Title, Creators, Comments / Reviews | Ages | Date Added | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain Book 1) (Paperback) Author: Lloyd Alexander Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. BYR Paperbacks |
Ages 9-12 |
8/22/2007 Add | |||
Sara tagged as: I Read , Inspired me | |||||
4,701 Reviews | |||||
2. Tuck Everlasting (Paperback) Author: BABBITT, Natalie Babbitt Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers |
N/A |
8/22/2007 Add | |||
Sara | |||||
13,315 Reviews | |||||
3. Hattie Big Sky (Hardcover) Author: Kirby Larson Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers |
Young Adults |
8/22/2007 Add | |||
Sara said: It's rare that I finish a book and miss the main character. Oh I did it when I was a kid---Sara! Sara Crewe! You spell your name just like me!---but now I have to read so much like a writer that I get...more | |||||
1,210 Reviews | |||||
4. Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller (Hardcover) Author: SARA SWAN MILLER Publisher: Atheneum |
Young Adults |
8/20/2007 Add | |||
664 Reviews | |||||
5. Evil Genius (Hardcover) Author: Catherine Jinks Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books |
Young Adults |
8/17/2007 Add | |||
699 Reviews | |||||
6. Billie Standish Was Here (Hardcover) Author: Nancy Crocker Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing |
Young Adults |
8/17/2007 Add | |||
61 Reviews | |||||
7. The Talented Clementine (Hardcover) Author: Sara Pennypacker Illustrator: Marla Frazee Publisher: Hyperion |
Ages 4-8 |
8/16/2007 Add | |||
Sara said: This one made me laugh and cry. And it's a brilliant example of simple writing that works on every level. I adore Frog and Toad and this one reminds me of that. | |||||
512 Reviews | |||||
8. Owl in Love (Paperback) Author: Patrice Kindl Publisher: Graphia |
Young Adults |
7/31/2007 Add | |||
Sara said: I love this book in an unreasonable way. My daughter does too. It's the perfect combination of weirdness and beauty that sends me over the edge every time. | |||||
26 Reviews | |||||
9. Homefront (Hardcover) Author: Doris Gwaltney Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing |
Young Adults |
7/30/2007 Add | |||
16 Reviews | |||||
10. Jacob Have I Loved (Paperback) Author: Katherine Paterson Publisher: HarperTrophy |
Ages 9-12 |
7/30/2007 Add | |||
1,178 Reviews | |||||
11. Feed (Paperback) Author: M. T. Anderson Publisher: Candlewick |
Young Adults |
7/30/2007 Add | |||
6,793 Reviews | |||||
12. Dreams And Wishes: Essays on Writing for Children (Hardcover) Author: Susan Cooper Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry |
N/A |
7/30/2007 Add | |||
Sara said: Her Newbery Medal acceptance speech talks at Simmons College lectures at Harvard...all marvelous. | |||||
12 Reviews | |||||
13. A Sense of Wonder: On Reading and Writing Books for Children (Paperback) Author: Katherine Paterson Publisher: Plume |
N/A |
7/30/2007 Add | |||
Sara said: Her National Book Award and Newbery Medal speeches plus dozens of other beautifully crafted essays that will make you run to the page to write. | |||||
4 Reviews | |||||
14. Born to Rock (Hardcover) Author: Gordon Korman Publisher: Hyperion |
Young Adults |
7/30/2007 Add | |||
256 Reviews | |||||
15. Rules (Hardcover) Author: Cynthia Lord Publisher: Scholastic Press |
Ages 9-12 |
7/30/2007 Add | |||
Sara said: How lightly she steps through the deep issues in this book! It could have been a minefield but Cynthia Lord avoids every pitfall and brings the reader out the other side with grace. I was especially f...more | |||||
5,587 Reviews | |||||
16. The White Darkness (Hardcover) Author: Geraldine McCaughrean Publisher: HarperTeen |
Young Adults |
7/30/2007 Add | |||
Sara said: I loved every word of this amazing book. The writing is breath-taking and the plot just pulls you along. And most of all you completely believe in the inner world of the main character which is incred...more | |||||
758 Reviews | |||||
17. The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Hardcover) Author: Brian Selznick Illustrator: Brian Selznick Publisher: Scholastic Press |
Ages 9-12 |
7/30/2007 Add | |||
16,017 Reviews | |||||
18. The Gifted Adult: A Revolutionary Guide for Liberating Everyday Genius(t... Author: Mary-Elaine Jacobsen Publisher: Ballantine Books |
Adult |
7/30/2007 Add | |||
Sara said: Practical and fabulous. My favorite chapter deals with the Ten Criticisms of Gifted Adults and how to counter them with grace. "Why Don't You Slow Down?" becomes: "Going Fast is Normal for Me." "Can'...more | |||||
102 Reviews | |||||
19. Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom (Paperback) Author: Leonard S. Marcus Illustrator: Maurice Sendak Publisher: HarperTrophy |
N/A |
7/30/2007 Add | |||
Sara said: An inner circle pass to the witty and wicked conversations between a great editor and her equally great writers. | |||||
71 Reviews | |||||
20. The Courage to Write: How Writers Transcend Fear (Paperback) Author: Ralph Keyes Publisher: Owl Books |
N/A |
7/30/2007 Add | |||
Sara said: This is the one that woke me up from my fear coma. | |||||
42 Reviews | |||||
21. Take Joy: A Writer's Guide to Loving the Craft (Paperback) Author: Jane Yolen Publisher: Writers Digest Books |
N/A |
7/30/2007 Add | |||
44 Reviews | |||||
22. The Rock that Is Higher (Writers' Palette Book) (Paperback) Author: Madeleine L'Engle Publisher: Shaw |
N/A |
7/30/2007 Add | |||
28 Reviews | |||||
23. Maps in a Mirror (Paperback) Author: Orson Scott Card Publisher: Orb Books |
N/A |
7/30/2007 Add | |||
79 Reviews | |||||
24. Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus (Mass Market Paperback) Author: Orson Scott Card Publisher: Tor |
N/A |
7/30/2007 Add | |||
529 Reviews | |||||
25. Ender's Shadow (Ender, Book 5) (Paperback) Author: Orson Scott Card Publisher: Starscape |
Young Adults |
7/30/2007 Add | |||
7,408 Reviews | |||||
Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm) |