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The Kids Corner Bookmobile
Joe Hilton's Monthly Picks
for December 2009
by Joe Hilton
of the Free Library of
Philadelphia
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The Red Ghost Fourth-grader Jenna finds an old doll dressed in red velvet at a neighbor's garage sale, and gives it to her little sister as a birthday present. Soon strange events happen that make Jenna suspect the doll might be possessed. (Grades 2-3) |
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Tarantula Power Richard is in the fourth-grade and is working on a class project with Kevin who has been bullying smaller students. Together they must invent a new cereal, but who wants to work with a bully? (Grades 2-3) |
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The Pirates of Crocodile Swamp When Sandy, 11, and Jack, 9, find themselves in the Florida Keys far from their mother’s home they decide to run away to a nature preserve that happens to be a crocodile-infested island to escape their new home. Grades 4-6 |
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Double Eagle It is 1973 and 13-year-old Michael with his new friend Kyle find a gold coin on a island near Mobile, Ala that may lead to a long lost treasure. In a race against dangerous fortune hunters, who will find the rest of the gold? Grades 6-8 |
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Fantastic Mr. Fox Each night Mr. Fox takes food from the chicken farmer, duck farmer and the turkey farmer to feed his family. This has made the farmers very mad and one day they decide to do something about it. Grades 3-4 |
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The Year the Swallows Came Early Eleven year old Eleanor Groovy Robinson loves cooking and plans on becoming a chef after attending culinary school when she gets older. But things in her world don’t go as she planned once her father gets in serious trouble. Grades 4-6 |
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Word Nerd Twelve-year-old Ambrose is a self described nerd who has trouble fitting in and making friends. The one thing that he truly enjoys is playing Scrabble so why not join the local Scrabble club. Grades 5-8 |
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42 Miles JoEllen lives with her mother during the week and spends the weekend with her father. She has been living like this since she was an infant when her parents divorced and now she wants a change. Grades 6-8 |
