Some of my writer friends had new books come out this year so I wanted to give a shout out to them in case you're stumped as to what to give your book-loving children or relatives this holiday.
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In Venice in the 1890s, a plain white cat, left to fend for scraps, makes his way into the heart of a cafe owner who has nothing to spare. In no time at all, though, Nini becomes a celebrity, hosting visits from the composer Giuseppe Verdi, the king and queen of Italy, and even Pope Leo XIII. Nini's fame helps save the struggling business. But is his stardom enough to produce a small miracle of a different sort?
Piper Davis awaits news of her brother, a sailor on the battleship Arizona stationed in Pearl Harbor. Explosions rule the earth and sky, and Piper wonders what will become of her brother, and of her life in Seattle, as blackouts and rationing take hold. Soon, Piper is greeted by another grim situation—the incarceration of her Japanese neighbors.
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By: Natasha Wing,
on 11/29/2010
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An enchanting cat story by best-selling author, Mary Nethery
A new historic novel by Newbery Honor Award winner, Kirby Larson
A clever biography by Sibert Honor winner, Barbara Kerley
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How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy! by Barbara Kerley illustrated by Edwin Fotherignham Scholastic 2008 Yes, a picture book biography about Teddy Roosevelt's tomboy daughter "running riot" in and out of the White House around the turn of the century. “I can be president of the United States, or I can control Alice." And so it is that while
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By: Betsy Bird,
on 4/27/2007
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FYI, the Litty Award for Best Kidlit Litblogger was recently announced. Pats on the back to Jen Robinson's Book Page and, to the winner, the Christian Children's Book Review. Good hustle, ladies.
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So glad to hear that it's worth the read. I've been enjoying the recent adult bio of AR by Stacy Cordery, and it occurred to me, before I heard of the Kerley book, that in this time of daring books for girls, nothing could be better than a children's biography of Alice.