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

Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

15 September 2015, Comment are Off
Name of Book:  Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures Author:  Kate DiCamillo Illustrator: K.G. Campbell Publisher: Candlewick Press ISBN: 978-0-7636-6040-6 Audience: This book would appeal to people age 8 to 88 and beyond! An 8 year old will enjoy the adventure and...

I Lay My Stitches Down

01 September 2015, Comment are Off
Name of Book: I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery Author: Cynthia Grady Illustrator: Michele Wood Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers ISBN: 9780802853868 (Hardcover) Audience: Ages 10 and up Summary: This book is a collection of fourteen poems that tells the...

Bone

18 August 2015, Comment are Off
Title:  Bone Author:  Jeff Smith Illustrator:  Jeff Smith Publisher:  Cartoon Books ISBN:  978-1-888963-14-4 Audience:  Ages 9 and up Summary:  Bone is the compilation in one volume of the series of nine graphic novels by Jeff Smith.  It tells the story(s) of the three Bone...

Stone Soup

28 July 2015, Comment are Off
Name of Book:  Stone Soup Author:  Retold by Jon J Muth Illustrator:  Jon J Muth Publisher:  Scholastic Press ISBN:  0-439-33909-X Audience:  Ages 4-10 Summary:  Three monks travel to a village that has suffered the ravages of famine, floods, and war on a quest to discover...

Brotherhood

14 July 2015, 2 Comments
Title:  Brotherhood Author: A.B. Westrick Publisher:  Viking Books for Young Readers Publication Date: September 12, 2013 ISBN: 978-0670014392 Audience: Ages 10 and up Summary: Two years after the Civil war has ended Yankee soldiers still patrol the streets of Richmond and...

I Love My Hair

30 June 2015, Comment are Off
Name of Book: I Love My Hair Author: Natasha Anastasia Tarpley Illustrator: E.B. Lewis Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (paperback) ISBN: 978-0-316-52375-2 Audience: African American girls of all ages Summary: I Love My Hair tells the story of how a young African American...

Balloons over Broadway

23 June 2015, Comment are Off
Title: Balloons Over Broadway Author: Melissa Sweet Illustrator: Melissa Sweet Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children ISBN#:978-0-547-19945-0 Audience: Ages 6 and up Summary: This book traces the story of Tony Sarg and how his love of making marionettes help him develop...

In Every Tiny Grain of Sand

02 June 2015, Comment are Off
Name of Book:  In Every Tiny Grain of Sand, A Child’s Book of Prayers and Praise Author: Collected by Reeve Lindbergh Illustrator:  Christine Davenier, Bob Graham, Anita Jeram, and Elisa Eleven Publisher:  Candlewick Press ISBN:  0-7636-0176-4 Audience:  Ages 6 and up Summary:  A...

The Witch’s Boy

05 May 2015, Comment are Off
Title:  The Witch’s Boy Author: Kelly Barnhill Publisher:  Algonquin Young Readers Publication Date: September 16, 2014 ISBN: 978-1616203511 Audience: Ages 10 and up Summary: Tam and Ned, identical twins, build a raft and launch it on the Great River, heading for the sea.  The...
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