Erin and her science partner, Tiffany, set out on a trek in the woods near their California home, to search for animal tracks for a school project. It soon becomes apparent to Tiffany, that they are looking for something more. Erin's 16-year-old babysitter, Amy, has disappeared, and she had mentioned a cabin in the woods. During a snowstorm, the two Girl Scout dropouts become lost in the snow-covered Sierra Mountains, and their lives depend on their survival skills.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 3/25/2009

ISBN-10: 0823413098

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All he wants for Christmas is the all new Traction Man! And there, in a brand-new box, with a gift tag from Mum and Dad, he arrives. Traction Man comes complete with combat boots, dazzle-painted battle pants, and warfare shirt. There is no job he can't handle. When pillow monsters attack the farm animals, Traction Man is there. When the lost sieve needs finding, Traction Man is there. When he is attacked in this deed by the poisonous dishcloth, he is saved by scrubbing brush and makes a friend for life. There is no deed too dangerous or difficult for him to undertake! Then, Granny makes him a special one-piece knitted green romper suit and matching bonnet, and even victims laugh at him. Can he overcome this difficulty? Will he remain a super hero? Only Traction Man knows for sure!

Similar books: Traction Man Meets Turbo Dog

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 6/29/2009

ISBN-10: 0375831916

ISBN-13: 9780375831911

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Some readers may find this book unbelievable, worthless, or unideal for kids. It is worth reading for preteens through adults (me) because many aspects of it could be true. The reader needs to be able to distinguish what is right and wrong and understand about lying and stealing. It is based in an unnamed third world country roughly based on Smokey Mountain in the Manila, Phillipines. Trash is and has been thrown on the mountain for many, many years. The stench and its related senses are written about in a way that makes them seem real. Gardo, Raphael and Rat have houses built in the pile and a mission school is set up near the trash pile which is an important part of the story. After finding a wallet with a key in it while they are foraging for items to sell, a mystery presents itself to be solved. With alacrity the boys set about doing this through twists and turns that are exciting, scary and finally resolved.

Awards nominated: 2013 Rebecca Caudill Nominee

Reviewed by: cjones

Date read: 4/16/2012

ISBN-10: 0385752156

ISBN-13: 9780385752152

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Danny Walker loves basketball, and the fact that he's always been small for his age doesn't faze him as much as it could. After all, his dad is short for a basketball player, and he went all the way to the NBA. So when Danny doesn't make the seventh grade travel basketball team, the team that started his own father's career as a player, Danny is crushed. Then, Danny's father decides to create a rival travel basketball team, the Warriors. Can a team of players deemed second-rate show the world that they can triumph?

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 12/3/2009

ISBN-10: 0142404624

ISBN-13: 9780142404621

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In the distant future, many animals can talk and some have even developed thumbs. At night around the fire, they share legends of the long lost humans. When Thelonious Chipmunk's treehouse home is swept down the river in a storm, he finds himself in the middle of the City of Ruins. Here, the humans have left behind huge buildings and stores filled with canned food, toys and clothing. He narrowly escapes the clutches of the 'Dragon Lady' and finds a friend in Fitzgerald Porcupine. Then, they meet a talking bear who has amazing stories about a strange city called the Fog Mound. Join Thelonious on his adventures as he discovers a whole new world outside his Untamed Forest. This is the first of three in the series 'The Fog Mound.'

Reviewed by: caroll

Date read: 9/14/2012

ISBN-10: 068987684X

ISBN-13: 9780689876844

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