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A Cozy Place |
| Two small girls have |
| an argument about |
| which was the best |
| of all the cozy spots |
| they have built to- |
| gether. Was it under |
| the card table with a |
| blanket thrown over |
| the top? Behind the |
| couch in a nest of |
| pillows? They split |
| up, and each girl |
| builds her own cozy |
| place, only to learn |
| that friendship |
| makes a place truly |
| cozy. Text: Hope |
| Slaughter. Art: |
| Susan Torrence. |
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| more about |
| A Cozy Place. |
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Stories Light and |
Dark: A
cool |
collection of 18 |
"comedies and |
traumadies," stories |
that are funny, or |
creepy, or thrilling, |
or totally crazy. |
The amazing art is |
by 18 different |
artists using different |
media (ink, pencil, |
digital graphics, |
photographs, etc.). |
Text: Chris |
Strodder. Cover |
| Art: Larry Noggle. |
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| Stories Light and. |
| Dark. Click here
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| see) all 18 artists. |
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An Owl Feather |
| for Emily: |
| Young Emily is |
| wakened one night |
| by the scary hoot |
| of an owl. When |
| her dad takes her |
| outside to see all the |
| familiar (and friend- |
| ly) animals that |
| come out after |
| dark, she learns that |
| there's really nothing |
| to be afraid of |
| after all. |
| Text: Gerry |
| Human. Art: |
| Barbara Sawyer. |
| Ages 4-7. |
| First published in |
| 1992. |
| To order: go to this |
| Amazon.com
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The Wish Book: |
A comic novel |
set in the redwood |
forests of Northern |
California. Two pals |
explore the secrets |
of an old book filled |
with untried, dan- |
gerous inventions. |
The results are both |
hilarious and thrilling |
when they try to use |
the book to become |
popular in their little |
popular in their little |
town. Readers of all |
ages are in for some |
| romance, suspense, |
| and surprises. Text: |
| Chris Strodder. |
| Art: Dave Shearer. |
| Click here for more |
| on The Wish Book. |
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Nightshade: |
| When Catherine |
| and Jenny come to |
| visit their Aunt |
| Maude in her mys- |
| terious house, they |
| soon discover that |
| their aunt is a "white |
| witch" under a spell. |
| What's more, her |
| cat, Nightshade, |
| also has magical |
| powers. Can the |
| girls help break the |
| spell? Find out in |
| this enchanting |
| book filled with |
| fine drawings. Text: |
| Rachel Weininger. |
Art: Barbara |
Sawyer. Click here |
to read more about |
Nightshade. |
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Lockerboy: |
"A journey to ad- |
venture," filled with |
suspense, thrills, |
humor and surprise. |
Martin is the new |
kid at Diablo High |
who quickly learns |
how horrible the |
school and its evil |
principal are. He's |
given a chance to |
escape to the amaz- |
ing world of the |
Lockerboys, where |
unexpected, and |
| unforgettable, ad- |
| ventures await him. |
| Text: Chris |
| Strodder. Art: Dave |
| Shearer. Click here |
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| Lockerboy. |
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A Sky for Henry: |
| Little Henry is the |
| only bird around |
| who can't fly. He |
| tries every way he |
| can think of to learn |
| how, including |
| taking flying lessons. |
| Nothing works, until |
| a strange new bird |
| shows him the joys |
| of being yourself. |
| The reward, Henry |
| finds, is something |
| uniquely his. |
| Text: Chris |
| Strodder. Art: |
| Emilie Kennedy. |
| Ages 6-9. First |
| published in 1985, |
| reprint in late 2002. |
| To order, go to this |
| Amazon.com
page. |
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Buckley and |
Wilberta: Today |
Buckley's best |
friend, Wilberta, is |
coming home. But |
Buckley wonders |
if Wilberta's lost, |
or has a new best |
friend, or is staying |
with her cousins. |
A delightful story of |
the ups and downs |
and ups again of |
| friendship. Text: |
| Hope Slaughter. |
| Art: Susan |
Torrence. Followed |
by a sequel, For- |
Friends. Click here |
to read more about |
Buckley and Wil- |
berta and Forever |
Friends. |
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Plato's Fine |
| Feathers: Plato |
| is a handsome |
| parrot living a |
| happy life in the |
| jungle. Unfortunate- |
| ly, his feathers are |
| so beautiful that he |
| gets captured and |
| taken to an aviary. |
| How will he make |
| his escape? And |
| what is the |
| important lesson |
| Plato will learn |
| about having too |
| much pride? Text: |
| Hope Slaughter |
| Art: David |
| Shearer. Ages |
| 4-7. |
| First published in |
| 1984. |
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Me + Math = |
Headache: Math |
gives Jeffrey a |
headache. He just |
flunked another test |
and his friends are |
all teasing him. His |
parents are threat- |
ening to get him a |
tutor. So one night, |
Jeffrey runs away, |
heading for Africa, |
where math isn't |
needed--or is it? |
Me + Math was |
followed by a se- |
quel, The Eye and. |
I, in 1988. Text: |
Lee Wardlaw. Art: |
Deborah Stouffer. |
Click here to read |
more about Me + |
Math = Headache. |
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Operation |
| Rhinoceros: |
A nightmare come |
true: Jeffrey's mom |
is his teacher, and |
she's tough! Every- |
one takes it out on |
him, forcing Jeffrey |
to come up with a |
desperate plan so |
his mom will quit |
and he'll get his |
friends back. Text: |
Lee Wardlaw. Art: |
Deborah Stouffer. |
This book is the |
third in the "Jeffrey" |
trilogy (see Me + |
Math and The Eye |
and I on this page). |
Click
here to read |
about Operation |
Rhinoceros. |
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The Eye and I |
In this sequel to Me |
+ Math = Head- |
ache, Jeffrey |
dreads having to |
give a speech to his |
fourth grade class |
in front of a video |
camera, which he |
dubs The Eye. He |
freezes and simply |
blurts out nonsense. |
Nothing can help |
him until he has |
an ingenious idea |
that enables him to |
do his speech with- |
out going to pieces. |
Text: Lee Wardlaw. |
Art: Deborah |
Stouffer. Click here |
to read more about |
The Eye and I. |
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