The Kids Corner Bookmobile
Joe Hilton's Monthly Picks
for March 2010
by Joe Hilton
of the Free Library of
Philadelphia
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Pedro's Burro Little Pedro and his father Papa, travel far from their home in the mountains to the town marketplace to find a new burro.
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Rufus the Scrub Does Not Wear A Tutu Rufus is big but really clumsy. He wants to become a good football player but he trips over his own feet, so he takes ballet lessons in order to improve his game.
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Half Magic Brothers and sisters Jane, Mark, Katharine, and Martha discover an old coin that will grant part of your wish, some of your wish. So you better be careful for what you wish for! Grades 4-5
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Leo and the Lesser Lion Twelve-year-old Mary Bayliss Pettigrew loses her older brother Leo in a swimming accident in the spring of 1932. Now she struggles to understand why did she survive? Grades 4-6
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A Tugging String When David’s was 12 years old, his father was a lawyer for the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s. Mixing fact and fiction together find out about the leaders and protestors on both sides of this American struggle. Grades 4-6
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The Softwire: Wormhole Pirates on Orbis 3 Twelve-year-old Johnny, his sister Ketheria, and their orphan crewmates are forced to work for an alien species. When offered the opportunity for an education he uses his special ability to communicate with computers. Grades 5-7
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Alibi Junior High 13-year-old Cody is sent to live with his aunt in Connecticut after barely escaping a bomb intended for him and his dad, an undercover CIA agent. Cody will have to use his crime fighting and martial arts skills to survive his new public junior high. Grades 5-8
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The Leanin' Dog In the 1930s eleven-year-old Dessa Dean loses her mother during an early-winter storm. With her father who is a hunter and trapper they live a lonely life in cabin until an stray injured dog appears at their door. Grades 4-6
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