Newbery Award-winning author, Jerry Spinelli's book contains four stories about a mysterious, small blue library card that magically appears in the lives of the kids and changes them forever. Meet Mongoose and his best friend, Weasel. They are social misfits who go around town and vandalize and steal things. One day the library card appears and although they try to throw it out it keeps coming back. Slowly Mongoose realizes its powers and discovers the power and fun of learning things through books, but that power is lost to Weasel and their friendship begins to change in ways neither of them see coming.
Meet Brenda who must endure the Great TV Turn-Off, a plan implemented by her parents to shut the television off for a week. It's the worst possible thing to ever happen to Brenda. She's obsessed with all the tv shows and doesn't think she'll survive! Then the blue library card appears and she starts to see life in all kinds of new ways. Can you believe she doesn't know her favorite color because the tv had shut her brain off.
Meet Sonseray who lives in a car with his dad. His mom left them when he was young and he's angry at the world and wants to forget and remember his mother all at the same time. He has no need for libraries but he knows that on a scorching summer day he can go into a library and cool off. Enter the library card. Soon Sonseray finds a book that he recalls his mother reading to him. Soon he is able to remember and forgive.
Meet April Mendez who, after discovering the library card, takes a crazy ride on a hijacked bookmobile where she meets a sad and angry girl who starts off being an enemy and by the end of the ride becomes a friend.
These are all great and easy to read stories about how a bit of knowledge can change a kids life. i recommend it for kids 8 and older.
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