Bluestem Award Nominees: Part Six
Here are two more of the nominees for the 2012 Bluestem Award. The World According to Humphrey, by Betty Birney Humphrey is a pet hamster in Room 26 at Longfellow School. The […]
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Here are the last two nominated books for the 2012 Bluestem Award. Dying to Meet You, by Kate Klise Start with writer Ignatius B. Grumply, add 11-year-old Seymour Hope and his […]
View ArticleStories from the Second Grade
The One and Only Stuey Lewis, by Jane Schoenberg Stuey has just started second grade. He is SO embarrassed! He hasn’t caught on to reading yet. His best friend, Will, is […]
View ArticleYerf!
Spunky Tells All, by Ann Cameron “I have never caused any trouble to the Bates family. I am an older Dog, a considerate Dog. I always followed a daily routine… […]
View ArticleCinderella’s Lost Tap Shoe
Cinderella Smith, by Stephanie Barden My name is Teresa Louise Smith, but everyone calls me Cinderella. Why, you ask? Because I always seem to be losing one of my shoes. […]
View ArticleGuyku: A Year of Haiku for Boys
The wind and I play tug-of-war with my new kite. The wind is winning. Imagine that it is raining. Your sister is standing right next to you holding […]
View ArticleOrphans, Witches and Black Cats!
Earwig and the Witch, by Diana Wynne Jones Earwig likes living in the orphanage. She’s been there since she was a baby. The note attached to her baby shawl at […]
View ArticleVillain School: Hero in Disguise
When is a villain a hero, not a villain? When they have to fight evil superheroes to save the day! In Stephanie S. Sanders’ latest in the Villain School series, […]
View ArticleTake a Big Bite
Open Very Carefully: A Book with Bite, by Nicola O’Byrne The book starts out as “The Ugly Duckling,” but then takes a dramatic turn. What is a crocodile doing in […]
View ArticleHalloween Fun
What’s your favorite costume for Halloween? The five little monkeys chose a banana, an alien, a ghost, a goblin and a princess for their costumes in Five Little Monkeys Trick-or […]
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