New fiction books for April 2009

The Life and Crimes of Bernetta WallflowerBernetta Wallflower is having the worst summer on record. After her ex-best friend, Ashley, frames her for running a school-wide cheating ring, Bernetta can't convince anyone that she's innocent. Her parents ground her until her tonsils grow back, and she's not even allowed to go to her father's magic club, Trunk Number Eight, where she performs every Saturday as a magician's assistant. But what's most terrible of all is that Mount Olive, the private school Bernetta has attended since kindergarten, has decided to take away her scholarship for seventh grade. If Bernetta wants to return to school, she'll...

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New Book Review: Cooking by the Numbers by Cecilia Minden

Level: Grade 4 - Grade 8Copyright: 2008Pages: 32Call number: J 641.5 MINWhen I pulled Cooking by the Numbers from our New Books shelf I didn’t know what to expect. Is it a cook book? Is it a math book? I soon realized that it was a little bit of both. Like the other books in Real World Math: Health and Wellness series, Cooking by the Numbers gives real world examples of when math is used, as well as good common sense for choosing nutritious foods and eating healthy. In each of the 5 chapters real world math problems are provided, as are other side bar extras relating the information on the page to real world examples, and how it all relates...

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Staff Favorites: I love my pet!

Not Norman: a Goldfish Storyby Bennett, Kelly (E Bennett) (2005)A boy disappointed with his pet goldfish learns to love him after all. A Boy and His Bunnyby Bryan, Sean (E Bryan) (2005)You can do so much with a bunny! The Cat Who Wouldn't Come Inside: Based On a True Storyby Von Buhler, Cynthia Von (E Buhler) (2006)Why not take the inside out?Dear Zooby Campbell, Rod (E Campbell) (2004)The zoo is very generous in helping a child find just the right pet.What Pet To Getby Dodd, Emma (E Dodd) (2008)Elephant? Tyrannosaurus? Which pet to get?Dino Petsby Plourde, Lynn (E Plourde) (2007)One determined boy tries out nearly every dinosaur the pet store...

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New Picture Books for April 2009

April is a month for foolishness, celebrating spring and remembering to take care of our Earth. The library has several new picture books that are the perfect match for the month of April. Chicken Cheeks by Michael Ian BlackAs it says on the inside of the cover, "This is a story with a beginning, a middle, and a whole lot of ends." Sixteen of them, in fact. Sixteen what? You'll have to read it to find out. Caution: this book will encourage bouts of silliness and uncontrolled laughter in children of all ages. Remember, "The end is rear".Check our catalog for this title Bad Frogs by Thacher HurdThis is a bad book. Don't be like these frogs. They...

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Posted in: Picture Books