Title, Creators, Comments / Reviews | Ages | Date Added | |||
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1. Crows and Cards (Hardcover) Author: Joseph Helgerson Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children |
Ages 9-12 |
12/14/2009 Add | |||
Jeanne said: Naive, 12yr old Zeb is sent away from home to become an apprentice to an unknown uncle. Zeb rebells, feeling unloved and unwanted, he takes up with a smooth talking river boat gambler only to find tha...more tags: I read | |||||
124 Reviews | |||||
2. The Magician's Elephant (Hardcover) Author: Kate Dicamillo Illustrator: Yoko Tanaka Publisher: Candlewick |
Ages 9-12 |
10/2/2009 Add | |||
Jeanne said: Thinking of using this for 4-6 grade book talk. Easy to read-199pages but font is large and it is has full page black & white images. Wonderful story about magic, hope, perservance and working togethe...more tags: I read | |||||
4,264 Reviews | |||||
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Paperback) Author: Jeff Kinney Publisher: Puffin |
Ages 9-12 |
10/2/2009 Add | |||
Jeanne said: read this so I would know why they are so popular. Easy to read, cartoonish pictures. Gregory is a charactor with lots of selfish ego. At least that is what he tries to portray, He works to protect hi...more | |||||
19,729 Reviews | |||||
4. Ten Kids, No Pets (Library Binding) Author: Ann M. Martin Publisher: Bt Bound |
Ages 9-12 |
10/2/2009 Add | |||
Jeanne said: 4-6 grade book club choice Oct. 2009. Each child has a chapter that is somewhat dedicated to them. It was not my favorite book, though there are some good points that are good for discussion question...more | |||||
39 Reviews | |||||
5. Leepike Ridge (Paperback) Author: N.D. Wilson Publisher: Yearling |
Ages 4-8 |
9/16/2009 Add | |||
Jeanne said: 2009 MHL nominee. Fast paced, fantasy like but predictable. I didn't get much of a feel for what was happening. Best part was the conclusion that a treasure is not necessarily gold or money but the "n...more | |||||
209 Reviews | |||||
6. Champ (Mass Market Paperback) Author: Marcia Thornton Jones Publisher: Scholastic Inc. |
Ages 4-8 |
9/16/2009 Add | |||
Jeanne said: Moral of the story: winning doesn't always mean coming in first. Riley is not a good athlete, like his father was. He feels he can't please his father because of that. Champ, a prise winning dog loses...more | |||||
70 Reviews | |||||
7. Star Jumper: Journal of a Cardboard Genius (Paperback) Author: Frank Asch Illustrator: Frank Asch Publisher: Kids Can Press, Ltd. |
Ages 9-12 |
9/2/2009 Add | |||
Jeanne said: On the 2009 MNL list. Alex hates his little brother and is desperate to get as far away from him as possible. He builds a space ship out of cardboard & misc. items laying around the house, along with ...more | |||||
48 Reviews | |||||
8. Home of the Brave (Hardcover) Author: K. A. Applegate Publisher: Feiwel & Friends |
Ages 9-12 |
8/29/2009 Add | |||
Jeanne said: This book is on the 2009 MHL book list. A young boy with little English speaking skills is a new immigrant in this country. This book lets you see our country through his eyes. | |||||
1,774 Reviews | |||||
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