The Library Card

The Library Card

By Jerry Spinelli

Pages

148

Rating

3.45

Year

1997

FantasyYoung AdultFictionShort StoriesChildrensMiddle Grade

Description

When Mongoose finds a blue library card hidden among the candy he's shoplifted, his friend Weasel tosses the card away. But the card comes back.

Brenda, a television addict, must endure the Great TV Turn-Off. No more "Teen Toons." No more "Dude Feud." Then the blue card appears...

On a hot summer day, Sonseray wanders into a library knowing he'll find air-conditioning--and finds much more.

And April Mendez takes a ride in a bookmobile unlike any other.

In Stories that range from humorous to heartbreaking, Newbery award-winner Jerry Spinelli reveals the amazing possibilities lurking behind library doors.
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