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Athena & the Magic Land

Athena & the Magic Land: Little Goddess Girls 1
by Joan Holub (Author), Suzanne Williams (Author) and Yuyi Chen (Illustrator)

Booktalk: After a strange and sparkly storm carries her away from home, Athena finds herself in a land filled with magic, talking animals, and incredible objects with magical powers–the land of Mount Olympus! When Athena arrives, she’s greeted by the talking Owlies and is paired with very special magical sandals–sandals with powers that Medusa, a green, snake-haired girl, wants for herself!

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Summer Science

The Acadia Files: Book One, Summer Science
by Katie Coppens (Author) and Holly Hatam (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Acadia Greene wants answers. Who keeps stealing her blueberries just as they ripen on the bushes? Why is her hair curly? Why does the sun wake her up so early in the summer? Why does the tide submerge her sandcastles? Acadia doesn’t mean to do science, but she has questions and her parents refuse to simply give her the answers. “Conduct an experiment,” they tell her. “Use the scientific method.” So Acadia makes hypotheses, designs experiments, analyzes data, and draws conclusions. Acadia does science.

Snippet: “My blueberries are gone! Yesterday I had so many blueberries, and now there are no good ones left. There are only these little ones that are nowhere near ready to be picked.” Acadia crawls on her hands and knees, searching for any sign of dark blue on the ground beneath the bushes.

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