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Joe Hilton's Monthly Picks
for March 2007

By Joe Hilton of the Free Library of Philadelphia

	Wabi: a Hero's Tale By Joseph Bruchac Wabi is a great horned owl who can talk to and understand other creatures. His ancestors were shape shifters. Wabi with his wolf buddy must learn ways to protect their natural world and friends in the village from the evil in the forest. Grades 5-8
	Ramona Forever By Beverly Cleary (Classic) Ramona Quimby is in the third grade now and the whole family has a lot to deal. Do they like the man their aunt will marry? Will Mr. Quimby's new job make them move to a new town? What happens to her when the new baby arrives? Grades 3-5
	Vive la Paris By Esme Raji Codell Fifth-grader Paris McCray is taking piano lessons from her piano teacher who serves her chopped-liver with lots of free advice. Who is this old lady who speaks French, was once a spy and has numbers tattooed on her arm? Paris wonders if her advice can help her older brother who is being bullied by a schoolmate. Grades 5-7
	Tomorrow, the River By Dianne E. Gray In 1896 Megan Barnett leaves her family in Nebraska to joins her sister and family on their steamboat traveling up the Mississippi River. Megan meets all kinds of shady characters along the way. Megan learns to swim, fish, steer the boat, and survival skills. Grades 5-7
	Nobody's Perfect By Marlee Matlin and Doug Cooney (Sequel) Megan, a deaf girl in the fourth-grade is planning a birthday party. Her perfect plans are being disrupted when the new girl at school who is pretty, smart, and a soccer player keeps ignoring her signs of friendship and her party invitation. Grades 4-6
	The Squampkin Patch: a Nasselrogt Adventure By John T. Petty Milton and Chloe become orphaned after losing their parents at the mall. They escape from the local orphanage only to end up fighting for their lives against killer squash-pumpkins. You will find a recipe for pumpkin-chocolate-chip cookies. Grades 4-7

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