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Persistence of Memory

Persistence of Memory
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Parties and Potions
Sarah Mlynowski

Dr. Sigmundus: The Cracked Mirror
Brian Keaney

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Tommaso and the Missing Line

Tommaso and the Missing Line
Matteo Pericoli

It's Storytime!

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Baby/Journey

Two Novels:

Baby • Journey
Patricia MacLachlan

The holiday season is perfect for sharing books about family. Check out this month's Backlist Gems.

 

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Your Own, Sylvia

Your Own, Sylvia
Stephanie Hemphill

 


Pat Scales was the director of Library Services at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities in Greenville, South Carolina, and has has recently retired after working as a school librarian for 36 years. She is known throughout the country as an advocate for Children's Literature and Intellectual Freedom. Every month Pat will be found here on the Web discussing an important issue affecting librarians, books, and children.

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Babar and Father Christmas

Babar and Father Christmas
Jean De Brunhoff

'Tis the season for holiday reading, this month's Booklist.

 

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