Mills, Claudia
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Empowering and heartfelt; recommended for all middle grade collections.
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Boogie Bass, Sign Language Star
A welcome entry in the series that would be an excellent addition to the school library or an SEL unit.
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Lucy Lopez: Coding Star
A relevant STEM tale that touches on growth and family, this book is perfect for young readers who have advanced past beginning chapter books, but are not quite ready for middle grade novels.
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Vera Vance: Comics Star
This is a welcome addition to the “After-School Superstars” series and a lesson in family love and self-expression.
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Nixie Ness: Cooking Star
Young readers will easily relate to this wholesome look at early friendships and conflicts.
The Trouble with Babies
Fans of Mills's first Nora book will not be disappointed as she delivers another satisfying read.
Cody Harmon, King of Pets
Another good entry in this realistic fiction series perfect for young readers who have exhausted all of the "Clementine" (Hyperion) and "Ivy and Bean" (Chronicle) books.
The Nora Notebooks: The Trouble with Ants
A solid additional purchase where younger middle grade fiction is needed.—Martha Rico, El Paso ISD, TX
“It was hard now for Nora to remember a time when she didn’t have an ant farm. But actually it was only a few months ago that ants first came into her life in a serious way.” Ten-year-old Nora Alpers, the smart and earnest protagonist of this new series, starts the New Year off with spirit, determination, and a leather-bound notebook just right for logging ant facts and observations. A budding myrmecologist, Nora approaches life with curiosity and logic, whether studying her ant farm or her classmates. While the kids at school navigate boy/girl social dynamics, independent Nora (whose composure makes her an excellent basketball player) merely observes. She instead focuses her passion on a secret project
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