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Librarian's Picks: Books to Read the Week of August 13

Each week, librarians from Prince George's County Public Libraries will pick a few books they think should be added to your summer reading list. Let us know what you think!

Ready to Dream
by Donna Jo Napoli

While drawing pictures of the animals she sees on her trip to Australia, a young girl named Ally meets Pauline, an aborigine woman and fellow artist, from whom Ally learns that art is not always created with just paper and paints, and that mistakes are actually happy accidents.

Call Number: EASY NAP
Ages: 3 - 6. 

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Max Spaniel: Dinosaur Hunt
by David Catrow

Max Spaniel is on the hunt for dinosaurs in his back yard – and he finds one! Or does he?

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Call Number: EFB CAT
Grades: 1 - 3.

The London Eye Mystery
by Siobhan Dowd

When Ted and Kat's cousin Salim disappears from the London Eye ferris wheel, the two siblings must work together--Ted with his brain that is "wired differently" and impatient Kat--to try to solve the mystery of what happened to Salim.

Call Number: J FICTION DOW
Grades: 5-8.

The Adoration of Jenna Fox
by Mary Pearson

Awakening from a coma, Jenna finds things are very different with her mind, her memories and her body. Did Jenna really survive her accident? And if so, what IS she now, exactly?  

Call Number: TEEN FICTION PEA
Grades: 9 - 12. 

House Blood
by Michael Lawson

On behalf of his boss' wife, legal investigator and political fixer Joe DeMarco has been asked to look into the suspicious murder conviction of a lobbyist. As it turns out, it appears that the lobbyist has been framed for the dastardly dealings of a high-powered pharmaceutical CEO, who seems to have ignored the law in pursuit of profits. But in investigating the lobbyist's case, DeMarco becomes the target of two of the most callous killers he has ever encountered (Publishers Weekly).

Call Number: FICTION LAW
Section: Adult Fiction

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