Shades of Gray Carolyn Reeder
This is the story of twelve year old Will Page who has lost everything in the Civil War. He is grieving and angry. His father died bravely in the Confederate Army. He is to live with his only existing relatives, an Uncle Jed and his family. Will's Uncle Jed had refused to take sides in the war and Will considers him a coward.
Will works alongside his Uncle on his farm doing hard manual labor...something that Will is not use to doing. While working and living with his relatives Will learns to appreciate and love their hard life and his Uncle's ways and his reasoning about the war. A good read because it gives you a glimpse into what people had to deal with after the killing and destruction of the Civil War.
Rules Cynthia Lord
Catherine has an autistic brother. Her love for her brother and her frustrations with him are always in conflict with each other. She has created sets of rules for him (eg. Take your shoes off at the doctor but at the dentist leave them on) to help him get through everyday normal life. A new neighbor arrives that Catherine desperately wants to be her friend, but she worries about the reaction that the new neighbor might have to her brother. Along the way she also befriends a non-verbal paraplegic who uses word cards to communicate. The story is told with wit and humor and heartbreak from the viewpoint of 12 year old Catherine. This book makes you think what normal really means. This book is not written from a Christian viewpoint but it would make a great discussion starter of how God makes all of us different and how we are to love one another.
Home of the Brave Katherine Applegate
Macmillian c2007
I was very impressed by the simple and powerful verse of this book. The characters are so deep and well written. It is a view into a young immigrant boy's life into the struggles of learning to live in a new country and the beauty and horror of his former life in the country he left. It is an amazing and moving novel.
Macmillian c2007
I was very impressed by the simple and powerful verse of this book. The characters are so deep and well written. It is a view into a young immigrant boy's life into the struggles of learning to live in a new country and the beauty and horror of his former life in the country he left. It is an amazing and moving novel.
Hope was Here Joan Bauer
G.P. Putnam's Sons c2000
This is the story about a 16 year old girl named Hope who was abandoned by her mother and lives with her Aunt Addie. Addie is a cook and Hope a waitress and the two of them are a pair - taking pride in making people happy with good food.
They now settle in Wisconsin working at a small diner for a man named GT Stoop who is dying of leukemia. But he is still going to run for mayor even though here there is small town corruption running rampant.
The story dishes up love for both Hope and her aunt. Hope also finds the father she has always wanted. This is a delicious story with tasty wit added. A much fun read.
G.P. Putnam's Sons c2000
This is the story about a 16 year old girl named Hope who was abandoned by her mother and lives with her Aunt Addie. Addie is a cook and Hope a waitress and the two of them are a pair - taking pride in making people happy with good food.
They now settle in Wisconsin working at a small diner for a man named GT Stoop who is dying of leukemia. But he is still going to run for mayor even though here there is small town corruption running rampant.
The story dishes up love for both Hope and her aunt. Hope also finds the father she has always wanted. This is a delicious story with tasty wit added. A much fun read.
Peter and the Starcatchers Barry, Dave and Ridley Pearson Hyperion c2004
Peter and four orphan freinds are taken aboard the Never Land to be taken to King Rundoon as slaves. Also on board the ship is Molly, daughter of the British Ambassador to Rundoon, and a mysterious trunk filled with a starstuff. Peter and Molly begin an adventure to save the starstuff from the pirate Black Stache . For older readers but an interesting read. Hopefully sending readers to Peter Pan.
Peter and four orphan freinds are taken aboard the Never Land to be taken to King Rundoon as slaves. Also on board the ship is Molly, daughter of the British Ambassador to Rundoon, and a mysterious trunk filled with a starstuff. Peter and Molly begin an adventure to save the starstuff from the pirate Black Stache . For older readers but an interesting read. Hopefully sending readers to Peter Pan.
The Ravenmaster's Secret, Woodruff, Elvira Scholastic, 2003
Eleven year-old Forrest Harper, son of the ravenmaster of the Tower of London befriends Scottish rebel named Maddy. He risks punishment and shaming his family to do what is right for Maddy and his friend Rat. A recommended historical fiction about 18th century England.
Eleven year-old Forrest Harper, son of the ravenmaster of the Tower of London befriends Scottish rebel named Maddy. He risks punishment and shaming his family to do what is right for Maddy and his friend Rat. A recommended historical fiction about 18th century England.
The Mother-Daughter Book Club
The Mother -Daughter Book Club, Heather Vogel Fredrick, Simon & Schuster Books, c2007,
236 pages.
Great read for fifth and up. Four sixth-grade girls form a friendship after their mothers have them join a mother daughter book club to discuss Little Women.The plot centers around middle school cliques and how the girls in the story and their mothers cope with and react to them. The main characters are dynamic and develop throughout the story.
236 pages.
Great read for fifth and up. Four sixth-grade girls form a friendship after their mothers have them join a mother daughter book club to discuss Little Women.The plot centers around middle school cliques and how the girls in the story and their mothers cope with and react to them. The main characters are dynamic and develop throughout the story.
Hoot Carl Hiaasen, Random House, c2002292 pages.
Ray Eberhardt, the new kid at Trace Middle School , is used to dealing with bullies. But this time bully Dana Matherson put Ray in the path of an interesting mystery happening in Ray's new hometown. What is the connection between the running boy and the new construction site for
Mother Paula's Pancake House? A fun read for fifth grade and up.
Ray Eberhardt, the new kid at Trace Middle School , is used to dealing with bullies. But this time bully Dana Matherson put Ray in the path of an interesting mystery happening in Ray's new hometown. What is the connection between the running boy and the new construction site for
Mother Paula's Pancake House? A fun read for fifth grade and up.
The City of Ember, Jeanne DuPrau, Random House c2003, 270 pages.
First in the books of Ember series The City of Ember is fast paced mystery and science fiction.The main characters, Lina and Doon have been living in Ember all their lives and attending school. Then at age 12 they are assigned their life's work and the story of their search for a way to save Ember begins.
First in the books of Ember series The City of Ember is fast paced mystery and science fiction.The main characters, Lina and Doon have been living in Ember all their lives and attending school. Then at age 12 they are assigned their life's work and the story of their search for a way to save Ember begins.
Among the Impostors, Haddix, Margaret Peterson Aladdin c2001 0-689-83904-9
Luke Garner , an illegal third child, is out and living under the identity of a deceased boy. Luke attends Hendricks School and learns secrets that lie outside the school's doors. An exciting continuation to the Shadow series.
The library also has books one and three of the series.
Luke Garner , an illegal third child, is out and living under the identity of a deceased boy. Luke attends Hendricks School and learns secrets that lie outside the school's doors. An exciting continuation to the Shadow series.
The library also has books one and three of the series.
Skeleton Key, Horowitz, Anthony Philomel Books c2002 0-399-23777-1
This fun and easy read full of James Bond like adventures is the third book in the Alex Rider series. Alex, a teenage spy, working for British MI6 is caught up the plot of a Russian general to use a nuclear bomb.
The library also has book one, Stormbreaker, and book two, Point Blank.
This fun and easy read full of James Bond like adventures is the third book in the Alex Rider series. Alex, a teenage spy, working for British MI6 is caught up the plot of a Russian general to use a nuclear bomb.
The library also has book one, Stormbreaker, and book two, Point Blank.
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