Allison is an ordinary 9th grader until one day the devil pays her a visit. He tells her that she can appear to be gorgeous(like she has secretly hoped for)if in exchange the devil can have control over her cell phone. Allison agrees and basks over being gorgeous in people's eyes. She can't believe that she is a finalist in a modeling contest. The Devil, though, keeps texting her friends messages and he wants to share things about Allison's family that Allison's parents would not want shared. Join Allison as she tries to sort through the drama of her life.

Reviewed by: jb

Date read: 9/14/2009

ISBN-10: 0060890460

ISBN-13: 9780060890469

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Littlest One is learning to be a dream giver, a tiny creature able to extract memories from objects in a person's house and use them to bestow peaceful, happy dreams to people. When the dreaded Sinisteeds- dark, fearsome creatures that plague their victims with nightmares try to inflict horrifying nightmares on the inhabitants of her assigned house, Littlest One's fight to protect them helps her to learn what she is and find her true name.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/28/2009

ISBN-10: 0385734166

ISBN-13: 9780385734165

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Twelve-year-old Slate Stephens and his friend Daphne McSweeney are enjoying their summer in Montana, riding their bikes, stopping for milkshakes and just generally having a good time when they read the news that the beloved governor's dog, a border collie named Cat, is missing. Is this part of a conspiracy? Is it a move by the governor's opponent to level the playing field for the next election? Has Cat been kidnapped? What about all the grizzlies roaming the National Park near them? Slate and Daphne take it upon themselves to find Cat, but can they do it before it's too late?

Reviewed by: ewl

Date read: 10/18/2011

ISBN-10: 098444601X

ISBN-13: 9780984446018

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When Grace's teacher puts a poster up in her classroom with pictures of all the US Presidents, Grace is surprised and unhappy to see that there has been no woman President. She declares right then that she will be President when she grows up, to much laughter from several of her classmates. Her teacher suggests that the school run an election just like the United States' Presidential election, using students to represent the states. Grace, of course, will run. The most popular boy in school decides to run against her, and figures to win, since boys are representing the states with the most electoral votes. What can Grace do?

Awards nominated: Monarch Award Nominee 2012

Reviewed by: vverscaj

Date read: 4/15/2011

ISBN-10: 0786839198

ISBN-13: 9780786839193

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Grandpa loves his yellow and red quilt. But the quilt is too short and Grandpa's toes are getting cold. So his 3 grandchildren set out to resew the quilt to fit grandpa.

Similar authors: Patricia and Fredrick McKissack

Similar books: Messy Bessey by Patrica and Fredrick McKissack; Sam's Pet by Charnan Simon; Wait,Skates! by Mildred D. Johnson

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 7/1/2009

ISBN-10: 051621604X

ISBN-13: 9780516216041

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