Books written for Grades 9-12 (Ages 14 – 17)

Title: The Secret of Salix Babylonicus Author:  Timothy Matthew Slemmons Illustrator: Timothy Matthew Slemmons Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN:  9781500142216 Audience:  Youth and adults Summary: Salix Babylonicus, the weeping willow, may have a bad...

Title: The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog Author: Adam Gidwitz Illustrator: Hatem Aly Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers Publication Date: September 27, 2016 ISBN: 978-0525426165 8 Audience: Ages 10 – 14 (Up and beyond is more...

Title: Wolf Hollow Author: Lauren Wolk Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers Publication Date: May 3, 2016 ISBN: 978-1101994825 Audience: Ages 10 and up Summary:  In a rural Pennsylvania community, 11- year -old Annabelle McBride walks a path to school through Wolf Hollow, a...

Title: Not in Room 204 Author: Sharon Riggs Illustrator: Jaime Zollars Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company ISBN#:978-0-8075-5764-8 Audience: Ages 9 and up Summary:  Mrs. Salvador states, explains, and enforces many different kinds of rules in room 204. When Mrs. Salvador...

Title: Peace Author: Wendy Anderson Halperin Illustrator(s): Wendy Anderson Halperin Publisher: Simon & Schuster Atheneum Books for Young Readers ISBN#:978-0-689-82552-1 Audience: Ages 4 and up Summary: This book explores how we can achieve peace in the world. It suggests...

Title: Wemberly Worried Author: Kevin Henkes Illustrator: Kevin Henkes Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 0-688-17027-7 Audience:  This book will be enjoyed by all people ages 4 and up. Summary:  Wemberly worries about absolutely everything…..from shrinking in...

Name of Book:  Rifles for Watie Author:  Harold Keith Illustrator:  None Publisher:  Harper Trophy ISBN:  978-0-06-447030-8 Audience:  Ages 9-up Summary:  Jefferson Davis Bussey (Jeff) is a sixteen year old living in Kansas in 1861 when the Civil War begins.  After his family...

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: 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...