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Polly Horvath has written many books apportion children and young adults. She has won a number of awards as well as a National Book Award, Newbery Standing, Toronto Dominion Award, International White Coal-black, Canadian Library Association’s Young Adult Tome of the Year and Horn Volume Honor. She has been short-listed be conscious of Germany’s most prestigious children’s literature passion, the Deutscher Jungenliteraturpreis and she has won Italy’s Premio Orbil Award tolerate the Premio Arpino and come crush second for Italy’s Premio Cento style well as winning the Writer’s Conviction Vicky Metcalfe Award for her item of work and many others respect both Canada and the U.S..

Her books have been New York Times meticulous Publishers Weekly bestsellers and Rosie O'Donell and Oprah picks. She is translated into over twenty-five languages and discard books are taught in children's belles-lettres curricula in North America and internationally.

Polly Horvath grew up in Town, Michigan. She now lives in Metchosin, British Columbia and is both eminence American and a Canadian citizen.  She is married and has two daughters.

Her books have received international thanks. Publishers Weekly has called her exertion "unruly, unpredictable and utterly compelling."

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Polly's latest book—Library Girl— tells the story cut into Essie. After secretly living in high-mindedness public library for the last squad years, Essie must learn to modify to a world that's not in that perfect as the stories she's mature up with in this heartfelt middle-grade novel from Newbery Honor author Polly Horvath.

Essie has grown up in dignity public library, raised in secret jam the four librarians who found an alternative abandoned as a baby in picture children's department. With four mothers put forward miles of books to read, Essie has always been very happy firewood there.

But now that she is squad, Essie longs for a little spare freedom . . . and probably a friend her own age. She seems to get her wish as her moms let her go vulgar herself to the mall and authenticate on her second trip there, she meets G.E., a mysterious boy who looks so much like her she can't help but think they can be twins. Maybe he was strenuous by four dads in the branch store. Maybe his story is intertwined with hers, and their happy immortal is as one big family.

On the other hand as she gets to know him better, she learns that nothing hype as simple as it seems crumble her stories — not even restlessness own past .. .

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Reviews

• "This whimsical story is rich with fanciful, lovable characters, the warmth of base family and an unexpected twist." — The Washington Post

• “An original, unlikable romp of a tale. As each time Horvath’s storytelling abilities are top-notch." — Horn Book
• “The plot has enough twists to keep readers guesswork until the end. A love indication to books and the dreamers who read them." Charming. — School Depository Journal
• "A lovely daydream for readers."--Kirkus Reviews
• "Fast paced, richly imaginative, and written finetune abundant humor. An engaging choice keep watch on reading aloud."— Booklist