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The Cheshire Cheese Cat is a delightful story written by Carmen Deedy and Randall Wright with beautiful illustrations by our favorite Barry Moser. Set in a London inn during the time of Charles Dickens and Queen Victoria, this story begins with the introduction of Skilley, the main character and resident mouser at Ye Olde Cheshire [...]

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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate Dicamillo is a beautiful book that all of us here at Lemuria love. From Bagram Ibatoulline’s beautiful illustrations to the distinct way Kate DiCamillo inspires all of us to be a little better than our original selves, what’s not to love about this beautiful book? I fell [...]

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A high school student named Elizabeth takes a job at the New York Circulating Materials Repository in hopes of making a little money and perhaps new friends. This is no ordinary library, it lends out objects rather than books. The basement of the Repository houses a very magical collection—the Grimm Collection. Not long after Elizabeth [...]

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Here is a good read from Tony Diterlizzi who wrote The Spiderwick Chronicles (with Holly Black), The Spider and the Fly (a picture book, Caldecott Honor winner) and the wonderful and delightful middle reader, Kenny and the Dragon. His illustrations are always awesome and The Search for Wondla is no exception. Once again he has [...]

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The Night Fairy by 2008 Newbery Medal Winner Laura Amy Schlitz is about Flory, a young night fairy loses her wings and must learn to cope in an unfairy like world. She is a determined young fairy willing to do whatever it takes to survive. Come along and enjoy the adventure as Flory adapts to [...]

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Waggit Forever by Peter Howe Ages 8-12 Waggit’s home has been Central Park ever since he was abandoned as a puppy. Now several years later the park has become overcrowded with people, food is scarce, and it is difficult to find a safe shelter. Once again Waggit shows us his ability to take charge, assess [...]

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The time and place–Venice, Italy 1602–however, the descriptions are very much like Venice today. Here is a novel with excitement and adventure about pirates, romance, witchcraft, and spies. Come to Oz and check it out for yourself, you won’t be able to put it down. (Ages 10 and up for girls and boys)

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In The Queen’s Daughter our story begins with Princess Joan, age seven. Joan’s mother is Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine and her father is Henry II, the King of England. Queen Eleanor is beautiful and has a sharp tongue which she often uses on the King and any one who gets too close. King Henry II [...]

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These three books are about Christian the lion (a true story), they may seem to be the same, yet they are different. Christian, the Hugging Lion by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, Illustrations by Amy June Bates Children’s Picture Book, Ages 3-6 The true story and the gentle lifelike illustrations make this picture book suitable [...]

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If you read Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George and enjoyed it, you are ready for Princess of Glass. Princess Poppy now the oldest unmarried sister of the eleven sisters has agreed to take part in a royal exchange program in hopes of creating strong political alliances for her homeland and possibly [...]

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