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 Book Reviews 2

 
  1. The Mailbox by Audrey Shafer
  2. My Name is Sally Little Song by Brenda Woods
  3. Satch & Me by Dan Gutman
  4. Sheep by Valerie Hobbs
  5. Strange Happenings: Five Tales of Transformation by Avi
  6. Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins
  7. Ugly by Donna Jo Napoli
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The Mailbox by Audrey Shafer

When his Vietnam veteran uncle, Vernon, dies unexpectedly, twelve-year-old 
Gabe, alone, scared and grief-sticken, keeps the death a secret.  Then the 
body disappears, mysterious notes begin arriving in the mailbox, and Gabe 
finds his courage.
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My Name is Sally Little Song by Brenda Woods

Crossing a river of alligators to live free is a risk Sally and her family 
take before they will be separated.
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Satch & Me by Dan Gutman

In this mix of history, magic and humor, thirteen-year-old Joe Stosh and his 
coach Flip Valentini travel back in time to 1942, to meet the famous Negro 
League pitcher Satchel Paige.
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Sheep by Valerie Hobbs

Jack, a border collie, is ripped from his family, so he sets out on a 
journey to find his detiny with nothing but his courage and a dream; but are 
dreams and courage enough?
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Strange Happenings: Five Tales of Transformation by Avi

Talking to a cat, speaking with a bird or imagining what it would be like to 
be invisible all seem quite possible after reading this book of supernatural 
stories.
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Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins

These are the adventures of a knowledgeable Stingray, a toughy little 
Buffalo, and someone called Plastic.  After a series of frightening 
encounters with a backpack, a dictionary and a washing machine, Stingray, 
Lumphy the Buffalo and Plastic find that there is nothing more comforting 
than friends.
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Ugly by Donna Jo Napoli

In a first-person retelling a Hans Christian Andersen's classic "The Ugly 
Duckling", rich in details of its Tasmanian setting, Ugly is bullied and 
tormented by the other ducklings because he is different.
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