From the Files of Madison Finn Super Edition Friends till the End


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SERIES DESCRIPTION: Madison Finn’s seventh-grade year has been full of ups and downs. She’s met some cool new friends, learned a lot about dealing with her family, and even found her first real love. Now, as she gets ready for graduation, Madison’s about to download her greatest adventure yet. SUPER EDITION #3: Friends till the End Madison and her friends have been through a lot together as seventh graders. It’s hard to believe that the end of the year has come so soon. Now they’re about to graduate, but they’ve got to get through the final crazy weeks of the semester first. Madison has to complete an end-of-year science project, and her partner is none other than her enemy, Poison Ivy. They’ll have to learn to put aside their differences if they want to get the passing grade. Then there’s the whole Hart situation. Their relationship has been great so far, but Madison knows that graduation can sometimes put a different spin on things. From a big school musical revue to an even bigger family party, there's no predicting what will happen next. Only one thing is for sure: Fiona and Aimee will be Madison's friends till the end of everything.




Friends till the End


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DIVDIVIt’s graduation day, and Maddie and her friends are movin’ on up—finally!/divDIV There are only a few weeks left of seventh grade, and no one can concentrate. Maddie and her friends still have to get through one more science project, and Maddie has been teamed up with her nemesis, Poison Ivy. Then there’s the end-of-the-year musical and locker clean-out./divDIV Through it all, Maddie finds herself daydreaming more than usual. Her relationship with Hart has been great—but will that change now that seventh grade is over? Luckily there’s enough going on around Madison to keep her busy, including a party thrown by her mom. It’s been a long year at Far Hills Junior High, but there’s one thing that won’t change: Fiona and Aimee will be Maddie’s besties forever!/divDIV Friends till the End takes place after the Files of Madison Finn, Book 22: All Shook Up./div/div




The Big Apple Effect


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Fifteen-year-old Maddie has won an art contest and gets to visit New York City.




The Magic Fair


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Kayla could not be more excited to visit the carnival—a day filled with cotton candy and fun rides. But Kayla and her mean cousin Peter quickly discover that there's much more to be had at this particular festival. The sign at the entrance says “Magic Fair, Beware”—but will they? Humorous and imaginative, this beautifully illustrated story delivers a strong moral of not being greedy and looking out for others.




Driftwood


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On the 2014 CLA Book of the Year for Children Award shortlist New middle-grade fiction from the award-winning author of The Glory Wind Adam's summer is off to a disappointing start. His so-called "best friend" has bailed on him, choosing to stay behind to care for a sick dog, instead of joining Adam and his family at the seaside campground as planned. Adam is furious with Billy for abandoning him, impatient with his mother for her artistic obsessions, and embarrassed by his dad's lame attempts at being funny. At least an ever-changing cast of new summer friends proves to be an entertaining distraction: Joey, the shoe-thief with the cute sister; the mischievous Linden twins; enigmatic Nevin; and Ethan, the adventurer. But it is Theo, the blind gentleman up on the hill, with his magical stories of driftwood, who helps Adam to see the true nature of friendship -- and forgiveness.




I'll Keep You Close


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Jeska doesn't know why her mother keeps the curtains drawn so tightly every day. And what exactly is she trying to drown out when she floods the house with Mozart? What are they hiding from? When Jeska's grandmother accidentally calls her by a stranger's name, she seizes her first clue to uncovering her family's past, and hopefully to all that's gone unsaid. With the help of an old family photo album, her father's encyclopedia collection, and the unquestioning friendship of a stray cat, the silence begins to melt into frightening clarity: Jeska's family survived a terror that they’ve worked hard to keep secret all her life. And somehow, it has both nothing and everything to do with her, all at once. A true story of navigating generational trauma as a child, I'll Keep You Close is about what comes after disaster: how survivors move forward, what they bring with them when they do, and the promise of beginning again while always keeping the past close.




Every Home Needs an Elephant


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One hot summer’s day nine-year-old Sarah goes to the grocery store...and comes home with an elephant. Sarah's new elephant is not without its challenges, he has trouble fitting through doorways, knocks over everything in sight, is allergic to the neighbor’s cat and cowers at the sight of a mouse. But he also has a knack for arranging flowers and keeping Sarah company. And it’s because of the elephant that Sarah meets her new next-door neighbor and makes her first real friend. It's because of the elephant that Sarah's mother starts spending more time with her. In fact, despite the destruction, just about everything good that happens is because of the elephant. It turns out that every home, and every nine-year-old girl, does need an elephant. A story about friendship, adventure, and never being afraid to be yourself, this hybrid graphic novel is the perfect introduction to chapter books for all the young animal-lovers in your life.




Maren's New Family


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Maren has been very close to her mother, so she is not happy when she discovers that she will soon have a new stepfather, and when she meets his twin children she is not sure that even her three friends, Delaney, Ashley, and Willow, can pull her through--especially after the twins shave Ashley's dog Coco during a particularly disastrous sleepover.




Catla and the Vikings


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In the fall of 1066, a thirteen-year-old Anglo-Saxon girl named Catla watches from afar as Viking raiders burn her village and imprison her family and the other villagers. No one sees her as she flees toward Aigber, the closest village, praying the people there will help. Catla must ignore her terror as she makes her way to the standing stones, a place of refuge, where she meets Sven, an older boy from her village. Together, they continue toward Aigber and are able to alert the village of the coming peril. Catla and Sven rally the villagers of Aigber, and with Catla's help, a plan is put in place that will save both villages from the Nord-devils.




Popcorn Bob


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Ellis loves popcorn. Who doesn't? But one day her school goes on a healthy eating campaign and her dads decide to follow suit, banning all snack foods from their house, INCLUDING POPCORN. Unfair. Ellis has got to get around that edict, so one night she pops a bag of popcorn out back in the garage...and she's met with more than just her favorite salty snack. One kernel refuses to pop, and soon it's sprouted a face, arms, and legs! He introduces himself as Popcorn Bob, and he is NOT in a good mood. (Ever, really.) He's absolutely ravenous, and no amount of food keeps him from being hangry. Bob causes no end of chaos for Ellis, and she decides to rid herself of him once and for all, except...she actually starts to like him. A chapter book for all ages, Popcorn Bob is a laugh-out-loud story about the power of friendship, and a perfect bowl of popcorn.