May 6th & 7th 9: 00 a.m. -- 5:30 p.m. Central Hall of City Library
Come to get books at a great price and support a charity(慈善机构). * You're welcomed to give away books for all ages. *Buy used books (including some best sellers) as follows.
Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff, US $2.99 (used) Albie has always been an "almost". He's almost good at sports. He's almost smart enough to pass his spelling test. He almost makes his parents proud. In fact, Albie has a long list of the things he's not very good at. However, things begin to change when Albie gets a new babysitter, Calista. What will happen to this "almost" boy?
This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamki, Canada $5.83 (used) Every summer, Rose goes with her mum and dad to a lake house in Awago Beach. Rose's friend Windy is always there, too. But this summer is different. Rose's mum and dad keep fighting. Rose and Windy want to run away from it, but they find themselves with a whole new set of problems. It's really a summer of sadness and growing up.
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm, US $1.06 (used) Eleven-year-old Ellie has never liked change. She misses fifth grade. She misses her old best friend. She even misses her dearly dead goldfish. Then one day a strange boy shows up. He looks a lot like Ellie's grandfather, a scientist who's always been crazy about immortality (永生). Could this strange boy really be Ellie's grandpa? Has he finally found the secret to immortality with Ellie? |
