Saturday, February 12, 2005
Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo is a twist on "the castaway landing on a deserted island" theme, a Robinson Crusoe like story set after World War II. My daughter and I just finished it. She is in seventh grade and found the way the boy comes to the island, as well as the ending, a bit hard to accept. I must agree, especially the ending. The interactions between Kensuke and the castaway, Michael, are interesting and make the reader think about what they would do in similar circumstances. The initial language barrier was an intriguing obstacle that was overcome within a rather short period of time, thanks to Morpurgo's creativeness within the story. Overall, we both enjoyed this book and recommend it as an easy, enjoyable read for fourth and fifth graders, or for reluctant readers. It is also for readers seeking a Hi/Lo book.
Flamingnet January Enewsletter
Flamingnet Book Reviews Enewsletter
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1. New and Advance Book Recently Reviewed On Flamingnet
THE CRY OF THE ICEMARK
Stuart Hill
Stuart Hill's first novel, The Cry of the Icemark, is a brilliantly written tale of destiny and personal discovery. It concerns a fourteen year old princess, who after her father has just died in battle, finds herself ruler of a country on the brink of war. With the help of a witch's son she makes allies with Vampires, Snow Leopards and Werewolves who agree to join her in her battle against a greedy, unstoppable nation.
http://www.flamingnet.com/enewsletter/index.cfm?enb=132Fdaw
CHASING THE FALCONERS Gordon Korman
Chasing the Falconers by Gordon Korman is the exciting first book in a series of non-fiction action tales. Despite the drab and misleading cover, this book is filled with suspense and adventure. Aiden and Meg Falconer are being punished for their parents' crime of treason by living in the custody of the "supes" at Sunnydale Farm, a Juvenile Detention Center. Upon escaping this horrible lifestyle, they transform from innocent, high society children, to young fugitives on a mission to prove their parents' innocence.
http://www.flamingnet.com/enewsletter/index.cfm?enb=232Fdaw
SMILER'S BONES Peter Lerangis
Famous Artic explorer, Robert Peary, takes a young Eskimo, Minik, and five other Eskimos from their native land. Peary brings them to New York City to be presented at the American Museum of Natural History. They are treated like circus acts, and soon four of the six Eskimos are dead including Minik's father, Smiler. Out of the two remaining, one goes back to Greenland, leaving Minik in New York City. The story tells of the unjust way Minik was treated and how it ruined his life forever.
http://www.flamingnet.com/enewsletter/index.cfm?enb=332Fdaw
SHADOW LIFE Barry Denenberg
The story of Anne Frank is told through her sister's eyes in a fascinating and compelling tale of the human will to live. Author Barry Denenberg's masterful portrayal of realities for Jews living during the WWII era makes for a fascinating read. Denenberg fills readers in on historical facts and goes on to re-create the diary of Margot, the sister of Anne Frank. The final sections of this book shed new light on the fates of Anne and her companions from 263 Prinsengracht.
http://www.flamingnet.com/enewsletter/index.cfm?enb=432Fdaw
DOCTOR ILLUMINATUS Martin Booth
Pip and Tim move into an ancient English home, Rawne Barton, built in 1422. As soon is they are settled they notice that there is another person in the house. They uncover a boy, Sebastian, who has slept in the house for almost 600 years. The explanation he gives Pip and Tim is that his father was a great alchemist who fought an evil alchemist named de Loudéac. Also, he says that, just before Sebastian's father was going to be burned at the stake, around 1440, he told his son to continue his fight against de Loudéac. Now, in our modern day, Sebastian tells Pip and Tim that he needs their help to defeat de Loudéac who has slept just like Sebastian so that he may live longer.
http://www.flamingnet.com/enewsletter/index.cfm?enb=532Fdaw
2. Other Recent Book Reviews
UNDER THE SUN Arthur Dorros
Ehmet lives in the Bosnian town of Sarajevo during their civil war. When his father tries to send he and his mother to a safer place, his mother ends up dying and Ehmet must survive on his own. He hears from a friend that there is a place where orphaned children are living in peace and helping to rebuild a village and their lives. Ehmet makes his way through war torn Bosnia looking for this haven of peace. This is an excellent book that all our reviewers loved!
http://www.flamingnet.com/enewsletter/index.cfm?enb=632Fdaw
INTO THE ABYSS David Marsh
Ashlyn and Autumn Miller live in their grandmother's house on the coast of Oregon because both of their parents have died. One day the two siblings are exploring Deadman's Bluff down at the beach, when they are caught in a storm and almost drowned in a whirlpool. Miraculously, something in the water saves their lives. Soon, Ashlyn becomes aware of strange sounds inside his head. At first he thinks nothing of it, but before long the sounds turn into messages. He follows the messages and finds he has been chosen. He and Autumn venture into the bottom of the ocean and discover secrets beyond anyone's wildest dreams.
http://www.flamingnet.com/enewsletter/index.cfm?enb=732Fdaw
TRUESIGHT David Stahler Jr.
Jacob is blind, his parents are blind, and everyone in his community is blind. Jacob lives on the planet Harmony, a place where everyone is genetically engineered to be blind. In his community they believe in the idea of Truesight, that sight corrupts people and leads them to have no values. As Jacob is preparing to find out his job for life, something strange starts to happen to Jacob and the world become much clearer than it was.
http://www.flamingnet.com/enewsletter/index.cfm?enb=832Fdaw
CHILDREN OF THE LAMP P.B. Kerr
This book is about the life of two young djinn, John and Philippa Gaunt. In a dream, their Uncle Nimrod tells them that they need to come to London immediately. Little did they no that a simple trip to see a relative would turn into a journey of self-discovery, adventure, terror, magic, and mystery.
http://www.flamingnet.com/enewsletter/index.cfm?enb=932Fdaw
HIDDEN TALENTS David Lubar
This book is about kids who in one way or another are strange. They are so strange that they are sent to an alternative school. This school is the end of the line as schools go. Martin, who is the main character in the book, has been thrown out of 3 schools, cub scouts, and his baseball team. This is the reason he ended up in the alternative school called Edgeview. At Edgeview he has to deal with bullies but he makes 5 new friends in the end. Just when it looks like the end of the road for Martin and his friends, they find out something that could change their lives forever.
http://www.flamingnet.com/enewsletter/index.cfm?enb=1032Fdaw
3. Student Reviewers
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Happy New Year to everyone!
Gary and Seth
Topics:
1. New and Advance Book Reviews
2. Other Recent Book Reviews
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4. Please Tell Your Students and Friends
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1. New and Advance Book Recently Reviewed On Flamingnet
THE CRY OF THE ICEMARK
Stuart Hill
Stuart Hill's first novel, The Cry of the Icemark, is a brilliantly written tale of destiny and personal discovery. It concerns a fourteen year old princess, who after her father has just died in battle, finds herself ruler of a country on the brink of war. With the help of a witch's son she makes allies with Vampires, Snow Leopards and Werewolves who agree to join her in her battle against a greedy, unstoppable nation.
http://www.flamingnet.com/enewsletter/index.cfm?enb=132Fdaw
CHASING THE FALCONERS Gordon Korman
Chasing the Falconers by Gordon Korman is the exciting first book in a series of non-fiction action tales. Despite the drab and misleading cover, this book is filled with suspense and adventure. Aiden and Meg Falconer are being punished for their parents' crime of treason by living in the custody of the "supes" at Sunnydale Farm, a Juvenile Detention Center. Upon escaping this horrible lifestyle, they transform from innocent, high society children, to young fugitives on a mission to prove their parents' innocence.
http://www.flamingnet.com/enewsletter/index.cfm?enb=232Fdaw
SMILER'S BONES Peter Lerangis
Famous Artic explorer, Robert Peary, takes a young Eskimo, Minik, and five other Eskimos from their native land. Peary brings them to New York City to be presented at the American Museum of Natural History. They are treated like circus acts, and soon four of the six Eskimos are dead including Minik's father, Smiler. Out of the two remaining, one goes back to Greenland, leaving Minik in New York City. The story tells of the unjust way Minik was treated and how it ruined his life forever.
http://www.flamingnet.com/enewsletter/index.cfm?enb=332Fdaw
SHADOW LIFE Barry Denenberg
The story of Anne Frank is told through her sister's eyes in a fascinating and compelling tale of the human will to live. Author Barry Denenberg's masterful portrayal of realities for Jews living during the WWII era makes for a fascinating read. Denenberg fills readers in on historical facts and goes on to re-create the diary of Margot, the sister of Anne Frank. The final sections of this book shed new light on the fates of Anne and her companions from 263 Prinsengracht.
http://www.flamingnet.com/enewsletter/index.cfm?enb=432Fdaw
DOCTOR ILLUMINATUS Martin Booth
Pip and Tim move into an ancient English home, Rawne Barton, built in 1422. As soon is they are settled they notice that there is another person in the house. They uncover a boy, Sebastian, who has slept in the house for almost 600 years. The explanation he gives Pip and Tim is that his father was a great alchemist who fought an evil alchemist named de Loudéac. Also, he says that, just before Sebastian's father was going to be burned at the stake, around 1440, he told his son to continue his fight against de Loudéac. Now, in our modern day, Sebastian tells Pip and Tim that he needs their help to defeat de Loudéac who has slept just like Sebastian so that he may live longer.
http://www.flamingnet.com/enewsletter/index.cfm?enb=532Fdaw
2. Other Recent Book Reviews
UNDER THE SUN Arthur Dorros
Ehmet lives in the Bosnian town of Sarajevo during their civil war. When his father tries to send he and his mother to a safer place, his mother ends up dying and Ehmet must survive on his own. He hears from a friend that there is a place where orphaned children are living in peace and helping to rebuild a village and their lives. Ehmet makes his way through war torn Bosnia looking for this haven of peace. This is an excellent book that all our reviewers loved!
http://www.flamingnet.com/enewsletter/index.cfm?enb=632Fdaw
INTO THE ABYSS David Marsh
Ashlyn and Autumn Miller live in their grandmother's house on the coast of Oregon because both of their parents have died. One day the two siblings are exploring Deadman's Bluff down at the beach, when they are caught in a storm and almost drowned in a whirlpool. Miraculously, something in the water saves their lives. Soon, Ashlyn becomes aware of strange sounds inside his head. At first he thinks nothing of it, but before long the sounds turn into messages. He follows the messages and finds he has been chosen. He and Autumn venture into the bottom of the ocean and discover secrets beyond anyone's wildest dreams.
http://www.flamingnet.com/enewsletter/index.cfm?enb=732Fdaw
TRUESIGHT David Stahler Jr.
Jacob is blind, his parents are blind, and everyone in his community is blind. Jacob lives on the planet Harmony, a place where everyone is genetically engineered to be blind. In his community they believe in the idea of Truesight, that sight corrupts people and leads them to have no values. As Jacob is preparing to find out his job for life, something strange starts to happen to Jacob and the world become much clearer than it was.
http://www.flamingnet.com/enewsletter/index.cfm?enb=832Fdaw
CHILDREN OF THE LAMP P.B. Kerr
This book is about the life of two young djinn, John and Philippa Gaunt. In a dream, their Uncle Nimrod tells them that they need to come to London immediately. Little did they no that a simple trip to see a relative would turn into a journey of self-discovery, adventure, terror, magic, and mystery.
http://www.flamingnet.com/enewsletter/index.cfm?enb=932Fdaw
HIDDEN TALENTS David Lubar
This book is about kids who in one way or another are strange. They are so strange that they are sent to an alternative school. This school is the end of the line as schools go. Martin, who is the main character in the book, has been thrown out of 3 schools, cub scouts, and his baseball team. This is the reason he ended up in the alternative school called Edgeview. At Edgeview he has to deal with bullies but he makes 5 new friends in the end. Just when it looks like the end of the road for Martin and his friends, they find out something that could change their lives forever.
http://www.flamingnet.com/enewsletter/index.cfm?enb=1032Fdaw
3. Student Reviewers
Flamingnet Student Reviewers work very hard to read, review and recommend books for the visitors to our web site. Currently we have about 20 student reviewers, from fifth grade to college. We are always looking for conscientious students who are good readers to review for Flamingnet. Please, therefore, email us if you know of students who would make good book reviewers and would be interested in applying to be Flamingnet Student Reviewers. If accepted, we would send them books to review, that in most cases they can keep. Each student reviewer must be sponsored by an adult who would be responsible to assure that their reviews were completed within 4 - 6 weeks from the time they received their book assignments.
4. Please Tell Your Students and Friends
Please spread the word about Flamingnet Book Reviews. The more we grow, the better we can become. http://www.flamingnet.com
5. To Unsubscribe
We promise not to send this to often or make it too wordy. We are dedicated to informing you about preteen, teen, and young adult books that you may want to know about. We would be disappointed if you choose to unsubscribe to this e-newsletter but if you would like us to remove you from our mailing list, simply email us back and ask to be unsubscribed.
Happy New Year to everyone!
Gary and Seth
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
2004 Must-read Books From YALSA Listerserv
The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things, Carolyn Mackler
The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding
Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier.
The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding
East by Edith Pattou
My Heartbeat by Garrett Freymann-Weyr
Fat Kid Rules The World by K.L. Going
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
City of Ember by Jeanne Du Prau
Of Sound Mind by Jean Ferris
Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton
Godless by Hautman
Double Helix - Nancy Werlin
Stoner and Spaz by Ron Koertge
Alt Ed. By Catherine Atkins
Inventing Elliot by Graham Gardner
Shattering Glass by Gail Giles
A Fast and Brutal Wing by Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson
What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones
Al Capone Does My Shirts
How I Found the Strong
So B. It by Sarah Weeks
House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
Hole in My Life by Jack Gantos
The Faerie Wars and its sequel The Purple Emperor by Herbie Brenan
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
Pirates! by Celia Rees
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
The Beckoners by Carrie Mac
Girl, 15, Charming But Insane by Sue Limb
Amaryllis by Craig Crist-Evans
Under the Sun by Arthur Dorros
The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
Mortal Engines and its sequel by Philip Reeve
Lord of the Nutcracker Men
The Lightkeeper's Daughter
B For Buster by Iain Lawrence
Honey, Baby, Sweetheart by Deb Caletti
Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan
Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
The Dark Horse by Marcus Sedgwick
The Fire Eaters by David Almond
The Ropemaker by Peter Dickinson
Witch Child by Celia Rees
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones
Saffy's Angel and Indigo's Star, by Hilary McKay
Sea of Trolls, Nancy Farmer
Feed, M.T. Anderson
An American Plague, Jim Murphy
The Gifts by Ursula Le Guin
Girl With A Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
The Curious Incident Of the Dog In The Night-time by Mark Haddon
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseni
The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Sight by David Clement-Davies
Raising the Griffin by Melissa Wyatt
The Golden Hour by Maiya Williams
Prophecy of the Stones by Flavia Bujor
Fat Kid Rules the World, KL Going
My Heartbeat, Garrett Freymann-Wehr
True Confessions of a Heartless Girl by Martha Brooks
The Weetzie Bat books by Francesca Lia Block
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Sloppy Firsts and Second Helpings by Megan McCafferty
Zeises' Bringing Up the Bones
Flinn's Fade to Black (new)
Carolyn Mackler's Vegan Virgin Valentine
Luna by Julie Anne Peters
So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld
The Cup of the World by John Dickinson
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
My sister's Keeper (Jodi Piccoult)
Light on Snow (Shreve)
Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier
Contents Under Pressure by Lara Zeises
Raising the Griffin by Melissa Wyatt
Tithe by Holly Black
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
King of the Mild Frontier by Chris Crutcher
Phineas Gage: A Gruesome But True Story About Brain
Science by John Fleischman
In the Heart of the Sea by Nat Philbrick
Fight On: Mary Church Terrell's Battle For
Integration by Dennis Brindell Fradin
The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding
Hopeless Savages and Hopeless Savages: Ground Zero by Jen Van Meter
Georgia Nicolson novel by Louise Rennison
Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson books such as A Parallel Universe of Liars.
The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding
Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier.
The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding
East by Edith Pattou
My Heartbeat by Garrett Freymann-Weyr
Fat Kid Rules The World by K.L. Going
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
City of Ember by Jeanne Du Prau
Of Sound Mind by Jean Ferris
Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton
Godless by Hautman
Double Helix - Nancy Werlin
Stoner and Spaz by Ron Koertge
Alt Ed. By Catherine Atkins
Inventing Elliot by Graham Gardner
Shattering Glass by Gail Giles
A Fast and Brutal Wing by Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson
What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones
Al Capone Does My Shirts
How I Found the Strong
So B. It by Sarah Weeks
House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
Hole in My Life by Jack Gantos
The Faerie Wars and its sequel The Purple Emperor by Herbie Brenan
The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
Pirates! by Celia Rees
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
The Beckoners by Carrie Mac
Girl, 15, Charming But Insane by Sue Limb
Amaryllis by Craig Crist-Evans
Under the Sun by Arthur Dorros
The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
Mortal Engines and its sequel by Philip Reeve
Lord of the Nutcracker Men
The Lightkeeper's Daughter
B For Buster by Iain Lawrence
Honey, Baby, Sweetheart by Deb Caletti
Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan
Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
The Dark Horse by Marcus Sedgwick
The Fire Eaters by David Almond
The Ropemaker by Peter Dickinson
Witch Child by Celia Rees
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones
Saffy's Angel and Indigo's Star, by Hilary McKay
Sea of Trolls, Nancy Farmer
Feed, M.T. Anderson
An American Plague, Jim Murphy
The Gifts by Ursula Le Guin
Girl With A Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
The Curious Incident Of the Dog In The Night-time by Mark Haddon
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseni
The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Sight by David Clement-Davies
Raising the Griffin by Melissa Wyatt
The Golden Hour by Maiya Williams
Prophecy of the Stones by Flavia Bujor
Fat Kid Rules the World, KL Going
My Heartbeat, Garrett Freymann-Wehr
True Confessions of a Heartless Girl by Martha Brooks
The Weetzie Bat books by Francesca Lia Block
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Sloppy Firsts and Second Helpings by Megan McCafferty
Zeises' Bringing Up the Bones
Flinn's Fade to Black (new)
Carolyn Mackler's Vegan Virgin Valentine
Luna by Julie Anne Peters
So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld
The Cup of the World by John Dickinson
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
My sister's Keeper (Jodi Piccoult)
Light on Snow (Shreve)
Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier
Contents Under Pressure by Lara Zeises
Raising the Griffin by Melissa Wyatt
Tithe by Holly Black
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
King of the Mild Frontier by Chris Crutcher
Phineas Gage: A Gruesome But True Story About Brain
Science by John Fleischman
In the Heart of the Sea by Nat Philbrick
Fight On: Mary Church Terrell's Battle For
Integration by Dennis Brindell Fradin
The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding
Hopeless Savages and Hopeless Savages: Ground Zero by Jen Van Meter
Georgia Nicolson novel by Louise Rennison
Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson books such as A Parallel Universe of Liars.
Friday, January 21, 2005
Book Like Alex Rider
Books like Alex Rider
(another list courtesy of the brain trust of the YALSA listserv)
Tomorrow When the War Began (series) by John Marsden
Pendragon series (MacHale)
Cirque du Freak (series) by Shan
Ice Station by Matthew Reilly
Temple by Matthew Reilly
Scarecrow by Matthew Reilly
Where Eagles Dare by Alistair Maclean
Guns of Navarrone by Alistair Maclean
The Way to Dusty Death by Alistair Maclean
Rurouni Kenshin
Beet the Vandel Buster
Rebound
Initial D
Whistle
Prince of Tennis
Kindaichi Case Files
Case Closed
Ranma ½
Naruto
Artemis Fowl (series)
Fastback Beach
Tough Trails
Bull Rider
Red Midnight by Ben Mikaelsen
Deathwatch by Robb White
Acceleration by Graham McNamee
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
Tom Clancy Net Force
Robert Ludlum
Spy High by Butcher
Vampire High by Douglas Rees
(another list courtesy of the brain trust of the YALSA listserv)
Tomorrow When the War Began (series) by John Marsden
Pendragon series (MacHale)
Cirque du Freak (series) by Shan
Ice Station by Matthew Reilly
Temple by Matthew Reilly
Scarecrow by Matthew Reilly
Where Eagles Dare by Alistair Maclean
Guns of Navarrone by Alistair Maclean
The Way to Dusty Death by Alistair Maclean
Rurouni Kenshin
Beet the Vandel Buster
Rebound
Initial D
Whistle
Prince of Tennis
Kindaichi Case Files
Case Closed
Ranma ½
Naruto
Artemis Fowl (series)
Fastback Beach
Tough Trails
Bull Rider
Red Midnight by Ben Mikaelsen
Deathwatch by Robb White
Acceleration by Graham McNamee
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
Tom Clancy Net Force
Robert Ludlum
Spy High by Butcher
Vampire High by Douglas Rees
Thursday, January 20, 2005
The 2005 Best Books for Young Adults
The 2005 Best Books for Young Adults list is now available on the YALSA website.
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/o5bbya.htm
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/o5bbya.htm
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Biographies - Memoirs
Courtesy of YALSA listserv
Where the Flame Trees Bloom by Alma Flor Ada
Eleanor's Story by Eleanor Garner
The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler by James Cross Giblin
Geisha by Mineko Iwasaki
Red Scarf Girl by Ji Li Jiang
The Circuit by Francisco Jimenez
The Wilderness Family by Kobie Kruger
Jefferson's Children by Shannon Lanier
Destined to Witness by Hans Massaquoi
At Her Majesty's Request by Walter Dean Myers
My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen
The Oasis by Petru Popescu
Black White and Jewish by Rebecca Walker
Surviving Hitler by Andrea Warren
Where the Flame Trees Bloom by Alma Flor Ada
Eleanor's Story by Eleanor Garner
The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler by James Cross Giblin
Geisha by Mineko Iwasaki
Red Scarf Girl by Ji Li Jiang
The Circuit by Francisco Jimenez
The Wilderness Family by Kobie Kruger
Jefferson's Children by Shannon Lanier
Destined to Witness by Hans Massaquoi
At Her Majesty's Request by Walter Dean Myers
My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen
The Oasis by Petru Popescu
Black White and Jewish by Rebecca Walker
Surviving Hitler by Andrea Warren
Thursday, January 13, 2005
Holocaust Books For Preteens and Young Adults
Courtesy of YALSA Listserv
Cherie Bennett's Anne Frank and Me (Fic)
Clive Lawton's Auschwitz (Non Fic)
Milkweed by Jerry SpinelliFriedrich by Hans Peter Richter
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
The Thought of High Windows_ by Lynne Kositsky (yound adult)
The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine
Survivors: True Stories of Children in the Holocaust by Allan Zullo and Mara Bovsun
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
Room in the Heart by Sonia Levitin
Malka by Mirjam Pressler
One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping: the diary of Julie Weiss
Torn Thread by Anne Isaacs
Bodie Thoene's Zion Covenant and Vienna Prelude
The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss (NF)
Run, Boy, Run by Orlev
In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Irene G. Opdyke & J. Armstrong
Sky by Hanneke Ippisch
Stones in Water by Donna Jo Napoli
Play to the Angel by Maurine Dahlberg
Dreaming in Black and White by Reinhardt Jung
Maus and Maus II (Graphic Novels by Art Spiegelman)
Daniel Half-Human and the Good Nazi by David Chotjewitz
Forgotten Fire by Adam Badasarian
Songbird : a novel / Walter Zacharius
Sisterland / Linda Newbery
Hana's suitcase / written by Karen Levine
The lost childhood : a World War II memoir / Yehuda Nir
Surviving Hitler : a boy in the Nazi death camps / by Andrea Warren
Lost hero : Raoul Wallenberg's by Danny Smith
The Seamstress : a memoir of survival / Sara Tuvel Bernstein ; with Louise Loots Thornton and Marlene Bernstein Samuels ; introduction by Edgar M. Bronfman
Torn Thread / Anne Isaacs
Final Journey by Gudrun Pausewang
Night by Elie Wiesel.
Flames of Tiger, by John Wilson
Behind the Bedroom Wall by Laura Williams
PARALLEL JOURNEYS by Ayer/Heck
REUNION by Fred Uhlmann
Daniel's Story by Carol Matas
I Have Lived a Thousand Years by Livia Bitton-Jackson
Alicia: My Story by Alicia Appleman-Jurman
The Devil in Vienna by Doris Orgel
If I Should Die Before I Wake by Han Nolan
Tunes for Bears to Dance To by Robert Cormier
Good Night, Maman by Norma Fox Mazer
Kinderlager by Milton J. Nieuwsma
SMOKE AND ASHES by Barbara Rogasky
Cherie Bennett's Anne Frank and Me (Fic)
Clive Lawton's Auschwitz (Non Fic)
Milkweed by Jerry SpinelliFriedrich by Hans Peter Richter
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
The Thought of High Windows_ by Lynne Kositsky (yound adult)
The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine
Survivors: True Stories of Children in the Holocaust by Allan Zullo and Mara Bovsun
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
Room in the Heart by Sonia Levitin
Malka by Mirjam Pressler
One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping: the diary of Julie Weiss
Torn Thread by Anne Isaacs
Bodie Thoene's Zion Covenant and Vienna Prelude
The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss (NF)
Run, Boy, Run by Orlev
In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Irene G. Opdyke & J. Armstrong
Sky by Hanneke Ippisch
Stones in Water by Donna Jo Napoli
Play to the Angel by Maurine Dahlberg
Dreaming in Black and White by Reinhardt Jung
Maus and Maus II (Graphic Novels by Art Spiegelman)
Daniel Half-Human and the Good Nazi by David Chotjewitz
Forgotten Fire by Adam Badasarian
Songbird : a novel / Walter Zacharius
Sisterland / Linda Newbery
Hana's suitcase / written by Karen Levine
The lost childhood : a World War II memoir / Yehuda Nir
Surviving Hitler : a boy in the Nazi death camps / by Andrea Warren
Lost hero : Raoul Wallenberg's by Danny Smith
The Seamstress : a memoir of survival / Sara Tuvel Bernstein ; with Louise Loots Thornton and Marlene Bernstein Samuels ; introduction by Edgar M. Bronfman
Torn Thread / Anne Isaacs
Final Journey by Gudrun Pausewang
Night by Elie Wiesel.
Flames of Tiger, by John Wilson
Behind the Bedroom Wall by Laura Williams
PARALLEL JOURNEYS by Ayer/Heck
REUNION by Fred Uhlmann
Daniel's Story by Carol Matas
I Have Lived a Thousand Years by Livia Bitton-Jackson
Alicia: My Story by Alicia Appleman-Jurman
The Devil in Vienna by Doris Orgel
If I Should Die Before I Wake by Han Nolan
Tunes for Bears to Dance To by Robert Cormier
Good Night, Maman by Norma Fox Mazer
Kinderlager by Milton J. Nieuwsma
SMOKE AND ASHES by Barbara Rogasky
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Books About Bullying
This list was compiled by the YALSA listerv
General:
THE MISFITS by James Howe
PROJECT X by Jim Shepard
PLAYING IN TRAFFIC by Gail Giles
TOUCHING SPIRIT BEAR by Ben Mikaelsen
HOOT by Carl Hiaasen
FAT KID RULES THE WORLD by K.L. Going
INVENTING ELLIOT by Graham Gardner
THE CHOCOLATE WAR by Robert Cormier
ROMIETTE AND JULIO by Sharon Draper
BAD GIRLS by Cynthia Voigt
NAMES WILL NEVER HURT ME by James Adoff
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Burger Wuss by Matthew Anderson
Alt Ed by Catherine Atkins
Please Stop Laughing at Me by Jodee Blanco
Tangerine by Edward Bloor
Walking Naked by Alyssa Brugman
Quit It by Marcia Byalick
The Goats by Brock Cole
We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher
Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher
Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn
On the Fringe by Don Gallo (ed.)
Shattering Glass by Gail Giles
Stitches by Glen Huser
Alice, I Think by Susan Juby
The Brimstone Journals by Ron Koertge
Stoner & Spaz by Ron Koertge
Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja
The Girls Koss by Amy Goldman
The Losers' Club by John Lekich
One Fat Summer by Robert Lipsyte
Hidden Talents by David Lubar
Slot Machine by Chris Lynch
Who the Man by Chris Lynch
Liar by Winifred Morris
Shooter by Walter Dean Myers
Behaving Bradley by Perry Nodelman
Big Mouth and Ugly Girl by Joyce Carol Oates
A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck
Hangman's Curse by Frank Peretti
The Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci
What Happened to Lani Garver by Carol Plum-Ucci
After by Francine Prose
The Kidnappers by Willo Davis Roberts
Odd Girl Speaks Out: Girls Write About Bullies, Cliques, Popularity
and Jealousy by Rachel Simmons (ed.)
Give a Boy a Gun by Todd Strasser
The Shadow Place by Carol M. Tanzman
6th Grade
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E.L. Konigsburg
Silent to the Bone by E.L. Konigsburg
The Misfits by James Howe
The Girls by Amy Goldman Koss
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
The River by Gary Paulsen
Brian’s Winter by Gary Paulsen
Brian’s Return by Gary Paulsen
Brian’s Hunt by Gary Paulsen
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Guts by Gary Paulsen
7th Grade
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass
On the Fringe by Donald R. Gallo
8th Grade
Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher
The Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Kit’s Wilderness by David Almond
Every Day and All the Time by Sis Deans
General:
THE MISFITS by James Howe
PROJECT X by Jim Shepard
PLAYING IN TRAFFIC by Gail Giles
TOUCHING SPIRIT BEAR by Ben Mikaelsen
HOOT by Carl Hiaasen
FAT KID RULES THE WORLD by K.L. Going
INVENTING ELLIOT by Graham Gardner
THE CHOCOLATE WAR by Robert Cormier
ROMIETTE AND JULIO by Sharon Draper
BAD GIRLS by Cynthia Voigt
NAMES WILL NEVER HURT ME by James Adoff
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Burger Wuss by Matthew Anderson
Alt Ed by Catherine Atkins
Please Stop Laughing at Me by Jodee Blanco
Tangerine by Edward Bloor
Walking Naked by Alyssa Brugman
Quit It by Marcia Byalick
The Goats by Brock Cole
We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher
Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher
Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn
On the Fringe by Don Gallo (ed.)
Shattering Glass by Gail Giles
Stitches by Glen Huser
Alice, I Think by Susan Juby
The Brimstone Journals by Ron Koertge
Stoner & Spaz by Ron Koertge
Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja
The Girls Koss by Amy Goldman
The Losers' Club by John Lekich
One Fat Summer by Robert Lipsyte
Hidden Talents by David Lubar
Slot Machine by Chris Lynch
Who the Man by Chris Lynch
Liar by Winifred Morris
Shooter by Walter Dean Myers
Behaving Bradley by Perry Nodelman
Big Mouth and Ugly Girl by Joyce Carol Oates
A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck
Hangman's Curse by Frank Peretti
The Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci
What Happened to Lani Garver by Carol Plum-Ucci
After by Francine Prose
The Kidnappers by Willo Davis Roberts
Odd Girl Speaks Out: Girls Write About Bullies, Cliques, Popularity
and Jealousy by Rachel Simmons (ed.)
Give a Boy a Gun by Todd Strasser
The Shadow Place by Carol M. Tanzman
6th Grade
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E.L. Konigsburg
Silent to the Bone by E.L. Konigsburg
The Misfits by James Howe
The Girls by Amy Goldman Koss
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
The River by Gary Paulsen
Brian’s Winter by Gary Paulsen
Brian’s Return by Gary Paulsen
Brian’s Hunt by Gary Paulsen
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Guts by Gary Paulsen
7th Grade
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass
On the Fringe by Donald R. Gallo
8th Grade
Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher
The Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Kit’s Wilderness by David Almond
Every Day and All the Time by Sis Deans
Cirque Du Freak Look Alikes Courtesy of YALSA Listserv
The Afterlife by Gary Soto
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Klause
The Boy Who Couldn’t Die by William Sleator
Calling all Monsters by Chris Westwood
Companions of the Night by Vivian Vande Velde
Dangerous Girls by R.L. Stine (and Taste of the Night – book 2)
The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce (Plus the other books in the series)
Demon Witch (Ravenscliff 2) by Geoffrey Huntington
Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman
The Gathering by Isobelle Carmody
In the Forests of the Night by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice (also mentioned the other Vampire Chronicles books.)
Look for Me by Moonlight by Mary Downing Hahn
Midnight Predator by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Rats by Paul Zindel
Raven’s Point by Melinda Metz
Reef of Death by Paul Zindel
Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
The She by Carol Plum-Ucci
The Silver Kiss by Annette Klause
Sorcerers of the Nightwing (Ravenscliff 1) by Geoffrey Huntington
A Stir of Bones by Nina Hoffman
Thirsty by M.T. Anderson
Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Klause
The Boy Who Couldn’t Die by William Sleator
Calling all Monsters by Chris Westwood
Companions of the Night by Vivian Vande Velde
Dangerous Girls by R.L. Stine (and Taste of the Night – book 2)
The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce (Plus the other books in the series)
Demon Witch (Ravenscliff 2) by Geoffrey Huntington
Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman
The Gathering by Isobelle Carmody
In the Forests of the Night by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice (also mentioned the other Vampire Chronicles books.)
Look for Me by Moonlight by Mary Downing Hahn
Midnight Predator by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Rats by Paul Zindel
Raven’s Point by Melinda Metz
Reef of Death by Paul Zindel
Salem’s Lot by Stephen King
The She by Carol Plum-Ucci
The Silver Kiss by Annette Klause
Sorcerers of the Nightwing (Ravenscliff 1) by Geoffrey Huntington
A Stir of Bones by Nina Hoffman
Thirsty by M.T. Anderson
Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber
Friday, January 07, 2005
Grounding The Giver
A recent article out of Kansas City discussed the outrage of parents in their school district when their middle schoolers were assigned to read The Giver. It is difficult to believe that this Newbery winner, and perhaps classic of our time, is being attacked for its violence and sexual content. The article can be viewed using the link below (you may need to sign up for access to the site) but it is worth reading to remind us that the world is made up of many different people and points of view. The Giver's message of thinking for yourself and not being afraid to be your own person is an important one for all ages and one that parents should not be afraid to teach their children.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/10575220.htm
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/10575220.htm
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