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SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
Horrid Henry by Francesca Simon
Horrid Henry was so horrid that nobody liked him. Henry teases and tortures his brother, Perfect Peter. He horrifies his parents, and he torments the neighbors. He is just awful!
When Horrid Henry tries to be good, his parents are astonished. In a strange twist of fate, Perfect Peter becomes the horrid one! Then, along comes Moody Margaret, and she and Henry make quite a pair, especially when making their gooey glop! 
Students, especially boys, will enjoy reading of Henry and his exploits. The easy-to-read text and humorous illustrations will make this a new fun series for beginning readers. Recommended for grades 2-4.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010
The Birthday Ball by Lois Lowry
Princess Patricia Priscilla is approaching her 16th birthday and is dreading it! She must pick a suitor to marry, and is bored by all who will be asking for her hand. All of the suitors are perfectly dreadful and she doesn't want to marry any of them! There is to be a birthday ball and Princess Patricia Priscilla will make her choice at that time. As the dance draws nearer, Princess Patricia is bored, and to liven things up a bit, she decides to switch clothes with her chambermaid, Tess, a la The Prince and the Pauper. Pat, as she prefers to be called, goes to the village school and there gets quite an education into the life of the peasants. She is also quite enamored of the schoolmaster. Also in disguise, accompanying the princess, is her cat, Delicious. The Princess often likes to say "It's nutritious,Delicious!"
What ensues next are tales of mistaken identity, many twists and turns, and not all fairy tales end the same. Award winning author, Lois Lowry, once again delights readers. Lots of puns, and fun vocabulary words abound, and the middle schools jokes will be sure to amuse young students. Recommended for grades 3-6.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
Dixie in Danger by Julie Sykes

Inventor, Ivor Gadget needs the help of Max to "pet sit" his special dormouse, Dixie.  Dixie is a  clever little mouse.  Dixie talked Max into letting her out of her cage.  Max was on the run to catch Dixie when an elevator door opened.  As the two of them rushed into this unusual elevator, Dixie and Max are swept back in time to Ancient Rome.  Now this proved to be a predicament for Dixie in particular.  You see in Ancient Rome mice are considered a special delicacy.  Max must come to the rescue.  How can Max find a way for this special mouse, Dixie, and other relative mice to return to the present time period?  This book is an early chapter book most suitable for readers in grades 1-3.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010
The Haunting of Derek Stone by Tony Abbott
City of the Dead, Bayou Dogs, The Red House, and The Ghost Road are titles in this new series starring 14-year-old Derek Stone in the city of New Orleans. A train wreck leaves Derek's older brother Ronny and father dead, having been thrown off a bridge. Derek survives along with a girl named Abby who sat across from him on the train. Several weeks later Ronny returns home with an apparent memory loss, and things become even stranger after he visits an old, blind jazz musician late one night. The musician informs Derek that Ronny is not his brother at all, but Virgil Black, a young soldier he knew from 1938 who also happened to die in a train wreck at the exact same spot that Ronny did. Further, Derek learns that Virgil has returned from the other side through a tear that separates the two worlds and is using Ronny's body to fight others, with evil intent, who are reentering this world the same way. This begins the wild adventure Derek, Ronny, and Abby embark upon through the swamps and battlefields of New Orleans to fight the "Legion" and close the "Rift" before the "Grand Return" begins. This series will appeal to readers in grades 4-8 who enjoy fast-paced adventures and lots of ghosts. It is not especially scary as much as it is a mystery for the good guys to solve before the bad guys take over the world. The covers are enticing. Each book is a manageable length and with the low reading level, this is a great choice for reluctant readers. The ending leads me to believe that there might be more adventures in the future for Derek Stone, or is it Ulysses?

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