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All Mixed Up – A Motley Horde Of Funny Poems by Shane D. Williams

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2012/08/01 children's books funny funny bones humor jokes middle grade mixed-up original poems poetry teachers unique zany 8 Comments

Puzzled by Pink by Sarah Frances Hardy

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2012/07/28 birthday party black cats dragons ghosts invisible friends magic wands monsters pink pink cupcakes purple relationships sisters spooky party Leave a Comment

James Clyde and the Diamonds of Orchestra by Colm McElwain

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2012/07/27 debut novel diamonds evil Queens fantasy fiction friendship good vs.evil light vs.dark middle grade books orphans relationships 2 Comments

The Klampie Mystery by Luis Rodriguez

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2012/07/24 airplane trips Australia. koalas children's books debut author eucalyptus 7 Comments

The Color of Bones by Tracy Edward Wymer

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2012/07/16 courage debut novel 2012 electrical first love middle grade book racism 3 Comments

A Quest for Good Mannersn by Karin Lefranc

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2012/06/19 courtesy dragon good manners kindness princess quest slurping 5 Comments

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2012/06/16 2012 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist Award Alberta awards Canada Diane Robinson 4 Comments

Chained by Lynne Kelly

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2012/06/12 bondage circus elephants escape herds India loyalty trust 7 Comments

Night Buddies and the Pineapple Cheesecake Scare by Sands Hetherington

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2012/06/06 capers cheesecake crocodiles iguanas night buddies pineapples whatchamacallits 4 Comments

Oli’s Uncommon Cents by Deborah Allen

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2012/05/19 coins fear generations middle grade book relationships religion self esteem trust 8 Comments

Interview with author Danielle Kirrane

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2012/05/14 agoraphobia children's books clownfish fear pressure relatonships rescue 1 Comment

The Fish Who Swam Too Far by Danielle Kirrane

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2012/05/05 acceptance children's book clownfish family fear siblings 3 Comments

Lucky by Craig Inglis

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2012/05/03 adult disabilities determination disability dogs love picture book Leave a Comment

Tootsie and Lulu: Lulu Wears a Tutu by Wendy Botts

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2012/04/23 bad weather ballerina bulldogs children's book dancing playing inside Leave a Comment

It’s an Absolutely Perfect Day For . . . by Queenie Mac

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2012/04/19 ABC Book alliteration alliterative prose animals art children's books debut author humor middle grade vocabulary builder 3 Comments

The Pet Washer by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez

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2012/04/18 animals ball gowns dancing middle grade books pets pre-teen angst princes princess privilege relationships social classes 4 Comments

Ollie Tuloolah Tubithah Dethoolah Ardellis Devadis by Patti Robinson

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2012/04/17 busy feet children'a books daydreaming drawing feet foot imagination kid funs Little girls toe in faucet 8 Comments

A Leaf Can Be . . . by Laura Purdie Salas & Violeta Dabija

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2012/04/16 biology botany ecology leaves nonfiction children's books poetry seasons 3 Comments

Mommy, Daddy, I Had a Bad Dream by Martha Heineman Pieper, PhD

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2012/04/15 bad dreams children's books family kangaroos my kid has bad dreams nightmares self esteem 1 Comment

Miss Emily Goes to Bat by Trina Ayling

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2012/04/14 acceptance baseball ccaats children's books dogs kitties love pets self esteem 6 Comments

I Love You More . . . Than Chocolate by Melanie Milburn

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2012/04/13 affection bedtime chcocolate children's books family love relationships 4 Comments

Alibi’s Ghost: The Larger-than-Life, Small World of a Medium’s Daughter by L. S. Hullinger

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2012/04/08 friendship ghosts mediums middle grade books spirits 4 Comments

Fish That Swam Too Far by Danielle Kirrane

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2012/04/06 children's story clownfish Nemo 7 Comments

Ann’s Amazing Adventure by Jeanetta Brancaccio

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2012/04/01 adventures dolls family lost and found 2 Comments

Leonardo’s Secret: Clean Up Your Act! by Clarence & Desta Sheridan

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2012/03/23 contraptions historic figure history inventions Leonardo da Vinci middle grade book Tuttle 2 Comments

I Love You, Baby Deer by Linda Gilleland

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2012/03/18 children's books deer friendship goodbyes true wonders wild babies 1 Comment

Scary School by Derek the Ghost

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2012/03/16 creatures fiction humor middle school monsters reluctant readers 2 Comments

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

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2012/03/03 deformities kindness middle school new kid popularity 3 Comments

The Ghost in Me by Shaundra Kennedy Wenger

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2012/02/29 friends ghosts relationships science projects Leave a Comment

Sonder the Snow Snake by Annie B. Fox

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2012/02/10 children's books impatience mountains patience skiing snakes snow snakes snowboarding winter Zen Zen-like Leave a Comment

Robbie and the Red Robots by Simon J. Wilkes

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2012/02/05 king Red Robots robots spaceships treasures young children's book 4 Comments

Burglar Boy by Jackie Martin

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2012/02/03 crime delinquency dogs family middle grade book relationships 3 Comments

Kathryn the Grape’s Colorful Adventure by Kathryn Cloward and Christine Hornby

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2012/02/02 attitudes family life relationships self-awareness Leave a Comment

Be Patient, Petunia by Erin Butler

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2012/01/19 children's books cute story fishing kids mom and dad patience ponytails virtues wondrous eyes Leave a Comment

I Sit in a Wheelchair . . . But I Will Be Okay! by Brittany Crawford

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2012/01/17 being different cannot walk children's book disability feeling left out handicapped looking odd mainstreaming into schools mini memoirs wheelchairs 2 Comments

Sir Princess Petra The Pen Pieyu Adventures by Diane Mae Robinson

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2012/01/03 castles dragons dreams knights princess self esteem witches 6 Comments

My Best Friend, Abe Lincoln: A Tale of Two Boys From Indiana by Robert L. Bloch

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2011/12/29 1820 Abe Lincoln Civil War emancipation proclamation friendship Indiana lincoln douglas debates little pigeon creek sixteenth president timeless story 2 Comments

Nowhere Hair by Sue Glader

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2011/12/11 cancer chemotherapy children and cancer hair loss 1 Comment

Santa’s Birthday Gift by Sherrill S. Cannon

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2011/12/01 Baby Jesus children Christmas Christmas Story Nativity Santa Claus traditional story 9 Comments

The Lemonman: A Picnic, A Toad, and Swampwater Road by Natasha Ferrill

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2011/11/10 forgiveness friendship fruits lemonmans loyalty tricks veggies Leave a Comment

Gary’s Gray World by Ryan J. Cunningham

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2011/09/18 baseball children's books disappointment fathers and sons promises Leave a Comment

Abes’s Lucky Day by Jill Warren

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2011/09/01 homeless homelessness pay-it-forward Leave a Comment

Princess Zaara and the Enchanted Forest by Umbreen Asghar

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2011/07/20 bedtime story children's fairies fantasy giants princess 4 Comments

Drinking Closer to Home by Jessica Anya Blau

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2011/07/15 3 Comments

Storee Wryter Gets a Dog by Barbara Simpson Carducci

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2011/07/12 cats contest pets puppy therapy dog Leave a Comment

Cat Versus Human by Yasmine Surovec

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2011/07/06 cartoons cats felines humor 6 Comments

Camps Covered Secrets by K.G. Whitaker

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2011/07/03 camp humor secrets supernatural Leave a Comment

Ultraviolet by R.J.Anderson

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2011/06/17 2 Comments

I Am Tama, Lucky Cat by Wendy Henrichs

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2011/06/10 folktales Japanese legends lucky cat Maneki Neko 1 Comment

Flip by Martyn Bedford

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2011/05/28 mind and body relationship sci-fi souls young adult 14 Comments

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