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

Title: Words with Wings: A Treasury of African American Poetry and Art Selected by: Belinda Rochelle Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN#:0-688-16415-3 Audience: Ages 5 and up Summary: Twenty poems by African American authors are paired with twenty art selections by African American...

Title: The Lost Track of Time Author:  Paige Britt Illustrator:  Lee White Publisher:  Scholastic Press Publication Date:  March 31, 2015 ISBN:  9780545538121 Audience:  8 – 12 years Summary: Penelope is an over-scheduled child.  Her mother, energetic, ambitious and organized,...

Title: For Every Child Author: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Text adapted by Caroline Castle Illustrator(s): 14 acclaimed artists including two American award-winners: Jerry Pinkney and Rachel Isadora. Publisher: UNICEF in association with Phyllis Fogelman Books...

Title:  The View from Saturday Author:  E. L. Konigsburg Illustrator:  None Publisher:  Antheneum Books for Young Readers ISBN:  0-689-80993-X Audience:  Ages 8-12 years Summary:  In this Newberry Medal winner, Mrs. Olinski’s Academic Bowl team is unique.  They are the first...

Title:  The Graveyard Book Author:  Neil Gaiman Illustrator:  Dave McKean Publisher:  Harper ISBN:  978-0-06-053094-5 Audience:  Ages 10 and up Summary:  “There was a hand in the darkness, and it held a knife.”  So begins 2009 Newberry Medal winner The Graveyard Book.  In this...

Title:  Circus Mirandus Author: Cassie Beasley Illustrator:  Diana Sudyka Publisher:  Dial Books Publication Date: June 2, 2015 ISBN: 978-0525428435 Audience: Ages 9 – 12 years Summary: Micah Tuttle feels like he is doing nothing but trying these days-trying to get along...

Title: Have you Seen Christmas? Author: Vicki Howie Illustrator: Caroline Pedler Publisher: Anno Domini ISBN: 0-687-49678-0 Audience: Older Elementary, Youth, Adults Summary: This is a story about a homeless boy who has a dog named Christmas. One day Luke woke up and Christmas...

Name of Book:  A Christmas Memory Author:  Truman Capote Illustrator:  Beth Peck Publisher:  Alfred A. Knopf ISBN:  978-0-385-39278-I Audience:  Ages 10 and up Summary:  Buddy is deposited in the care of a miscellaneous assortment of relatives to be raised and finds love and...

Name of Book: Yankee Blue or Rebel Gray: The Civil War Adventures of Sam Shaw Author: Kate Connell Illustrator: Civil War paintings from various private and public collections including the Library of Congress Publisher: National Geographic Society ISBN: 0-7922-5179 Paperback...