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Recommendations for December 2011

This is a story about a misfit class with a very mean teacher. When she takes away a prized possession the class bands together to get it back. A wonderfully illustrated story about underestimating students' intelligence.
 * //The Dunderheads// by Paul Fleishchman - illustrated by David Roberts **

**//The Strange Case Of Origami Yoda// by Tom Angleberger** Dwight is one of weirdest kids in the 6th grade. He gets in trouble in class and does strange things. One day he produces a paper finger puppet in the shape of Yoda. Yoda starts giving advice to some of the students and that advice starts to work out for the recepients. People really start to believe in Yoda even though he is a piece of paper. This is one of the best books I have read in a long time! __**November 2011**__ Sunny is a fun loving girl! She loves lots of things especially holidays. She decides to come up with holidays for the months without them. She and her friend, Jazzy, come up with holiday ideas.
 * //Sunny Holiday// by Coleen Murtagh Paratore**

As the summer winds down, brother and sister Evan and Jessie find themselves at odds. They decide to compete against each other to see who can make the most money at their lemonade stand. The winner takes all!
 * //The Lemonade War// by Jacqueline Davies**

Dallas and Florida are orphans who believe that there is no such thing as a happy family. Tiller and Sairy are an older couple who live in Ruby Holler. They invite the twins to join them on their journeys. The twins learn about the magic of Ruby Holler.
 * //Ruby Holler// by Sharon Creech**