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• The Chronicles of Harris Burdick

  Fourteen Amazing Authors Tell the Tales

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  Renowned storytellers share tales inspired by the thought-provoking illustrations in Chris Van Allsburg's "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick," including Kate DiCamillo, Lois Lowry, Stephen King, and Jon Scieszka.

• The Masterwork of a Painting Elephant

  Cuevas, Michelle

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  Pigeon Jones, abandoned as a baby, is found and raised by Birch, a white, former circus elephant who paints beautiful pictures, and through their travels and adventures they discover the meanings of love and family.

• The Name of the Star

  Johnson, Maureen, 1973-

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  Rory, of Boueuxlieu, Louisiana, is spending a year at a London boarding school when she witnesses a murder by a Jack the Ripper copycat and becomes involved with the very unusual investigation.

• A Ball for Daisy

  Raschka, Christopher

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  A wordless picture book showing the fun a dog has with her ball, and what happens when it is lost.

• Funny Business

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  A collection of humorous stories featuring a teenage mummy, a homicidal turkey, and the world's largest pool of chocolate milk.

• Dead End in Norvelt

  Gantos, Jack

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  In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore involving the newly dead, molten…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Grounded

  Klise, Kate

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  After her father, brother, and sister are killed in a plane crash, twelve-year-old Daralynn's life in tiny Digginsville, Missouri, proceeds as her mother turns angry and embittered, her grandmother becomes senile, and her flamboyant aunt…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Penderwicks

  a Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy

  Birdsall, Jeanne

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  While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains, four lovable sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother.

• Duck! Rabbit!

  Rosenthal, Amy Krouse

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  From the award-winning author of Little Pea, Little Hoot, and Little Oink comes a clever take on the age-old optical illusion: Is it a duck or a rabbit? Depends on how you look at it!

• Heart and Soul

  the Story of America and African Americans

  Nelson, Kadir

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  An introduction to African-American history, from Revolutionary-era slavery up to the election of President Obama, gorgeously illustrated.