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ADL
One Yellow Daffodil: a Hanukkah Story (age 7-10)
by David Adler
traditions ... identity ... survival
A Holocaust survivor shares Hanukkah with a loving family that gives him the courage to remember.
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MEA
Rainbow Magic: Special Edition Series (age 7-10)
by Daisy Meadows
traditions ... fantasy ... magic ... adventure
Publisher comments: Jack Frost's mischievous goblins are up to no good! Will they capture the Fairy's magical powers forever, or will Rachel and Kirsty save the day?
title: Holly, the Christmas Fairy
title: Trixie, the Halloween Fairy
title: Gabriella, the Snow Kingdom Fairy
title: Shannon, the Ocean Fairy
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CAP
A Christmas Memory (age 7-10)
by Truman Capote
traditions ... friendship ... folklore
A reminiscence of a Christmas shared by a seven-year-old boy and a sixtyish childlike woman, with enormous love and friendship between them.
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KIM
When Mindy Saved Hanukkah (age 7-10)
by Eric Kimmel
traditions ... adventure ... family ... folklore
Little Mindy Klein lives with her tiny family behind the walls of the Eldridge Street Synagogue. When Mindy's father sprains his ankle right before Hanukkah, he is unable to bring home a candle for the menorah. So Mindy decides to set out and find the candle herself. But first she has to face off with an enormous, frightening cat. With a lot of bravery (and a little help from grandpa) Mindy manages to save Hanukkah just in time...and learns the true meaning behind the Festival of Lights.
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ZAL
The Magic Menorah (age 7-10)
by Jane Breskin Zalben
traditions ... fantasy ... family
Stanley does not look foward to spending another Chanukah with all his relatives, but when an old man comes out of a tarnished menorah in the attic and grants Stanley three wishes, he changes his mind.
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STR
A Fairy Called Hilary (age 7-10)
by Linda Leopold Strauss
traditions ... fantasy ... magic
A fairy named Hilary comes to stay with Caroline and uses her magic to enliven everything from trick-or-treating on Halloween to the making of a giant snowman.

Barron Park Elementary School, Sat Aug 25 11:55:26 2012
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