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ADOFF, ARNOLD
MY BLACK ME
A Beginning Book of Black Poetry
“There are notes of irony, lament, and
bemusement here along with...pride
and celebration.” —Kirkus These fifty
poems, first published in 1974, are a
timeless expression of the black experience
in America. The spirited voices of
twenty-six African-American poets, from
Langston Hughes to Sonia Sanchez,
shine through in this classic collection.
Rec: AN, B, BL, C, CR, CS, E, K, PW, R, SLJ, TE, W
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 83 pp. 1995
978-0-14-037443-8 $6.99
ALEXANDER, LAUREN
MAD FOR MILEY ❖
An Unauthorized Biography
Miley Cyrus is seen on Disney Channel
and has a four-album deal with Hollywood
Records. Includes four pages of
full-color photographs.
5 1/8 x 7 5/8 128 pp. 2007
978-0-8431-2684-6 $4.99
ALLISON, JENNIFER
GILDA JOYCE,
PSYCHIC INVESTIGATOR
“Zany, likable Gilda Joyce deserves a
place right next to her inspiration, Harriet
the Spy. Ever since her father died two
years ago, Gilda has been working on
sharpening her psychic skills, both in an
attempt to communicate with him and to
solve spooky mysteries. Readers will feel
the hair on the back of their necks rise
over the predicaments she manages to
get into and out of…”
—School Library JournalH
Rec: BLH, C, K, PWH, SLJH
5 x 7 336 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240698-4 $6.99
INTERMEDIATE
INDEPENDENT READS
S
GILDA JOYCE: THE LADIES
OF THE LAKE ❖
Zany Gilda Joyce leaves her wacky
disguises at home but brings all of her
psychic and investigative skills with her
as she sets out to investigate a mysterious
death at a Catholic girls’ school. “Gilda
is a verbal, funny, engaging character…
It’s an irreverent, well-written addition
to…engrossing mysteries for junior high
readers.” —School Library Journal
Rec: BL, SLJ, V
5 x 7 352 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240907-7 $7.99
ANDERSON, JANET S.
THE LAST TREASURE
Thirteen-year-old Ellsworth leaves his
father to visit the relatives he has never
met and eventually joins forces with Jess,
his distant cousin, to uncover family
secrets and search for their ancestor’s
hidden treasure. “Anderson offers a
beauty—rich, multilayered, full of stories
within stories, with an ethereal touch.”
—KirkusH
Rec: BL, C, KH, PW, SLJH, V
5 x 7 3/4 272 pp. 2004
978-0-14-240217-7 $6.99
ARRINGTON, FRANCES
PRAIRIE WHISPERS
“Colleen’s sister is stillborn, but her
mother is too ill to know. Colleen
seeks help, and, ironically, the woman
in the nearby covered wagon has also
given birth. That infant is well, but Mrs.
O’Brien knows that she is dying. One
baby without a mother; one mother
without a baby. Colleen makes the
switch, and though she promises herself
that she will tell the truth, the baby
brings so much happiness that she keeps
the secret...” —Booklist H
Rec: BLH, CH, H, K, SLJ, V
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 192 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240306-8 $6.99
AUERBACHER, INGE
I AM A STAR
Child of the Holocaust
In 1942, seven-year-old Inge Auerbacher’s
Jewish family was sent to a concentration
camp in Czechoslovakia. The
Auerbachers defied death for three years,
until they were freed in 1945. Without
stressing the horrors she lived through,
Inge’s story allows even the youngest
middle reader to understand the Holocaust.
“A moving story...[the author’s]
perspectives, while chilling, pierce the
heart with memorable imagery.”
—Publishers Weekly
Rec: PW, R, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 96 pp. 1993
978-0-14-036401-9 $5.99
BADER, AMANDA
PAUL AND MORGAN HAMM
Olympic Heroes
Paul and Morgan Hamm made Olympic
history when they were the first set of
twins to compete in the same Olympic
event—men’s gymnastics.
4 1/4 x 6 7/8 160 pp. 2004
978-1-59514-040-1 $4.99
BAILEY, CAROLYN SHERWIN
MISS HICKORY
Illustrated by Ruth Gannett
“Fascinating and harmonious lithographs
adorn this imaginative story of a tiny
country woman made out of apple twigs
with a hickory-nut head.”
—The Horn Book
Rec: AN, B, BL, C, CE, E, H, HG, SLJ, W
Newbery Medal
5 x 7 3/4 128 pp. 1977
978-0-14-030956-0 $5.99
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