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Joe Hilton's Monthly Picks
for August 2009

by Joe Hilton
of the Free Library of Philadelphia

Wiggle and Waggle
by Caroline Arnold (Easy Reader)

Two earthworms who are best friends have fun together living in a garden and digging in dirt. They like to play in the rain, make mud pies, and have picnics. Learn how worms help plants grow. Grades 1-3

 

Gus and Grandpa
by Claudia Mills (Easy Reader)

Each time Gus visits his grandfather he has a great time. On one visit he tries to train Grandpa’s dog. On his next visit they go out shopping and later celebrate birthdays together. Grades K-2

 

 

Crispin: The Cross of Lead
by Avi (Classic)

Set in 14th-century England a 13-year-old orphan who does not know his own name has been framed for murder and is now wanted dead or alive. Upon running away from his village he agrees to become the servant to Bear a traveling juggler who becomes his teacher. Grades 6-8

 

Shadowland
by Chitra Lekha Banerjee Divakaruni (Series)

Anand is an apprentice who is learning the secret healing arts of the Brotherhood must find the magical conch shell that has been stolen its home in the Himalayan Mountains. His home world will not survive without the magical energy of the shell. Grades 5-8

 

Sassy: Little Sister is Not My Name
by Sharon M. Draper

Nine-year-old Sassy is small and the youngest member of her family, she has been nicknamed Little Sister and she hates it. Sassy wants to be taken seriously but feels invisible at home. What does she need to do so her family will appreciate her contributions? Grades 3-4

 

Savvy
by Ingrid Law

When Mississippi (Mibs) Beaumont turns 13 in a few days her unknown supernatural power will be revealed. This happens to each member of the family. Her older brother can create storms another can create electricity. What will her gift be? Grades 5-8

 

The Ruby Key
by Holly Lisle

Fourteen-year-old Genna and her twelve-year-old brother Dan live in a village where humans can go out only in daylight and the nightlings of the forest only come out after dark. In order to save their village they must travel on the dangerous moonroads in search of a key. Grades 5-8

 

Lyonesse: The Well Between The Worlds
by Sam Llewellyn

Lyonesse is an island where the humans live on the land and the sea monsters live deep underwater. The two worlds are connected by stone wells. Eleven-year-old Idris Limpet can hear the thoughts of both monsters and men and must try to save both worlds. Grades 5-7

   

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