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"An enchanting, fast-paced fantasy in the vein of E. B. White."
-Booklist
"Charming black-and-white illustrations add to the overall effect of the story, which will remind readers of beloved works by Kate DiCamillo and E. B. White. . . . It's all rather old-fashioned and quite lovely."
-School Library Journal
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"Many young readers will identify with the day-to-day trepidation felt by Jess, Meriwether, and the other families living on the base."
-VOYA, 3Q 4P M J
"Full of detail about Army life, Patterson's elegant prose brings readers deep inside Jess's conflicted point of view and the many stresses she is under, as she reevaluates her role as a member of a military family."
-Publishers Weekly
"Patterson poignantly depicts war's effect on those at home...
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Maggie is always full of questions. But a young maid in a fine lady's house isn't supposed to wonder so much, so one day Maggie is thrown out into the street with only a tiny heart-shaped locket for a keepsake. Who is the lady in the locket?
A little dog named Oliver is pushing his nose along an icy sidewalk searching for his lost mistress, or at least something to eat. No matter how hard he looks he can't find either one, but he does see a girl...
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"...the prose is precise, direct, and accessible, vividly calling up the drizzly fog and green pastures of the countryside without falling victim to overwrought descriptions. Lizzie's questioning of the decision-making of the adults around her will likely appeal to young readers learning that being grown up does not necessarily translate to being wise." -Bulletin "This tale will capture the minds of middle-grade readers and leave them wanting...
5) Bowery Girl
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Take a daring journey back to the gritty streets of late 19th century New York with WILLA Award winning author Kim Taylor Blakemore's historical novel of dreams, impossible odds, and the enduring bond of friendship. Meet Mollie Flynn and Annabelle Lee, two Bowery Girls from born to the streets of the Lower Eastside, who have forged a deep bond despite their precarious circumstances. When wealthy Do-Gooder Emmeline DuPre steps into their lives with...
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Julie of the Wolves meets Hatchet in this middle grade novel that follows orphaned twelve-year-old Nika and her seven-year-old brother Randall as they leave a California foster home to visit a long-lost uncle in the wilderness lake country of Northern Minnesota. A phone call from their uncle sets them on a journey in a small floatplane over the thick green forest canopy, to spend the summer on a wilderness island. Nika, of all people, knows not to...
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