Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea by Steve Jenkins

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Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea by Steve Jenkins

I was sent a copy of Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea by Steve Jenkins   Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea by Steve Jenkins Release Date: 2016-04-05 Half the earth’s surface is covered by water more than a mile deep, but most of this watery world is a mystery to us. In fact, more people have stood on the surface of the moon than have visited the deepest spot in the ocean.  Come along as we travel down, down,…

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Character, Driven: A Novel by David Lubar

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Character, Driven: A Novel by David Lubar

I was sent a copy of Character, Driven: A Novel by David Lubar   Character, Driven: A Novel by David Lubar Release Date: 2016-03-01 Character, Driven is a powerful and hilarious coming-of-age novel for young adults by acclaimed author David Lubar. With only one year left of high school, seventeen-year-old Cliff Sparks is desperate to “come of age”―a.k.a., lose his virginity. But he’s never had much luck with girls. So when he falls for Jillian, a new classmate, at first sight, all he can do is worship her from afar.…

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First Mothers by Beverly Gherman

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First Mothers by Beverly Gherman

I was sent a copy of First Mothers by Beverly Gherman   First Mothers by Beverly Gherman Release Date: 2016-04-05 Did you know that Thomas Jefferson’s mother ran a plantation by herself, or that Abraham Lincoln’s mother was a wrestler? James Madison’s mom called him “Jemmy” and made his shirts while he went to college, and Woodrow Wilson created Mother’s Day to celebrate all mothers–especially his. Join Beverly Gherman and Julie Downing in this celebration of the women behind the White House.  Gherman delightfully dishes fun facts about each mother,…

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No Sleep for the Sheep! by Karen Beaumont

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No Sleep for the Sheep! by Karen Beaumont

I was sent a copy of No Sleep for the Sheep! by Karen Beaumont   No Sleep for the Sheep! by Karen Beaumont Release Date: 2016-04-12 One tired sheep wants nothing more than a good night’s sleep. All is peaceful until—QUACK! Is that a duck at the barn door? And now a goat? A pig? A cow? A horse? Each new unexpected guest is bigger and louder than the last! How will the sheep ever get this barnyard crowd to quiet down before—COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO! |   Have you read this one…

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Gretchen Over the Beach by R. W. Alley

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Gretchen Over the Beach by R. W. Alley

I was sent a copy of Gretchen Over the Beach by R. W. Alley   Gretchen Over the Beach by R. W. Alley Release Date: 2016-03-08 On a breezy summer day, Gretchen and her family head to the ocean. Gretchen wants to swim with her older brothers and sister, but everyone ignores her. When the wind steals her new sun hat, she catches it by its ribbon and is lifted into the sky, far, far above the beach, where a friendly seagull is happy to play. This ode to imagination…

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Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal by Margarita Engle

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Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal by Margarita Engle

I was sent a copy of Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal by Margarita Engle   Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal by Margarita Engle Release Date: 2016-03-29 In 1914, the world celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal, which connected the world’s two largest oceans and signaled America’s emergence as a global superpower. It was a miracle, this path of water where a mountain had stood—and creating a miracle is no easy thing. Thousands lost their lives, and those who survived worked under the harshest conditions for…

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The Question of Miracles by Elana K. Arnold

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The Question of Miracles by Elana K. Arnold

I was sent a copy of The Question of Miracles by Elana K. Arnold   The Question of Miracles by Elana K. Arnold Release Date: 2016-03-08 Sixth-grader Iris Abernathy hates life in Corvallis, Oregon, where her family just moved. It’s always raining, and everything is so wet. Besides, nothing has felt right since Iris’s best friend, Sarah, died.     When Iris meets Boris, an awkward mouth-breather with a know-it-all personality, she’s not looking to make a new friend, but it beats eating lunch alone. Then she learns that Boris’s very existence…

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Far from Fair by Elana K. Arnold

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Far from Fair by Elana K. Arnold

I was sent a copy of Far from Fair by Elana K. Arnold   Far from Fair by Elana K. Arnold Release Date: 2016-03-08 Odette Zyskowski has a list: Things That Aren’t Fair. At the top of the list is her parents’ decision to take the family on the road in an ugly RV they’ve nicknamed the Coach. There’s nothing fair about leaving California and living in the cramped Coach with her par­ents and exasperating younger brother, sharing one stupid cell phone among the four of them. And there’s definitely…

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At Water’s Edge (Water Rushes) by S. McPherson

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At Water's Edge (Water Rushes) by S. McPherson

I was sent a copy of At Water’s Edge (Water Rushes) by S. McPherson   At Water’s Edge (Water Rushes) by S. McPherson Release Date: 2015-09-01 When 17-year-old, Dezaray Storm drunkenly stumbles across a portal one night, her downtrodden life begins to change, mainly because she starts living someone else’s life. Accidently trading places with the most powerful sorceress of the realm Coldivor, Dezaray finds herself assuming the identity of her magical lookalike, having to convince everyone in the realm that she’s the real deal.Aside from a few minor hiccups…

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The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton by Audrey Vernick

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The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton by Audrey Vernick

I was sent a copy of The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton by Audrey Vernick   The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton by Audrey Vernick Release Date: 2016-03-29 Audrey Vernick and Steven Salerno have again collaborated to bring us a captivating picture book about a compelling but little-known piece of baseball history. Beginning in 1922, when Edith Houghton was only ten years old, she tried out for a women’s professional baseball team, the Philadelphia Bobbies. Though…

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