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279 pp.
| Random
| September, 2017
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TradeISBN 978-0-385-39259-4$16.99
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LibraryISBN 978-0-385-39260-0$19.99
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EbookISBN 978-0-385-39261-7
(3)
4-6
Enchanted Files series.
Illustrated by
Paul Kidby.
For a sixth-grade biography assignment, Cody interviews his father's employee, Ned, night watchman at Grand Central. But when he learns that Ned is a troll from the Enchanted Realm, Cody also uncovers his own family's magical roots. This light standalone installment, a collection of documents, diary entries, letters, etc., focuses on Cody's and Ned's growing confidence, while gags like rose-scented troll farts keep the laughs coming.
48 pp.
| Houghton
| March, 2017
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TradeISBN 978-0-547-44921-0$17.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Alexandra Boiger.
Lively if wordy text recounts how First Lady Jackie Kennedy, who restored a then "dreary" White House "into a stately home," waged a long, tough campaign to preserve NYC's historic, iconic Grand Central Station. The impressionistic watercolor, gouache, and ink illustrations convey the story's emotions and the station's grandeur, but Boiger oddly renders Jackie as a stilted, peg-legged character. Concludes with author's and illustrator's notes. Bib.
48 pp.
| Mondo
| May, 2003
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TradeISBN 1-59034-491-X$$16.95
(3)
4-6
A succinct, yet detail-filled overview traces Grand Central Station from its nineteenth-century origins through its expansion and reconstruction at the beginning of the twentieth century, as well as its subsequent decline and recent glorious restoration. The accompanying clear historical reproductions and color photos more than make up for the occasional cloying tone of the text. Timeline. Glos., ind.