The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson: the Kids Discuss….
Four middle grades kids discuss The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: what stands out in this funny, modern Christmas classic? The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson. HarperCollins, 2005...
View ArticleSurvivor Diaries by Terry Lynn Johnson
The Survivor Diaries series present 10-and-11 year olds in life-threatening situations, who find the courage to persevere and . . . survive! Ages 7-11 Survivor Diaries: Overboard! and Avalanche! by...
View ArticleLearning to Lead: Another RedeemedReader Booklist!
In his Confessions, Augustine wrote this on the subject of “time”: “I understand well enough what time is, so long as no one asks me.” In the same way, we recognize leadership but find it hard to...
View ArticleBack to School with Babymouse and Og the Frog
Two back-to-school series for different ages tickle the funny bone, satirize social conventions, and even stimulate sympathy for others. Ages 6-12 Life According to Og the Frog by Getty G. Birney....
View ArticleRickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins
Naima loves to draw, but how can she use that gift to help her poor Bangladeshi family earn some much needed income? Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins. Charlesbridge, 2008. 96 pages. Reading Level:...
View ArticleWile E Coyote, Physical Science Genius
Find out why that poor coyote never actually catches the speedy roadrunner in these clever science books for young physicists. Wile E. Coyote, physical science genius (series) by Suzanne Slade and Mark...
View ArticleSTEM Girls: a Roundup
The range of fields encompassed by Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) are the new educational Holy Grail, replacing history, social science, and the humanities. There should be room for...
View ArticleA Squirrelly Situation by Jacqueline Kelly
A series of charmingly old-fashioned chapter books set in the early 20th century features Newbery protagonist Calpurnia Tate. A Squirrelly Situation (Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet #5) by Jacqueline Kelly....
View ArticleTime Twisters Series by Steve Sheinkin
In the “Time Twisters” series, Steve Sheinkin has fun with a discipline he usually takes seriously, starting with Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln, Pro Wrestler (Time Twisters #1) by Steve Sheinkin....
View ArticleNoodleheads Find Something Fishy by Tedd Arnold
The Noodleheads series, by the author of Fly Guy, draws from classic simpleton stories to give early readers a chuckle. Noodleheads Find Something Fishy (Noodleheads, #4) by Tedd Arnold, with Martha...
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