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The City of Ember and The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau copyright 2003 & 2004

Imagine a world without sun, without knowing a sun even exists. Where all you know is the borders of your…

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Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry selected by Billy Collins copyright 2003

“Whenever I read a modern poem, it’s like my brother has his foot on the back of my neck in…

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Chew On This: Everything You Don’t Want to Know about Fast Food by Eric Schlosser & Charles Wilson copyright 2006

Americans now spend more than $1 trillion on food every year — and more than 90 percent of that money…

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Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert copyright 2005

Autumn lovers, do not miss Leaf Man! While the lack of a definite story puts this colorful picture book in…

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Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz copyright 2000

“This isn’t a bank,” Alex said. “Who are you? Was my uncle working for you? Did you kill him?” “So…

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Judy Moody by Megan McDonald copyright 2000

“My new pet’s not an animal, Mr. Todd,” Judy said. “And it doesn’t eat homework. Just bugs and raw hamburger.”…

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The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg copyright 1996

“Something in Sillington House gave me permission to do things I had never done before. Never even thought of doing….

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Here Lies the Librarian by Richard Peck, copyright 2006

“She drove me back home through the gloaming. Halfway to the Hazelrigg Settlement she set her brakes and stared into…

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The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd copyright 2002

“You think you want to know something, and then once you do, all you can think about is erasing it…

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The Loud Silence of Francine Green by Karen Cushman copyright 2006

“I wanted to ask some questions . . . and I was punished for the sin of intellectual curiosity,” Sophie…

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