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Joe
Hilton's Monthly Picks
for March 2009
by Joe Hilton of the Free Library of Philadelphia
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Cat in the Hat It’s raining outside and you can’t go out to play. What kinds of games do you play with a cat who wears a red and white striped hat with a bowtie around his neck? Grades 1-3
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Silly School Riddles Check out this short collection of funny riddles about everyday school life that will keep you laughing. “Why should you be extra-careful during the back-to-school season? Because it is the fall season!” Grades 1-3
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Slipping Thirteen-year-old Michael Kimmel grandfather's spirit is haunting him and he needs to find out why. When he starts to slips" out of his body into the river of the dead to uncover a hidden past his life is in danger because you can easily be trapped forever in the river of death. Grades 6-8
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Ribsy Ribsy the dog gets lost at the shopping mall and can’t find his way back home. What will he do to get back home to Henry Huggins and the rest of the family? It looks like he will do anything. Grades 4-5
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The Crossroads Have you ever though you seen a face hidden in a tree? When eleven-year-old Zack Jennings moves from New York City to Connecticut with his father and new stepmother, he encounters an evil spirit that wants to do him harm. Grades 5-7
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Silver World A monster is on its way to destroy the entire Earth. The children of Coldharbour each with their own special powers must work together in their efforts to stop this terrifying enemy and save their world. Grades 5-8
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The Runaways Dolls Annabelle and Tiffany two dolls living with the Palmers come to life while the family is on vacation. When a baby doll is delivered to the house, who’s baby sister is it? Can they keep her? Grades 3–5
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Locomotion Strongly encouraged by his teacher to write different forms of poetry, eleven-year-old Lonnie Collins Motion a New York City fifth grader writes about his life in a series of poems. Grades 4-6 |
