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1. The Knight In The Shadows (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) ...
    Author: Chris Eboch
    Publisher: Aladdin 		Ages 9-12 1/5/2011
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Chris said: Haunted: The Knight in the Shadows won the 2010 New Mexico Book Awards in the category Juvenile Book (grade school to junior high school). According to the awards website, "The purpose of the New Mexi...more
tags: The Knight in the Shadows , Haunted , ghost , ghosts , Childrens books , , I wrote
7 Reviews  
2. The Well of Sacrifice (Hardcover)
    Author: Chris Eboch
    Illustrator: Bryn Barnard
    Publisher: Clarion Books 		Ages 4-8 11/25/2009
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Chris said: Kirkus Reviews called The Well of Sacrifice, “[An] engrossing first novel….Eboch crafts an exciting narrative with a richly textured depiction of ancient Mayan society….The novel shines not only...more
tags: Maya , Mayan , middle grade , historical fiction , adventure , drama , Guatemala , I recommend
74 Reviews  
3. The Ghost on the Stairs (Haunted) (Paperback)
    Author: Chris Eboch
    Publisher: Aladdin 		Ages 9-12 11/25/2009
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Chris said: Jon doesn’t believe in ghosts. Not even if his mother does, and married a man who researches ghost sightings for his own TV show. Not even when they travel with the show, and visit “haunted” pla...more
tags: ghosts , ghost , spooky , mystery , paranormal , ghost story , ghost stories , haunted , childrens book , Eboch , I recommend
45 Reviews  
4. The Knight in the Shadows (Haunted) (Paperback)
    Author: Chris Eboch
    Publisher: Aladdin 		Ages 9-12 11/25/2009
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Chris said: The Haunted series debuted in August 2009 with two books, The Ghost on the Stairs and The Riverboat Phantom. In The Knight in the Shadows, a Renaissance French squire protects a sword on display in th...more
tags: ghosts , ghost , spooky , mystery , paranormal , ghost story , ghost stories , haunted , childrens book , Eboch , I recommend
6 Reviews  
5. The Riverboat Phantom (Haunted) (Paperback)
    Author: Chris Eboch
    Publisher: Aladdin 		Ages 9-12 11/25/2009
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Chris said: In the Haunted series, a brother and sister travel with their parents’ ghost hunter TV show. In each book, the TV show researches a new ghost at a new location. The Riverboat Phantom features a stea...more
tags: ghosts , ghost , spooky , mystery , paranormal , ghost story , ghost stories , haunted , childrens book , Eboch , I recommend
9 Reviews  
6. Face to Face with Mount Rushmore (Paperback)
    Author: Jean L. S. Patrick
    Illustrator: Patrick Faricy
    Publisher: Mount Rushmore History Association 		N/A 11/25/2009
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Chris said: I was surprised by how fascinating this book made Mount Rushmore. Forget long passages of text -- this has lots of bite-size pieces. Fun facts and quirky stories will keep young readers engaged, so th...more
tags: Mount Rushmore , presidents , Gutzon Borglum , sculpture , United States history , South Dakota , I read
8 Reviews  
7. The Farwalker's Quest (Hardcover)
    Author: Joni Sensel
    Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children's Books 		Ages 9-12 11/25/2009
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Chris said: It took me awhile to get totally engaged in this book, but once I got in, I could hardly put it down. The main characters are distinct and well-rounded. They are also true heroes, enduring great suffe...more
tags: fantasy , middle-grade , quest , post-apocalyptic , instincts , walking , I recommend
91 Reviews  
8. The Amethyst Road (Hardcover)
    Author: Louise Spiegler
    Publisher: Clarion Books 		Young Adults 11/25/2009
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Chris said: In this alternate reality, a gypsy-like people roam the Pacific Northwest, the victims of racism and sometimes their own tribal rules. Serena, a fiercely angry yet entirely likable young teen, gets dr...more
tags: Alternate Reality , Fantasy , Racism , Multi-Cultural , Quest , Pacific Northwest , I recommend
15 Reviews  
9. Blind Tom (Paperback)
    Author: Shirley Raye Redmond
    Illustrator: Lois Bradley
    Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company 		Ages 4-8 11/25/2009
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Chris said: This nonfiction picture book gives young readers a glimpse into the building of the Intercontinental railroad. The story is especially accessible because of the focus on Blind Tom, a horse. A repetiti...more
tags: Picture book , horse , railroad , Shirley Raye Redmond , historical picture book , I read
12 Reviews  
10. Police Officers on Patrol (Hardcover)
    Author: Kersten Hamilton
    Illustrator: R. W. Alley
    Publisher: Viking Juvenile 		Ages 4-8 11/25/2009
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Chris said: Kersten Hamilton is fabulous at writing very short, action-packed, fun-filled books for preschool children. This is another winner, especially for boys who will love getting a look at what police offi...more
tags: Police , community helpers , books for boys , bedtime book , gift for boy , heroes , I recommend
52 Reviews  
11. 60 Classic Australian Poems (Hardcover)
    Author: Christopher Cheng, Gregory Rogers
    Illustrator: Gregory Rogers		 Ages 9-12 11/25/2009
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Chris said: These poems cover a variety of subjects, and a lot of them tell stories – sometimes humorous, sometimes sad. Many readers will recognize a few of them, such as Waltzing Matilda. Plus, dozens more to...more
tags: poems , Australian , verse , bush , Paterson
6 Reviews  
12. Rembrandt and the Boy Who Drew Dogs: A story about Rembrandt van Rijn (H...
    Author: Molly Blaisdell
    Illustrator: Nancy Lane
    Publisher: Barrons Educational Series 		Ages 4-8 11/25/2009
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Chris said: This is a kid-friendly intro to the famous painter Rembrandt van Rijn, in Amsterdam in the 1650s. Blaisdell built a father-son story from the historical fact that Rembrandt’s son Titus sketched as a...more
tags: Rembrandt , art , european , father and sons , artists , picture book , I read
21 Reviews  
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