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Is the jellyfish the secret to immortal life? Ellie's grandfather, a scientist, sure thinks so because he's now a thirteen year old living with her and her mom!
Pick up The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm at any branch to find out more about this year's One Book One Glendale for Younger Readers. Play our scientists hunt and come listen to Jennifer Holm talk about her latest book on Tuesday night, November 10, 2015 at 7p.m. at the Central Library.
In Sarah Weeks' new novel, instead of a cat, she writes about a dog plus the usual friendship between a girl and a boy set in a small town with seemingly random characters and unrelated stories.
There are 100 colors of nail polish created by BB, the new beauty shop owner in Royal, Indiana. Melody and her friend Nick are off to the new beauty parlor to find out who her father is calling "Honey" over the phone. Her mother died when she was born and life has just been about Melody and her father since then.
Has he found a wife finally? Who could it be? She desperately wants her father to be happy and has been making the same wish on her birthday for as long as she could remember but is her dream about to burst when she hears that her awful math teacher is also getting married?! Could her father be marrying her?!!
Honey is a magical tale of loss, love and the search for a happy ending for everyone. A solid and lovely story as good as Pie that's perfect for a summer read.
For readers in 4th - 6th grades.
At 13, life is full of changes and challenges.
What started out as a one time deal to help out a guy as well as making a bit of money at the same time became a part time job unlike any other. Through word of mouth, Quentin became known as the the Heartbreak Messenger, whose job it was break tell some poor unfortunate high schooler that their relationship was over. Call the breakee scaredy cat, cowardly or whatever you want, but he figures he's serving a purpose and helping out his mom at the same time. Meanwhile his own relationship with his best friends, especially Abby is changing and he's having a hard time figuring out why.
Heartbreak Messenger by Alexander Vance is a fun fast-pace anti - romance from a guy's point of view.
For readers in 6th-8th grade.
