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All Saints’ Day November 1, 2010 The Name Quilt by Phyllis Root (Written for Grades K-3) Comment: In many congregations, people will speak the names of those who have died in the last year. Upon hearing those names, memories and stories will come to the minds of those who knew

Name of Book:   Butterflies Under Our Hats Author:  Sandy Eisenberg Sasso Illustrator:  Joani Keller Rothenberg Publisher:  Paraclete Press Audience:  Ages 5-adult Summary:  The people of Chelm have no luck.  The roofs leaked, the sidewalks cracked, weeds grew in the gardens. 

Name of Book: Don’t Laugh at Me Author: Steve Seskin & Allen Shamblin Illustrator: Glin Dibley Publisher: Tricycle Press Audience: All ages Summary: Don’t Laugh at Me is the poignant tale of children and adults who wear braces, are chosen last for teams, beg on street corners

Name of Book: Henry’s Freedom Box Author: Ellen Levine Illustrator: Kadir Nelson Publisher: Scholastic Press Audience: 3 – 99 Summary: Henry’s Freedom Box is the poignant, harrowing and true story of Henry Brown, an African American slave, who in the mid-nineteenth century

Name of Book:  An Angel for Solomon Singer Author:  Cynthia Rylant Illustrator:  Peter Catalanotto Publisher:  Orchard Books Audience:  Ages 10-13 Summary:  Solomon Singer lives in a hotel room in New York City.  He wishes that his home had a balcony, fireplace, porch swing, and

Name of Book:  Circles of Hope Author: Karen Lynn Williams Illustrator:  Linda Saport Publisher:  Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Audience:  Ages 4+ Summary:  Facile has a new baby sister.  He wants to give her the perfect gift.  As he sits in the mango tree that his father

Name of Book:   Broken Hearts…Healing: Young Poets Speak Out on Divorce Author:   Tom Worthen, Ed. Illustrator:  Kyle Hernandez (3rd grader) Publisher:  Poet Tree Press (2001) Audience:  8 – 18, male/female.  This would be good to use for small group discussion classes with

Name of Book:    Kira-Kira Author:    Cynthia Kadohata Publisher:    Aladdin Paperbacks Audience:   Ages 10-12 Summary:   Katie and her sister Lynn live in Iowa in the 1950’s where her parents own a Japanese store.  The family moves to Chesterfield, GA so the girls’ father can