The Old Country
by Mordicai Gerstein
Published 2006 by Roaring Brook Press

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781596431928

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From the winner of the 2004 Caldecott Medal (for "The Man Who Walked Between the Towers") comes a memorable new work, a novel of insight and imagination that transports readers to the Old Country, where" all the fairy tales come from." From the winner of the 2004 Caldecott Medal comes a memorable new work, a novel of singular insight and imagination that transports readers to the Old Country, where "all the fairy tales come from, where there was magic -- and there was war.... More...

Friend or Fiend? with the Pain and the Great One
by Judy Blume
Published 2009 by Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780385733083

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Jake is so embarrassed by a reading circle blunder, he vows never to speak in class again. Abigail no longer trusts one of her best friends. And on the perfect snow day, who jumps on Jake and washes his face in snow? And who rescues him? Illustrations.... More...

The Boy Who Saved Baseball
by John H Ritter
Published 2005 by Puffin Books

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780142402863

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Tom Gallagher finds himself in a tight spot. The fate of Dillontown rests on the outcome of one baseball game, winner take all. Maybe Tom has one hope: Cruz de la Cruz, the mysterious boy who has just ridden into town on horseback claiming to know the secret of hitting.... More...

Jemma Hartman, Camper Extraordinaire
by Brenda A Ferber
Published 2009 by Farrar Straus Giroux

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780374336721

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Recalling the camp she attended as a child, Ferber offers an endearing look at friendships lost and found in this story of a young girl who wonders if it is possible to make new friends and keep her old friends. Jemma Hartman knows that her first summer at beautiful Camp Star Lake is going to be amazing.... More...

Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba
by Margarita Engle
Published 2009 by Henry Holt & Company

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780805089363

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Daniel has escaped Nazi Germany with nothing but a desperate dream that he might one day find his parents again. But that golden land called New York has turned away his ship full of refugees, and Daniel finds himself in Cuba. Yet even in Cuba, the Nazi darkness is never far away.... More...

For Love of the Cubs: An A-To-Z Primer for Cubs Fans of All Ages
by Fredrick C Klein
Published 2004 by Triumph Books (IL)

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781572436466

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Miles to Go
by Miley Cyrus
Published 2009 by Hyperion Books

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781423119920

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For the first time ever, fans of Miley Cyrus will get a chance to hear her story. Covering everything from her Southern roots in Tennessee to her meteoric triumphs in television, music, and film, this is the must-have book for any fan of the teen sensation.... More...

One Giant Leap
by Robert Burleigh
Published 2009 by Philomel Books

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780399238833

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The words are instantly recognizable: aThatas one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.a Spoken by Neil Armstrong moments after he became the fi rst human being to set foot on the moon, they have come to represent all that is possible when manas determination to achieve the seemingly impossible results in success.... More...

A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk: A Forest of Poems
by Deborah Ruddell
Published 2009 by Margaret K. McElderry Books

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781416942115

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In a watery mirror

the rugged raccoon

admires his face

by the light of the moon:

the mysterious mask,

the whiskers beneath,

the sliver of cricket

still stuck in his teeth.

Take a lighthearted romp through four seasons in the forest with these whimsical poems.... More...

Celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur: With Honey, Prayers, and the Shofar
by Deborah Heiligman
Published 2007 by National Geographic Society

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781426300769

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"Celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur" examines how these Jewish High Holy Days are celebrated worldwide. Rosh Hashanah, known as the Jewish New Year, is a time for reflection and resolution. On Yom Kippur, also called the Day of Atonement, Jews fast, pray, and ask God's forgiveness for their sins.... More...