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Moo by Sharon Creech

Reena must turn the most ornery cow in all of Maine into a showable farm animal. The task seems impossible at first. The 800lb cow won’t budge an inch, except...

  • 4 stars out of 5

I Dissent by Debbie Levy

The story shines most when showing both girls and boys what it looks like to have strength, determination, and grace in the face of adversity: specifically, Ruth's moments in court....

Posted by on December 4, 2016

  • 4 stars out of 5

Gone Fishing by Tamera Will Wissinger

Sam is eager to set off with his dad on their big fishing trip, but his plans veer off course when his obnoxious little sister Lucy decides at the last...

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School of the Dead by Avi

School of the Dead starts off strong with its gripping opener: “The first time Uncle Charlie came to live with us he was alive. The second time he came, he...

  • 2 stars out of 5

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Jack Thorne

19 years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry, now the Head of Magical Law Enforcement, is struggling to balance his heavy workload and family life, and his scar has mysteriously...

Posted by on October 7, 2016

  • 4 stars out of 5

Move! by Lolly Hopwood and YoYo Kusters

Roar and stomp like a dinosaur, steer your car down a bumpy road, or hold the book tight while spinning like a flying saucer! Lolly Hopwood and YoYo Kusters are...

  • 4 stars out of 5

For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai’s Story by Rebecca Langston-George

Famous teen activist for children's and women's rights, Malala Yousafzai, didn't just fall into activism, she was thrust into it. In a show of defiance, Malala attended school in the...

Posted by on September 10, 2016

  • 3 stars out of 5

Anything but Ordinary Addie : the True Story of Adelaide Herrmann, Queen of Magic by Mara Rockliff

The shared history of magic and showmanship has long included the stories of men, most famously Harry Houdini and PT Barnum, but some readers may be surprised to know that...

Posted by on September 10, 2016

Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead

Goodbye Stranger is the newest book by Rebecca Stead, author of the Newbery Award winning book When You Reach Me. Stead has a talent for creating plots that include an...

Paper Cowboy by Kristen Levine

I am very much a native of the western suburbs of Chicago. My only homes have been in Downers Grove and Westmont, and I’ve always felt that suburbia was a...

Mouse Mansion by Karina Schaapman

Each week, I feel privileged to share some beautiful, fun, and educational picture books with large groups of children in our storytimes here at the Westmont Library.  Lately, though, a...

Posted by on April 3, 2015

The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone

As a very young child, before I can even remember, I apparently caused trouble by playing in my older sister’s dollhouse.  Fortunately, I had a mother who understood the undeniable...

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