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Oh, how I
love to read a good book! Since shifting
over to a public library, I have shifted to reading more children’s literature.
I have been focusing mostly on books that were nominated as Black Eyed Susan
Nominees for the state of Maryland, as well as several Newberry Award Winners,
and one or two that I found on the shelves that either appealed to me or one of
the kids roaming through the library recommended as “the best, ever”. Today,
I’m sharing 5 gems. I thoroughly enjoyed
each and every one of these books!
Skullduggery Pleasant
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Stephanie Edgely is a young girl who has just inherited as
her Uncle’s fortune - including his house.
Upon visiting the house, she is attacked by a mysterious group of
magical henchmen. She is saved by her
Uncle’s friend: Skullduggery Pleasant- a walking, talking skeleton who was once
a person but reanimated himself after his death so that he could continue to
fight the dark evil that first killed him.
As Stephanie finds herself drawn into this mysterious,
magical world, she finds that she must learn to protect herself, find a name
that will hide her true identity, and navigate a complicated set of rules and
even more complex people if she wants to survive in both the hidden, magical
world and the “normal” world that you and I inhabit.
This children’s novel combines mystery and magic in a
whimsical combination that fans of Harry Potter will appreciate!
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Author: Tom Angleberger
What happens when a middle school student makes an origami
creation that looks vaguely like Yoda?
You get a wise advisor who offers students advice on
everything from predicting a pop quiz in science class to saving a classmate
from soul – crushing embarrassment with some pertinent advice.
Wait, there’s a twist…..how can such a wise advisor be
animated by the goofiest kids in school?
You’ll enjoy the case files of Origami Yoda as each of the
kids in the story present their own tales of interaction with Dwight and
Yoda.
Ellie’s Story: A Dog’s Purpose Novel
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This beautiful tale tells the story of a young German Shepherd, Ellie, who is adopted by a man who trains her to play new games and WORK in new and different ways. As the story unfolds, we discover that Ellie is being trained as a working police dog. Told from Ellie’s point of view, we follow her as she finds and saves people along with her officer.
Those of you who love dog stories be warned: The dog does
NOT die, but you will cry at the beautiful interactions with Ellie and her
humans. I loved this story!
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Author: Louis Sachar
What could possibly go wrong when two children take a short
cut through the woods?
Well, the school bully could be out to find them. Determined to teach Marshall a hard lesson,
Chad follows them into the woods. When
Tamaya sees her friend is in trouble, she grabs a handful of mud from the
ground and throws it at Chad’s face so that they can get away.
But, there’s something weird about that mud. It’s fuzzy.
It’s difficult for Tamaya to get it off of her hands.
When she gets home, she discovers that her hands are covered
with a weird kind of rash that itches and isn’t going away. The next morning, the rash has spread and has
gotten worse, leaving the skin on her hands gray and covered with a strange
kind of gray fluff. At school, Tamaya is
horrified to see her rash getting worse and to discover that Chad has not come
to school at all. Looking at her own
hands, she is terrified to think what might have happened to Chad and his face
full of mud. When nobody is looking, she
sneaks out of the school and into the woods to search for Chad. When Marshall discovers that Tamaya is also
missing, he too sneaks out of school and sets out in search of Tamaya and Chad.
What Marshall discovers in the woods can threaten the very
survival of humanity. Can a solution be
found in time?
The War That Saved my Life
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Ada has been confined to her one room apartment for her
entire life. Her mother has punished her
for the evil within that caused her to be born with a club foot. Without the use of crutches, denied
schooling, and forced to crawl around the apartment like an animal, the outside
world considers Ada to be an idiot who is incapable of anything.
When her brother Jamie comes home and informs them that the
children of London are being evacuated in anticipation of Hitler’s bombing, Ada
decides that they are both going to leave the city and get away.
When they arrive in Kent along with the rest of the school
children, they are assigned to a woman named Susan Smith. Susan is appalled with the children she is
forced to take in, and even more appalled by the neglect that the children have
endured their entire lives. Grudgingly,
she takes the children in, and the children get a new lease on life.
Freed from the constraints of London, the children thrive.
But what happens when the war intrudes on their new
lives? Will their mother allow them to
continue to live in Kent? Will the
townspeople ever come to accept the transplants from London?
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