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Books written for Grades 5-8 (Ages 10 – 13 years)

Slow Dance Heart Break Blues

01 December 2009, Comment are Off
Name of Book:   Slow Dance Heart Break Blues Author:  Arnold Adoff Illustrator:  William Cotton Publisher:  Lothrop Lee & Shepard (1995) Audience:  12 – 18 males and females.  This book would be best used in a youth group setting for small group discussion. Summar...

I Want to Be Free

25 November 2009, Comment are Off
Name of the Book:  I Want to Be Free Author: Joseph Slate Illustrator:  E.B. Lewis Publisher:  Putnam Juvenile Audience:  Grades 3-6 Summary: This is the story of a young man who is a slave and wants to be free more than anything in the world.  The “Big Man” overseer has placed...

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

24 November 2009, Comment are Off
Name of Book:  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Author: Mary Jane Begin Illustrator: Mary Jane Begin Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Audience: Ages 4-10 Summary: The sorcerer’s apprentice can’t help but wonder why she must spend her days cleaning and sweeping instead of practicing...

The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree

20 November 2009, 1 Comment
Name of Book: The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story Author: Gloria Houston Illustrator: Barbara Cooney Publisher: The Penguin Group Audience: Elementary and up.  Story is wonderful for all ages but book is lengthy and might be difficult for preschool age...

John Calvin

24 October 2009, Comment are Off
Name of Book:   John Calvin Author:   Simonetta Carr Illustrator: Emanuele Taglietti Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books Publisher’s Intended Audience: Ages 9-12 Summary: This Christian biography for young readers is a chapter book about the life of the reformer John Calvin. ...

Lord of the Rings Triology

24 October 2009, Comment are Off
Name of Book: The Lord of the RingsTrilogy Author:  J.R.R. Tolkien Illustrator: Alan Lee Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Publisher’s Intended Audience: Grades 7 and Up Summary: The Ring of Power has resurfaced and is striving to return to the hand of its master, the Dark Lord,...

Olive’s Ocean

13 October 2009, Comment are Off
Name of Book: Olive’s Ocean Author: Kevin Henkes Illustrator: None Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers Publisher’s Intended Audience: Grades 5-8 Summary: As Martha Boyle is getting ready to go to her grandmother’s house on the ocean, she receives a visit from the mother of...
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