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Librarians' Picks of the Week: Kids Making Transitions to New Schools

Montgomery County librarians pick their favorites and popular selections from the public library system.

Yes, it's September, and summer is over, but that doesn't mean an end to reading for pleasure. The librarians at Montgomery County Public Libraries are still eager to share their recommendations with you each week. Check out these selections:

Children’s Picture Book

Demolition by Sally Sutton

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Candlewick Press, 2012

Ages 3 to 5

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Illustrations and rhyming text show the enormous and powerful machines used to demolish a building so that a playground can be built.

Juvenile Nonfiction

NEW KID, NEW SCENE: A GUIDE TO MOVING AND SWITCHING SCHOOLS, by Debbie Glasser

J 373.18 GLA

Grades 4-8

Real-life stories for kids who are making transitions to new schools, new homes or new communities. The eye-catching layouts and practical advice on how to cope with change will be useful for kids who find themselves in these new situations.

 

Adult Fiction

 Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin 

Taking advantage of religious strife and the disarray caused by the Crusades, a serial killer of children is busy counting his victims. Dr. Adelia Aguilar of Salerno, called to solve the crimes, must match wits with a brutal villain, while navigating the rules of the church, the town, and the crown.  The fascinating details of early forensic science and medieval politics combine with engaging characters, deft use of historic detail, and a striking plot. [Annotation adapted from Library Journal]

 

Adult Nonfiction

Living on the black: two pitchers, two teams, one season to remember by John L. Feinstein

796.357 FEI 

Pitchers are the heart of baseball, and John Feinstein tells the story of the game today through one season and two great pitchers working in the crucible of the New York media market. Tom Glavine and Mike Mussina have seen it all in the Major Leagues and both entered 2007 in search of individual milestones and one more shot at the World Series, Glavine with the Mets, Mussina five miles away with the Yankees. The two veterans experience very different seasons, one on a team dealing with the pressure to get to a World Series for the first time in seven years, the other with a team expected to be there every year. Taking the reader through contract negotiations, spring training, the ups of wins and losses, and the people in their lives--family, managers, pitching coaches, agents, catchers, other pitchers--John Feinstein provides a true insider's look at the pressure cooker of sports at the highest level.


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