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Your PJ Our Way Books for July

Your PJ Our Way Books for July

Check out the four books available for selection from PJ Our Way this month.

Check out PJ Our Way’s picks for July! Follow Shirli as she learns about her grandfather’s secret past, join Ben’s quest for a mythical creature, accompany Mirka as she battles a magical foe, or help Sacha solve a mystery of epic proportions. Whether you’re after a book full of fantasy, history, friendship, or family, you’re sure to enjoy one of this month’s selections. Remember to choose your book by July 10th!

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Broken Strings by Eric Walters and Kathy Kacer

Ages 11+

275 pages

Shirli’s been looking forward to starring in her school’s theater production all year long, but when she is cast as Golde in Fiddler on the Roof, she’s disappointed to learn that she’ll be playing an old Jewish mother instead of the young and beautiful Hodel. Luckily, she’s “married” to Tevya/Ben Morgan, popular school quarterback and really nice kid. While searching her beloved Zayda’s attic for props and costumes, Shirli uncovers a mystery among the old trunks. Slowly, Zayda begins to open up about his past, and Shirli learns more about her Jewish roots.


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The Sasquatch Escape By Suzanne Selfors

Ages: 9+

240 pages

When 10-year-old Ben Silverstein is sent to spend the summer with his grandfather Abe in the tiny rundown town of Buttonville, he’s sure it’s going to be the most boring eight weeks of his life. Fortunately, things get a little more exciting when Ben’s grandfather’s cat brings home an injured baby dragon. Along with the help of Pearl Petal, the town troublemaker, Ben discovers that the old button factory on the edge of town is actually a secret hospital for imaginary creatures. When Ben and Pearl bring the baby dragon there for treatment, they accidentally set a sasquatch free on the town! Thankfully, the mysterious Dr. Woo has left a Sasquatch Catching Kit along with detailed instructions. Between the imaginary creatures, the ridiculous antics of the sasquatch, and the children’s bravery, there is plenty of humor and adventure that younger readers will love.


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Hereville: How Mirka Caught a Fish By Barry Deutsch

Ages: 9+

140 pages

This offbeat graphic novel (third in the trilogy that includes Hereville: How Mirka Got her Sword and Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite) is set in a fictitious Jewish shtetl (a small Eastern European Jewish village) called Hereville. The heroine, Mirka, is not your typical eleven-year-old Orthodox Jewish shtetl girl. She dreams of becoming a hero and slaying monsters, so she’s decidedly not enthused to be babysitting her little sister, Layele. Mirka’s thirst for adventure gets her in over her head as she fights a vengeful magic fish and discovers what is most precious to her.


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The Inquisitor’s Apprentice By Chris Moriarty

Ages: 10+

268 pages

The Inquisitor’s Apprentice presents an alternative, magical reality with the colorful backdrop of turn-of-the-century New York. Neighborhoods like the Lower East Side, the Bowery, and Chinatown are not only divided along ethnic and class lines, but also according to magical skill and expertise, and they are policed by the Inquisitor Squad (a special division of the NYPD dedicated to monitoring magical crimes). Because of his unusual ability to detect magic, Sacha finds himself apprenticed to Maximilian Wolf, New York’s most powerful Inquisitor. Sacha is joined by the wealthy and privileged Lily Astral (based on the famous Astors), and together they attempt to identify the person trying to murder Thomas Edison. As Lily and Sacha fit the pieces of this magical puzzle together, they meet Harry Houdini, Teddy Roosevelt, and the cunning and sly Wall Street Wizard, J.P. Morgaunt.


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Jul 04, 2020 @ 11:00AM

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