Title, Creators, Comments / Reviews | Ages | Date Added | |||
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1. Francie (Coretta Scott King Author Honor Books) (Hardcover) Author: Karen English Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
Ages 9-12 |
5/4/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: English, K. (2002). Francie. New York: Sunburst. 0374424594 Set in the late 1940s or early 1950s. Francie lives with her mother and brother in the segregated Alabama while her fat...more | |||||
32 Reviews | |||||
2. The Wooden Mile: Something Wickedly Weird, vol. 1 (Hardcover) Author: Chris Mould Illustrator: Chris Mould Publisher: Roaring Brook Press |
Ages 9-12 |
5/1/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: Mould, C. (2007). Something Wickedly Weird: The Wooden Mile. New York: Roaring Brook Press. 1596433833 Stanley, as the youngest living relative of his great-uncle, inherits the deceased man’...more | |||||
117 Reviews | |||||
3. Angus thongs & full frontal sn (Paperback) Author: Louise Rennison Publisher: HarperTeen |
N/A |
5/1/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: Rennison, L. (1999). Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confession of Georgia Nicolson. New York: HarperTempest. 0064472272 It’s hard to believe this book is already ten years old. It ...more | |||||
1 Reviews | |||||
4. South (Hardcover) Author: Patrick McDonnell Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers |
Ages 4-8 |
5/1/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: McDonnell, P. (2008). South. New York: Little, Brown and Company. 0316005096 With an initial plot similar to the movie Home Alone, one little birdie sleeps in and is left behind when his flock...more | |||||
150 Reviews | |||||
5. The House in the Night (Hardcover) Author: Susan Marie Swanson Illustrator: Beth Krommes Publisher: Houghton Mifflin |
Ages 4-8 |
5/1/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: Swanson, S.M. (2008). The House in the Night. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 0618862447 This gentle poem was inspired by the classic nursery rhymes collected by the Opies in the 1950s. And ...more | |||||
1,561 Reviews | |||||
6. Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude (Hardcover) Author: Jonah Winter Illustrator: Calef Brown Publisher: Atheneum |
Ages 4-8 |
5/1/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: Winter, J. (2009). Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. 141694088X Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude is a biographical picturebook written in the styl...more | |||||
65 Reviews | |||||
7. Journey to Jo'burg: A South African Story (Paperback) Author: Beverley Naidoo Illustrator: Eric Velasquez Publisher: HarperTrophy |
Ages 9-12 |
5/1/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: Naidoo, B. (1986). Journey to Jo’Burg: A South African Story. New York: HarperTrophy. 0064402371 Set in historical South Africa during the time of apartheid, Naledi and her brother Tiro worr...more | |||||
282 Reviews | |||||
8. Just In Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book (Hardcover) Author: Yuyi Morales Illustrator: Yuyi Morales Publisher: Roaring Brook Press |
Ages 4-8 |
5/1/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: Morales, Y. (2008). Just in Case: A trickster tale and Spanish alphabet book. New York: Roaring Brook Press. 1596433299 While on his way to Grandma Beetle’s birthday party, a ghost informs S...more | |||||
217 Reviews | |||||
9. The White Darkness (Hardcover) Author: Geraldine McCaughrean Publisher: HarperTeen |
Young Adults |
5/1/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: McCaughrean, G. (2007). The White Darkness. New York: HarperTempest. ISBN: 0060890355 This Printz award winner was first published in England in 2005 by British author Geraldine McCaughrea...more | |||||
758 Reviews | |||||
10. Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope (Paperback) Author: Beverley Naidoo Publisher: HarperTrophy |
Ages 9-12 |
5/1/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: Naidoo, B. (2001). Out of Bounds: Seven stories of conflict and hope. London: Puffin Books. 9780060508012 Organized chronologically, these seven short stories explore different events and cond...more | |||||
50 Reviews | |||||
11. After Tupac and D Foster (Newbery Honor Book) (Hardcover) Author: Jacqueline Wilson Publisher: Putnam Young Adult |
Young Adults |
5/1/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: Woodson, J. (2008). After Tupac & D Foster. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons. 9780399246548 Woodson uses beautiful prose to share the experiences of the narrator, Neeka and their new friend D, w...more | |||||
737 Reviews | |||||
12. 92 Queens Road (Hardcover) Author: Dianne Case Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux (J) |
Ages 9-12 |
5/1/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: Case, D. (1995). 92 Queens Road. New York: Rarrar, Straus and Giroux. 0374355185 Set in the 1960s during apartheid, 92 Queens Road shows the experiences of young Kathy and her family under the...more | |||||
7 Reviews | |||||
13. The Graveyard Book (Hardcover) Author: Neil Gaiman Illustrator: Dave McKean Publisher: HarperCollins |
Ages 9-12 |
5/1/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: Gaiman, N. (2008). The Graveyard Book. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. 9780060530938 After his family is murdered, a nameless toddler finds himself safe in an old graveyard and protected b...more | |||||
42,226 Reviews | |||||
14. A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever (Hardcover) Author: Marla Frazee Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books |
Ages 4-8 |
5/1/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: Frazee, M. (2008). A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever. New York: Harcourt, Inc. 9780152060206 During the summer, two boys (James and Eamon) spend the week with Eamon’s gran...more | |||||
306 Reviews | |||||
15. Savvy (Hardcover) Author: Ingrid Law Publisher: Dial |
Ages 9-12 |
4/28/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: Law, I. (2008). Savvy. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers. 9780803733060 Just reading the description, I figured Savvy was my kind of book. Twelve-year-old Mibs’s family gain a special pow...more | |||||
4,831 Reviews | |||||
16. Maniac Magee (Paperback) Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Little, Brown |
Ages 9-12 |
4/26/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: Spinelli, J. (1990). Maniac Magee. New York: Little, Brown and Company. 0316809063 As an orphan, Jeffrey Magee is sent to live with his aunt and uncle who live separately within their house an...more | |||||
3,580 Reviews | |||||
17. Peter Pan (Aladdin Classics) (Paperback) Author: J. M. Barrie Publisher: Aladdin |
Ages 9-12 |
4/26/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: Barrie, J.M. (2003). Peter Pan. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks. 0689866917 It seems with several movie versions, Hook, Finding Neverland, and the actual play, nobody could escape knowing somet...more | |||||
12,087 Reviews | |||||
18. The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Hardcover) Author: Brian Selznick Illustrator: Brian Selznick Publisher: Scholastic Press |
Ages 9-12 |
4/26/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: Selznick, B. (2007). The Invention of Hugo Cabret. New York: Scholastic Press. 0439813786 This Caldecott winner redefined what a picturebook is. Over five hundred pages long, The Invention of ...more | |||||
16,017 Reviews | |||||
19. The First Part Last (Mass Market Paperback) Author: Angela Johnson Publisher: Simon Pulse |
Young Adults |
4/26/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: Johnson, A. (2003). The First Part Last. New York: Simon Pulse. 0689849230 Jumping back and forth in time, The First Part Last tells the story of sixteen-year-old Bobby and his experiences bei...more | |||||
641 Reviews | |||||
20. The Tale Of Despereaux Being The Story Of A Mouse, A Princess, Some Soup... Author: Kate DiCamillo Publisher: Walker Books |
Ages 9-12 |
4/26/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: DiCamillo, K. (2003). The Tale of Despereaux. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press. 9780763625290 The Tale of Despereaux plays with both story structure and time to tell the tale of how an outsider...more | |||||
6,484 Reviews | |||||
21. Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback) Author: Eoin Colfer Publisher: Miramax |
Ages 9-12 |
4/26/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: Colfer, E. (2001). Artemis Fowl. New York: Hyperion Paperbacks for Children. Artemis Fowl is not only to tale of the ingenious and villainous Artemis Fowl, but also the Story of Captain Holly Shor...more | |||||
15,272 Reviews | |||||
22. Ready, Steady, Spaghetti: Cooking For Kids And With Kids (Paperback) Author: Lucy Broadhurst Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing |
N/A |
4/26/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: Broadhurst, L. (2009). Ready, Steady, Spaghetti: Cooking for kids and with kids. Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC. 0740780875 Ready, Steady, Spaghetti goes out of its way to be chil...more | |||||
18 Reviews | |||||
23. The Giver (Mass Market Paperback) Author: Lois Lowry Publisher: Laurel Leaf |
Young Adults |
4/26/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: Lowry, L. (1993). The Giver. New York: Laurel-Leaf Books. 0440824400 This book was one of my favorites as a child. I had it read aloud to me. I read it multiple times then. I’ve been assigne...more | |||||
93,434 Reviews | |||||
24. First Dog (Hardcover) Author: J. Patrick Lewis, Beth Zappitello Illustrator: A12 Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press |
Ages 4-8 |
4/26/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: Lewis, J.P. (2009). First Dog. Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press. 1585364673 A dog in need of a home crosses oceans and searches the world until he finds the right place for him, a certain whit...more | |||||
56 Reviews | |||||
25. Paper Towns (Hardcover) Author: John Green Publisher: Dutton Juvenile |
Young Adults |
4/26/2009 Add | |||
SJ said: Green, J. (2008). Paper Towns. New York: Dutton Books. 9780525478188 Paper Towns was pretty much what I had come to expect from author John Green: Quirky characters, humorous dialogue, endearing d...more | |||||
62,977 Reviews | |||||
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