Fireboy to the Rescue! by Edward Miller Edward Miller, Illustrator With his trusty tips on preventing fires and staying safe if a fire does start, Fireboy will educate and empower young readers. Here comes Fireboy to the rescue! Combining fun and facts, this practical guide to fire safety tells young readers what goes on at a fire station, how to act if there is a fire, and much more. NONFICTION PICTURE BOOK |
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Vulture's Wake by Kirsty Murray In this page-turning futuristic novel, a young woman finds out what it means to be living in a world destroyed by war, and a young man discovers that his only chance of survival is to question everything his parents taught him. Even though he is half dead, Callum is lucky. It is Bo's roboraptor who finds him�not the rogue Outstationers from whom the boy has escpaped. But even as Bo nurses Callum back to health, the Outstationers are homing in. The two barely escape capture when Callum discovers something incredible: Bo is a girl, maybe the last girl in a world in which females are thought to be extinct. And now, by helping Callum, she has put her own life at risk. With the Outstationers in hot pursuit, the two set off across a dangerous continent in hopes of finding haven in the city of Vulture's Gate. But nothing can prepare them for what they encounter at the end of their journey. YOUNG ADULT SCIENCE FICTION |
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Possessing Jessie by Nancy Springer Two-time Edgar Award winner Nancy Springer has written a chilling psychological thriller about a teenage girl possessed by her dead brother. Quiet, cautious Jessie had always lived in the shadow of her dynamic younger brother—her mother's clear favorite. His recent death in an automobile accident stuns all who knew him and leaves Jessie and her mother numb with grief. That is, until the morning Jessie cuts her hair and dresses in Jason's clothes, swaggering out of the house in an uncanny imitation of her brother. Her mother is visibly cheered, and for once, Jessie is the center of attention at school. But each day Jason takes over Jessie more and more. Can she escape his power? Fast-paced, accessible, and truly creepy, this novel will have readers on the edge of their seats. YOUNG ADULT SUSPENSE |
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The Anne Frank CaseSimon Wiesenthal's Search for the Truth by Susan Goldman Rubin Bill Farnsworth, Illustrator This inspiring and suspenseful account of Simon Wiesenthal's search for the Gestapo officer who arrested Anne Frank and her family testifies to the difference that one man's dedication can make. |
| < For this month's Classroom Picks, we’re featuring the new fall picture books, nonfiction, and novels now in paperback. Check them out! |












