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Odd and the Frost Giants
By Gaiman, Neil
Illustrator Helquist, Brett
2009-10 - HarperCollins
9780061671739
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Newbery Medalist Gaiman and illustrator Helquist team up for a new fantasy novella in which a young boy must free Asgard--the city of the gods--from the evil Frost Giants. Illustrations.
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A Season of Gifts
By Peck, Richard
2009-09 - Dial Books
9780803730823
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The eccentric, forceful, big-hearted Grandma Dowdel--the star of Peck's Newbery Medal-winning "A Year Down Yonder"--is back in this new story set during Christmas of 1958. A new family has moved in next door to Mrs. Dowdel, and soon she will work her particular brand of charm on all of them. Illustrations.
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Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse
By Nation, Kaleb
Illustrator Dorman, Brandon
2009-09 - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
9781402218576
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In a bustling metropolis where magic is outlawed, a six-year-old child is found inside a locked bank vault. A scrap of paper reveals his name: Bran Hambric. The child remembers nothing of his life and only magic could have done this. But why would any mage risk breaking the law to do this?
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The Day of the Pelican
By Paterson, Katherine
2009-10 - Clarion Books
9780547181882
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Newbery Medalist Paterson delivers a touching and timely novel about a Kosovo family's journey to freedom. They are brought to America by a church group and begin a new life in a small Vermont town. But the events of 9/11 bring more challenges for this Muslim family.
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William S. and the Great Escape
By Snyder, Zilpha Keatley
2009-09 - Atheneum Books
9781416967637
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A multiple Newbery Honor-winning author introduces 12-year-old William S. Baggett, a good kid trapped in a really awful family. Encouraged by his sister to run away, William S. takes his two youngest siblings with him. Unfortunately, the trip doesn't go exactly as planned.
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Road to Tater Hill
By Hemingway, Edith Morris
2009-09 - Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
9780385736770
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"Annie struggles with grief after the death of her newborn sister.
"Annie can always count on spending summers at her grandparents'. This summer should be even better because Mama is going to have a baby soon. Before Daddy leaves for his Air Force assignment, he gives Annie a journal for summer memories. But now Annie is grieving over the death of her newborn sister. How can she tell Daddy that ever since the baby died, Mama is slipping away? If Annie wrote those words, Mama might stay that way forever. The only comfort Annie finds is in holding a stone she calls her "rock baby." Then Annie secretly befriends a mysterious woman who helps Annie accept her loss, while Annie hopes to draw her new friend back into the community. But all that is interrupted when a crisis reveals their unlikely alliance and leads to a surprising turn of events.
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