Sirens! A scary sound, especially to Siria, whose brave pop is a
firefighter. Siria loves everyone at Pop's city firehouse. She also
loves to study the stars. Her mother named her after the brightest start
in the winter sky.
When Siria hears sirens, she sneaks out to
chase the trucks, to bring Pop and the other firefighters luck. She'd be
in big trouble if she ever got caught. Good thing her best friend,
Douglas, is always by her side.
As Christmas approaches, Siria
suspects that someone in the neighborhood is setting fires. She has to
find out who's doing it. When clues point to a surprising suspect, she
realizes that solving this mystery will take all kinds of courage.
Patricia Reilly Giff, the author of many beloved and award-winning
books, is at her best in this action-packed story. In "Winter Sky, "
friends, family, and a very special dog help Siria see how brave she
really is.
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Monday, January 27, 2014
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
We Shall Overcome: The Story of a Song
It only takes a few words to create change. It only takes a few people
to believe that change is possible. And when those people sing out, they
can change the world. "We Shall Overcome" is one of their songs. From
the song's roots in America's era of slavery through to the civil rights
movement of the 1960s and today, "We Shall Overcome" has come to
represent the fight for equality and freedom around the world. This
important book, lyrically written by Debbie Levy and paired with
elegant, collage-style art by Vanessa Brantley-Newton, pays tribute to
the heroic spirit of the famous song that encompasses American history.
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Monday, January 13, 2014
Wise Acres ( Heck #07 )
Welcome to Wise Acres, where the sassy kids go.
In the seventh installment of Heck, Dale E. Basye sends Milton and Marlo Fauster to Wise Acres, the circle reserved for kids who sass back. In Wise Acres, the cleverest, snarkiest, put-downiest kids debate and trade insults in Spite Club. But the new vice principal, Lewis Carroll, has some curious plans to raise the profile--and the stakes--of the competition. Now a full-fledged War of the Words will be broadcast through the afterlife. The winner will get the heck out of Heck and go straight to heaven. And the loser? Well, the loser goes down . . . all the way down to the real h-e-double-hockey-sticks. And Milton and Marlo are on opposite teams. Can they find a way out of Lewis Carroll's mad-as-a-hatter scheme? Or is one Fauster about to pay a permanent visit to the Big Guy Downstairs?
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In the seventh installment of Heck, Dale E. Basye sends Milton and Marlo Fauster to Wise Acres, the circle reserved for kids who sass back. In Wise Acres, the cleverest, snarkiest, put-downiest kids debate and trade insults in Spite Club. But the new vice principal, Lewis Carroll, has some curious plans to raise the profile--and the stakes--of the competition. Now a full-fledged War of the Words will be broadcast through the afterlife. The winner will get the heck out of Heck and go straight to heaven. And the loser? Well, the loser goes down . . . all the way down to the real h-e-double-hockey-sticks. And Milton and Marlo are on opposite teams. Can they find a way out of Lewis Carroll's mad-as-a-hatter scheme? Or is one Fauster about to pay a permanent visit to the Big Guy Downstairs?
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Monday, January 6, 2014
The Last Present
Don't miss the latest entry in the incredible Willow Falls series by Wendy Mass!
Amanda and Leo have a history with birthdays. Now their friend's little sister, Grace, has fallen into a strange frozen state on her birthday, and Amanda and Leo must travel in time in order to fix whatever's wrong. As they journey back to each of Grace's birthdays, they start seeing all sorts of patterns . . . which raise all sorts of questions.
Amanda and Leo are going to have to unravel the threads of the past and present - and travel much further than they ever imagined - if they're going to save Grace. Luckily, a little birthday magic always helps in the charming and funny Willow Falls series by Wendy Mass, where everything is possible and there are no coincidences.
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Amanda and Leo have a history with birthdays. Now their friend's little sister, Grace, has fallen into a strange frozen state on her birthday, and Amanda and Leo must travel in time in order to fix whatever's wrong. As they journey back to each of Grace's birthdays, they start seeing all sorts of patterns . . . which raise all sorts of questions.
Amanda and Leo are going to have to unravel the threads of the past and present - and travel much further than they ever imagined - if they're going to save Grace. Luckily, a little birthday magic always helps in the charming and funny Willow Falls series by Wendy Mass, where everything is possible and there are no coincidences.
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