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Author and illustrator Gerald McDermott came to the Lower School!

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Anytime is a great time to try a new genre, complete a book series, or check out one of the following recommended books!

Picture Books & Early Reader Fiction

McCourt , Lisa
The Most Thankful Thing
A girl looks at old photographs with her mother, trying to figure out what her mother feels most grateful for in her life.

Sierra, Judy
Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf
When B.B. Wolf, who now lives in the Villain Villa Retirement Residence, is invited to the library for a storybook tea, he is careful to follow the advice of his crocodile friend and impresses everyone with how polite he can be.

Willems, Mo
I Am Invited to a Party!
Gerald the elephant, who "knows parties," gives his best friend, Piggie, advice for getting ready after Piggie receives her very first party invitation.

Fiction

Adler, David A.
Cam Jansen and the Mystery Writer Mystery
Cam Jansen battles a famous children's mystery writer to see who can solve the case of the stolen car.

Howe, James
Howie Monroe and the Doghouse of Doom
Howie the wire-haired dachshund creates a story remarkably similar to the popular one he has heard about a heroic boy wizard.

Kinney, Jeff
Rodrick Rules
Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to school and tries to keep his older brother, Rodrick, from telling everyone about his most humiliating experience of the summer.

Nonfiction

Hynson, Colin
You Wouldn't Want to be an Inca Mummy! : A One-way Journey You'd Rather Not Make
Describes the lifestyle of the emperor of the Incas, with a special focus on his mummification.

 

Tanaka, Shelley
Mummies : the newest, coolest, and creepiest
Examines mummy discoveries made around the world, and looks at how advances in forensic science and other investigative techniques are helping scientists learn about the lives and deaths of these sometimes ancient, preserved bodies.

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