2012-2013 Reading List (all books are 2011 copyright)
Aronson, Sarah. - Beyond Lucky
Barrow, Randi G. - Saving Zasha.
Bragg, Georgia - How They Croaked : The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous
Davies, Stephen - Outlaw : a Novel
Denenberg, Barry - Titanic Sinks!
Duble, Kathleen Benner - Phantoms in the Snow
Ellis, Deborah - No Ordinary Day
Fendler, Donn with Lynne Plourde - Lost Trail : Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness
Fleming, Candace - Amelia Lost : The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
Frost, Helen - Hidden
Gantos, Jack - Dead End in Norvelt
Greenwald, Tom - Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading
Gutman, Dan - Mission Unstoppable (The Genius Files)
Hannigan, Katherine - True (..sort of)
Hartley, A. J. (Andrew James) - Darwen Arkwright and the Peregrine Pact
Hilmo, Tess - With a Name Like Love
Jacobson, Jennifer Richard - Small as an Elephant
Jeffrey, Mark - Max Quick : The Pocket and the Pendant
Kang, Hildi - Chengli and the Silk Road Caravan
Kessler, Liz - A Year Without Autumn
Kozlowsky, M. P. - Juniper Berry
Larson, Kirby - The Friendship Doll
Lewis, Gill - Wild Wings
Luper, Eric - Jeremy Bender vs. the Cupcake Cadets
Magoon, Kekla - Camo Girl
McMann, Lisa - The Unwanteds
Nelson, Kadir - Heart and Soul : The Story of America and African Americans
Neri, Greg - Ghetto Cowboy : A Novel
O'Dell, Kathleen - The Aviary
Oliver, Lauren - Liesl & Po
Oppel, Kenneth - This Dark Endeavor : The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein
Santat, Dan - Sidekicks
Schmatz, Pat - Bluefish
Schmidt, Gary D. - Okay For Now
Selznick, Brian - Wonderstruck : Novel in Words and Pictures
Shang, Wendy Wan Long - The Great Wall of Lucy Wu
Stanley, Diane - The Silver Bowl
Thomson, Sarah L. - Mercy : The Last New England Vampire
Van Draanen, Wendelin - The Running Dream
Weissman, Elissa Brent - Nerd Camp
Monday, April 2, 2012
MSBA 2012 Winner!
The winner is... Smile by Raina Telgemeier - 746
Second: Out of my Mind by Sharon M. Draper - 379 votes
Third: The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan - 365 votes
Second: Out of my Mind by Sharon M. Draper - 379 votes
Third: The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan - 365 votes
Monday, March 26, 2012
Voting This Week!
I'll be in the Mount View Elementray Library today and tomorrow to help Mrs. Harrington collect the MSBA votes from the 5th grades! I don't know about you, but I'm very excited!
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
After Ever After
I can not wait to read this book, having so enjoyed Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie ! Below is a review of After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick, from the MSBA Book Buzz blog http://msbabookbuzz.wordpress.com/
With his cancer having been in remission for five years, Jeffrey enters the eighth grade assuming it’ll be like any other year for him and his best friend Tad, also a cancer survivor. Though his older brother, Stephen, who has always been his hero is off traveling around Africa, everything else seems like it’ll be more of the same: dealing with learning difficulties caused by his cancer treatment, hanging out with the bitingly sarcastic Tad and training for a bike ride he does to benefit cancer research every year.
Enter Lindsey, a new girl from California, who arrives at Jeff’s school and proceeds to begin turning his world upside down. Then add an impossible new testing requirement that Jeff has to pass to make it to high school and Tad’s sudden determination to walk across the stage at graduation (he’s been in a wheelchair for several years) and you’ve got all the makings of one crazy year for Jeff.
A lot is packed into this sequel to 2005′s Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie. Luckily, the author has created a sympathetic, thoughtful, realistic narrator and has filled this work of contemporary fiction with plenty of authentic dialogue. No doubt, there is real sadness here, the kind that leaves you thinking about the story long after it’s ended, but it’s balanced with humor and silliness that creates a life-like picture of the turbulence many people affected by a serious illness experience. -Brooke, McArthur Teen Librarian
With his cancer having been in remission for five years, Jeffrey enters the eighth grade assuming it’ll be like any other year for him and his best friend Tad, also a cancer survivor. Though his older brother, Stephen, who has always been his hero is off traveling around Africa, everything else seems like it’ll be more of the same: dealing with learning difficulties caused by his cancer treatment, hanging out with the bitingly sarcastic Tad and training for a bike ride he does to benefit cancer research every year.
Enter Lindsey, a new girl from California, who arrives at Jeff’s school and proceeds to begin turning his world upside down. Then add an impossible new testing requirement that Jeff has to pass to make it to high school and Tad’s sudden determination to walk across the stage at graduation (he’s been in a wheelchair for several years) and you’ve got all the makings of one crazy year for Jeff.
A lot is packed into this sequel to 2005′s Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie. Luckily, the author has created a sympathetic, thoughtful, realistic narrator and has filled this work of contemporary fiction with plenty of authentic dialogue. No doubt, there is real sadness here, the kind that leaves you thinking about the story long after it’s ended, but it’s balanced with humor and silliness that creates a life-like picture of the turbulence many people affected by a serious illness experience. -Brooke, McArthur Teen Librarian
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Books Available for Sale at MVE!
I was very happy to find five Maine Student Book Awards titles available for sale at the Mount View Elementary PTC Book Fair going on this week! Look for these displayed along with the list on the back set of bookcases:
*My Life as a Book
*We The Children (Keepers of the School)
*The Batboy
*The Red Pyramid
*The Strange Case of the Origami Yoda
*Guys Read: Funny Business
*The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester
*Spilling Ink
*Out of my Mind
*My Life as a Book
*We The Children (Keepers of the School)
*The Batboy
*The Red Pyramid
*The Strange Case of the Origami Yoda
*Guys Read: Funny Business
*The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester
*Spilling Ink
*Out of my Mind
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Out of My Mind
I personally can not recommend this book highly enough!
And from the School Library Journal:
Starred Review. Grade 4–6—Born with cerebral palsy, Melody, 10, has never spoken a word. She is a brilliant fifth grader trapped in an uncontrollable body. Her world is enhanced by insight and intellect, but gypped by physical limitations and misunderstandings. She will never sing or dance, talk on the phone, or whisper secrets to her friends. She's not complaining, though; she's planning and fighting the odds. In her court are family, good neighbors, and an attentive student teacher. Pitted against her is the "normal" world: schools with limited resources, cliquish girls, superficial assumptions, and her own disability. Melody's life is tragically complicated. She is mainly placed in the special-ed classroom where education means being babysat in a room with replayed cartoons and nursery tunes. Her supportive family sets her up with a computer. She learns the strength of thumbs as she taps on a special keyboard that finally lets her "talk." When she is transitioned into the regular classroom, Melody's undeniable contribution enables her class to make it to the national quiz team finals. Then something happens that causes her to miss the finals, and she is devastated by her classmates' actions. Kids will benefit from being introduced to Melody and her gutsy, candid, and compelling story. It speaks volumes and reveals the quiet strength and fortitude it takes to overcome disabilities and the misconceptions that go with them. by Alison Follos, North Country School, Lake Placid, NY Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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