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The Flying Angel

By Elizabeth B. Smith, Illustrated by Rachel Stanley

Published November 27, 2016

"Why am I so dumb, Hobo?" I asked the short, jetblack gelding. I knew he couldn't answer me, but I...
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A Scrap of Orange Cloth

By Maya Koretzky, Illustrated by Andrew Smith

Published November 27, 2016

Yesterday, a stranger landed on our beach. I was on the beach because Pa won't let me go out on...
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Mrs. Will Baker

By Kyle Eichner, Illustrated by Vivien Rubin

Published November 27, 2016

Jessie sat down heavily on the bench and sighed. The heat was getting to her again, and her dress clung...
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Tripod

By Caitlin Peterson, Illustrated by Melissa Moucka

Published November 27, 2016

Every year at our cottage, we feed corn to the deer. All of the deer look pretty much the same....
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On the Bridge of Dawn

By Megan M. Gannett, Illustrated by Rosemary Engelfried

Published November 27, 2016

Every year spring rushes in with a parade of colors, a symphony of sounds and a thrill of smells. Much...
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The Lone Wolf

By Preston Craig, Illustrated by J. Palmer

Published November 27, 2016

Alexis Jamison looked thoughtfully at the young gray wolf anxiously pacing the enclosure. "You've got green eyes. That's odd. Did...
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The Last Red Flag

By Devin McKissic, Illustrated by Ksenia Vlasov

Published November 27, 2016

I started out the window, looking onto the surging crowds with sadness and fear. I had always known the revolution...
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You . . . and Your Dad

By Katie Ferman

Published November 27, 2016

Traveling the interstate routes With no sense of direction Following no road map Traveling only by the lay of the...
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Ode to Marbles

By Max Mendelsohn

Published November 27, 2016

I love the sound of marbles scattered on the worn wooden floor, like children running away in a game of...
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Finding Sophie

By Irene N. Watts, Reviewed by Allison Goldberg

Published November 27, 2016

Finding Sophie by Irene N. Watts; Tundra Books: New York, 2002; $6.95 Before I read Finding Sophie I had read...
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The Flying Angel

Story Published November 27, 2016 By Elizabeth B. Smith, Illustrated by Rachel Stanley

"Why am I so dumb, Hobo?" I asked the short, jetblack gelding. I knew he couldn't answer me, but I knew he could understand. Just two days ago, I had failed my first seventh-grade math test spectacula...
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A Scrap of Orange Cloth

Story Published November 27, 2016 By Maya Koretzky, Illustrated by Andrew Smith

Yesterday, a stranger landed on our beach. I was on the beach because Pa won't let me go out on the boats fishing. I saw the sail first, then the man balanced on the prow of a wooden boat, skinny knee...
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Mrs. Will Baker

Story Published November 27, 2016 By Kyle Eichner, Illustrated by Vivien Rubin

Jessie sat down heavily on the bench and sighed. The heat was getting to her again, and her dress clung to her body. Hopefully, the tree would provide some cool shade.
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Tripod

Story Published November 27, 2016 By Caitlin Peterson, Illustrated by Melissa Moucka

Every year at our cottage, we feed corn to the deer. All of the deer look pretty much the same. They all have brown fur that turns gray in the fall, a bright white tail—and four legs.
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On the Bridge of Dawn

Story Published November 27, 2016 By Megan M. Gannett, Illustrated by Rosemary Engelfried

Every year spring rushes in with a parade of colors, a symphony of sounds and a thrill of smells. Much as I enjoy the pearly sheen and biting chill of winter, it is the morning when I first wake to he...
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The Lone Wolf

Story Published November 27, 2016 By Preston Craig, Illustrated by J. Palmer

Alexis Jamison looked thoughtfully at the young gray wolf anxiously pacing the enclosure. "You've got green eyes. That's odd. Did you know that most gray wolves have gold eyes, or yellow even?
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The Last Red Flag

Story Published November 27, 2016 By Devin McKissic, Illustrated by Ksenia Vlasov

I started out the window, looking onto the surging crowds with sadness and fear. I had always known the revolution might happen—as if my brother, Anton, would ever let us forget.
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You . . . and Your Dad

Poem Published November 27, 2016 By Katie Ferman

Traveling the interstate routes With no sense of direction Following no road map Traveling only by the lay of the land Going on only because Of the love of the land You and your dad You, a curly-hai...
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Ode to Marbles

Poem Published November 27, 2016 By Max Mendelsohn

I love the sound of marbles scattered on the worn wooden floor, like children running away in a game of hide-and-seek. I love the sight of white marbles, blue marbles, green marbles, black, new marble...
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Finding Sophie

Review Published November 27, 2016 By Irene N. Watts, Reviewed by Allison Goldberg

Finding Sophie by Irene N. Watts; Tundra Books: New York, 2002; $6.95 Before I read Finding Sophie I had read several books about Jewish children who went into hiding during World War II, or who were ...
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