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Last Stop on Market Street
De LaPena, M. (2015). Last Stop on Market Street. Penguin. 5/5 Stars Summary When children have tough questions, adults sometimes don't...
Oct 24, 20201 min read
Rebound
Alexander, K. (2007). Rebound. Antheneum Books for Young Readers. 5/5 Stars Summary Journey into the life of Chuck/Charlie Bell, father...
Oct 11, 20202 min read
November Blues
Draper, S. M. (2007). November Blues. Antheneum Books for Young Readers. 5/5 Stars Summary Not only is November dealing with the loss of...
Oct 11, 20201 min read
Mr. Chickee's Funny Money
Curtis, C. P. (2005). Mr. Chickee's Funny Money. Yearling. 5/5 Stars Summary Wouldn't it be great to be a quadrillionare? But, what if...
Oct 11, 20201 min read
One Last Word
Grimes, Nikki. (2017). One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance. Bloomsbury USA Childrens. 5/5 Stars Summary Most people don't...
Oct 11, 20201 min read
Bridge to Terabithia
Paterson, K. (1972). Bridge to Terabithia. Simon & Schuster. 5/5 Stars Summary Jess practices all summer to be the fastest boy at school....
Oct 11, 20202 min read
Lu
Reynolds, J (2018). Lu. Simon & Schuster. 5/5 Stars Summary The final book in a four part series, Lu deals with an albino-born...
Oct 11, 20202 min read
The List of Things That Will Not Change
Stead, R. (2020). The List of Things That Will Not Change. Wendy Lamb Books. 5/5 Stars Summary When children experience divorce, they all...
Oct 11, 20201 min read
Rules
Lord, C. (2017). Crown: Ode to a Fresh Cut. Agate Bolden. 5/5 Stars Summary The world is governed by rules, but what is normal for one...
Oct 11, 20201 min read
Crown: Ode to a Fresh Cut
Barnes, D. (2017). Crown: Ode to a Fresh Cut. Agate Bolden. 5/5 Stars Summary Have you ever wondered what it was like inside a barber...
Oct 11, 20202 min read
Enchanted Air
Engle, M. (2015). Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings. Anthem Books. 5/5 Stars Summary During the Cold War, Margarita fears for her...
Oct 11, 20202 min read
El Deafo
Bell. C. (2014). El Deafo. Harry N. Abrams. 5/5 Stars Summary Cece comes down with meningitis at the age of four. Once she is recovered...
Oct 11, 20202 min read
Monster
Myers, W. (1999). Monster. Harper Collins. 4/5 Stars Summary This work of realistic fiction contains such deep messages that even the...
Oct 11, 20202 min read
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Cleary, B (1983). Dear Mr. Henshaw. William Morrow & Company. 5/5 Stars Summary Kids deal with things in their own way, and for Leigh...
Oct 11, 20201 min read
The Legend of the Bluebonnet
dePaola, T. (1983). The Legend of the Bluebonnet. Puffin Books. 5/5 Stars Summary When a great famine comes to the people of the plains,...
Sep 26, 20202 min read
Mirror Mirror
Singer, M. (2010). Mirror Mirror. Dutton Children's Books. 5/5 Stars Summary Historically, fairy tales come in all shapes and sizes. What...
Sep 26, 20201 min read
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach
Deedy, C. (2007). Martina the Beautiful Cockroach. Peachtree Publishing Company. 5/5 Stars Summary Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha is...
Sep 26, 20201 min read
Where the Wild Things Are
Sendak, M. (1963). Where the Wild Things Are. Harper Collins. 5/5 Stars Summary Maurice Sendak takes readers on an imaginative adventure...
Sep 26, 20202 min read
Rosa
Giovanni, N. (2005). Rosa. Scholastic Inc. 5/5 Stars Summary Many 7th grade students across the state are introduced to Rosa Parks and...
Sep 26, 20201 min read
The Three Pigs
Wiesner, D. (2001) The Three Pigs. Clarion Books. 5/5 Stars Summary Like the inner blurb inquires about fairy tales, "...the same thing...
Sep 26, 20202 min read
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