Boy: Tales of Childhood
Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl London: Jonathan Cape, 1984 160 pp. Age: 9+ Interests: biography, history, nonfiction, British boarding schools, family history Next: Going Solo (the sequel to...
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NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 1999 Holes by Louis Sachar Random House: 1998 233 pp. Age: 10 + Interests: mystery, fate, jail, desert, survival, friendship Also by this author: Sideways Stories from Wayside...
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WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL – 1946 The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge University of London Press: 1946 238 pages – 12 chapters Age: 7 (read to); 9 (independent reading) Interests: magic,...
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Holes released: 2003 rated: PG for violence, mild language and some thematic elements length: 117 min. age: 10+ scary factor: suspenseful scenes with rattlesnake, deadly lizards – nothing a 10 yr old...
View ArticleWhy Do I Have to Make My Bed?
Why Do I Have to Make My Bed? by Wade Bradford illustrated by Johanna van der Sterre Age: 4+ (right up to age 7 or 8) Interests: history, families, chores Tricycle Press: 2011 32 pages Next: more...
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Grandpa Green by Lane Smith Age: 4+ Interests: grandparents, family history, history, biography, gardening Roaring Book Press: 2011 33 pp. Also by this author/illustrator: John, Paul, George & Ben;...
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CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNER – 2005 Tamar by Mal Peet Age: 13+ Interests: war, WWII, violence, Holland, spies, occupation, romance, grandparents, family history, mystery Walker Books: 2005 424 pp. Other books...
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CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 2016 Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick illustrated by Sophie Blackall Age: 4+ Interests: bears, Winnie-the-Pooh books, history,...
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NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 2011 Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool Age: 10+ Interests: history, US history, depression, WWI, poverty, small town life, mystery, crime Yearling/Random House: 2010 346...
View ArticleM.C. Higgins, the Great
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 1975 M.C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton Age: 9 + Interests: nature, family history, mountain life, superstition, coming of age stories M.C. Higgins is thirteen and...
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