NEW BOOKS IN THE MEDIA CENTER!

Dexter the Tough by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Warriors The New Prophecy: Sunset by Erin Hunter
The Devil and His Boy by Anthony Horowitz
Granny by Anthony Horowitz
Confessions of a Serial Kisser by Wendelin Van Draanen
Hot Scots, Castles, and Kilts by Tammy Swoish
Cover-up by John Feinstein
Peeled by Joan Bauer
3 Willows The Sisterhood Grows by Ann Brashares
Secrets of My Hollywood Life Family Affairs by Jen Calonita
Goosebumps: Monster Blood for Breakfast by R L Stine

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Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham

After a shark attack causes the amputation of her right arm, fifteen-year-old Jane, an aspiring artist, struggles to come to terms with her loss and the changes it imposes on her day-to-day life and her plans for the future. This book is a Golden Sower nominee and on the Childen's Books of the Year 2008 for ages 12 and up.

How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O'Connor

Living in the family car in their small North Carolina town after their father leaves them virtually penniless, Georgina, desperate to improve their situation and unwilling to accept her overworked mother's calls for patience, persuades her younger brother to help her in an elaborate scheme to get money by stealing a dog and then claiming the reward that the owners are bound to offer. A Golden Sower nominee and on the Best Books of the Year 2007--this is a winner.

NEW IN THE MEDIA CENTER!!

2009-2010 GOLDEN SOWER NOMINEES
The Aurora County All-Stars by Deborah Wiles
Deep and Dark and Dangerous: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn
Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff
The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman
How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O’Connor
The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
On the Wings of Heroes by Richard Peck
The Road to Paris by Nikki Grimes
Sheep by Valerie Hobbs
Cracker! by Cynthia Kadohata
Diamonds in the Shadow by Caroline Cooney
Night of the Howling Dogs by Graham Salisbury
Peak by Roland Smith
Red Glass by Laura Resau
Red Moon at Sharpsburg by Rosemary Wells
The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin
The Shadow Thieves by Anne Ursu
Shark Girl by Kelly Bingham
The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt

42 Miles by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

Until this year
my parents lived
four blocks apart
in Cincinnati.

Until this year
I went
to Liberty Elementary.

Until this year
I was average height
had clear skin
and didn't need glasses
to see the blackboard.

Everything
was easier
until this year.


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NEW BOOKS IN THE MEDIA CENTER!

The Return of the Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech
Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
The Bar Code Tattoo by Suzanne Weyn
The Battle of Jericho by Sharon M Draper
Romiette and Julio by Sharon M Draper
November Blues by Sharon M Draper
42 Miles by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
The Million Dollar Shot by Dan Gutman