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Presenting the first annual
Chenery Winter Book Festival!
Thursday, December 6, 4:30-6
pm @ Chenery Middle School Library, Belmont, MA
Introducing five local authors and
the books they’ll be signing at the Chenery Book Fair. Signed books make great
holiday gifts, and proceeds from the book fair support the library.
Meet Erin Dionne
Erin Dionne writes funny books that feature models,
cookies, Shakespeare, crazy families, music, marching band, and the trials of
middle school. She lives in Framingham with her husband, two kids, and a very
demanding dog. She teaches English at Montserrat College of Art, in Beverly.
Website: www.ErinDionne.com
THE TOTAL TRAGEDY OF A
GIRL NAMED HAMLET: All Hamlet Kennedy wants is to be a normal
eighth grader. But with parents like hers - Shakespearean scholars who actually
dress in Elizabethan regalia . . . in public! - it's not that easy. As if they
weren't strange enough, her genius seven-year-old sister will be attending her
middle school, and is named the new math tutor. Then, when the Shakespeare
Project is announced, Hamlet reveals herself to be an amazing actress. Even
though she wants to be average, Hamlet can no longer hide from the fact that
she- like her family - is anything but ordinary.
MODELS DON’T
EAT CHOCOLATE COOKIES: Thirteen-year-old Celeste Harris is no
string bean, but comfy sweatpants and a daily chocolate cookie suit her just
fine. Her under-the-radar lifestyle could have continued too, if her aunt hadn’t
entered her in the HuskyPeach Modeling Challenge. To get out of it, she’s
forced to launch Operation Skinny Celeste, because, after all, a thin girl can’t
be a fat model! What Celeste never imagined was that losing weight would help
her gain a backbone . . . or that all she needed to shine was a spotlight.
Meet Erin E. Moulton
Meet Erin E. Moulton
Erin E. Moulton is the author of Flutter,
Tracing Stars and two forthcoming novels. She is the teen librarian
at the Derry Public Library. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband
and two rascally dogs, Cali and Remington. She likes to read, carve
pumpkins, eat pomegranate seeds and learn new things.
TRACING
STARS: Indie
Lee Chickory is the fish freak of Plumtown. She's an expert at making fish
faces and has a pet, The Lobster Monty Cola. When Indie accidentally brings
Monty to school, to disastrous results, her sister Bebe almost dies of
embarrassment. Indie is left with no friends, no sister, and no lobster. One night, Indie wishes on her
favorite star. She wants to find her lobster and be a better Chickory so Bebe
will like her again. She searches for Monty by building a boat up in a tree
with Owen Stone, who works in the props shop. Everything goes well--until Bebe
and her gang make it clear that being friends with Owen is a ticket straight to
loserville. Can Indie keep
her friendship with Owen a secret? And will doing so make her a better
Chickory--or a worse one?
FLUTTER, THE STORY OF FOUR SISTERS AND AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY: Big things are
about to happen at Maple's house. Mama's going to have a baby, which means now
there will be four Rittle sisters instead of just three. But when baby Lily is
born too early and can't come home from the hospital, Maple knows it's up to
her to save her sister. So she and sister Dawn, armed with a map and some
leftover dinner, head off down a river and up a mountain to find the Wise
Woman, who guards a pool with miraculous powers. But the dangers Maple and Dawn
encounter on their journey make them realize a thing or two about miracles--and
about each other.
Meet Diana Renn
Website: www.dianarennbooks.com
TOKYO HEIST:
When sixteen-year-old Violet agrees to spend the summer with her father, an
up-and-coming artist in Seattle, she has no idea what she's walking into. Her
father's newest clients, the Yamada family, are the victims of a high-profile
art robbery: van Gogh sketches have been stolen from their home, and, until
they can produce the corresponding painting, everyone's lives are in
danger--including Violet's and her father's. Violet's search for the missing van Gogh takes her from the Seattle Art Museum, to the yakuza-infested streets of Tokyo, to a secluded inn in Kyoto. As the mystery thickens, Violet's not sure whom she can trust. But she knows one thing: she has to solve the mystery--before it's too late.
Meet Jack Ferraiolo
THE BIG SPLASH: The treacherous, hormone-soaked hallways of
Franklin Middle School are the setting for this sharp, funny noir novel about
tough guys and even tougher girls. "The Frank"is in the clutches of a
crime syndicate run by seventh-grader Vinny "Mr. Biggs" Biggio, who
deals in forged hall passes and blackmarket candy. Double-cross him and your
number is punched by one of his deadly water gun-toting assassins. One hit in
the pants and you are in "the Outs" forever. Matt Stevens is a proud
loner with his own code of justice. He's avoided being pulled into Vinny's
organization until now: Mr. Biggs has offered him a job he can't resist, even
if it means bringing down one of his oldest friends. Nominated for
an Edgar Award in 2009, The Big Splash revitalizes the noir novel while
delivering a terrific, addictive mystery that crackles with wit and excitement.
THE
QUICK FIX: In
this much-anticipated sequel to The
Big Splash, junior high detective Matt Stevens is back on the case,
bringing us another hilarious middle school noir. When the star of the
basketball team is blackmailed, it’s up to Matt, the lone voice for justice in
a morass of middle school corruption, to figure out who’s behind the scheme. Is
it eighth-grade crime lord Vinny “Mr. Biggs” Biggio, who has made his name
peddling forged hall passes and leading a crew of social assassins who send enemies
to the Outs with a humiliating squirt-gun blast below the belt? Or is it his
lieutenant and Matt’s former best friend, Kevin? Or a pair of scheming twins
who sell Pixy Stix to sugar-addicted classmates? One thing’s for sure: There
won’t be a quick fix for the trouble at this middle school.
SIDEKICKS: Batman has Robin,
Wonder Woman has Wonder Girl, and Phantom Justice has Bright Boy, a.k.a. Scott
Hutchinson, an ordinary schoolkid by day and a superfast, superstrong sidekick
by night, fighting loyally next to his hero.But after an embarrassing incident involving
his too-tight spandex costume, plus some signs that Phantom Justice may not be
the good guy he pretends to be, Scott begins to question his role. With the
help of a fellow sidekick, once his nemesis, Scott must decide if growing up
means being loyal or stepping boldly to the center of things. Great for boys,
comics fans, and anyone looking for a superhero tale that’s also an insightful
look at adolescence.
Meet Julie Berry
Website: www.JulieBerryBooks.com
SECONDHAND
CHARM: In a secluded village, magic sparkles on the edges of
the forest. There, a young girl named Evie possesses unusually strong powers as
a healer. A gypsy's charms—no more than trinkets when worn by others—are
remarkably potent when Evie ties them around her neck. Her talents, and charms,
have not escaped the notice of the shy stonemason's apprentice. But Evie wants
more than a quiet village and the boy next-door. When the young king's carriage
arrives one day, Evie might just get her chance. . .
THE AMARANTH ENCHANTMENT: When
a mysterious piece of jewelry and a strange visitor arrive in the jewelry shop
where she works for her evil aunt, Lucinda's course takes a surprising turn.
With the help of the Amaranth Witch, a young (and harmless) con-artist, and a
prince, Lucinda uncovers secrets about her own royal past.
THE
RAT BRAIN FIASCO:
When Cody Mack is called to the principal’s
office yet again, he finds something far worse than detention awaiting him:
Splurch Academy, a frightfully sinister boarding school for disobedient
children run by a group of monstrous teachers.
CURSE OF THE BIZARRO
BEETLE:
With Cody’s archnemesis, Headmaster Farley, banished from the school, Cody
should be celebrating . . . but something is bothering him, eating at him . . .
literally gnawing on him. Dark forces are on the rise at Splurch Academy and
Cody Mack isn’t sure which side of the battle he’s on.
THE COLOSSAL FOSSIL FREAKOUT: Headmaster
Farley's back and he's ready for revenge, but an unexpected visit from his
estranged sister brings monstrous results as she takes over Splurch Academy.
Forced to retreat to his laboratory, he hatches a plan to reclaim the school.
Meanwhile, Cody Mack and the other boys are pitted against their new
classmates-the girls of Priscilla Prim Academy for Precious and Proper Young
Ladies.
THE TROUBLE WITH SQUIDS: It's a squid invasion! The boys uncover an old
forgotten swimming pool hidden away below the floor of the school's
gymnasium?-and below the surface they discover a whole undersea world that
might just provide them with a way to finally escape from Splurch Academy.
However, they soon realize that the pool is overflowing with evil monstrous
squids.
