Category Archives: William Allen White
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The Ghost of Fossil Glen by Cynthia DeFelice
Posted on January 27, 2013 by Brian in My Favorite, Mysteries, William Allen WhiteAllie Nichols is a typical 6th grader accept for the fact that she’s being pursued by a ghost. But her friend Karen calls her a liar and doesn’t want to hear “stuff like that.” It is Allie’s old pal Dub who listens eagerly as Allie tells him about a voice that guides her safely down [...]
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Guinea Dog
Posted on May 18, 2012 by Victoria in animals, Humorous Stories, William Allen Whiteby Patrick Jennings Rufus desperately wants a dog, but his fussy work-at-home father won’t hear of it. Instead, his mom buys Rufus a guinea pig. What a disappointment! Rufus names the guinea pig Fido, just so his father won’t forget that Rufus really wants a dog instead. Oddly, this guinea pig acts more like a dog than a [...]
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Star In The Forest
Posted on May 9, 2012 by Victoria in animals, Realistic Fiction, William Allen Whiteby Laura Resau The cover of this William Allen White Award nominee book caught my eye right away. The contrast of the gentle dog and the rusted cars in the junkyard tells a lot about the story of Zitlally. Zitlally lives in a rundown trailer with her illegal immigrant family. She’s accepted well at school if [...]
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Confetti Girl
Posted on March 9, 2012 by Victoria in Humorous Stories, Realistic Fiction, William Allen Whiteby Diana Lopez Confetti Girl is on the 2011-2012 William Allen White Award Master List for 6th-8th graders. It’s a fun, quick read set in Corpus Christi, Texas. Lina (short for Apolonia Flores) is a typical sixth grade girl. She’s tall, good at sports and school, but not one of the popular group. She has a [...]
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Notes From the Dog
Posted on October 24, 2010 by Victoria in Realistic Fiction, William Allen Whiteby Gary Paulsen Gary Paulsen is such an excellent storyteller that I’ll read anything he writes. Notes From the Dog is a change of pace from Paulsen’s outdoors adventures. Fourteen year old Finn feels awkward around people, so he’s looking forward to spending his summer with a stack of books and his best friend Matt. [...]
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Also Known as Harper
Posted on October 17, 2010 by Children's Department Staff in Inspirational, social issues, William Allen WhiteHarper Lee was named after her momma’s favorite writer, so it’s fitting that she spends so much of her time expressing herself in poetry. In this novel, by Ann Haywood Leal, Harper shares her heartwarming tale of loss, love and survival one carefully chosen word at a time. Harper Lee, her younger brother Hemingway and [...]
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Diamond Willow
Posted on May 27, 2010 by Children's Department Staff in Adventure, animals, William Allen Whiteby Helen Frost Diamond Willow, known as Willow, doesn’t really want to stand out much. She prefers to stay home with her dogs and practice mushing. She really wants to mush out to her grandparent’s house alone. When she finally gets to, one serious mistake may cost the life of her family’s best – and [...]
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Yellow Star
Posted on November 12, 2009 by Victoria in Historical Fiction, William Allen Whiteby Jennifer Roy Yellow Star brings the reality of the Holocaust experience down to a personal level that is more comprehensible than statistics. I was a little surprised to learn it was a William Allen White award winner, due to the horrifying subject. It’s based on the true story of the author’s aunt Sylvia, who [...]
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Miss Spitfire
Posted on October 9, 2009 by Children's Department Staff in Historical Fiction, William Allen Whiteby Sarah Miller This first-person account of the relationship between Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller is told from Annie’s point of view. It follows her from the train ride south to Helen’s break-through at the water pump. While the facts of the story are well-known to most people, this book focuses more on the emotions [...]
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Iron Thunder
Posted on October 7, 2009 by Victoria in Historical Fiction, William Allen Whiteby Avi Iron Thunder: the Battle Between the Monitor and the Merrimac is the first book in the I Witness series. Avi describes the I Witness series as “exciting stories about fictional young people during real events in history.” The narrator’s character is loosely based on Tom Carroll, a real boy who served on the [...]
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