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We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler (Hardcover)

By Russell Freedman

$17.99

ISBN: 9780544223790

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Published: Clarion Books - May 3rd, 2016

I read a book this spring that was timely in a hundred ways I wish it wasn’t. In the months that have followed it has become all the more relevant. If there is one book I’d give to every family to read this fall it would be Russell Freeman’s newest non-fiction book for readers as young as 10 and as old as 100.

We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler is the story of Austrian teenagers Hans and Sophie Scholl who at the beginning of Hitler’s rise to power were glad to join the Hitler youth which they saw as a patriotic organization. But as the Hilter Youth moved from scout-like campouts to militia training and racist indoctrination, the Scholl siblings knew they had to resist at any cost. They put together The White Rose, a society devoted to making Hitler's war crimes known and turning the tide of German popular opinion against the Nazis. They succeeded, although it cost their lives. Freemen’s book is well researched and includes many historical photographs and yet it handles this very dark subject matter in such a way that most elementary school students can understand without being emotionally overwhelmed. This book won a Jane Addams honor for writing that advances the cause of peace and social equality.

Lizbeth Lou Got a Rock in Her Shoe (Hardcover)

By Troy Howell, Kathryn Carr (Artist)

$17.99

ISBN: 9780991386659

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Published: Ripple Grove Press - May 3rd, 2016

Here's a gem of a picture book from local publisher Ripple Grove Press. The story follows the journey of a pebble from Lizabeth Lou's shoe to an ant hill, a pond, a bikepath and other places in a city park. It gently invites a reader to consder perspectives not her own. The illustration style is totally unique. Each scene is cut and assembled, lit and photographed which makes for a fascinating picture with unique depth. Highly recommended

The Snow Rabbit (Hardcover)

By Camille Garoche

$16.95

ISBN: 9781592701810

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Published: Enchanted Lion Books - November 3rd, 2015

The Snow Rabbit is a stunning wordless picture book by French artist Camille Garoche. Using a spare pallete perfectly suited to its winter setting Garoche creates a 3D scene and photographs it. This friendship story includes a disabled child and a touch of magice as two girls navigate the wonder of a night time journey into a snowy woods.

Absolutely Truly: A Pumpkin Falls Mystery (Paperback)

By Heather Vogel Frederick

$7.99

ISBN: 9781442429734

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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - November 3rd, 2015

At almost six feet tall, twelve-year-old Truly Lovejoy stands out in a crowd whether she likes it or not. (She doesn’t.) So when her family moves to teeny-tiny, super boring Pumpkin Falls, New Hampshire, Truly doesn’t stand a chance of blending in. But when helping out at the family bookstore one day, Truly finds a mysterious letter inside an old copy of Charlotte’s Web and soon she and her new friends are swept up in a madcap treasure hunt around town. While chasing clues that could spell danger, Truly discovers there’s more to Pumpkin Falls than meets the eye—and that blending in can be overrated. Heather Vogel Frederick is no stranger to middle grade fiction. She is the author of the Patience Goodspeed historical novels, the Spy Mice series and the Mother-Daughter Bookclub series. Her newest venture is the Pumpkin Falls mysteries which launched this fall.  Absolutely Truly has been nominated for an Edgar Award. Heather is a neighborhood author and would be glad to swing by and sign a copy for you.