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Imagine That! Activites and Adventures in Surrealism
Posted on June 30, 2009 by Victoria in Nonfictionby Joyce Raimondo Be creative @your library with Imagine That! Activites and Adventures in Surrealism. This new book features color photos of artworks by Rene Magritte, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Joan Miro, Meret Oppenheim, and Frida Kahlo. Some of the pieces are iconic, but others are less familiar. Each artist’s work introduces an idea, [...]
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The Trials of Kate Hope
Posted on June 30, 2009 by Rachel in Historical Fiction, My Favorite, social issuesby Warwick Downing In the summer of 1973, Kate Hope is 14 years old, and the youngest lawyer anyone has ever heard of. Plus, she’s a girl–and not many lawyers were female at that time. Kate became a lawyer because her grandfather needed help at his law practice, and he researched old laws from before [...]
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The Clouds Above
Posted on June 25, 2009 by Molly in Adventure, Fantasy, Graphic Novelby Jordan Crane Travel up a wobbly, never-ending spiral staircase into a sky of animated clouds on an adventure with Simon and his cat, Jack, in The Clouds Above by Jordan Crane. This is a beautifully illustrated graphic novel, though I would say it’s more of an art book. Even the barcode on the back [...]
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The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had
Posted on June 25, 2009 by Children's Department Staff in Historical Fiction, social issuesBy Kristin Levine Moundville, Alabama is getting a new postmaster, and 12-year-old Dit thinks the postmaster has son about his age. But Dit is in for two suprises – the postmaster has a daughter, and their family is black. At first Dit is very disappointed, but eventually he and Emma become friends. In 1917, though, [...]
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A Summer to Die
Posted on June 24, 2009 by Children's Department Staff in UncategorizedBy Lois Lowry Meg and her sister Molly are completely different. Molly is older, prettier, and popular. Meg is younger, artistic, and not really that pretty. Meg has a lot of resentment towards Molly. But their family has moved to a new house and they are forced to share the same room. Just as they [...]
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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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