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40 pp.
| Random/S&W
| May, 2018
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TradeISBN 978-1-5247-1518-2$17.99
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LibraryISBN 978-1-5247-1519-9$20.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-5247-1520-5
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Richard Jones.
Wednesday is a whale who lives in a big fishbowl "smack in the middle" of a city, but she's drawn to a distant patch of blue. She first learns the word sea from a compassionate young visitor named Piper; a giant leap (portrayed on a vertical gatefold) finds the whale finally home. A lovely story, gorgeously illustrated in grays and muted blues, of discovering where you belong.
388 pp.
| Abrams/Amulet
| April, 2011
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TradeISBN 978-0-8109-9713-4$16.95
(3)
4-6
A cross-country road trip is interrupted when gold-obsessed Kat convinces her family to stop at a decommissioned mine. The twelve-year-old wanders away from her tour group and stumbles upon Ye, a treasure-hoarding dragon. Blinded by greed, Kat pockets a nugget, which leads to an old-fashioned gold rush that threatens Ye's life. This adventure, with its vivid descriptions and humor, is appealingly original.