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Whisper hates soccer. Her sister Brianna wants to enter a contest where you make up a slogan for the Oklahoma soccer team, The Kick. If you have the best slogan, then you get to take a shot at The Kick's goalie, and if you make the shot you win a million dollars. Whisper ends up winning the contest and facing the choice of whether or not to take the shot.
Reviewed by: St. Charles Reader
Date read: 11/12/2009
ISBN-10: 1423100824
ISBN-13: 9781423100829
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Each season on Maple Hill is filled with miracles. And when Marley's father returns home from World War II, that is just what that family needs. Soon after her father's arrival home, the family moves into Grandma's old house in the country, where the seasons take on a whole new meaning. The year is filled with small miracles from the first spring blossoms, to the sap running in the maple trees, to the biggest miracle of all as her father slowly regains his strength and caring. Follow the family's journey as they find the true meaning of love and value of friendship.
Similar books: The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Awards won: John Newbery Medal
Reviewed by: bklyczek
Date read: 1/18/2011
ISBN-10: 0152545611
ISBN-13: 9780152545611
Thea and her dad are always on the move, from one small Cariboo town to another, trying to leave behind the pain of Thea's mom's death. They never stay long enough in one place for Thea to make friends, but when her dad gets work renovating a guest ranch on Gumboot Lake, she dares to hope that their wandering days are over. At the ranch, she makes friends with Van, a local boy, and works hard to build the trust of an abused horse named Renegade. When Thea unearths the decades-old story of a four-year-old girl who disappeared from the ranch and was never seen again, she enlists Van to help her solve the mystery. When some disturbing facts come to light, she finally starts to come to terms with the losses in her own life.
Reviewed by: caroll
Date read: 10/7/2011
ISBN-10: 1554693454
ISBN-13: 9781554693450
Maggie is babysitting her stepsister when her stepsister is kidnapped! Read this book to find out what happens!
Reviewed by: St. Charles Reader
Date read: 2/18/2010
ISBN-10: 0590431366
ISBN-13: 9780590431361
Mr. Cheeters is Missing
Stefan Petrucha (2006), 96 pages
Illustrated by Sho Murase
Audience: 4th Grade - 6th Grade
Join Nancy Drew as she tries to find Mrs. Porter's missing chimpanzee, Mr. Cheeters. Nancy realizes that there was motive for the chimpnaper when Mrs. Porter tells her that Mr. Cheeters was wearing a diamond necklace. With cell phones in hand, Nancy and her friends search leads them to an old circus. Will the clown be able to give Nancy information? Why does a helicopter suddenly appear? And why can't Bess stop sneezing? This graphic novel will answer all of these questions plus gives interesting information on the physiology behind sneezing. This book is #6 in the Nancy Drew Graphic Novel series.
Book Series: Nancy Drew, Girl Detective, Graphic Novel
Similar books: Nancy Drew Series by Carolyn Keene
Reviewed by: jb
Date read: 3/8/2010
ISBN-10: 1597070300
ISBN-13: 9781597070300
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