Quila, age twelve, lives with her father in a lighthouse during the mid 19th century. After a shipwreck, they rescue a baby named Cecelia, who floats to the lighthouse trapped between two mattresses. Soon after, Quila and her father struggle to keep the child when Cecelia's aunt comes to stay.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/13/2009

ISBN-10: 0440419700

ISBN-13: 9780440419709

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The Gigglers are rat-looking little animals that protect children from mean parents. What is the 'Giggler Treatment' you may ask? Mr. Mack is about to find out. The Mack boys broke the kitchen window that Mr. Mack had just fixed. As you can guess, Mr. Mack was furious and sent the boys to their room without dinner. That's when the Gigglers noticed Mr. Mack being mean to the boys and decided he deserved the TREATMENT. (What they didn't see was Mr. Mack calming down and bringing the boys back down for dinner.) The TREATMENT involves the help of Rover, the dog, and his giant poo. Can the Mack kids, Billie Jean Fleetwood-Mack, Mr. Mack's wife, and Rover save the innocent Mr. Mack from the TREATMENT? This book is hilarious! Roddy Doyle had also written The Meanwhile Adventures and Rover Saves Christmas

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 5/19/2009

ISBN-10: 0439162998

ISBN-13: 9780439162999

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Molly Williams is thrilled to have made the baseball team since her father has recently died. Her killer knuckleball earns her the role as pitcher but it isn't easy being the only girl on the team. One of her teammates 'accidentally' throws a ball at her shin and one day she arrives at her locker to see it covered with a hurtful graffiti message. Molly feels like just going back to the girls' softball team. What would you do if you were Molly?

Awards nominated: Rebecca Caudill Award Nominee 2012

Reviewed by: Jill

Date read: 3/31/2011

ISBN-10: 0375956824

ISBN-13: 9780375956829

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The Malloy girls and the Hatford boys are in constant competition. One of the Malloy girls tries out for the previously all-male baseball team, and another is competing with one of the boys in the spelling bee. They're all racing to see whose bottle (filled with contact information) will travel the furthest down the river. Will it be the boys or the girls who come out on top this time? Look for other books about the Hatford boys and the Malloy girls (this is the eighth book in the series featuring these characters). The Boys Start the War is book one.

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 12/31/2009

ISBN-10: 0385327382

ISBN-13: 9780385327381

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Jonas's world is perfect, and under control. There is no war, fear, pain, or choices. Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the Receiver of Memories. He receives special training from The Giver. He discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives, and he desperately looks for a way to break the terrible cycle in which they live.

Awards won: John Newbery Medal, Rebecca Caudill Award

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/13/2009

ISBN-10: 0440237688

ISBN-13: 9780440237686

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