Wednesday, September 3, 2008

KCLS Top 5 Children’s Books: Week of August 25th

Here are the top 5 most requested children's titles by KCLS patrons for the week of August 25th:

Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox
by Eoin Colfer
  Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox
Artemis's mother has contracted a deadly disease—and the only cure lies in the brain fluid of African lemurs. Unfortunately, Artemis himself was responsible for making the lemurs extinct five years ago. Now he must enlist the aid of his fairy friends to travel back in time and save them. Not only that, but he must face his deadliest foe yet...his younger self.
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Warriors: Cats of the Clans
by Erin Hunter
  Warriors: Cats of the Clans
Hear the stories of the great warriors as they've never been told before! Cats of the Clans is chock-full of visual treats and captivating details, including full-color illustrations and in-depth biographies of important cats—from fierce Clan leaders to wise medicine cats to the most mischievous kits, as well as loners, rogues, and kittypets.
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Warriors: Outcast
by Erin Hunter
  Warriors: Outcast
A secret prophecy shapes the lives of Firestar's grandchildren, but only one of the three knows about it. Jaypaw is captivated by the power it promises, and he believes the key to that power may lie buried in the distant past—with the ancient cats who once walked these woods and now prowl through his dreams. His search for answers leads him toward the mountains—the home of the Tribe of Rushing Water.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules 
by Jeff Kinney

  Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Kinney's popular Web comic, which began in 2004, makes its way to print as a laugh-out-loud "novel in cartoons," adapted from the series. Middle school student Greg Heffley takes readers through an academic year's worth of drama.
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Eclipse 
by Stephenie Meyer
  Eclipse
High school graduation looms for Bella, and conventional worries over college applications vie with her plans for immortality and marriage to a vampire classmate, Edward Cullen. In this sequel to Meyers TWILIGHT and NEW MOON, Ilyana Kadushins elegant voice again moves from scenes of typical teen angst to moments of horror, including an attack by newborn vampires on the Cullen family.
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