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"From Daniel Bernstrom, the acclaimed author of One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree, comes a charming and irresistibly fun picture book about a young blind girl and her grandmother who experience the vibrant everyday music of their busy city. A young girl, filled with the sounds of her beloved city, shares a song...

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Song in the City - Ottawa Public Library

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Song in the City - Bernstrom, Daniel, - "From Daniel Bernstrom, the acclaimed author of One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree, comes a charming and irresistibly fun picture book about a young blind girl and her grandmother who experience the vibrant everyday music of their busy city.

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Best friends Matt and Eric are hatching a plan for one big final adventure together before Eric moves away: during the marching band competition at a Giant Amusement Park, they will sneak away to a nearby comics convention and meet their idol--a famous comic creator. Without cell phones. Or transportation. Or permission. Of...

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The Boys in the Back Row - Ottawa Public Library

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The Boys in the Back Row - Jung, Mike, - Best friends Matt and Eric are hatching a plan for one big final adventure together before Eric moves away: during the marching band competition at a Giant Amusement Park, they will sneak away to a nearby comics convention and meet their idol--a famous comic creator.

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Lobizona — Garber, Romina, — When her mother is arrested by ICE, sixteen-year-old Argentinian Manu -- who thinks she is hiding in a Miami apartment because she is an undocumented immigrant -- discovers that her entire existence is illegal.

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The writing in this book was delectable from the very beginning. Kuang's prose jumps off the page and makes you want to keep reading to the end, even if it's just so that you can admire how beautiful the words are.

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Or, The Necessity of Violence : An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution

A Chinese boy orphaned by cholera and raised in Britain is trained to work at Oxford's prestigious Royal Institute of Translation, the world's center for translation and magic through silver-working, where he must choose between competing loyalties.

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Babel - Kuang, R. F. (Rebecca F.), - A Chinese boy orphaned by cholera and raised in Britain is trained to work at Oxford's prestigious Royal Institute of Translation, the world's center for translation and magic through silver-working, where he must choose between competing loyalties.

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Catastrophe (Wednesday and Woof #1) by Sherri Winston

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Catastrophe (Wednesday and Woof #1) by Sherri Winston

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Right off the bat, this book was adorable and engaging, even as an adult reader. We are introduced to Wednesday, who is also referred to as Walia throughout the book, and her support dog, Woof. These two make a mighty detective team, operating from an old boat in their backyard.

Wednesday has a strong voice that reads like a believable child. Her interactions with Woof and her family and neighbours further cements her as a narrator that children will relate to. Her comments and observations are quirky and even got a couple of laughs from me. Take, for example, this line from the third chapter:

"Her long, black eyelashes quiver like spider legs. Woof looks afraid. He does not like spiders or quivery black eyelashes that look like spiders."

The author makes good use of comedic timing to assure that even caretakers reading the book to a child will find the reading experience enjoyable. For example, Wednesday boasting about how she's been a detective for a long, long time... Two whole months.

This book is also incredibly diverse and features a lovable cast of characters from all walks of life. Wednesday herself is an excellent example of good disability representation, as she deals with juvenile arthritis, and even though sometimes she pushes herself too far and gets hurt, she learns to accept the support of her family and friends, as well as Woof, who is shown to be very protective and caring towards her, as her support dog.

I was surprised to find I even teared up at the end, when Wednesday admits that she was afraid of disappointing her grandfather, who then assures her that she could never disappoint him. The moment was emotional and impactful, while still keeping that believable child's voice.

Overall, I rated this book 4/5, but keep in mind that I am an adult reader who has lost some of my excitement and whimsy with age. A child reading this would be sure to enjoy it, for all the points that I mentioned above, but also because it's just a fun adventure story. For an early reader who loves mysteries and adventure (I myself even wanted to be Harriet the Spy as a kid, so I understand), this is sure to be a home run.

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Detective Tip #1 Try not to jump to conclusions. Wednesday and her service dog, Woof, are the best detectives in the whole world-or at least their neighborhood. But can they find Mrs. Winters's missing cat before her big trip? Or will the case of the cat-napped kitty be their first unsolved mystery?

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Catastrophe - Winston, Sherri, - Detective Tip #1 Try not to jump to conclusions. Wednesday and her service dog, Woof, are the best detectives in the whole world-or at least their neighborhood. But can they find Mrs. Winters's missing cat before her big trip?