Delacorte Press.Delacorte Press 1745 Broadway, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of NY 10019 www.randomhouse.com/kids Three excellent new titles are fun leisure choices for kids in grades 4-6. Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's 'girls against boys' series returns with the new Girls Rule! (0385-731396, $15.95): with summer just around the corner, the rivalry Rivalry Robbery (See THIEVERY.) Rudeness (See COARSENESS.) Brom Bones and Ichabod Crane bully and show-off compete for Katrina’s hand. [Am. Lit. between the Malloy sisters and the Hatford brothers comes alive with a fund-raising contest. The focus on earning evokes creative methods--and some disasters. Katy Kelly's Lucy Rose: Here's The Thing About Me (038-5732031, $12.95) presents Lucy Rose, a clever third grader handling divorced parents, a move to Washington DC and a new school, and a new enemy. But Lucy's clever and her resourcefulness Resourcefulness Buck clever and temerarious dog perseveres in the Klondike. [Am. Lit.: Call of the Wild] Crichton, Admirable butler proves to be infinite resource for castaway family on island. [Br. Lit. shines in this appealing story. Miranda Jones' Little Genie: Castle Magic (0385731655, $8.95) presents a spooky spook·y adj. spook·i·er, spook·i·est Informal 1. Suggestive of ghosts or a ghost; eerie. 2. Easily startled; skittish. adventure of a lava lamp genie who goes on a class trip to a chance. Genie tries to behave and avoid making magic; but her encounter with a castle ghost brings too much temptation in this hilarious ghostly ghost·ly adj. ghost·li·er, ghost·li·est 1. Of, relating to, or resembling a ghost, a wraith, or an apparition; spectral. 2. Of or relating to the soul or spirit; spiritual. story. All are delightful tales. |
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