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OTTO GROWS DOWN by Michael Sussman

January 5th, 2009 by Michael Sussman · Email post Email post · Print Print

  • Publication Season/Year: Spring 2009
  • Publisher: Sterling
  • Release Date: February 3, 2009
  • ISBN (hardcover): 978-1-4027-4703-8
  • ISBN (paperback): TBD
What would it be like if time went backwards?  One unlucky little boy is about to find out! Otto has just one birthday wish: that his new baby sister Anna had never been born. And it comes true when the days suddenly start moving in reverse.  But now, instead of growing up, Otto's growing DOWN.  He's getting younger every minute and in danger of disappearing entirely.  Can he turn things around before it's too late-for Anna and himself? OTTO GROWS DOWN challenges children to think in new ways as they… Continue reading

Categories: 2009 Spring · Action/Adventure · Contemporary · Humor · Local · Massachusetts · National · Picture Book · Rated G · Sussman, Michael

MY INVENTED LIFE by Lauren Bjorkman

October 8th, 2008 by Lauren Bjorkman · Email post Email post · Print Print

  • Publication Season, Fall 2009
  • Publisher: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
  • Release Date: September 29, 2009
  • ISBN 13: 978-0-8050-8950-9
Roz and Eva are sisters, friends, and rivals. Roz fantasizes about snagging the lead in the school play and landing sexy skate god Bryan as her boyfriend. Sadly, a few obstacles stand between her and her dream. For one, Eva is the more talented actress. And Bryan happens to be Eva's boyfriend. But does Eva have a secret life with her cheerleading partner? Inquiring minds need to know. Roz, who prides herself on random acts of insanity, hatches a scheme to get Eva to open up. The… Continue reading

Categories: 2009 Fall · Bjorkman, Lauren · Contemporary · Events · Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender (GLBT) · Henry Holt BFYR · Humor · Local · Multicultural · National · New Mexico · Rated PG-13 · Self-esteem/Self-image · Siblings · Topic · Young Adult