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A Mango-Shaped Space
Posted on June 23, 2009 by Jessica in UncategorizedBy Wendy Mass Mia sees things a bit differently than most people. To her, numbers and letters all have colors, and sounds have both colors and shapes. For example, her cat’s purr is a yellowish-orange haze, which led to his name – Mango. Ever since a very embarrassing incident in third grade, Mia has [...]
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Stonewall Hinkleman and the Battle of Bull Run
Posted on June 23, 2009 by Children's Department Staff in Historical Fictionby Michael Hemphill and Sam Riddleburger Stonewall Hinkleman can’t stand going to historical reenactments with his parents, who are obessessed with the Civil War. Giving up a weekend for a reeanctment, means giving up what makes like bearable, Game Boy and TV. Stonewall is constantly told about his great-great-great-uncle Cyrus who got shot in [...]
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All the Lovely Bad Ones
Posted on June 22, 2009 by Victoria in Scary storiesby Mary Downing Hahn Has your child read all the Goosebumps and is hungry for more chills? All the Lovely Bad Ones: a ghost story by Mary Downing Hahn is a great next step for older readers. It’s the tale of a mischievous brother and sister visiting their grandmother’s remote Vermont inn. Fox Hill Inn [...]
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King of Murder
Posted on June 21, 2009 by Jennifer in Mysteriesby Betsy Byars Herculeah Jones is an amateur sleuth who often finds hair-raising mysteries to solve in her own city, with the help of her friend, Meat. In this book, she meets popular mystery writer Mathias King who seems very suspicous as he demonstrates his ability to use a murder weapon described in one [...]
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High-Rise Private Eyes: The Case of the Climbing Cat
Posted on June 21, 2009 by Jennifer in easy readers, Mysteriesby Cynthia Rylant Bunny lives on the 22nd story of a high-rise apartment building, and Jack lives on the first. They make compromises as friends because Jack doesn’t like heights (although he doesn’t admit it). When a cat steals binoculars from someone in their building, they solve the mystery using Bunny’s brains and Jack’s [...]
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The Tiger Rising
Posted on June 21, 2009 by Jennifer in social issuesby Kate DiCamillo Rob Horton, a 6th grader, hates school because he is bullied and has no friends. He and his father moved to a new town after his mom died of cancer, but his dad won’t let them bring up her name. They live in the Kentucky Star Hotel in Florida where his dad [...]
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Little Leap Forward: a Boy in Beijing
Posted on June 19, 2009 by Victoria in Historical Fiction, world culturesby Gao Yue and Clare Farrow, illustrated by Helen Cann. Little Leap Forward: a Boy in Beijing tells the story of the author’s own childhood experiences in Beijing during the Cultural Revolution of 1966. Little Leap and his family live a traditional life in an old courtyard in Beijing. He plays his flute, flies kites [...]
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I Am Invited to a Party
Posted on June 18, 2009 by Victoria in easy readers, Humorous Storiesby Mo Willems Gerald the elephant and Piggie have recently starred in the MPL story club puppet production of “I Am Invited to a Party“ with Miss Laura and Miss Molly. The Gerald and Piggie series by Mo Willems are real crowd pleasers as read-aloud lapsits or beginning readers. There are several adventures in [...]
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Clementine
Posted on June 18, 2009 by Jennifer in Early Chapter Books, Family Read-Aloud, Humorous Stories, William Allen Whiteby Sara Pennypacker I am a big fan of funny books about girls like Ramona, Junie B., and Judy Moody, so I knew I had to read this book when it came out. Clementine is a spunky 8-year-old who is trying to do the right things, but somehow she finds herself in big messes. For [...]
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How Oliver Olson Changed the World
Posted on June 18, 2009 by Rachel in Early Chapter Books, My Favoriteby Claudia Mills Oliver Olson may be nine years old, but his parents still treat him like a baby. They tie his shoes, fix his always-healthy snacks, and even do his homework. Oliver just wants to be able to do normal kid things, like go to sleepovers and make his own homework dioramas for school. [...]
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