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Marvin Redpost: Kidnapped at Birth?
Louis Sachar (1992), 80 pages
Illustrated by Neal Hughes
Audience: 2nd Grade - 4th Grade
The King of Shampoon is looking for his lost son, and Marvin fits the profile. Marvin is the right age, and he has red hair and blue eyes. Plus, Marvin doesn't look like his mom or his dad. Could Marvin's parents have kidnapped him? Marvin decides to investigate.
Book Series: Marvin Redpost
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 9/29/2010
ISBN-10: 0679819460
ISBN-13: 9780679819462
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Mary Margaret and The Perfect Pet Plan
Christine MacLean (2004), 168 pages
Audience: 3rd Grade - 6th Grade
Nine year old Mary Margaret comes up with a variety of schemes to get her own pet. Unfortunately, none of them really work. Her dad is allergic to dander, her mother is preoccupied with the baby that is arriving soon, and her older brother has his own problems. Will Mary Margaret ever be able to have a satisfying pet?
If you like this one, look for other books featuring Mary Margaret.
Reviewed by: msp
Date read: 7/14/2009
ISBN-10: 0525471839
ISBN-13: 9780525471837
Mick Harte was one of the neatest kids you'd ever want to meet. Mick is also the kid who would still be alive--if only he had worn his bicycle helmet. This is Phoebe's poignant story about her beloved brother, and how she struggles to deal with her grief.
Awards won: Rebecca Caudill Award
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/29/2009
ISBN-10: 0679877355
ISBN-13: 9780679970880
Millicent has all the normal problems that go with being eleven: she has trouble making friends; she is forced to tutor a boy she doesn't like; and her parents are embarrassing! In fact, the only thing that makes Millicent other than normal is the fact that she is a genius. At two years of age, she visited Jay Leno and rattled off the names of U.S. presidents, in order of years of service, and in alphabetical order. She is probably the only eleven-year-old girl about to graduate high school. Being a genius stands in the way of making friends, but not always in the way Millicent thinks it does. When she meets Emily, Millicent decides not to tell Emily that she is a genius. Their budding friendship is threatened, however, by the fact that Emily is attracted to Stanford, the boy Millicent is tutoring. The feeling is mutual, and Stanford makes Millicent swear that she won't tell Emily that Milli is tutoring him, which leads to Emily's embarrassing conclusion that Stanford is tutoring Milli. Will Millicent have the courage to tell Emily the truth, before it is too late?
Similar books: Ever After, a Novel by Rachel Vail; Tangerine by Eric Bloor
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 6/1/2009
ISBN-10: 0439425190
ISBN-13: 9780439425193
Molly Parker has a big secret: she is the daughter of one of the biggest sports stars of the moment, Josh Cameron of the Boston Celtics. Now that Molly's mother is gone, Molly is determined to get to know her dad, even if it takes some powerful scheming to sidestep the media and fans flocking around Josh. There is just one problem: Molly's mom also told her that Josh couldn't truly love anyone but himself. Will Molly regret defying her mother's wishes? Can Josh learn to love a daughter he never knew existed?
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 8/26/2010
ISBN-10: 0399244883
ISBN-13: 9780399244889
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