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Apr17

Big Nate Flips Out

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Big Nate Flips Out

Big Nate Flips Out

In this latest misadventure, Nate, the all-time record-holder for detentions, gets to see how the other half lives as he follows his best friend Francis’s example and becomes a total neat freak; has Nate totally flipped out?

When Nate makes the worst friend mistake ever and breaks the “secret swear” he made to Francis, he knows he has to make some big changes to earn Francis’s trust back. He decides he can’t do it on his own and turns to Teddy’s Uncle Pedro for help. What good is he? Well, he’s an inventor-magician-handyman-mad scientist. And he hypnotizes people.

Nate doesn’t believe he’s hypnotized until he starts to really act odd. He notices things like Dee Dee’s smudged glasses and a puddle he doesn’t want Teddy to step in. He cleans his room.He rewrites his messy class notes. He cleans his locker. Nate. Cleans. His. Locker. And THEN…Nate gets an A++. Not Gina. Nate! He really has flipped out. But Francis is still mad. It doesn’t matter to him that Nate is trying to change. Lincoln Peirce

Big Nate Series:
1: Big Nate in a Class By Himself
2: Big Nate Strikes Again
3: Big Nate On a Roll
4: Big Nate Goes for Broke
5: Big Nate Flips Out
6. Big Nate In the Zone coming out 2014

If you think Nate is funny, try some of these:
Dog Days Smile Amelia Rules Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday
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Dec23

Diary of a Wimpy Kid #7: The Third Wheel

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid #7: The Third Wheel

A Valentine’s Day dance at Greg’s middle school has turned his world upside down until an unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves his best friend Rowley the odd man out. Author: Jeff Kinney

If you haven’t already…read them all:

#1: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
#2: Rodrick Rules
#3: The Last Straw
#4: Dog Days
#5: The Ugly Truth
#6: Cabin Fever

While you are waiting for Wimpy Kid 5, I suggest Big Nate, Smile and The Strange Case of Origami Yoda.
The Ugly Truth Big Nate Smile The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
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Dec19

An Early Winter

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An Early Winter

An Early Winter

When eleven-year-old Tim’s beloved grandfather develops Alzheimer’s Disease, Tim tries to restore and save him by taking him out for a fishing adventure at the pond, but the outing turns into a disaster.

“Eleven-year-old Tim is determined to go with his Granddad on a fishing adventure. Forget all the family talks about Granddad’s forgetfulness. Only when they are out on the lake in a sinking boat does Tim realize that the strong man who raised him now needs to be taken care of. Tim struggles through the emotional upheaval that accompanies dealing with a loved one who has Alzheimer’s disease. Granddad might forget who Tim was but he would never forget that “you are someone I love.”

Recommended by: Joan Emmert – infoZone

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Nov3

Staff Recommend: Ivy & Bean Series

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Staff Recommend: Ivy & Bean Series

It is said that opposites attract, such is the case with the crazy characters, Ivy and Bean.  While Ivy is quiet, Bean is loud.  While Ivy is pensive, Bean is compulsive.  What these two little girls are both good at however is getting into mischief around the neighborhood.

My daughter, who is six years old, and I just finished reading all nine of the Ivy and Bean books together.  We are anxiously awaiting the next in the series.  I asked her what her favorite thing was about Ivy and Bean.  She stated, “I like that they are weird.”

  • if you like “weird”…
  • if you like digging for worms…
  • if you like being put under a dancing spell…
  • if a neighborhood known as “Pancake Court” intrigues you…

you should read the Ivy and Bean Series. Author: Annie Barrows

Recommended by Addie Hirschten, Warren Branch Library

Ivy & Bean Series:

#1: Ivy & Bean
#2: Ivy & Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go
#3: Ivy & Bean Break the Fossil Record
#4: Ivy & Bean Take Care of the Babysitter
#5: Ivy & Bean Bound to be Bad
#6: Ivy & Bean Doomed to Dance
#7: Ivy & Bean What’s the Big Idea?
#8: Ivy & Bean No News is Good News
#9: Ivy & Bean Make the Rules

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Oct28

Big Nate Goes for Broke

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Big Nate Goes for Broke

When the sprinkler system at school goes haywire filling the school with water and mold Big Nate and his friends think they will get an unexpected 2 week break from P.S. 38. Instead, they get bused to Jefferson Middle School instead – their arch enemies who beat them in EVERYTHING…soccer, battle of the bands, math quiz bowl – everything!

What’s worse, when they get to Jefferson it’s…really nice.

Jefferson Middle School Fancy Facts:
1. The drinking fountains all have motion sensors.
2. The auitorium has movie style seats and then RECLINE!
3. There’s a rec room for kids to use during free periods.
4. They don’t have a cafetorium…they have a FOOD COURT…that smells GOOD.

The P.S. 38 kids are sick of it. They think hard about what kind of competition they could challenge Jefferson to that would given them a chance at winning…and Nate comes up with it…the Ultimate Snowdown Snow Sculpture Contest. Can Nate lead his P.S. 38 friends to victory? Author: Lincoln Peirce (Pronounced “purse” – who knew?)

Big Nate Series:
1: Big Nate in a Class By Himself
2: Big Nate Strikes Again
3: Big Nate On a Roll
4: Big Nate Goes for Broke
5: Big Nate Flips Out (February 5, 2013)
6: Big Nate In the Zone (Sometime 2013)
7: Big Nate Cracks the Code (Sometime 2013)

If you think Nate is funny, try some of these:
Dog Days Smile Amelia Rules Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday
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