Wild Life, by Cynthia DeFelice (c2011)
Follett Titlewave When twelve-year-old Erik Carlson’s parents are called up to active duty in Iraq, Erik gets sent to live with grandparents he barely knows in North Dakota. Erik’s grandparents, Oma...
View ArticleIcefall, by Matthew J. Kirby (c2011)
Follett Titlewave While the king goes to war, his three children and a few trusted caregivers/protectors take refuge in a hidden fortress. Unfortunately, it soon becomes clear that there is a traitor...
View ArticleThe Ruins of Gorlan, by John Flanagan (c2005)
Follett Titlewave In the Kingdom of Araluen, fifteen-year-old Will is apprenticed to learn the skills of a Ranger. After several months of training in archery, self-defense, tracking, etc., Will’s...
View ArticleHow They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous, by Georgia Bragg (c2011)
Follett Titlewave This collective biography touches on the main accomplishments of 19 famous individuals and the details of how they died. Although serious and tragic information is presented, the...
View ArticleDrama, by Raina Telgemeier (c2012)
Follett Titlewave Callie sorts through her relationship with several boys while working on the set design for her middle school’s production of Moon Over Mississippi. Having read Raina Telgemeier’s...
View ArticleKevin Henkes
The first-grade library class is learning about the author/illustrator, Kevin Henkes. Many authors/illustrators start to write and/or draw at a young age (as did Kevin Henkes), so I like to inspire any...
View ArticleCinder, by Marissa Meyer (c2012)
Follett Titlewave On post-WW4 Earth, sixteen-year-old Cinder lives in New Beijing and works as a mechanic. When Prince Kai brings his robot to her for repair and ends up falling in love with Cinder,...
View ArticleThe Lions of Little Rock, by Kristin Levine (c2012)
Follett Titlewave It’s 1958 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Twelve-year-old Marlee has found a best friend at school–the new girl, Elizabeth. Then suddenly Liz changes schools, and the truth comes out– Liz...
View ArticleKevin Henkes Books
The first-grade class at Webster Christian School has been studying Kevin Henkes and reading a selection of his books. The students took a survey to say which of the books read were their favorite. The...
View ArticleAliens on Vacation, by Clete Barrett-Smith
Follett Titlewave Scrub gets sent to spend the summer with his Grandmother who runs an intergalactic bed and breakfast for aliens who want to vacation on Earth. Funny, whimsical and tender, this story...
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