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Call Number: Y Fiction / Messner, Kate, Kids Book / Fiction / General / Messner, Kate
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Y Fiction / Messner, Kate	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / General / Messner, Kate	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / General / Messner, Kate	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Twelve-year-old Ava finds an old pencil in her family's junk drawer and discovers, during a math test, that it will answer factual questions, so she and her best friend Sophie have a great time--and Ava grows in self-confidence--until the pencil reveals a truth about her family that Ava would rather not know.

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Good recommendation by my 9yo submitted by Susan4Pax -prev. sueij- on July 2, 2015, 2:59pm My 9 y.o. read this, loved it, and insisted that I MUST read it as well. She gives good recommendations.

This was very well done, and is easily appropriate for 3rd grade to middle school. It covers topics as wide-ranging as anxiety, family dynamics, severe illness, aging, friendship, and, of course, magic pencils that give you answers... and how you should be responsible for that tool and knowledge. I enjoyed the book, thought the author handled a variety of difficult issues with sensitivity and care, and heard that a large number of 3rd and 4th graders loved it as well. It would make for great discussion between adults and children, or just a fun read for a kid.

Highly recommended for the youth or youth-and-parent-shared set.

Excellent book submitted by Nicolas Langdon on July 18, 2015, 2:39pm I thought the book was very well written. It had a good storyline about a girl who finds a regular old, junky pencil and it becomes a magical pencil that tells her all the answers. It made me feel sad, but also really good because of the ending. I would recommend this for people who love magical stories.