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Don't Check Out This Book!
Don't Check Out This Book! | Kate Klise
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Is the sweet town of Appleton ripe for scandal? Consider the facts: Appleton Elementary School has a new librarian named Rita B. Danjerous. (Say it fast.) Principal Noah Memree barely remembers hiring her. Ten-year-old Reid Durr is staying up way too late reading a book from Ms. Danjerous's controversial "green dot" collection. The new school board president has mandated a student dress code that includes white gloves and bow ties available only at her shop. Sound strange? Fret not. Appleton's fifth-grade sleuths are following the money, embracing the punny, and determined to the get to the funniest, most rotten core of their town's juiciest scandal. Don't miss this seedy saga from the creators of the award-winning Three-Ring Rascals and 43 Old Cemetery Road series!
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NataliePatalie
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Not bad!
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Blueberry Did you like Ten Thousand Doors... 11mo
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Nebklvr
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Cute names? Check. Adventurous story? Check Cool format? Check. Klise hits it out of the park with a story of a librarian and fifth grade class fighting corrupt officials and nonsensical rules. So much fun!

DAB Now I am going to have to find out what is this about. 4y
Nebklvr @DAB A new librarian has a green dot section and a corrupt Board President wants her fired and books done away with. 4y
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Nebklvr
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Dedication. Need I say how much I already love this Author?

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Nebklvr
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End papers

SilversReviews Love this photo!! 4y
Nebklvr @SilversReviews Such a cool little book 4y
Cathythoughts 👍🏻❤️ 4y
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claudiuo
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A tribute to librarians, this is a great book, funny and humorous and well written and well drawn, if that is something I can say. Loved the character and street names and the format or style of the book: I hear there are similar ones out there but this is the first I've seen where narrative unfolds via newspaper articles, messages, letters, emails.

A definite pick for me!

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claudiuo

From the Author Acknowledgments:

“But it's the librarians who have surprised us the most. Who knew there existed such a sly, smart, subversive band of bookworms devoted to spreading mischief and mayhem (we mean that in the best way!) in schools and public libraries on a daily basis? This book is our tribute to them.“

BookishMe 😍😍 5y
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claudiuo

Books. A word so small and humble, but I can say without a doubt that when I'd lost the will to live, books saved me.

BookishMe 🤩📚📖📙❤️ 5y
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Got this ARC for my son but for some reason he was not interested so he gave it to me to drop in a little free library. However I made the mistake of opening it and I got hooked, I really like the idea, the puns, and the humor. First I'll read it then let it free.

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New review on my blog about Don‘t Check Out This Book by Kate Klise
https://bookitwithsandi.home.blog/2020/03/19/dont-check-out-this-book/

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Congratulations to Kate and M. Sarah Klise on the release of such a fun middle grade novel! Just like a four-leaf clover the town of Appleton is lucky to have Mrs. Rita B. Danjerous as their librarian especially the 20 kids at the elementary.
The puns in this book are hilarious. Definitely check out this book!

Thank you to the publisher & #edelweissplus for the opportunity to read this book in lieu of my honest review.
#middlegrademarch

megnews That looks like fun! 5y
LinesUponAPage @megnews it truly is. The story line is like a scandal of today. Great read for juveniles, and us, the young at heart. 😉 5y
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When you get a book to review that tells you not to check it out, you just gotta let your curiosity win. Don‘t Check Out This Book! By Kate Klise is a MG mystery based in the Appleton Library.
This book is written in Epistolatory one of my fav writing styles! Sorry but you‘ll have to wait until March to check it out!

Thanks to Edelweiss+, the author, & Algonquin Young Readers for the opportunity to review this book in lieu of my honest review.

rmaclean4 Love your mug! 5y
LinesUponAPage @rmaclean4 and @Buechersuechtling thank you. It‘s a Rae Dunn mug. 😉 (edited) 5y
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