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My Life in Dog Years | Gary Paulsen
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I‘m trying to finish this book before I moderate for #oregonbattleofthebooks2018 but someone in my family decided to read my book.

Every time I pick up my book my bookmark has moved, and now he‘s belly laughing!

mabell ❤️We're a dog family! My mom just gave this book to my husband in his Christmas stocking. 😀 7y
Zelma That is fantastic. Sheer reader joy! 7y
BookInMyHands @mabell It is completely charming and laugh out loud funny! 7y
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The Door by the Staircase | Katherine Marsh
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When Mary is adopted by an old woman, Madame Z, she thinks maybe she‘s found a place to call home. But strange things are afoot, and nothing and no one seems to be quite what Mary first thinks.

This is a fun reimagining of a Baba Yaga story, great for 4-6 grades. The audiobook is also fantastic, perhaps even better if you want to hear the the pronunciation of the Russian words.

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Bourriquet76 My daughter did Colorado Battle of the Books! 7y
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EllRay‘s two best friends are often occupied so he decides he needs a “spare.” But how should he go about making new friends? EllRay hatches a plan to become the King of Recess and win over new friends.

One mishap after another will have young elementary kids wanting to read more stories about the lovable EllRay.

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Wild Life | Cynthia DeFelice
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When Erik‘s parents are called to Iraq he must leave his home in upstate New York for his grandparents‘ home in North Dakota. Erik hardly remembers his grandparents, and in his unhappiness he soon decides to run away taking a rifle and a hunting dog with him.

How long can Erik survive on his own, and what will his family do without him?

Serotonin My sister is also doing battle of the books with her class. I forget which book she‘s reading now 🤔 and I saw it on the table the other day too... 7y
Dogearedcopy We did #OBOB for four years! In our school district, the competition is fierce (two days of intramural competitions to determine school‘s representative team!) I‘m sad though that at the high school level there‘s little interest or support 😔 7y
ReadingEnvy I swear I know the adult version of the kid on the cover 😁 7y
BookInMyHands @Dogearedcopy @Serotonin I love hearing about people participating in OBOB! I serve on the executive committee as the Finance Chair, and on the title selection committee too. 7y
BookInMyHands @ReadingEnvy I love it when that happens! 7y
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Wild Wings | Gill Lewis
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Finished this one last night, and I‘m writing questions for a library program.

I am not a fan of sad kid books. However, I enjoyed this Scottish story of a boy and his friends tracking and protecting an osprey.

So far I‘ve had several kids complain about such a sad book on the list for #OregonBattleoftheBooks2018
It‘s definitely not one I could widely recommend.

How‘s that for an unenthusiastic pick review...

EchoLogical So confused! What did you actually like about it? 😂 7y
BookInMyHands @EchoLogical It was a good story if you like sad stories- does anyone like kid stories that are sad?! 😬😂 7y
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Blast Off! | Nate Ball
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I admit I skimmed this one. Ugh, not my cup of tea. But... my third grader thought it was fun. It‘s a short read and the first of a series that includes science experiments in the back.

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Peddler410 I really thought my daughter would like this last year. She wasn't much of a fan 7y
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This series is wildly popular at our library. I started listening on audio, but the writing isn‘t fantastic and I didn‘t want to spend that much time with it. However, this series is fast paced and hooks reluctant readers!

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Foragingfantasy My son loves these. He's 4th grade now, but started them in 3rd I think. He said they are easy/fast to read and he likes the based on actual events aspect of them. 7y
OrangeMooseReads My son as well @Foragingfantasy and he is in 4th also and started reading them in 3rd. 7y
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Poppy | Avi
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I was #audiocleaning and finished this one today. I‘m not a big fan of animal stories, but this was fun.

Poppy‘s mouse family lives under the oppressive rule of the wise owl, their supposed “protector.” When Poppy hears that her actions have put her entire family in danger she questions what she‘s been told and sets off on an adventure to find answers.

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she_barks When my son was in 2nd grade, we got to hear Avi speak and my son got his copy of this book autographed. It was memorable. He's an interesting guy. 7y
Peddler410 I remember this book! 7y
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Ella Enchanted | Gail Carson Levine
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This retelling of Cinderella is so much fun. Ella is enchanted with a ridiculous and dangerous gift from a silly fairy, the gift of obedience.

The more people who discover Ella‘s curse the more danger she is in, and so are those she cares about. This clever story is full of action and a little romance.

Also, please don‘t judge this book by its terrible movie.

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We the Children | Andrew Clements
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I‘m out in Florence, Oregon today (3 hour drive) for an Oregon Library board meeting. Long drive, but it was a beautiful one and I listened to my entire audio book.

“We the Children” is a fun mystery for grade schoolers- entertaining and great action. The ending felt like the end of a chapter though, not the end of the book, which I do find annoying.

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Dragon Lovely! 7y
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