Author Archives: Katie

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  The Skull in the Rock by Lee R. Berger and Marc Aronson

  Posted on October 27, 2012 by Katie in Nonfiction

   The Skull in the Rock is a nonfiction account of how 9-year-old Matthew Berger, son of paleoanthropologist Dr. Lee Berger, discovered a human fossil while on a routine dig with his father. The fossil Matthew found, however, was anything but routine–it turned out to be part of a skeleton that, according to Dr. Berger, “may [...]

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  Sophia’s War by Avi

  Posted on October 10, 2012 by Katie in Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction

  Life in New York City in 1776 is not easy for 12-year-old Sophia Calderwood. Her brother, William, has left home to fight with the Rebel Army, and Sophia and her parents find British-occupied New York City a dangerous place to live and work. When William is captured by the British and held on a prison [...]

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