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Kid Reads Book Reviews

The Warrior's Heart
Greitens, Eric

Reading Level: Grades 6 and up

What sort of person becomes a Rhodes Scholar (one of the most prestigious academic honors in the world) and then signs on to become a...

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Caroline Sherman
Donald Wu

Reading Level: Ages 2 - 6

A dog talks about all the things he has to do each day, like make sure people don't oversleep and clean the dishes in this funny book for dog lovers...

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Helen Keeble

Reading Level: Grades 6 and up

Xanthe Jane (don't call her Xanthe) has always loved vampires, as stories, but she knows they aren't real. Then one night she is woken up...

Lincoln's Grave Robbers
Steve Sheinkin

Reading Level: Grades 4 -  9

Why would anyone want to steal the body of President Abraham Lincoln?  The answer involves counterfeiters and the newly fledged...

Don't Turn Around
Michelle Gagnon

Reading Level:  Grades 8 and up

This tense well crafted thriller opens with 16-year-old Noa waking up on a metal table in a warehouse with an incision in her chest.   Much...

News from the Gerbils

  • Wow did we gerbils have an exciting day today!  Arthur hasn't been feeling himself for a few days and when the humans examined him yesterday they realized his teeth were all overgrown.  This can happen with us rodents because our teeth continue to grow throughout our life. ...

  • What an odd week of weather we have been having... first rain, rain, rain, flood, then snow and now cold? Come on, spring, we gerbils are ready! 

    Book Match 2013-14

    You know what else is ready? The 2013-2014 Book Match list! New titles have been...

  • Mini-Renovation in Our Department

    There will be some very exciting changes happening in our department within the next few months! The computer and game computer/art table area will be undergoing a renovation to make better use of space.

    An updated...

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