Three kids have to live with their aunt. Guess what- the aunt doesn't turn things on, only the light. For example, she doesn't turn on the air! Read to find out what happens. This is book 3 in A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Reviewed by: St. Charles Reader

Date read: 10/23/2009

ISBN-10: 0064407683

ISBN-13: 9780064407687

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a worm? Meet Wiggle and Waggle, two hard-working worms, who are best friends. Together they dig, sing, and make their garden grow. Learn all about worms as you accompany them while they sing their special song and 'dig' their way into your heart.

Similar books: Found an Apple by Harriet Ziefert; Class Worms by Barry Gott; Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 7/10/2009

ISBN-10: 1580893066

ISBN-13: 9781580893060

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A rhyming book about a librarian who drives her bookmobile into the zoo, this story is filled with lively illustrations for the young animal lover. The pictures are bright, dynamic, and engaging, and the rhymes are clever. Younger kids will enjoy the illustrations and the sound of the rhymes, while older picture book lovers can be exposed to new vocabulary as they enjoy the story.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 7/6/2009

ISBN-10: 037582538X

ISBN-13: 9780375825385

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Twelve year old Lidie moves from warm, sunny Brazil to New York to join her father and brother where they are making a new life on the racetrack. She struggles to adjust to speaking English and navigating a different culture. Lidie's well-intentioned father and brother slowly realize that she isn't the little girl they left behind five years before. Lidie's love of horses gives her strength, and things look up after she befriends a new filly in for training named Wild Girl. Lidie and this horse share many things in common, and their journey is told in parallel form in the book.

Reviewed by: msp

Date read: 8/27/2009

ISBN-10: 0440421772

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Eleven-year-old Zoe doesn't trust anybody. Her father left long ago. Her mother couldn't even take care of herself, much less Zoe. o when her mother dies and Zoe comes to live with her newly-discovered Uncle Henry, she doesn't trust him either. Dr. Henry Royster is a former surgeon and a well-known metal sculptor. When Zoe comes to his farm outside a small town in South Carolina, she finds a fiery temper and quick intelligence to match her own, and someone who appreciates her sarcastic humor without taking offense. Uncle Henry's thorny temper covers a generous and caring heart, but Zoe isn't used to trusting anyone. She prefers roaming the woods around his farm, and reaching out to a feral cat who sleeps under the house. This coming-of-age novel has many eccentric characters, and a few surprises for Zoe and the reader.

Similar books: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Awards nominated: Rebecca Caudill Award Nominee 2012

Reviewed by: donna

Date read: 4/25/2011

ISBN-10: 9781590786277

ISBN-13: 9781590786277

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