The Kids Corner Bookmobile
Joe Hilton's Monthly Picks
for May 2011
by Joe Hilton
of the Free Library of
Philadelphia
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The PS Brothers Sixth-graders Russell and best friend Shawn do everything together and the one thing they want is to own a mean dog to protect them from bullies so they start a new business the PS( Pooper Scooper) Brothers and discover illegal activities in their community. Grades 5-7
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Small Persons With Wings When Mellie Turpin told her kindergarten classmates that her best friend was a fairy living in her bedroom they all laughed at her. Now 13, Mellie's parents tell her the family has a thousand-year-old pact to provide a home for the creatures who need their help in finding a magical moonstone. Grades 5-7
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Nathaniel Fludd Beastologist Nathaniel Fludd is the youngest Beastologist-in-training in the world and it is his duty to travel the planet taking care of and keeping safe all the special beasts. When a unicorn becomes mysteriously ill he must try to rescue the creature while trying to find his missing parents. Grades 4-5 |
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Inside Out and Back Again Hà is 10 when her family flees war torn Vietnam traveling by boat then living in two refugee camps before finally landing in Alabama. Told in short poems she and her family struggle to learn the language, fit in and make a new home in a strange new country. Grades 4-6
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A Dog’s Way Home On their way home from dog contest 11-year old Abby and her mother are in an accident. Abby and her mom both end up in the hospital in need of emergency care. Tam her sheepdog is thrown from the car into the fast moving river. Will they ever find each other? Grades 4-8
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Saving Sky Seventh-grader Sky Brightman lives off the grid on a New Mexico ranch due to the country’s war and fear of terrorist attacks. When Kareem her friend and foreign born classmate’s family is falsely arrested he goes into hiding and Sky is interrogated by the police about her role in his disappearance. Grades 5-8
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Fancy Nancy Splendid Speller Nancy, loves words and is a very good speller, one of the best in her classroom but her spelling test on Friday will be hard. How will she do? Grades K-3
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Aggie The Brave Aggie a small dog is going to the pet doctor to be to be spayed, and Ben worries about her over night stay at the vet. Will she be lonely? How long long must she wear a cone on her head? Grades K-2
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