In the early years of the Civil War, teenage Kansan farm boy, Lije Tulley, becomes a Jayhawker, an abolitionist raider, freeing slaves from the neighboring state of Missouri, and then goes undercover there as a spy.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/13/2009

ISBN-10: 0688098509

ISBN-13: 9780688098506

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When an ordinary-looking fifth grader purchases a talking toad, she embarks on a series of extraordinary adventures. Part of the Magic Shop series.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 3/27/2009

ISBN-10: 0152062467

ISBN-13: 9780152062460

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Struggling with an assignment to write her autobiography, third-grader, Jenny, decides to enhance her life story by using her imagination.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 3/27/2009

ISBN-10: 0316014877

ISBN-13: 9780316014878

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Jeremy Fink's thirteenth birthday is quickly approaching. He receives an interesting present in the mail-a locked box from his father that claims to have the meaning of life inside. His father died five years ago so the box brings a lot of intrigue to Jeremy's mind. There is only one small problem-the keys to the box have been lost. Will Jeremy find the keys to the box or will the meaning of life forever be buried inside that box?

Reviewed by: jb

Date read: 8/11/2009

ISBN-10: 0316058297

ISBN-13: 9780316058292

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Jigsaw was lonely. His girl had moved all the way to Australia and Grandma was not able to take care of him the way she used to. Then he finds a friend in the postman, who happens to have horse crazy twins. Grandma makes a sudden decision to ask him to take the pony home and so starts a wonderful adventure for pony and girls.

Reviewed by: caroll

Date read: 6/16/2010

ISBN-10: 0060782455

ISBN-13: 9780060782450

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