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Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm by Jon Katz

Welcome to Bedlam Farm! Meet Rose, Izzy, Frieda, and Lenore -

four dogs who work hard on the farm doing various jobs. They're

good friends now, but it wasn't always this way.  Just as each dog has a different role 

on the farm, each has a unique story.  

Filled with his captivating photographs, bestselling author Jon Katz's heartwarming

account of his dogs' lives on Bedlam Farm is unforgettable.

The Neighborhood Sing-Along by Nina Crews

Playground songs and classroom songs, silly songs 

and sweet songs, wake-up songs and bedtime songs....

Every day, children, parents, friends, brothers, and sisters

sing songs to one another.  Nina Crews brings her unique, 

energetic style of illustration to this collection of thirty-four

perennial favorites.  From "Miss Mary Mack" (watching

fireworks from her balcony) to "London Bridge" (built by

a brother and sister in the living room) to "Skip to My Lou"

(in a rolling green park), the songs make this companion

to the acclaimed The Neighborhood Mother Goose a

treasure for every child in every neighborhood.

The Trouble with May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm

May Amelia Jackson lives in Washington State in 1900, 

but she just can't act the part of a proper young lady.  Working

a muddy farm on the rainy Nasel River isn't easy-especially

when you have seven brothers and a pappa who proclaims

that Girls Are Useless.  May Amelia jumps at the chance

to earn her father's respect when he asks her to translate

for a gentleman who's interested in buying their land and

making them rich.  Could this really be the end of farming

life for the Jacksons? May Amelia's about to learn one

thing for certain: She's got more sisu-that's Finnish for

"guts" - than seven boys put together!

A Million Miles from Boston by Karen Day

School's out! That means Lucy is off to her favorite

place: Pierson Point, Maine, where her family spends the summer.

And Lucy can't get there soon enough.  She wants to get out of 

Boston and forget her worries about starting middle school and

about her father's new girlfriend. Pierson Point is where she feels 

most like herself, and where memories of her mother, who died 

when Lucy was six, are strong and sacred.

But this summer, nothing is the same.  Ian, a boy from home in

Boston, comes to Pierson Point with his family.  Ian is loud, popular,

and mean. He and Lucy can't stand each other.  To top it off,

Lucy's father wants his girlfriend to become a bigger part of Lucy's life.

Though Lucy struggles against change, she gradually realizes that sometimes,

change is for the better. Karen Day's engaging novel

shows that people aren't always what they seem, and that friendship

can be found in the most unusual places.