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SNOOPY: DOGHOUSE TAILS – Charles Schultz
I feel sad for children today who won’t grow up with newspapers in their house. Children who won’t know the joy of thumbing through the inky paper for the comics page every day, with a special section, IN COLOR, on Sunday. Children who won’t get to know Dennis, Calvin, Beetle, and of course the Peanuts Continue reading
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FLASH GORDON: THE GIRL FROM INFINITY VOL. 1 – graphic novel
GRAPHIC NOVEL WEEK A thousand years from now, on a space ship acting as an ark preserving Earth’s fauna the young boy Dale Arden, who is the caretaker for the Ark, sees what he believes is a comet that comes crashing to the ground. He discovers it’s an escape pod of some sort and from Continue reading
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AN ILLUSTRATED TREASURY OF DRAGON TALES – Theresa Breslin
This is precisely the sort of book I would have bought when my children were younger. Dragon’s are a great fantasy creature, providing plenty of imagination fodder for young readers. This book not only offers a series of short, fantasy adventures, but it provides a bit of history as well. It’s always fun when a Continue reading
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THIEF OF COLOURS – Stephen Sinclair
In the village of Whitehaven, a strange plague has settled over the town – all the color is disappearing. Whitehaven is becoming a listless grey. Because no one knows why, thoughts and rumors run rampant through the town. It’s because of chemicals in farmer’s pesticides. It’s a problem with the sun. It’s a punishment from Continue reading
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THE WIZARD OF OZ AND OTHER WONDERFUL BOOKS OF OZ – L. Frank Baum
Penguin Classics has put together three Oz books under one cover: The Wizard of Oz; The Emerald City of Oz; and Glinda of Oz. These are NOT the first three books in the Oz series. They are the first, the 7th, and the 14th (the last written by Baum). I’m not entirely sure why we get these specific Continue reading
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POSEIDON’S ATLANTIS ADVENTURE – Grace Blair
There has been a devastating clash between the Titans and the Olympians and now Poseidon is on a quest, riding on a majestic Hippocampus. He rides, not just through space, but through time and meets with Cleito, a woman with whom he shares a family connection, but it is with Poseidon’s help that she will Continue reading
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HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN LIVES NEXT DOOR – Cary Fagan
It’s been a few years since I’ve read a book that could very easily qualify for the prestigious Caldecott Award, but Cary Fagan’s Hans Christian Andersen Lives Next Door is just such a book. Andie Gladman is the new girl in a school in a small Canadian town of Meaford, Ontario. She’d like to think that she’s Continue reading
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NORSE MYTHOLOGY – Kelsey A. Fuller-Shafer, PhD
On one hand, as a person who really enjoys learning about Norse mythology, I am really glad to see that publishers believe there’s still enough interest in the Norse legends to keep putting out the books. On the other hand, how many books about Norse mythology do we really need? I suppose, though, that we’re Continue reading
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SANTA CLAUS: THE BEGINNING – Terry Broxson
Two orphan boys, Benjamin Timmons and John Nicholas are adopted by a toymaker, Rudolph Stern, in 1820, as they show talent in woodwork. They apprentice Stern, a kind and giving man, and become journeymen, on their way to becoming master craftsmen. One day, Mr. Stern passes away of a heart attack, and not long after, Continue reading
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DOGTOWN – Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko
Chance, a three-legged dog, is the top dog in the Dogtown Shelter. The management seems to think he’s pretty cute, but Chance has some concerns about Dogtown since they also keep electronic pet dogs. Chance doesn’t much care for this idea, but he does admit that the metal dogs increase foot traffic which increases the Continue reading
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OPERATION OVERLORD – Francis Moss
Tommy Collins is the son of Royal Naval Lieutenant Commander Lawrence Collins. Britain is deep in World War II and Lawrence Collins is attending “Most Secret” meetings. There is rumor that an Allied invasion will be taking place soon. Despite the active dangers in England, and the sensitive nature of Lieutenant Commander Collins’ current work, Continue reading
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HOW DO YOU LIVE? – Genzaburo Yoshino
Copper is a fifteen year old boy coming to understand how much his life is changing (or will need to change) after the recent death of his father. Copper’s uncle provides the moral lessons and life guidance for Copper, generally through writings in a notebook. This is a very simple book and, as many other Continue reading
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