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BELMONT DAY SCHOOL
PRESENTS
Mini BookFair
at The Elephant's Trunk Bookshop in Lexington
Friday, May 15th - Monday, May 18th
We hope you are able to come to The Elephant’s Trunk for the Mini
Book Fair on May 15! If you are unable to join us, you can still order
books. There will be a table with book fair volunteers in the BDS
lobby on Friday, May 15th from 7:45- 9:00 am and 12-1 pm. You can place an order two ways:
1. Complete an order form and a check made out to Elephant’s Trunk
with your phone number in the exact amount and turn it in to one of the
volunteers; or
2. Complete an order form and one of the volunteers will be able to take
credit card payment at the times listed above.
The books will be placed in your child’s cubby the following week. We have
attached a list of teacher recommended books. For a complete list of
available titles and an order form, please see the Friday Scoop for the link.
We hope to see you Friday, May 15th!
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Elephant's Trunk Book Shop
1764 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington MA 02420
Phone (781) 538-6131 elephantstrunkbookshop.com
This Caldecott winning story begins on an island far
away where an imaginary friend is born. Patiently he
waits his turn to be chosen by a real child, until he
decides he needs to set off and find his child himself.
The Adventures of Beekle by Dan Santat. $17.00 Home might be a house in the country, an apartment in the
city, or even a shoe. A meditation on the concept of home
and a visual treat that invites many return visits, this book is
a loving look at the places where people live. Home by
Carson Ellis. $16.99
Follow a girl on an
elaborate flight of fancy in a
wondrously illustrated,
wordless picture book about
self-determination — and
unexpected friendship.
Journey by Aaron Becker $15.99 Also by Aaron Becker, Quest, the follow up to Journey, $15.99 Monty the lion loves his long,
In the heart of the
city, among the
taxis and towers, a
small boy travels
uptown and down,
searching for his
friend. Readers will
certainly spot the
glorious beast, plus
an array of big-city
icons they can
count. Have You
Seen My Dragon
by Steve Light.
$16.99
This book of maps
is a visual treat,
featuring not only
borders, cities,
rivers, and peaks,
but also places of
historical and
cultural interest,
iconic animals, and
many more facts.
Maps by
Aleksandra
Mizielinska. $35.00 golden mane, so he’s not happy
when his meerkat friends mess it
up. Stomping off to the
waterhole, he’s cheered up by
the flattery of a new friend who is
not who he appears to be!
Monty’s Magnificent Mane by
Gemma O’Neill. $15.99 Frida Kahlo, one of the world's most
famous and unusual artists is
revered around the world. Her life
was filled with laughter, love, and
tragedy, all of which influenced what
she painted on her canvases.
Distinguished author/illustrator Yuyi
Morales illuminates Frida's life and
work in this elegant and fascinating
book. A 2015 Caldecott Honor Book
A 2015 Pura Belpré (Illustrator)
Award Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales
$17.99
Pinkalicious and
her family go on a
trip to the beach for
a day of sun, fun,
and sand castles!
Picture Books Aqualicous by
Victoria Kann.
$17.99
Digby O’Day and Percy are best friends. This
daring canine duo can find adventure anywhere
— even entering an All-Day Race! Digby is sure
he can win, especially with Percy as his codriver. In a day full of twists, turns, thrills, and
surprises, anything can happen! Digby O’Day
In the Fast Lane by Shirley Hugher. $12.99
Stumpy the Squirrel and friends
team up to save the day in this
charming standalone companion to
the beloved Gooseberry Park, from
Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant
and illustrator Arthur Howard. There
has been no rain for months, and all
of the animals in Gooseberry Park
are in danger. Can the gang of dear
friends come up with a brilliant
solution in time to save the day?
Absolutely!
Goosebery Park and the Master
Plan by Cynthia Rylant $16.99 Sir Sidney’s Circus
usually travels by train.
But one day a letter
inviting the circus
aboard the
SS Spaghetti, a floating
palace of elegance and
entertainment. Who
could resist? You’ll
never guess what
happens when The
Circus Goes to Sea by
Kate Klise. $15.95 Leroy Ninker has
a hat, a lasso,
and boots. What
he doesn’t have
is a horse, until
he meets
Maybelline that
is. Saddle up
for some
hilarious and
heartfelt horsing
around on
Deckawoo Drive.
Leroy Nicker
Saddles up By
Kate DiCamillo.
$12.99
Who says princesses don’t wear black?
When trouble raises its blue monster head,
Princess Magnolia ditches her flouncy
dresses and becomes the Princess in Black!
Can the princess sneak away, transform into
her alter ego, and defeat the monster before
the nosy duchess discovers her secret?
Princess in Black by Shannon Hale. $6.99
Early Readers Humphrey has had lots of adventures
as the classroom pet of Room 26, but
never one like this. He is going on a
campout in the backyard with Heidi
and her friends! There’s stargazing,
roasting marshmallows, searching for
creepy-crawlies—and then there are
the prank-loving boys next door, who
want to prove that the girls are
scaredy-cats. He doesn’t think girls
are like cats at all. Can this VERYVERY-VERY small hamster show
them with a hairy-scary trick of his
own? My Creepy Crawly Camping
Adventure! by Betty G. Birney $14.99
What if your favorite characters
came to life? Billy’s spending the
summer in a lakeside cabin that
belongs to the mysterious Dr.
Libris. But something strange is
going on. It’s almost as if the
stories he’s reading are coming
to life! But that’s impossible . . .
isn’t it? The Island of Dr. Libris
by Chris Grabenstein. $16.99 A
bewitching story of love
and friendship that is truly
magical.
Nick and Tesla are bright
11-year-old siblings with
a knack for science,
electronics, and getting
into trouble. When their
parents mysteriously
vanish, they’re sent to
live with their Uncle Newt,
a brilliant inventor who
engineers top-secret
gadgets for a classified
government agency. It’s
not long before Nick and
Tesla are embarking on
adventures of their own.
Nick and Tesla’s HighVoltage Danger Lab by
Bob Pflugfelder. $12.95
Twig lives in Sidwell, where
people whisper that fairy
tales are real. After all, her
town is rumored to hide a
monster. And two hundred
years ago, a witch placed a
curse on Twig’s family that
was meant to last forever.
But this summer,
everything will change
when the red moon rises.
It’s time to break the spell.
Nightbird
by Alice Hoffman. $16.99
Rudger is Amanda
Shuffleup's imaginary
friend. Nobody else can
see Rudger-until the evil
Mr. Bunting arrives at
Amanda's door. Mr.
Bunting hunts imaginaries.
Rumor has it that he even
eats them. And now he's
found Rudger.
In the vein of Coraline, this
gripping take on imaginary
friends comes to life with
the help of beautiful
illustrations by the
acclaimed Emily Gravett.
The Imaginary by A.F.
Harrold. $16.99
Middle Grade Fans of Mary Poppins will love
this whimsical tale of a boarding
school for children of very busy
parents, where an extraordinary
headmistress teaches them life
lessons about courage,
adventure, friendship . . . and the
importance of birthday cake.
Ms. Rapscott’s Girls by Elise
Primavera. $16.99
The author of the beloved One
for the Murphys gives readers an
emotionally-charged, uplifting
novel that will speak to anyone
who’s ever thought there was
something wrong with them
because they didn’t fit in.
Who stole the hamster
from Room 11? A
once-happy class is
set on edge in this
humorous, highly
relatable mystery
perfect for middlegrade readers.
Smashie McPerter
and the Mystery of
Room 11 by N. Griffin
$15.99
“Everybody is smart in different
ways. But if you judge a fish by
its ability to climb a tree, it will
live its life believing it is stupid.”
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly
Hunt $16.99 Hold Tight, Don’t Let Go
follows the vivid story of two
teenage cousins, raised as
sisters, who survive the
devastating 2010
earthquake in Haiti. After
losing the woman who
raised them in the tragedy,
Magdalie and Nadine must
fend for themselves in the
aftermath of the quake. The
girls are inseparable,
making the best of their new
circumstances in a refugee
camp with an affectionate,
lively camaraderie, until
Nadine, whose father lives
in Miami, sends for her but
not Magdalie. As she
leaves, Nadine makes a
promise she cannot keep: to
bring Magdalie to Miami,
too. Resourceful Magdalie
focuses her efforts on a
reunion with Nadine until
she realizes her life is in
Haiti, and that she must
embrace its possibilities for
love, friendship, and a
future.
With a bolt of lightning on my
kicks . . .The court is
SIZZLING. My sweat is
DRIZZLING. Stop all that
quivering. Cuz tonight I’m
delivering," announces dreadlocked, 12-year old Josh Bell.
He and his twin brother
Jordan are awesome on
the court. But Josh has more
than basketball in his blood,
he's got mad beats, too, that
tell his family's story in verse,
in this fast and furious novel
of family and brotherhood.
Winner of the 2015 Newbury
Medal. The Crossover by
Kwame Alexander. $16.99
Thirteen-­‐year-­‐old Travis has a secret: he can't read. But a shrewd teacher and a sassy girl are about to change everything in this witty and d eeply moving novel. Pat Schmatz brings to life a cast of utterly believable characters-­‐-­‐and captures the moments of trust and connection that make all the difference. Bluefish by Pat Schmatz. $6.99 Mare Barrow's world is
divided by blood—
those with common,
Red blood serve the
Silver- blooded elite,
who are gifted with
superhuman abilities.
Mare is a Red,
scraping by as a thief
in a poor, rural village,
until a twist of fate
throws her in front of
the Silver court. Before
the king, princes, and
all the nobles, she
discovers she has an
ability of her own. Red
Queen by Victoria
Aveyard. $17.99
Christopher John Francis
Boone knows all the
countries of the world
and their capitals and
every prime number up to
7,057. He relates well to
animals but has no
understanding of human
emotions. He cannot
Hold Tight, Don’t Let Go
by Laura Rose Wagner
$17.95
stand to be touched. And
he detests the color
yellow.
This improbable story of
Christopher's quest to
investigate the suspicious
death of a neighborhood
dog makes for one of the
most captivating,
unusual, and widely
heralded novels in recent
years.
th
8 Grade The Curious Incident of
the Dog in the NightTime by Mark Haddon
$14.95
For most of her twelve years,
Astrid has done everything
with her best friend Nicole. But
after Astrid falls in love with
roller
derby and signs up for
derby camp, Nicole decides to
dance camp instead.
go to
And so begins the most
summer of Astrid's life
difficult
as she struggles to keep up
with the older girls at camp,
hang on to the friend she feels
slipping
away, and cautiously
embark on a new friendship.
end of summer nears
As the
and her first roller derby bout
(and junior high!) draws closer,
Astrid realizes that maybe
she is strong enough to handle
the bout, a lost friendship, and
middle school… in short,
strong enough to be a roller
girl.
With bold imagery and an
ear tuned to the music of
Homer’s epic poem, Gareth
Hinds reinterprets the
ancient classic as it’s never
been told before.
The Odyssey by Gareth
Hinds. $14.99
Roller Girl by Victoria
Jamieson $12.99
Graphic Novels The story of Paul Revere's
ride to Lexington in April
1775 to warn colonists in
Massachusetts of
approaching British troops.
Paul Revere’s Ride by
Xavier W. Niz $7.95 In 50 years of publication, A
Wrinkle in Time has never
been illustrated. Now, Hope
Larson takes the classic
story to a new level with her
vividly imagined
interpretations of tessering
and favorite characters, like
the Happy Medium and
Aunt Beast. Perfect for
delighting old fans and
winning over new ones, this
graphic novel adaptation is
a must-read. A Wrinkle in
Time by Hope Larson
$14.99
Russell Hoban’s moving, unflinching tale of a boy who finds
bravery during illness is reimagined in graphic-novel format
with new art by Alexis Deacon. Jim’s Lion $15.99 A 2015 Newbery Honor
Book Going to school and
making new friends can be
tough. But going to school
and making new friends
while wearing a bulky
hearing aid strapped to
your chest? That requires
superpowers! In this funny,
poignant graphic novel
memoir, author/illustrator
Cece Bell chronicles her
hearing loss at a young
age and her subsequent
experiences with the
Phonic Ear, a very
powerful—and very
awkward—hearing aid.
The Phonic Ear gives
Cece the ability to hear—
sometimes things she
shouldn’t—but also
isolates her from her
classmates. She really just
wants to fit in and find a
true friend, someone who
appreciates her as she is.
After some trouble, she is
finally able to harness the
power of the Phonic Ear
and become “El Deafo,
Listener for All.” And more
importantly, declare a
place for herself in the
world and find the friend
she’s longed for. El Deafo
by Cece Bell. $10.95
From the New York
Times bestselling
author of The Red
Tent and Day After
Night, comes an
unforgettable novel
about family ties and
values, friendship and
feminism told through
the eyes of a young
Jewish woman growing
up in Boston in the
early twentieth century.
Written with the same
attention to historical
detail and emotional
resonance that made
Anita Diamant’s
previous novels
bestsellers, The Boston
Girl is a moving portrait
of one woman’s
complicated life in
twentieth century
America, and a
fascinating look at a
generation of women
finding their places in a
changing world.
The Boston Girl by
Anita Diamant. $26.00
Adult Books From the highly acclaimed,
multiple award-winning
Anthony Doerr, the beautiful,
stunningly ambitious
instant New York
Times bestseller about a blind
French girl and a German boy
whose paths collide in
occupied France as both try
to survive the devastation of
World War II. Winner of the
2015 Pulitzer Prize All the
Light We Cannot See by
Anthony Doerr $27.00
Rachel
takes the same commuter train every morning.
Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a
stretch
of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal
that allows her to daily watch the same couple
breakfasting on their deck. She’s even started to feel like
she
knows them. “Jess and Jason,” she calls them.
Their life—as she sees it—is perfect. Not unlike the life
recently lost.
she
And then she sees something shocking. It’s only a
minute
until the train moves on, but it’s enough. Now
everything’s changed. Unable to keep it to herself,
Rachel offers what she knows to the police, and
becomes
inextricably entwined in what happens next, as
well as in the lives of everyone involved. Has she done
more harm than good?
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins $26.95
When Helen Macdonald's
father died suddenly on a
London street, she was
devastated. An experienced
falconer—Helen had been
captivated by hawks since
childhood—she'd never
before been tempted to train
one of the most vicious
predators, the goshawk. But
in her grief, she saw that the
goshawk's fierce and feral
temperament mirrored her
own. Resolving to purchase
and raise the deadly
creature as a means to cope
with her loss, she adopted
Mabel, and turned to the
guidance of The Once and
Future King author T.H.
White's chronicle The
Goshawk to begin her
challenging endeavor.
Projecting herself "in the
hawk's wild mind to tame
her" tested the limits of
Macdonald's humanity and
changed her life.
H is for Hawk by Helen
MacDonald $26.00
A few miles from San Francisco lives a
population of the ocean's largest and most
famous predators. Each fall, while the city's
inhabitants
dine on steaks, salads, and
sandwiches, the great white sharks return
to California's Farallon Islands to dine on
their favorite meal: the seals that live on the
island's
rocky coasts. Massive, fast, and
perfectly adapted to hunting after 11 million
years of evolution, the great whites are
among
the planet's most fearsome,
fascinating, and least understood animals.
It is the summer of 1869,
and trains, crews, and
family are traveling
together, riding America’s
brand-new
transcontinental railroad.
These pages come alive
with the details of the trip
and the sounds, speed,
and strength of the mighty
locomotives; the work that
keeps them moving; and
the thrill of travel from
plains to mountain to
ocean. Locomotive by
Brian Floca. $17.99 Neighborhood Sharks by Katherine Roy
$17.99 Once upon a time, American children couldn’t borrow
library books. Reading wasn’t all that important for
children, many thought. Luckily Miss Anne Carroll
Moore thought otherwise! This is the true story of how
Miss Moore created the first children’s room at the
New York Public Library, a bright, warm room filled
with artwork, window seats, and most important of all,
borrowing privileges to the world’s best children’s
books in many different languages. Miss Moore
Thought Otherwise by Jan Pinborough. $16.99 On July 17, 1944, a massive explosion rocked the
segregated Navy base at Port Chicago, California, killing
more than 300 sailors who were at the docks, critically
injuring off-duty men in their bunks, and shattering
windows up to a mile away. On August 9th, 244 men
refused to go back to work until unsafe and unfair
conditions at the docks were addressed. When the dust
settled, fifty were charged with mutiny, facing decades in
jail and even execution.
This is a fascinating story of the prejudice that faced
black men and women in America's armed forces during
World War II, and a nuanced look at those who gave their
lives in service of a country where they lacked the most
basic rights. The Port Chicago 50 by Steve Sheinkin.
$19.99
Non-­‐ Fiction In exuberant verse and stirring pictures, Patricia Hruby
Powell and Christian Robinson create an extraordinary
portrait
for young people of the passionate performer and
civil rights advocate Josephine Baker, the woman who
worked her way from the slums of St. Louis to the
grandest stages in the world. Josephine by Patricia
Hruby $17.99
Springtime is finally
arriving on Gardam Street,
and there are surprises in
store for each member of
the family.
Filled with all the heart,
hilarity, and charm that has
come to define this
beloved clan, The
Penderwicks in Spring is
about fun and family and
friends (and dogs), and
what happens when you
bring what's hidden into
the bright light of the
spring sun
The Penderwicks in Spring by Jeanne Birdsall. $16.99 Read Aloud Classics Old and New For more than a century, The Wind
in the Willows and its endearing
protagonists--Mole, Mr. Toad,
kindest, and the most extraordinary creature
in the world.Then he disappeared and
Badger, and Ratty--have
created a wonderful land for himself and all
enchanted children of all ages.
Whether the four friends are
the other remarkable animals -- the tenlegged Sidewinders, the little furry Flukes,
setting forth on an exciting
adventure, engaging in a comic
caper, or simply relaxing by the
River Thames, their stories are
among the most charming in all
English literature. The Wind in the
Willows by Kenneth Grahame
The Whangdoodle was once the wisest, the
$21.99
the friendly Whiffle Bird, and the
treacherous, "oily" Prock. It was an almost
perfect place where the last of the really
great Whangdoodles could rule his kingdom
with "peace, love and a sense of fun" -- apart
from and forgotten by people. Professor
Savant believed in the Whangdoodle. He
told the three Potter children of his search
Tommy and his sister Annika have a
new neighbor, and her name is Pippi
Longstocking. She has crazy red
pigtails, no parents to tell her what to
do, a horse that lives on her porch,
and a pet monkey named Mr. Nilsson.
Whether Pippi’s scrubbing her floors,
doing arithmetic, or stirring things up at
a fancy tea party, her flair for the
outrageous always seems to lead to
another adventure. Pippi Longstocking
by Astrid Lindgren. $6.99 for the spectacular creature, and Lindy,
Tom, and Ben discovered the secret way to
find him. But waiting for them was the
scheming Prock, who would use almost any
means to keep them away from his beloved
king. Only by skill and determination were
the four travelers able to discover the last of
the really great Whangdoodles and grant
him his heart's desire. The Last of the
Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie
Andrews Edwards. $6.99