One Final Firecracker

One Final Firecracker
Author: Gregory Maguire
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780618274802

It’s the last day of school in Hamlet, Vermont . . . and the last day the Copycats and Tattletales will have Miss Earth as their teacher. But there’s too much going on to be sad. The Sinister Sisters Circus is in town . . . then comes Miss Earth’s wedding to Mayor Grass . . . and then the Fourth of July! Meanwhile, the mysterious pull Hamlet seems to have on supernatural creatures is hard at work. The beings from the previous books are making their way back into town--the Flameburpers Beatrice and Amos (who technically never left); Rhoda, one of the Four Stupid Cupids; all five of the Five Alien Elves; Baby Tusker from Six Haunted Hairdos; and perhaps most sinisterly, Hubda, the last remaining Siberian Snow Spider. Chaos ensues as the students struggle to keep the various visitors hidden. Meanwhile, Hubda lurks, waiting for the chance to deliver her deadly bite. Don’t miss this satisfying, out-of-this-world wrap-up to a beloved series.

One Final Firecracker

One Final Firecracker
Author: Gregory Maguire
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2007-05-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0060852844

A giant spider and several other odd creatures from the earlier books in the Hamlet Chronicles return as the small Vermont town celebrates a grammar school graduation, Miss Earth's wedding, and the Fourth of July.

Technical Research Note

Technical Research Note
Author: U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Publisher:
Total Pages: 342
Release: 1954
Genre: Military research
ISBN:

Pieces of Eight

Pieces of Eight
Author: Rosalie Maggio
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2010-03
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1450033490

The eight Maggio kids grew up sharing everything from their fear of wild dogs to the neighbors' watermelon patch. Pieces of Eight takes readers into a world where sibling rivalry is a joke and watching each other's backs is the norm. The anthology's sixty-plus stories from their childhood (told with hardly any exaggeration) and e-mail exchanges from today (written with hardly any humor) recount poignant situations, instructive mischief, and rewarding moments. If you've always wondered what other families are really like or why some brothers and sisters stay close while others do not, Pieces of Eight: Still Best Friends After All These Years provides some clues along with an entertaining read and some guaranteed smiles.