Showing 1–6 of 6 titles
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The Higher Power of Lucky
Patron takes readers to the California desert community of Hard Pan (population 43), where ten-year-old Lucky Trimble eavesdrops on twelve-step program meetings from her hiding place behind Hard Pan's Found Object Wind Chime Museum & Visitor Center. Eccentric characters and quirky details spice up Lucky's life just as fresh parsley embellishes her guardian Brigitte's French cuisine.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 2007 (Medal Winner)
- Middle
- ISBN: 1-4169-0194-9
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Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride
In “Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride,” Mr. Watson's pig, the “porcine wonder,” finally gets behind the wheel of a 1959 pink convertible. Van Dusen's gouache illustrations add a retro appearance to DiCamillo's superb dialogue-filled, 14-chapter story.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Theodor Seuss Geisel Award 2007 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780763623326
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Move Over, Rover!
Beaumont's patterned cumulative text in “Move Over, Rover!” is expanded by Dyer's watercolors containing context clues to tell the story of creatures from Squirrel to Skunk seeking shelter by squeezing into Rover's doghouse.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Theodor Seuss Geisel Award 2007 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780152019792
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Not a Box
In “Not a Box,” spare line drawings and minimal text show a personified bunny playing with, in and on a cardboard box. Beginning readers delight in discovering the rabbit's unlimited imaginative play in this square brown book.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Theodor Seuss Geisel Award 2007 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780061123221
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Rules
“A boy can take off his shirt to swim, but not his shorts.” Twelve-year-old Catherine creates rules for her younger, autistic brother David in an attempt to normalize his life and her own. In her debut novel, Lord's heroine learns to use words to forge connections with her brother, her workaholic father, and a paraplegic friend.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 2007 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 0-439-44382-2
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Zelda and Ivy: The Runaways
The popular fox sisters return in this book with three adventures precipitated by their need to avoid the dreaded cucumber sandwiches dad is preparing. Strong character development and a superb book design that showcases framed gouache paintings combine to encourage young readers to reach the trio of hilarious outcomes.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Theodor Seuss Geisel Award 2007 (Medal Winner)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780763626891