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Mr. Lemoncello's library volume 1
Language
English
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"Twelve-year-old Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town library, designed by his hero (the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello), with other students but finds that come morning he must work with friends to solve puzzles in order to escape"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Mr. Lemoncello's library volume 2
Language
English
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"Mr. Lemoncello has invited teams from all across America to compete in the first ever LIBRARY OLYMPICS...but someone is trying to censor what the kids are reading"--
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Language
English
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A twelve-year-old boy, worried that his parents may divorce, discovers that an island in the middle of the lake where he's spending the summer is the testing ground of the mysterious Dr. Libris, who may have invented a way to make the characters in books come alive.
Author
Series
Mr. Lemoncello's library volume 3
Language
English
Description
"Mr. Lemoncello holds a contest for his young friends where they must race to bring interesting facts back to his library"--
Author
Language
English
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Here's a book With something new - You read to me! I'll read to you! We'll read each page To one another - You'll read one side, I the other. But who will read - Now guess this riddle - When the words are In the middle? The answer's easy! Plain as pie! We'll read together, You and I.
Author
Series
Derek Fallon books volume 1
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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Dubbed a "reluctant reader" by his teacher, twelve-year-old Derek spends summer vacation learning important lessons even though he does not complete his summer reading list.
8) Inkspell
Author
Series
Inkheart trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
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Description
When Dustfinger finds a crooked storyteller who can read him back to Inkscape, he leaves his apprentice Farid behind. Farid seeks out Meggie and the two follow him back into the enchanted book.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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"In Wild Things, Vanity Fair contributing editor Bruce Handy revisits the classics of every American childhood, from fairy tales to The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and explores the back stories of their creators, using context and biography to understand how some of the most insightful, creative, and witty authors and illustrators of their times created their often deeply personal masterpieces. Along the way, Handy learns what The Cat in the Hat says...
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Before he heads out for his first day of school, Chepito encounters a variety of people in his neighborhood, each of whom is reading something, from a newspaper to a comic book to a car mechanic's manual.
Publisher
Grupo Anaya
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
Español
Description
"Hay un montón de razones por las que merece la pena leer: porque es útil, divertido, nos acerca a los demás, nos hace estar mejor con nosotros mismos...Y así, hasta 101"--P. [4] of cover.
There are many, many reasons for taking the time to read, and reading this book will give you 101 of them.
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
"What children's book changed the way you see the world?" Anita Silvey asked this question to more than one hundred of our most respected and admired leaders in society, and she learned about the books that shaped financiers, actors, singers, athletes, activists, artists, comic book creators, novelists, illustrators, teachers... Writers (Anna Quindlen, Sherman Alexie, Bobbie Ann Mason, Azar Nafisi, Angela Johnson, David McCullough, Ann Tyler,...
Author
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Teaching students to become lifelong readers A companion to the bestselling The Book Whisperer, Reading in the Wild explores whether or not we are truly instilling lifelong reading habits in our students and provides practical strategies for teaching "wild" reading. Based on survey responses from over 900 adult readers and classroom feedback, Reading in the Wild offers solid advice and strategies on how to develop, encourage and assess key lifelong...
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Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Do you remember your first visit to where the wild things are? How about curling up for hours on end to discover the secret of the Philosopher's Stone? Combining clear, practical advice with inspiration, wisdom, tips, and curated reading lists, How to Raise a Reader, from the authors of the original and viral New York Times Books feature, shows you how to instil the joy and time-stopping pleasure of reading. Divided into four sections, from baby through...
Author
Publisher
Zondervan Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A modern classic with over 250,000 copies sold, Honey for a Child's Heart is a compelling, essential guide for parents who want to find the best books for their children ages 0-12. This updated and expanded edition includes a new preface, an updated list of recommended reads for each age group, and audiobook suggestions"--
19) A book
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Once in a book by Mordecai Gerstein ... there lived a family of characters." This is the tale of one little girl's search for her own story.
20) The library card
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
The lives of four young people in different circumstances are changed by their encounters with books.
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