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The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America’s Presidents
by Kate Messner (Author) and Adam Rex (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Who will be the NEXT president? Could it be you? When George Washington became the first president of the United States, there were nine future presidents already alive in America, doing things like practicing law or studying medicine.

When JFK became the thirty-fifth president, there were 10 future presidents already alive in America, doing things like hosting TV shows and learning the saxophone.

And right now–today!–there are at least 10 future presidents alive in America. They could be playing basketball, like Barack Obama, or helping in the garden, like Dwight D. Eisenhower. They could be solving math problems or reading books. They could be making art–or already making change.

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Nonfiction Monday

It’s Nonfiction Monday!

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The Girl and the Witch’s Garden
by Erin Bowman (Author)

Booktalk: Mallory Estate is the last place twelve-year-old Piper Peavey wants to spend her summer vacation. The grounds are always cold, the garden out back is dead, a mysterious group of children call the property home, and there’s a rumor that Melena M. Mallory–the owner of the estate and Piper’s wealthy grandmother–is a witch.

But when Piper’s father falls ill, Mallory Estate is exactly where she finds herself.

The grand house and its garden hold many secrets–some of which may even save her father–and Piper will need to believe in herself, her new friends, and magic if she wants to unlock them before it’s too late.

Snippet: There was no denying that a witch lived at Mallory Estate.

Grown-ups were fooled by the property’s manicured front drive and the mansion’s historic facade. Regal, they called it. Charming. But the problem with grown-ups is that they see what they want. They don’t really look. Not properly, at least.