Here is a list of Back-to-School books for teachers that are cheap! What I mean by this is that these books are available used, and sometimes New, for a reasonable price --less than $5 dollars (book and shipping).
I'm pulling together this list so that teachers and other adults can add more books to their shelves and book baskets, giving kids more choices to read.
If you
Will be out August 5th 2015
Like most things, fun is better when it's stolen. A fortunate coincidence, considering that's probably the only kind I'll ever have again. Stupid Crusaders with their stupid rules. For a homicidal group, they're appallingly restrictive.
No, Meda, you can’t leave campus.
No, Meda, you know we have a curfew.
No, Meda, you can’t eat that guy.
But as
4.06 STARS from 62 GoodReaders
This title will be released on July 22, 2014
Beware of directors bearing gifts.
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Dear Dark House Dreamers,
Greetings from the Nightmare Elf. I'm sending this note to say, if you tell me your worst nightmare, I can make it go
4.09 STARS from 56 GoodReaders
**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** ALA Booklist
Death. NEVER ENDING is
about death and life, guilt and the choices people make. It's about how
microscopic missteps can lead to catastrophes that carry people beyond
their abilities to cope. And as you can expect, it takes finesse to make
stories like this work. John Greene can do it. And so too
4.31 avg rating — 26 ratings
~ADULT WORTHY!
Next
from the zipper case, Sebastian produced his torch. In outward
appearance it looked very much like a cigarette lighter of burnished
copper, but it was an intricate instrument with inner workings as
complex as a fine watch. Sebastian thumbed it open and dialed the flame
to a precise temperature. He applied to the bottom of the shell, and
CALIFORNIA BONES
by Greg van Eekhout
return to review
One
Daniel Blackland’s clearest memory of his father was from the day
before his sixth birthday, when they walked hand in hand down Santa
Monica Beach.
That was the day Daniel found the kraken spine in the sand. It was a
slate-gray morning, and Daniel shivered without a jacket, but he
wouldn’t complain. The soggy air carried
4.21 avg rating — 19 ratings
~ADULT WORTHY!
I
was born under a frenzied star, so our poets would say. Which meant
only that I was wild and loud as a child, always running off crying or
laughing at nothing my parents could see.
But when I was seven years old, I went truly mad.
It
was winter, a week after my birthday and my parents had been dead for a
month. Shot down far away
3.79 STARS from 462 GoodReaders
You can't tell that the coffin holds the body of a boy.
He wasn't even sixteen, but his coffin's the same size as a man's would be.
It's not just that he was young, bu because it was so sudden. No one should die the way he did: that's what the faces here say.
I
think about him, in there, with all that space, and I want to stop
them. I want to open the
~ADULT WORTHY!
4.24 STARS from 3,321 GoodReaders
Sherlock Holmes. That's what I thought of when I read this book. THE SCREAMING STAIRCASE gave me the same pleasure as the Arthur Conan Doyle books did.
Granted the storyline is vastly different. Doyle might have suggested the mysterious and the macabre but his feet were solidly set in reality. Stroud's book is not. It's a
LOCKWOOD & CO. -- THE SCREAMING STAIRCASE
by Jonathan Stroud
Of the first few hauntings I investigated with Lockwood & Co. I
intend to say little, in part to protect the identity of the victims, in
part because of the gruesome nature of the incidents, but mainly
because, in a variety of ingenious ways, we succeeded in messing them
all up. There, I’ve admitted it! Not a single one of
3.95 STARS from 21 GoodReaders
This title will be released on September 2, 2014.
"Bloody Mary. Bloody Mary. BLOODY MARY," Jess shouted.
The candle on the vanity cast eerie shadows, our forms tall and
distorted against the walls. Our hands were clenched together so tightly
our fingers trembled.
Jess, Shauna, Kitty, and Anna are a tight group. Best friends forever-- which is how Jess
3.90 STARS — 1,877 GoodReaders
The GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE
was a really interesting read. It has characters that were very well
developed and if I had to classify it, I would say that it is a
Coming-of-Age/Scifi hybrid.
***Special Note
Consider
yourself warned. I have to say that this will not be a book for
everyone. There's a huge focus on sex and the book is rife with
profanity. Even
3.77 STARS — 368 GoodReaders
It sucks to be dead.
I collapsed onto the ground. I swung my arms and felt stinging pain as they whipped right through the dead leaves. Through them. Not possible. I paused --calmed--tried to pick up a leaf. I focused intensely. I had to pick up that leaf. It would mean everything was normal. I managed to manipulate it between my fingers, but touching it caused
The deceived will become the deceiver.
The betrayed will become the betrayer.
Will the usurped become the usurper?
JOE ABERCROMBIE is a very popular author. His THE BLADE ITSELF (The First Law, #1) has earned a 4.1 Star rating from 44,566 GoodReaders. And HALF A KING is his first foray into the Young Adult Market, and it's definitely full of betrayal, murder and mayhem!
BACKSTORY
The deceived will become the deceiver.
The betrayed will become the betrayer.
Will the usurped become the usurper?
JOE ABERCROMBIE is a very popular author. His THE BLADE ITSELF (The First Law, #1) has earned a 4.1 Star rating from 44,566 GoodReaders. And HALF A KING is his first foray into the Young Adult Market, and it's definitely full of betrayal, murder and mayhem!
BACKSTORY
PART I – THE BLACK CHAIR
1. THE GREATER GOOD
There was a harsh gale blowing on the night Yarvi learned he was a king. Or half a king, at least.
A seeking wind, the Gettlanders called it, for it found out every
chink and keyhole, moaning Mother Sea’s dead chill into every dwelling,
no matter how high the fires were banked or how close the folk were
huddled.
It tore at the shutters in the
PART I – THE BLACK CHAIR
1. THE GREATER GOOD
There was a harsh gale blowing on the night Yarvi learned he was a king. Or half a king, at least.
A seeking wind, the Gettlanders called it, for it found out every
chink and keyhole, moaning Mother Sea’s dead chill into every dwelling,
no matter how high the fires were banked or how close the folk were
huddled.
It tore at the shutters in the
chapters 1 thru 4
5. DOVES
The dovecote was perched in the top of one of the citadel’s highest
towers, streaked inside and out with centuries of droppings, and through
its many windows a chill wind blew.
As Mother Gundring’s apprentice, feeding the doves had been Yarvi’s
task. Feeding them, and teaching them the messages they were to speak,
and watching them clatter into the sky to take
chapters 1 thru 4
5. DOVES
The dovecote was perched in the top of one of the citadel’s highest
towers, streaked inside and out with centuries of droppings, and through
its many windows a chill wind blew.
As Mother Gundring’s apprentice, feeding the doves had been Yarvi’s
task. Feeding them, and teaching them the messages they were to speak,
and watching them clatter into the sky to take
4.1 STARS from 68 GoodReaders
Really liked IN THE SHADOWS. It's a well written "gothic" novel with good characters placed in a creepy and mysterious seaside setting.
[Suitable for Middle-graders, YA, and Adults]
IN THE SHADOWS also happens to be a hybrid novel. By which I mean that there are many graphic pages. And if I'm understanding these pages correctly, they are telling a
4.1 STARS from 68 GoodReaders
Really liked IN THE SHADOWS. It's a well written "gothic" novel with good characters placed in a creepy and mysterious seaside setting.
[Suitable for Middle-graders, YA, and Adults]
IN THE SHADOWS also happens to be a hybrid novel. By which I mean that there are many graphic pages. And if I'm understanding these pages correctly, they are telling a
3.94 STARS — 245 GoodReaders
**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
A DEATH-STRUCK YEAR
reminds me of some of the American Girl books. It's well-researched and
works hard to convey the essence of an era. It's also written to appeal
to a female audience.
THE BACKSTORY
The backstory for this book is the deadly Spanish Flu and World War I.
Cleo
Berry, our heroine, lives with her
3.94 STARS — 245 GoodReaders
**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
A DEATH-STRUCK YEAR
reminds me of some of the American Girl books. It's well-researched and
works hard to convey the essence of an era. It's also written to appeal
to a female audience.
THE BACKSTORY
The backstory for this book is the deadly Spanish Flu and World War I.
Cleo
Berry, our heroine, lives with her
Out June 2014
TAKE BACK THE SKIES is
a girl-hides-as-guy adventure with a
steampunkish feel. It's a book geared for the Middle-grade market,
which makes it sort of a hit-and-miss for the adult audience.
BACKSTORY
Catherine
Hunter lives a privileged life in Anglya. She has a robot servant,
gorgeous clothes and a top-notch education, but all at the expense of
her personal happiness,
Out June 2014
TAKE BACK THE SKIES is
a girl-hides-as-guy adventure with a
steampunkish feel. It's a book geared for the Middle-grade market,
which makes it sort of a hit-and-miss for the adult audience.
BACKSTORY
Catherine
Hunter lives a privileged life in Anglya. She has a robot servant,
gorgeous clothes and a top-notch education, but all at the expense of
her personal happiness,
