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Name of Book:  Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet Author:  Jane O’Connor Illustrator: Robin Preiss Glasser Publisher:  HarperCollins Children’s Books ISBN-13:  978-0-06-170381-2 Audience:  This book is intended for children ages 4-9. Summary:  Nancy and her best friend Brie will

Name of Book:  My Heart Will Not Sit Down Author:  Mara Rockliff Illustrator:  Ann Tanksley Publisher:  Alfred A. Knopf ISBN:  9780375845697 Audience:  Ages 5 and up. Summary:  It is 1931 in a village in Cameroon.  Kedi’s American teacher tells the students that children are

Name of Book:  A Year Down Yonder Author: Richard Peck Illustrator: None Publisher: Puffin Books Audience: Ages 10+ (all the way up to senior citizens!) Summary:  A Year Down Yonder, winner of the 2001 Newberry Medal, is the sequel to A Long Way from Chicago.  The first book was

Name of Book: Left to Tell Author: Immaculee Ilibagiza Publisher: Hay House Inc. Publisher’s Intended Audience: High school/Adult Summary: This book tells the true story of an African young girl who tells her account of her genocide survival in Rwanda.  In 1994, Immaculee