Kid Picks

Flora's Very Windy Day
by Jeanne Birdsall
Published 2010 by Clarion Books

Library Binding, English. ISBN: 9780618986767

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When Flora and her pesky little brother, Crispin, are whisked away by a swirling and swooping wind, she gets the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to give her brother away.

Moon Bear
by Brenda Z Guiberson
Published 2010 by Henry Holt & Company

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780805089776

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Moon Bears, or Asiatic black bears, are so named because of the white moon-shaped blaze on their chests. The moon bears are seldom seen but their footprints, claw marks, hair, and bear nests high in the trees give us clues about how they live. Sadly, there are now more moon bears in captivity than in the wild.

The Tasters Guild
by Susannah Appelbaum
Published 2010 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780375851742

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After the perilous adventure of "The Hollow Bettle," the dark reign of the Nightshades is over at last, and a new day has arrived in Caux, a land long ruled by poison and deceit. The ancient Prophecy--the coming of a Noble Child to cure the one, true King--has finally begun. "The Poisons of Caux, Book II

Keeper
by Kathi Appelt
Published 2010 by Atheneum Books

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781416950608

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Newbery Honoree Appelt enchants with a tale about mermaids, mermen, and what happens when a girl outgrows fairy tales just a little too late. Appelt follows up to her "New York Times" bestseller, "The Underneath," with a tale that will pull right at your very core -- stronger than moon currents -- capturing the crash and echo of the waves and the dark magic of the ocean.