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Mira’s Diary: Lost in Paris
Posted on October 29, 2012 by Melendra in Fantasy, Historical FictionBy Marissa Moss When Mira gets her mother’s postcard, she’s not sure how to react. After all, her mother had disappeared six months ago, and now one measly postcard. Still, Mira’s father is convinced that the postcard is a clue and that Mira’s mother, Serena, might be in trouble. He takes the family to Paris [...]
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Oh, No! by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann
Posted on October 28, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in animals, Picture Books, UncategorizedAn award-winning author and a Caldecott Medal winning artist team up for a fun adventure book with wonderful illustrations. Using simple illustrations from unique vantage points, they tell the story of Frog falling into a deep, deep hole. Along comes Mouse, who tries to help. But she’s too small and falls in too. Loris tries [...]
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The Skull in the Rock by Lee R. Berger and Marc Aronson
Posted on October 27, 2012 by Katie in NonfictionThe 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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Laundry Day by Maurie J. Manning
Posted on October 21, 2012 by gbenedick in Picture BooksOn a blustery day in the bustling metropolis of 19th century New York City, a shoe-shiner boy catches a red scarf and goes off in search of its owner. His wild goose chase takes us on a lively tour of a tenement building, introducing us to the beautiful diversity of immigrant cultures coming to America [...]
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Meet the Presidents
Posted on October 21, 2012 by Jennifer in Newspaper column, Nonfiction, Realistic FictionColumn published in The Mercury 10-21-12 As expected, a flood of presidential-themed children’s books came out this fall. Here are some fun books that allow kids to take a more light-hearted approach to learning about our presidents and the election process: Bad Kitty for President by Nick Bruel makes kids laugh out loud, and they [...]
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Alienated by David O. Russell
Posted on October 16, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in Humorous Stories, Science FictionMiddle school is tough, but being friends with aliens and being in middle school is even worse! Gene and Vince publish a sci-fi tabloid featuring the aliens they come in contact with in their small California town. No one else believes them, but their alien buddies’ [...]
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Moonbird: a Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 by Phillip Hoose
Posted on October 15, 2012 by Jessica in animals, Nonfiction, other award winnersRufa red knots are small shorebirds that make an incredible journey every year. Knots only weigh about 4 ounces, but each year, they fly from Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America to the arctic regions of Canada and back. While it’s incredible that such a small bird can do this at [...]
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Sophia’s War by Avi
Posted on October 10, 2012 by Katie in Historical Fiction, Realistic FictionLife 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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Letters To Leo by Amy Hest, illustrated by Julia Denos
Posted on October 9, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in animals, Humorous Stories, Realistic FictionLetters To Leo picks up on Annie Rossi’s life a year after she appeared in Remembering Mrs. Rossi. Annie is in fourth grade now, with a best friend and an arch nemesis (a boy, of course). She lives with her professor father and her new dog Leo in a New York apartment. Annie writes a [...]
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The Great Molasses Flood by Deborah Kops
Posted on October 2, 2012 by Jennifer in NonfictionIn Boston, 1919, a huge tank filled with two million gallons of molasses burst apart and flooded Boston’s North End. The wave of molasses was as tall as 15 feet and not only covered buildings but pushed many houses and buildings off their foundations. Kops captures the fascinating stories of several survivors, as well as the [...]
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