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  The Mysterious Cases of Mr Pin -...

  Mary Elise Monsell

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  An IRA/CBC Children’s Choice Can a rock hopper penguin save Smiling Sally’s Diner from extortion? Meet Mr. Pin, just arrived from the South Pole, who has a sharp eye for clues, unusual talents, and a strong taste for chocolate.

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  Ganesha's Sweet Tooth

  Sanjay Patel, Emily Haynes

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  The bold, bright colors of India leap off the page in this picture book retelling of how Ganesha helped write the epic Hindu poem, the Mahabharata.  
   
  Ganesha is just like any other kid, except that he has the head of an elephant and rides around on a magical mouse. And he loves sweets, but when Ganesha insists on biting into a super jumbo jawbreaker laddoo, his tusk breaks off! With the help of the wise poet Vyasa, and his friend Mr. Mouse, Ganesha learns that what seems broken can be quite useful after all. With vibrant, graphic illustrations, expressive characters, and offbeat humor, this is a wonderfully inventive rendition of a classic tale. 
   
  Praise for Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth 
   
  “Pink elephants haven’t looked this good since Dumbo.” —The New York Times 
   
  “Beautifully presented. . . . So sweet we almost want to pop it in our mouths.” —Entertainment Weekly 
   
  “Stylish. . . . A fresh and comedic introduction to a Hindu legend, with a winning combination of both eye candy and actual candy.” —Publishers Weekly 
   
  “Bright, elaborately detailed illustrations. . . . Grade-schoolers. . . . will enjoy the story’s turnarounds and focus on luscious sweets, and many will be ready for the classic Hindu myth.” —Booklist

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  No-Bake Gingerbread Houses for Kids

  Lisa Anderson

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  No more complex store-bought kits. No more lopsided barn that was  supposed to be Prince Charming's castle. Just fun with the family while  constructing fanciful gingerbread houses with graham crackers, frosting,  cookies, and candies of all varieties. With graham cracker building  blocks and straightforward instructions, families can create everything  from Fire House to Tiki Hut and Swiss Chalet to Mermaid Palace.

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  Blue Fire

  Janice Hardy

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  Part fugitive, part hero, fifteen-year-old Nya is barely staying ahead of the Duke’s trackers.Wanted for a crime she didn’t mean to commit, she risks capture to protect every Taker she can find, determined to prevent the Duke of Baseer from using them in his fiendish experiments. But resolve isn’t enough to protect any of them, and Nya soon realizes the only way to keep them all out of the Duke’s clutches is to flee Geveg. Unfortunately, the Duke’s best tracker has other ideas.Nya finds herself trapped in the last place she ever wanted to be, forced to trust the last people she ever thought she could. More is at stake than just the people of Geveg, and the closer she gets to uncovering the Duke’s plan, the more she discovers how critical she is to his victory.To save Geveg, she just might have to save Baseer—if she doesn’t destroy it first.

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  The Phantom Music Box

  Suzanne Weyn

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  A mysterious music box from the Haunted Museum follows a young girl home in this spooky read by the author of The Titanic Locket. 
   
  Don’t touch anything in the Haunted Museum! 
   
  Emma would rather be at her ballet class than at the Haunted Museum, but she can’t miss her best friend’s birthday party. In a spooky exhibit of music boxes, she’s drawn to a particular one, in which a pair of dancers spin slowly to a haunting melody. 
   
  But that very night, the music box shows up at her door—like it’s following her. Emma dances better than she ever imagined when the music box is playing. But that’s not all. Sometimes the music speeds up, and the dancers seem to move on their own. Emma finds the lid open, music playing, even when she knows she’d shut it before. And then an eye appears in the mirror inside the lid—someone is watching Emma! 
   
  The more Emma learns about the history of the music box, the more she realizes she needs to break the hold it has over her before it’s too late. But the better she dances when the music plays, the less she wants to! 
   
  Praise for The Titanic Locket 
   
  “Hair-raising. . . . Weyn keeps unexpected chills coming. . . . A quick, jittery read.” —Publishers Weekly 
   
  “Weyn ratchets up the eeriness . . . and quickly builds to a stormy climax.” —Kirkus Reviews

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  The Troll with No Heart in His...

  Lise Lunge-Larsen

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  As tall as trees and as ancient and rugged as the Norwegian landscape from which they come, trolls are some of lore's most fascinating and varied creatures. Some live under bridges, others deep inside caves. They can carry their heads under their arms or hide their hearts inside wells. They can walk across oceans and fly over mountains. Trees and shrubs may grow from their heads, and their noses can be long enough to stir soup. There are troll hags, troll daughters, and elderly, shrunken trolls. Old or young, they are quarrelsome, ugly, and boastful, and they love to trick princesses and children. To defeat them, children must rely on the strengths of their humanity-persistence, kindness, pluck, and willingness to heed good advice

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