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Press Here by Herve Tullet

April 30, 2012 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized

Press the yellow dot on the front of the book and get set for lots of fun!  Press the dots, shake the pages, tilt the book, clap your hands and who knows what will happen next…  What did you like best about this very creative book?  

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The Grimstones by Asphyxia

April 12, 2012 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized

The Grimstones is a Gothic fairytale series written by Asphyxia based on an amazing puppet show she performs using marionette puppets. Hatched is a gothic fairytale about a girl who keeps her secrets safe between two pieces of cardboard, a mother who sews garments lined with love, and a giant egg that seems to take forever [...]

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Wonder by R.J Palacio

April 12, 2012 · 8 Comments · Uncategorized

Wonder is one of the most moving books I have read in a long time.  I could not put it down and finished it at 3am in the morning!  Auggie’s courage and determination really touched my heart.  This is a book that will make you laugh and cry and gives you the opportunity to walk [...]

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Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce

April 9, 2012 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized

Big Nate books are very popular in our LRC at the moment and we are about to add Big Nate Goes for Broke to our collection!  Have some fun with a sneak preview of the first three chapters of  Big Nate Goes For Broke here. Did you know that Big Nate is actually a comic [...]

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Just Doomed by Andy griffiths

April 9, 2012 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Andy Griffiths wrote his first book in the Just Series in 1997 with Just Tricking. (Many of you weren’t even born then!!)  We have been waiting patiently  (and some not so patiently) for his eighth book…  Is this the right book for you? Take the DOOMED TEST to find out.   YES /NO 1. Have [...]

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