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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

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: Jane, the fox & me Author: Fannie Britt Illustrator: Isabelle Arsenault Publisher:  Groundwood Books Publication Date:  September 1, 2013 (English translation) ISBN: 9781554983605 Audience:  Grades 5 and up Summary: This coming of age graphic novel tells the story o

Name of Book:  The Butterfly Author:  Patricia Polacco Illustrator:  Patricia Polacco Publisher:  Philomel Books ISBN:  0399231706 Audience:  Grades 1-5 (although in places the subject matter may be too harsh for the lower end of this age range) Summary:  Late one moonlit evening

Name of Book:  Number the Stars Author:  Lois Lowry Publisher:  Sandpiper ISBN:  978-0547577098 Audience:  Ages 10-14 Summary:  Young Annemarie Nielsen and her friend Ellen Rosen live in occupied Copenhagen in 1943. Though young, they understand that the occupation of their city

3rd Sunday in Easter Year B:  April 22, 2012 First Reading: Acts 3:12-19 First Come the Zebra by Lynne Barasch (Written for ages 5-9) Comment: Through his sermon, Peter tells the people that witnessing the lame man’s healing calls not for wonder, but repentance. According to

Name of Book: Mudshark Author: Gary Paulsen Publisher:  Scholastic Books ISBN: 978-0-545-28407-3 Audience: Ages 8 – 12 Summary: Mudshark – real name Lyle Williams –  is a student blessed with perfect recall, a good heart, and lightning reflexes.  Whenever

Name of Book:  Fly Away Home Author:  Eve Bunting Illustrator:  Ronald Himler Publisher:  Clarion Books Audience:  ages 5+ Summary:  A small boy and his father live in a busy airport.  The story explores some of the problems facing the homelessness as seen through the eyes of a

Name of Book: Little Blue Truck Author: Alice Schertle Illustrator: Jill McElmurry Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books, Inc. Publisher’s Intended Audience: Preschool.  (Message is important for all ages but text is most appropriate for a very young audience. Would be