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Joe Hilton's Monthly Picks
for July 2008

By Joe Hilton of the Free Library of Philadelphia

Newt
by Matt Novak (Easy Reader)
Enjoy three short stories about Newt, a small red-spotted salamander who lives in the wilderness makes friends with a mouse, finds a odd looking bug, and has a late night talk with the moon. Grades K-3

 

Forest
by Laura Godwin (Easy Reader)
When Jeannie, who lives on a farm in Canada, hears a baby animal crying from the forest she and her mother find a small newborn fawn that seems to be all alone and need of a home. Grades K-3

 

Cam Jansen and the Summer Camp Mysteries
by David Adler
10-year-old Cam Jansen with help of her best friend Eric tries to solve three different mysteries during their three-week vacation at Camp Eagle Lake. Cam must use her photographic memory to find the right clues. Grades 3-4

 

The Traitors Gate
by Avi
It is 1849 in London and fourteen-year-old John Huffman’s father is going to prison. Did his father try to sell military secrets to pay his gambling debts? Seeking the truth John meets up with spies and traitors. Grades 5-8

 

Slam Dunk
by Sharon Robinson
Eleven-year-old Elijah Jumper Breeze has moved from Connecticut to Harlem after his dad has died. At his new middle school he plays in boys against girl’s basketball game, runs for the Student Council and gets involved in a video dance tournament. Grades 5-8

 

Eye of the Crow
by Shane Peacock
Join Sherlock Holmes the young 13-year-old detective on one of his first crime solving adventures. A vicious crime has been committed and Sherlock has to use his skills to prove his innocence. Grades 5-8

 

Velveteen Rabbit
by Margery Williams (Classic) (Audiobook)
The little Velveteen Rabbit always wanted to become real like the rabbits in the forest. Over time he has almost given up hope of ever finding out the magic called Real. Will his dream come true? Grades 3-5

 

The Swiss Family Robinson
by Johann D. Wyss (Classic) (Audio)
A Swiss settler family struggle to survive after being shipwrecked on a desert island. Will they be able to create a new home far away from civilization? Grades 5-8

   

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