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  The Ghostly Tales of the Jersey...

  Patricia Heyer

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  Ghost stories from down the shore have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!  Welcome to the spooky Jersey Shore!    Stay alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms.   Did you know that many of the Jersey Shore's famous lighthouses are haunted? Or that restless ghosts from the past wander these moonlit shores? Can you believe musical apparitions may be rocking--and  haunting --the Convention Hall in Asbury Park?   Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see the Jersey Shore and have you sleeping with the light on!

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  Balam & Lluvia's House - Poems

  Julio Serrano Echeverría

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  Meet Balam, a boy who could be a cat. Meet Lluvia, a girl who could be the dawn. Balam and Lluvia are siblings who catch fireflies, bid farewell to their pet fish in the bathroom, and wait for Ratón Pérez to collect their teeth.
  In Balam and Lluvia's House, the secret tastes and sounds of the everyday are waiting to be found. From the smell of crushed laurel leaves to the whispers of the peach tree in their back garden, every day is a day of discovery. Full of lively and reflective poems, this book invites the reader to run alongside Balam and Lluvia captivated by the world that surrounds them.
  Lawrence Schimel's translation brings the work of acclaimed Guatemalan author and playwright Julio Serrano Echeverría into English for the first time.
  Shortlisted for the CLiPPA Poetry Award and The Week Junior Book Awards 2024.

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  The Council of Good Friends

  Nikesh Shukla

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  A funny and heart-warming story for readers aged 6-9 from award-winning author Nikesh Shukla
  
  Vinay, Musa, Inua and Nish are best friends. Nothing can separate them… until one day when Vinay's cousin comes to invade his bunk bed haven (i.e. share his room). When a prank war starts, can the friends remember what really matters?
  
  Filled with fun illustrations by Rochelle Falconer, The Council of Good Friends is full of both hilarious mayhem and caring moments of friendship.

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  Kids' Guide to Playing the Piano...

  Emily Arrow

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  Children learn best when they can learn through multi-sensory means. By using hearing, seeing and kinesthetic methods, Emily Arrow has created this easy and fun book, Kid's Guide to Playing Piano or Keyboard, for children to use as an introduction to learn how to play the piano. The book is a simple and much needed piano method for beginning musicians ages 6 and older. Her process, which follows the Orff Schulwerk method, is very approachable as she walks young musicians through 7 lessons learning musical notes and chords on a keyboard through a color dot method. She uses colorful stickers to represent the notes, flashcards to learn the rainbow chords and video/audio links for students to access for further help. The book also introduces young minds to important musical vocabulary, fun facts and the history of the piano and provides a practice chart. It even provides on-line audio access so young minds can hear what the piece should sound like. Students will learn to play songs such as The Colorful Musical Alphabet, Row, Row, Row Your Boat, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and more! If your child needs an easy and fun guide to learning the piano, this is the book for you.

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  The Boy The Witch and The Queen...

  Barbara Henderson

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  No.
  Not the Palace.
  Anywhere but the Palace.
  12-year-old Alexander Buchan was once content, training as a falconer at Strathbogie Castle in Huntly. But when his Earl sends him to Edinburgh to the court of the newly arrived Mary, Queen of Scots, the boy finds himself lured into a world of intrigue, terror and treachery. Alexander knows right from wrong, but how can he hope to outwit the Earl's murderous messenger? Surely no one can defy such a powerful master whose wife is rumoured to be a witch!
  Soon, more than the boy's own life is at stake: his friend Lizzie is arrested and the the angry clouds of Reformation Scotland gather around the young Queen. 
  It seems that Alexander must spy – or die.

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  Role Model

  Elle McNicoll

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  From the award-winning author of A Kind of Spark comes a new heartfelt and timely novel for middle-grade and teen readers.
  Aeriel Sharpe doesn't want to be anyone's role model. But, when her mother is elected to be the most important politician in the country (yes, that one), she is thrust into the spotlight. With the world's eyes on her, friends don't seem that friendly and she feels trapped by everyone's expectations.
  They want her to be the voice of every autistic teenager, but Aeriel must find a way to speak for herself…
  It's not easy being thirteen… and it's even harder when you're the most famous teenager in the country
  "One of the most exciting talents on the children's publishing scene and... has transformed the representation of neurodivergent children in literature. " The Bookseller

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