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The Grasshopper & the Ants by Jerry Pinkney; illus. by the author Preschool, Primary Little, Brown 40 pp. 4/15 978-0-316-40081-7 $18.00 g Moving right up Maslow’s hierarchy of needs,...
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Yard Sale by Eve Bunting; illus. by Lauren Castillo Primary Candlewick 32 pp. 4/15 978-0-7636-6542-5 15.99 g In this straightforward, heartfelt story, hard economic times mean that Callie and...
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Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia Intermediate, Middle School Amistad/HarperCollins 291 pp. 4/15 978-0-06-221587-1 $16.99 Library ed. 978-0-06-221588-8 $17.89 g e-book ed....
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Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh by Sally M. Walker; illus. by Jonathan D. Voss Primary Holt 32 pp. 1/15 978-0-8050-9715-3 $17.99 A real bear plays a part in...
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I Don’t Like Koala by Sean Ferrell; illus. by Charles Santoso Preschool, Primary Atheneum 40 pp. 4/15 978-1-4814-0068-8 17.99 g e-book ed. 978-1-4814-0069-5 $12.99 Picture this front-matter...
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Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman Middle School, High School Random 600 pp. 3/15 978-0-375-86657-9 $18.99 Library ed. 978-0-375-96657-6 $21.99 g e-book ed. 978-0-375-89659-0 $10.99 With the...
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How to Pee: Potty Training for Boys by Todd Spector; illus. by Arree Chung Preschool Holt 32 pp. 4/15 978-0-8050-9773-3 $12.99 g This lighthearted peeing primer by a family doctor/father...
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Meet the Dullards by Sara Pennypacker; illus. by Daniel Salmieri Primary Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins 32 pp. 3/15 978-0-06-219856-3 $17.99 The tradition of Bottner’s The Scaredy Cats (rev....
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The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds Middle School, High School Atheneum 257 pp. 1/15 978-1-4424-5950-2 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-4424-5952-6 $10.99 High-school senior Matt wears a black...
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Macbeth by William Shakespeare; adapted and illustrated by Gareth Hinds Middle School, High School Candlewick 146 pp. 2/15 978-0-7636-6943-0 $21.99 Paper ed. 978-0-7636-7802-9 $12.99 Whereas...
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The Truth Commission by Susan Juby High School Viking 310 pp. 4/15 978-0-451-46877-2 $18.99 g Presented as narrator Normandy Pale’s spring creative nonfiction project, the story...
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Yard Sale by Eve Bunting; illus. by Lauren Castillo Primary Candlewick 32 pp. 4/15 978-0-7636-6542-5 15.99 g In this straightforward, heartfelt story, hard economic times mean that Callie and...
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Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia Intermediate, Middle School Amistad/HarperCollins 291 pp. 4/15 978-0-06-221587-1 $16.99 Library ed. 978-0-06-221588-8 $17.89 g e-book ed....
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Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh by Sally M. Walker; illus. by Jonathan D. Voss Primary Holt 32 pp. 1/15 978-0-8050-9715-3 $17.99 A real bear plays a part in...
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I Don’t Like Koala by Sean Ferrell; illus. by Charles Santoso Preschool, Primary Atheneum 40 pp. 4/15 978-1-4814-0068-8 17.99 g e-book ed. 978-1-4814-0069-5 $12.99 Picture this front-matter...
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Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman Middle School, High School Random 600 pp. 3/15 978-0-375-86657-9 $18.99 Library ed. 978-0-375-96657-6 $21.99 g e-book ed. 978-0-375-89659-0 $10.99 With the...
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How to Pee: Potty Training for Boys by Todd Spector; illus. by Arree Chung Preschool Holt 32 pp. 4/15 978-0-8050-9773-3 $12.99 g This lighthearted peeing primer by a family doctor/father...
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Meet the Dullards by Sara Pennypacker; illus. by Daniel Salmieri Primary Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins 32 pp. 3/15 978-0-06-219856-3 $17.99 The tradition of Bottner’s The Scaredy Cats (rev....
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The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds Middle School, High School Atheneum 257 pp. 1/15 978-1-4424-5950-2 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-4424-5952-6 $10.99 High-school senior Matt wears a black...
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Macbeth by William Shakespeare; adapted and illustrated by Gareth Hinds Middle School, High School Candlewick 146 pp. 2/15 978-0-7636-6943-0 $21.99 Paper ed. 978-0-7636-7802-9 $12.99 Whereas...
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