PETE'S DRAGON EBOOK WIN

HERE’S A CHANCE TO WIN A DOWNLOADABLE APPLE iBOOK OF DISNEY’S JUNIOR NOVEL, PETE’S DRAGON.    

Did you have an invisible friend?  Pete has an invisible friend.  Check out his invisible dragon friend in this new novel Pete’s Dragon, based on the movie of the same name. 

The library is giving away 10 digital* copies of the Pete’s Dragon Junior Novel courtesy of Walt Disney Studios! Read the book and watch the movie. 

For your chance to win, comment below with your favorite childhood book that celebrates friendship and adventure. Screenshot your comment and send it via email** with the subject line “Pete’s Dragon” to cpham@glendaleca.gov .Please include your name. Winners will be selected at random and notified by email only. LAST DAY TO ENTER IS 8/17 @ 6PM!

* Digital download for use on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch devices. 
** We will not be collecting your name or email for any outside purposes of the drawing.

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MAGGIE BROOKLYN IS BACK

Maggie is back with another mystery. She's been hired by a schoolmate to find out who has been egging her dog in the park.  Maggie finds out other dogs are being egged, too.  Hmmm... she's gonna get to the bottom of this. 

Meanwhile her two best friends are in a state of hyper excitement because teen heart throb, Seth Ryan, is in town to shoot a new movie and they want to be cast as extras. There's a lot of excitement in the movie world, but not all of it is good.  Seth Ryan acts totally weird, the neighbors are upset by the constant noise  and the horrible director is making everything worse. Then one day, Seth Ryan disappears.  Another mystery for Maggie to solve.

Vanishing Acts:  A Maggie Brooklyn Mystery by Leslie Margolis.  For readers in 6th-8th grades.

MY LIFE AS A BOOK SEQUEL

In this sequel to My Life As a Book, Derek gets a chance to be a skateboarding stunt double for a famous actor. Only it's for a famous GIRL actor. His best friend is totally jealous of him and starts making fun of him and he strikes back. He makes a deal with his parents to keep up with his tutoring and take care of his foster monkey in order to get the stunt job but one tiny mistake might undo the whole thing.

I think My Life As a Stunboy by Janet Tashjian and illustrated once again by Jake Tashijian is even better than the first book. Lots of action, humor and some emotional tugs on the heart strings will keep the reader hooked until the end. For readers in 4th-8th grade.

THE BOY BEHIND HARRY POTTER

When you are done reading the last Harry Potter book and would like to know more about the boy who plays him in the movie versions than this small book is for you. While the 'real' Harry Potter was trying to live his miserable life with his bad aunt and uncle. Daniel Radliffe who plays Harry, lived a very good life with his family in England. The only problem that he had was to convince his parents that he could take the role and that it would not interfere with his growing up. After making the movies, now he is one of the richest kids in the world. Guess what, he is only a teenager and has already played the role of a lifetime. DANIEL RADCLIFFE by JOHN BANKSTON is a quick read with some pictures of the actor when he was just beginning to act in the very first harry Potter movie.

For ages 9-11.