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

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...

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...

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...

 Name of Book:  Lenny Loses His Lunch: A Lion’s Tale Author:  Dan Taylor & Damon J. Taylor Illustrator: Damon J. Taylor Publisher:  Kregel Kidzone ISBN:  978-0825438714 Audience:  ages 5 and up Summary: Why did the lions not eat Daniel? Lenny Loses His Lunch: A Lion’s Tale...

Title: Someday Author: Alison McGhee Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers (February 27, 2007) ISBN: 9781416928119 Audience: ages 4 and up Summary: A simple yet powerful book that shares a mother’s love as she watches her child grow up and...

Title: The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt By Day Author: Scott O’Dell Illustrator: There are illustrations; the illustrator isn’t named that I can see Publisher: Journeyforth Publication Date: 1975 ISBN: 9780890843680 Audience: 12 years and up Summary: In the early 15th C the port of...

Title:  Jepp, Who Defied the Stars Author:  Katherine Marsh Publisher: Hyperion, 2012 ISBN:9781423135005 Audience: Grade 7 and up Summary:  “The soul of the newly born baby is marked for life by the pattern of the stars…” Johannes Kepler., 17th C astrologer and  scientist,...

Title:  Wake Author:  Lisa Mann Publisher :  Simon and Schuster, Inc, 2008 ISBN:  978-1-4169-7447-5 Audience:  Ages 14 – 18.   I would suggest that the target audience is older and more mature teens.  The main characters are teenagers from families that were drastically...

Title of Book:  Tear Soup Author:  Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen Illustrator:  Taylor Bills Publisher:   Grief Watch (June 1, 2005) ISBN:  978-0961519766 Audience: 10 and up Summary of Book:  Tear Soup is about a woman, Grandy, who has suffered a loss in her life.  To help...