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By: Mordicai Gerstein

Date Read: 2/14/2019

Genre: Non-fiction Picture Book

Review: Philippe Petit walked between the world trade center on a trapeze rope with no net for an hour in 1974. He was performing high-wire tricks up in the sky.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to a reader who enjoys a thrilling story.

Possible teaching points:
-Perseverance
-Fear

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The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest

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The Top of the World: Climbing Mount Everest

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By: Steve Jenkins

Date Read: 2/13/2019

Genre: Non-fiction Picture Book

Review: The first people climbed Mount Everest in 1953 but many technologies have changed which now make it easier to make this hike. This book talks about the equipment, obstacles, history, and animals one might encounter on their journey to the top of Mount Everest.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to a reader who enjoys being outside and accepting challenges.

Possible teaching points:
-Equipment needed to climb Mount Everest
- History of Mount Everest

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By: Colleen Sexton

Date Read: 2/13/2019

Genre: Non-Fiction Picture Book

Review: Roosters attract hens by strutting. Once the chicken and roosters attract the life cycle of a chicken begins. From an egg all the way to the chicken, the cycle never changes.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to a reader who enjoys reading about chickens.

Possible teaching points:
-Life cycle of a chicken
-Difference between a chicken and a rooster

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By: Clyde Robert Bulla

Date Read: 2/12/2019

Genre: Non-Fiction Picture Book

Review: A shadow is seen when the sun shines on things because it can not shine through them. Some things make shadows darker then others based on how much light can get through the object.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to a young reader who can wants to be interactive with the words on the page.

Possible teaching points:
-Shadows
-Sorting objects that make lighter and darker shadows.

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By: Anne F. Rockwell

Date Read: 2/12/2019

Genre: Non-Fiction Picture Book

Review: This book uses simple sentences to explain there are many stars in the sky, and a meteor shower is caused by streams of cosmic debris.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to a young reader who needs pictures to relate to words.

Possible teaching points:
-What are stars
-What are meteor showers

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By:  Franklyn M. Branley

Date Read: 2/11/2019

Genre: Non-Fiction Picture Book

Review: This book reviews all eight planets in our solar system. It gives great detail about how many moons and  rings are around he planets. It talks about how Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet and is no longer apart of our solar system since 2006.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to a reader who enjoys learning about planets with detailed and fun pictures.

Possible teaching points:
-Our solar system
-8 planets within our solar syste

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By: David A. Adler

Date Read: 2/11/2019

Genre: Non-Fiction Picture Book

Review: Harriet Tubman was born into slavery, she did not like how she was treated and often rebelled. Tubman Escaped through the underground railroad and then helped many others escape the same way.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to a reader who enjoys learning about African American history and the underground railroad.

Possible teaching points:
-Harriet Tubman
-Challenges African American's faced.
-Underground railroad

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By David A. Adler

Date Read: 2/10/2019

Genre: Non-Fiction Picture Book

Review: Magnets have two poles, north and south. They attract and repel based on the poles. Even the Earth is a giant magnet!

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to a reader who enjoys learning about magnetic scientific facts.

Possible teaching points:
-What are magnets
-Poles on magnets

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By: Seymour Simon

Date Read: 2/10/2019

Genre: Non-Fiction Picture Book

Review: In this book the water cycle is explained in detail, It continues to go into detail about how the rising ocean temperatures effect the planet.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to a reader who enjoys learning about scientific facts.

Possible teaching points:
-The water cycle
-Importance of clean water

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 The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid 

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 The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid 

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By: Jeanette Winter

Date Read: 2/9/2019

Genre: Non-Fiction Picture Book

Review: Zaha Hadid grew up in Iraq, and desired to be an architect. She opened her own studio in London and started designing buildings. But as a Muslim woman, Hadid faced many obstacles such as ridicule and physical abuse.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to a reader who enjoyed learning about cultural differences.

Possible teaching points:
-Cultural differences
-Differences in how people were treated based on their gender.

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 Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!

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 Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!

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By: Andrea J. Loney

Date Read: 2/9/2019

Genre: Non-Fiction Picture Book

Review: As a young Boy, James saved up money to buy his first camera. He became the town photographer by 5th grade. After graduation he moved to New York City to become a better photographer but was let down time and time again. He persevered the negative and opened his own studio in Harlem.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to readers who enjoy reading about overcoming obstacles.

Possible teaching points:
-African American history
-Perseverance pays off

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Red Cloud: A Lakota Story of War and Surrender 

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Red Cloud: A Lakota Story of War and Surrender 

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By: S.D. Nelson

Date: 2/8/2019

Genre: Non-Fiction Picture Book

Review: The only Native American to win a war against the U.S. army, chief Cloud was against the treaty for white expansion into the Native American lands. He gathered his tribe and many other locals tribes, such as the LaKota to fight a fight that he eventually won.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to readers who enjoy history.

Possible teaching points:
- Define Treaty
- Differences between Native American tribes and white communities.

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By: Thelma Lynne Godin

Genre: Picture Book

Date 2/8/2019

Review: A boy tries to help dress his pet dragon, but the dragon does not want to cooperate. He kicks off his polka doted underwear and pants.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to readers who enjoy dragons and funny pictures.

Possible teaching points:
-Dressing yourself
-Listening skills

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By: Jennifer Dussling

Date: 2/7/2019

Genre: Picture Book

Review: As snowmen play out in the snow this book counts each group and explains what they do, all the way to 100.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to readers who enjoy winter weather, snowmen, and numbers.

Possible teaching points:
- Identifying numbers
-Counting

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By: Laura Numeroff

Date: 2/7/2019

Genre: Picture Book

Review: A boy gives a mouse a cookie and then the mouse wants milk to go with it. After drinking the milk he wants more things. This book is a circle of events that demonstrates what happens when the mouse is given what he wants.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to readers who use pictures to help them read the words in a book.

Possible teaching points:
-Friendship versus parent/child
-Altruism

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By: Audrey Penn

Date: 2/6/2019

Genre: Picture Book

Review: Chester the raccoon is scared to go to school for his first night of kindergarten. His mother kisses his hand and tells Chester that she is always with him. Chester returns the kiss to his mom before walking into school because his mother was also feeling sad.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to readers who may be nervous about going somewhere new without their parents.

Possible teaching points:
-Calming the first day of school nerves
- Being away from those we love

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By: Eric Litwin and James Dean

Date: 2/6/2019

Genre: Picture Book

Review: Pete has brand new white shoes and as he walks they become dirty. Pete doesn't worry though, because it is all good.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to readers who enjoy vibrant pictures and cats.

Possible teaching points:
-Colors
-Attitudes when something does not go your way

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By: Shel Silverstein

Date: 2/5/2019

Genre: Picture book

Review: A boy builds a relationship with a tree and they play together everyday. As time goes on the boy grows and wants things like money, a home, a boat, the tree gives everything but its stump to please the man. As an old man he returns the tree looking for a quiet place to go.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to readers who enjoy outdoor stories.

Possible teaching points:
-Needs versus wants
-Giving to others

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By: Eric Carle

Date: 2/5/2019

Genre: Picture Book

Review: A caterpillar eats through many different fruits and candy throughout many days. After eating he becomes tired and goes into a cocoon. When he comes out he is a beautiful butterfly.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to readers who enjoy detailed and abstract pictures.

Possible teaching points:
-Butterfly life cycle
-Counting

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By:  Ezra Jack Keats

Date: 2/4/2019

Genre: Picture Book

Review: Peter excitedly wakes up to a snow filled outdoors, he puts on his gear and heads out. As he is playing he is hit by a stray snowball that was being thrown by an older group of kids, he quickly walks away realizing those kids were to big to play with. He creates a snowball and puts it in his pocket because he thinks the snow is going to melt, to his surprise he wakes up to more snow.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to readers who like adventures.

Possible teaching points:
-Second person narrative example
-Weather changes

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By: Maurice Sendak

Date Read: 2/4/2019

Genre: Picture Book

Review: Max's mom sends him to bed without dinner. He goes on a wild adventure and meets many creatures who discover he is the most wild of all. They put Max in charge. Max has enough of the creatures and their stomping, roaring, and showing their teeth so he sends them to bed without dinner. He then realizes why his mom did this to him and wants to return home to his family and eat dinner.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to readers who enjoy animals and detailed pictures.

Possible teaching points:
-Responsibility
-Understanding

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By: Don Freeman

Date Read: 2/3/2019

Genre: Picture Book

Review: A girl came into a department store and wanted to purchase Corduroy, a stuffed bear, but her mother said no because he was missing a button. That night Corduroy searched all through the store for his button, he found one on a mattress that he was able to detach. The next morning Lisa, the little girl, came back to purchase Corduroy and make him her own. From that day on they were inseparable.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to readers who may want something from a store but have been told no.

Possible teaching points:
-Don't judge a book by its cover
-You can save to get the things that you want but it takes time.

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By: Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman

Date Read 2/3/2019

Genre: Picture Book

Review: Bear wakes up from hibernation, he is bored and there is no food in his home. His forest friends come by to say hi and each one brings him some kind of food. When Owl, Raven, and Wren show up to the cave, bear stops everyone and explains he is happy to see them but he doesn't have food to share. The friends all gather around him and say all they want is his company.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to young readers who enjoy animals and problem solving.

Possible teaching points:
-Friendship
-Identifying words that have the same beginning sounds

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By: Bill Martin Jr

Date Read: 2/2/2019

Genre: Picture Book

Review: This fun, interactive story is set in a coconut tree. The letters climb to the top, uppercase and lowercase, until the tree falls over. The letters fall out of the tree and become hurt but they withstand all injuries.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to young readers learning to identify their letters.

Possible teaching points:
-Letter recognisition
-Rhyming words

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By: Henry Cole

Date Read: 2/2/2019

Genre: Picture Book

Review:This book has animal characters that explain how to be kind to others. There are simple sentences that encourage students to; ask someone to play with them, wake up with a smile, do something unexpected, write a thank you note, and much more!

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to young readers who like animals.

Possible teaching points:
-Be kind to others
-Treat others how you want to be treated

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By: Patricia Polacco

Date Read: 1/16/2019

Genre: Picture book

Review: Tricia longed to be apart of the family and start reading. She tried sounding out words but wasn't able so her feelings towards reading became neagitve. That was until Mr. Falker, her 5th grade teacher, noticed she was behind and began to build a relationship of trust. He helped her learn to read by working with her daily after school. Because of Mr. Falker Tricia began to read and overcome her dyslexia. Although she would struggle for a lifetime, he gave her the push to keep trying.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to a student who enjoyed reading about a student overcoming a reading difficulty.

Possible teaching points:
- Encourage reading

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By: Raina Telge

Date Read: 1/19/2019

Genre: Graphic Novel

Review: On the way home from girl scouts, Raina falls and knocks out her two front teeth. As a sixth grade girl, this seems like the end of the world because she has to get braces, headgear and undergo many dental surgeries. Meanwhile Rania is experiencing other typical growing child things such as zits, crushes on boys, friends that bully her, insecurities, and even an earthquake! Eventually Raina goes into high school and meets friends who want to be around her and do not care that her smile is not perfect. The beginning of high school leads to Raina's final dental surgery which gives her the confidence to smile for the first time in 4 years confidently.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting for any middle school girls going through the trials and tribulations of that age.

Possible teaching points:
-Character traits
-Being kind to others
-Metaphors

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By: Cece Bell

Date Read: 1/18/2019

Genre: Graphic Novel

Review: All the characters in this story are bunny rabbits. Cece becomes deaf all of the sudden and is forced to go to a different school. After a year of attending a school for bunnies who are deaf, Cece is able to get a hearing aid and go back to her old school because she can now hear. When she returns to school nothing is the same. Cece finds it difficult to make friends, but eventually makes friends with a girl who is a year younger than her and then eventually another friend who is a boy her age. Things are different but Cece is managing to get through the day to day happenings at her school. Suddenly Cece runs into a tree branch and now needs glasses. Again she has a hard time making friends after coming back from getting her new glasses.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting for a student who wants to read a funny yet realistic book, because these are problems our students face everyday.

Possible teaching points:
-Overcoming change
-Making friends

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By: Rachel Russell

Date Read: 1/16/2019

Genre: Graphic Novel

"hot" new book published October 2017

Review: Nikki has a dog named Daisy who just cannot stay out of trouble. As she takes the dog out, after an eventful morning of her messing up the house, she runs into a new transfer student Brandon. She instantly has a crush on Brandon. Nikki's friend MaKenzie posts pictures of the couple which start rumors that they are dating. Nikki's other crush got jealose and could not decide weather to go to Paris or her concert. Brandon and Nikki patch things up. Brandon even begins to give Daisy obedience lessons, which turn out to be no help at all.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting for girls who enjoy reading a dramatic story.

Possible teaching points:
- Gossiping
- Character traits
-Expectations of behaviors

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By: Jeff Kinney

Date Read: 1/15/2019

Genre: Graphic Novel

"hot" new book published November 2017

Review: Greg and his family are going on a trip to a resort at Isla de Corales, where his parents went on their honeymoon. After arriving the family lost their luggage and was caught stealing others clothes out their suitcase. Greg wanted to go off on his own but instead, his mother instead they do things together as a family. Dad gets sun poisoning which causes the family to have to stay in one day. Mom has stomach problems that causes them to stay in another. After loosing all these days, the family encounters venomous animals. At the end of the story the family makes it back home after out-running and out-rowing the police.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to students who like funny family books.

Possible teaching points:
-Character traits
-Descriptive language

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By:  Ilyasah Shabazz and Renee Watson

Date Read: 3/4/2019

Genre: Chapter Book - Middle Grades

"hot" new book published January 2018

Review: Betty Dean was being raised by her aunt, who felt like her mother did not take care of her, until she died. Betty is forced to move to Detroit in a small apartment with her mom and sibilings. She never feels like she fits in or her mother wants her. Betty spends most of her time at church and participating in an organization called housewives' league, which is a group of people that are conveying the message not to shop at stores that would not hire them. Soon she is kicked out by her mother but taken in by a local church family, the Malloys. Betty takes in everything around her and becomes an activist for black rights herself. Although it is listed as a fiction book, this is the life of Betty Shabazz before becoming the wife of Malcolm X.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to students who like learning about history and the civil rights era.

Possible teaching points:
- Civil rights
- Betty Shabazz
- Civil rights activist
-Malcolm X

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By: Aisha Saeed

Date Read: 3/8/2019

Genre: Chapter Book - Middle Grades

"hot" new book published May 8, 2018

Review: Amal, a 12 year old girl who lives in Pakistan is asked by her father to quit school and care after her younger siblings. Her mother is going through a hard time because she birthed a daughter and not a son. Amal had a dream to go to college and become a teacher but that was put on hold when she spoke negatively to a man who was the son of a local powerful landlord. He demanded that the family pay back all of their debts immediately. When her dad said they did not have the money, Amal was sent to be a servant in him home until all monies due was paid. There were many problems in the home between Amal and other servants, especially Nabila. The end of this book is left as a cliffhanger when Amal has to find the courage to act as if she hasn't found the secrets of Khan estate, but will she choose to?

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to students who would like to gain knowledge of other cultures.

Possible teaching points:
- Cultural differences
-  Overcoming difficulties
- Character traits

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By: R.J. Palacio

Date Read: 3/7/2019

Genre: Chapter book - upper elementary

Review: August is a a young boy who suffers from a face deformity. He goes to a new private school where he makes friends like Jack and Summer, but still must endure the mean people like Julian. On Halloween Auggie overhears peers saying they would rather die then look like him, which then starts a depression. The book then switches to Via (Auggie's sister) perspective on how her family only shows attention to Auggie and the only person that ever was kind to her was her Gran who passed away long ago. The story comes back together with Via encouraging Auggie to hold his head up and go trick or treating after hearing his peer's rude words. The book continues with the tribulations that Auggie experienced at school until he decided to fight back. After this incidence no one messed with Auggie anymore and he went on to earn many awards at graduation including the courageous award for starting school.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to students who have ever experienced a difficult time at school.

Possible teaching points:
- Courage will take you far in life.
- Comparison
- Cause/effect
-Affective skills

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By: Jack Gantos

Date Read: 3/5/2019

Genre: Chapter book - Middle grades

Review: Joey is a young boy who grew up with no father and an alcoholic mother. There were a few years when Joey was raised by his grandmother who was mean and abusive towards. Joey wasn't a bad kid he just had trouble doing the right thing. Through the trials and tribulations of Joey doing things like swallowing a key, sharpen his finger with a pencil sharpener and cut a classmates hair. We come to learn that Joey was diagnosed with Attention deficit disorder and after getting him on the right medication and in the right therapies Joey becomes a thriving boy.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to students who suffer from the impulsivity of a disability.

Possible teaching points:
- Importance of listening to your doctor and parents about medications.
- It's AWESOME to be different.

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By: Louis Sachar

Date Read: 3/2/2019

Genre: Chapter book - upper elementary

Award: Newberry and national book award.

Review: Stanley Yelnats has been arrested and charged for a crime he did not commit. He was sentenced to time a Camp Green Lake, a facility for troubled youth. The book flashes between real life events and past events. In real life events at Camp Green Lake Stanley learns of animals that with just one bite will kill him, he learns that the expectations at this camp is for all the males to dig holes each and every day, and there are is a friendship made between Stanley and Zero. Past events include the Yelnats family being cursed by Madame Zeroni, and the story of Kissing Kate Barlow after a failed affair with the onion man. In the end Stanley catches the Camp Green Lake facility in many lies, including a murder of his new best friend. For this first time in his life, Stanley comes out on top.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to students who enjoy adventurous and suspenseful stories.

Possible teaching points:
- Overcoming difficulties
- Characters
- Setting

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By: Roald Doll

Date Read: 3/1/2019

Genre: Chapter book - Upper Elementary

Review: Charlie is from a poor family who is struggling to make ends meet. He buys a candy bar with money he found on the street and wins a golden ticket to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. He goes to tour the facility and brings along his grandpa who hasn't walked in years. While there, they travel through different sections of the factory. During the one of the sections Charlie breaks the rules, but he got caught back up to the group. At the tour he ends up winning the factory because he did not take the gobstopper that was given to him by Willy. His family never longed for anything again.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to students who enjoy adventurous stories.

Possible teaching points:
- Descriptive language
- Character traits

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By: Kate DiCamillo

Date Read: 2/1/2019

Genre: Chapter book - Upper Elementary

Award: John Newberry Medal

Review: The mouse, Despereaux was born different. He was small and had large ears. He did not follow the mouse rules and regulations. After breaking the rules many times, the mouse counsel (including his father) sent him to the dungeon. He is able to escape from the dungeon and meets the princess that he fell in love with through stories. This is when Despereaux realizes the prisoners daughter is a servant in the castle and reintroduces them. Desperaux becomes a hero for reintroducing the father and daughter. He is then accepted back in he mouse community.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to students who enjoy reading fairy tales.

Possible teaching points:
- Creative writing
-Metaphors
- Similes
- Character traits

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By: E.B. White

Date Read: 1/25/2019

Genre: Chapter Book - Upper Elementary

Award: Newberry Honor

Review: Fern is a girl who lives on a farm with her family. She wants to keep a baby pig, that was considered a runt of the liter. Her dad agreed to let her keep it for a little bit. She named the pig Wilburn and treated it very special. Eventually, the pig, Wilbur, was sent to her uncle to be prepared for slaughter. The Spider at the farm, Charlotte,  began to write words in the web that described the pig. This attracted many people. The pig went to the fair where he won a prize and was saved thanks to the Charlotte and her efforts.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to students who enjoyed reading about animals.

Possible teaching points:
-  Friendship
- Character building

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By: Christopher Paul Curtis

Date Read: 1/20/2019

Genre: Chapter Book - upper elementary

Award: John Newberry Medal

Review: Bud Cladwell, from Flint, Michigan, has lost his mother to an illness and never knew who his father was. During the time he bounced from foster home to foster home, the U.S. was experiencing the effects of the great depression. Bud was bound and determined to find his father based on clues that his mom had left. He was beat up by the oldest boy in his new foster home and locked in a shed by his foster dad. Bud felt defeated so he decided to go find Ms. Hill at the library, but soon discovered that Ms. Hill had gotten married and moved away to Chicago. Bug (Bud's best friend) and Bud decided to 'ride the rails' together and run away. On their journey Bud believes to have found his father, when in fact it turns out to be his grandfather. His grandfather takes him in as his own, Bud now has a forever home.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to students who like adventures and history.

Possible teaching points:
- The great depression
-  Make predictions
- Analyze predictions
- Compare predictions.

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By: Christopher Paul Curtis

Date read: 1/14/2019

Genre: Chapter books - middle grades

Award: John Newberry Medal

Review: The Watson's live in Flint, Michigan. This story is narrated by the middle child, Kenny Watson. Byron, the oldest son has become a bully and gets into trouble consistently. Byron does things like; stealing, starting fires, fighting, getting his lips stuck on the brown bomber, and there was an situation where he killed a bird with a cookie. Mamma and daddy decide to help Byron they are going to send him to live with Grandma Sands in Alabama. While in Alabama, Byron was behaving again but Kenny goes swimming at Colliers landing against Grandma Sands wishes. Byron saves Kenny from almost drowning, but while recovering the youngest sister, Joey, decided to go to church with friends. There was an explosion at the church and the family could not find Joey. Eventually Joey is found safe and unharmed. After moving back to Flint, the family talked about what happened at the church that day and it left a lasting impression on Bryon.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to kids who like history, stories about un-perfect but loving families,  It is a best fit for middle school age students.

Possible teaching points: I think this book can be used to teach many different points.

- Many grammar lessons can be taught throughout this book.

-This family was a part of a lower income community who lacked a great education system.

-The difference between the northern united states and southern united states on the topic of civil rights and how people of color were treated.
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By: Barbara Park

Date Read: 1/24/2019

Genre: Early Chapter Book

Review: Junie B. Jones does not like riding the bus because: it smells funny, has black smoke coming out the back, bad breaks, and no where to keep her Kleenex. Instead of getting back on the bus in the afternoon, this Kindergartner decides to hide in a closet. Once others are gone she explores the school, but is eventually caught by her parents and teachers. From then on Junie had to sit with a friend on the bus every day.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to students who enjoy reading funny and light-hearted stories.

Possible teaching points:
- Following school rules
- Expressive writing

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By: Lois Lowry

Date Read: 1/23/2019

Genre: Early Chapter Book

Award: John Newberry Medal

Review: 10 year old AnneMarie Johansen was living during World War 2. She learned that the Jews in her city were being relocated. This meant she had to act quickly help a local family, the Rosen's, escape to Sweden. After the war was over AnneMarie's family explains what was happening in the war and that her older sister Lise, was killed during that time. Although AnneMarie was sad she was proud of herself for helping a family of Jews escape. She longed to be with her friend again therefore she word her star of David in hopes that one day she may return for it.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to students who enjoy reading stories about history.

Possible teaching points:
- World war 2
- Jews/Nazi
- Star of David

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By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Date Read: 1/22/2019

Genre: Early Chapter Book

Award: Newberry Medal

Review: Marty Preston finds a lost dog near his house who appeared to be abused. The dog belonged to his neighbor Judd Travers, a known dog abuser. Marty's dad makes him give the dog back to his owner. The next time Shiloh (the dog) runs away, Marty takes him in the woods and hides him, which worked out until Shiloh was attacked in the woods by another dog. After waking up his parents to help him take Shiloh to the vet and his dad finding out he was hiding the dog, Marty was forced to return Shiloh once again.  Marty goes to Judd's house to talk about Shiloh and witnesses him shooting a deer, he uses this as a bargaining tool to get Shiloh. Judd agrees that Marty can work on the weekends around his house to pay for Shiloh. After two weeks of Marty working, Judd decided to give the dog to Marty and his family.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to students who like reading about adventures and family.

Possible teaching points:
-Dishonesty
-Responsibility

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By:  Beverly Cleary

Date read: 1/11/2019

Genre: Early chapter books

Award: John Newberry Medal

Review: Leigh Botts had a complicated life with many hardships at home. He begin to write letters to Mr. Henshaw, an author he really liked, in the second grade. Mr. Henshaw said to become a great writer Leigh should read, look, listen, think, and write. He longed to become an author, but had a hard time starting out. Mr. Henshaw suggested he start a diary and write in it as often as possible. Leigh wrote all about his life in his diary starting with his parents divorce, and ending with a lunch date he attended with an author because he had won the young writers yearbook competition. Other events he spoke about was; someone stealing items out of his lunchbox, how he made an alarm for his lunchbox, and his new friend Berry that he made in school. At the end of the story Leigh had used writing to overcome his feelings about his absent father, he no longer felt as angry when his dad did not follow through on his promises. This story is a great read that incorporates culture differences and obstacles endured for an elementary school student.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to children who aspire to be something when they grow up. It is best fit for 2nd to 3rd grade students.

Possible teaching points:

- Inference: There are many simple, yet strong details throughout the story, that can lead a student to ask the question: what comes next?

-Used as a motivator to write your favorite author a letter and ask him/her questions to help you become a better writer.
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By: Kate DiCamillo

Date Read: 2/2/2019

Genre: Early Chapter Book

Award: Newberry Honor

Review: Opal and her father have recently moved to a small town in Florida. Opal feels very out of place and struggles to fit in with others her age. One day when Opal went to the grocery store, she met her first friend, an abandon dog she named Winn-Dixie. After her father agrees to Opal taking in the dog, he comes up with the idea to tell Opal 10 things about her mother. As the story progress Opal goes into town to get things for Winn-Dixie, there she is introduced to others and makes friends. The idea behind each friend that is made is Winn-Dixie makes it possible. As she meets people she learns not to believe what others say about them, rather be kind and welcoming to all. At the end of the story Gloria and Opal decide to throw a party, there is a thunders torn that quickly puts an end to the party and no one can find Winn-Dixie. They go out and search together and find her.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to students who have a hard time or want to build friendships. Also, students who like animals.

Possible teaching points:
-Social/emotional development - making friends.
-Social/emotional development - coping with being in a new place.
-Cause and effect situations

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By: Dav Pilkey

Date Read: 1/12/2019

Genre: Graphic novels

"Hot" new book released in December of 2018

Review: Dog Man is thrown in jail because of something he didn't do, or did he? Dog man is a police dog that always steps in to save the day! But this time, there is an abundance of evidence against him proving he is the villain. It includes a picture of him breaking into the bank where the money was stolen. While in jail Dog Man has encounters with those that he has put there. At the end of the book Dog Man is set free and Piggy, Crunky, and Bub were caught and thrown into jail!

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to students who like to read comic books and enjoy crime stories.

Possible teaching points:

- Grammar lesson
- Fiction versus non - fiction

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By: Philip Abraham

Date read 1/17/2019

Genre: Non-fiction picture book

Review: This non-fiction book talks about Jackie Robinson and how he became the first African-American major league baseball player. It states who his family is and shows pictures, it also talks about how his family was poor. In high school he played many different sports, not just baseball. People were not always kind to him because of the color of his skin. Not only was he the first African-American baseball player, he won many awards and gave back to his community.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to kids who like baseball.

Possible teaching points:

- Who is Jackie Robinson?

-  Civil rights

- Black history month

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By: Carol McCloud

Date read: 1/11/2019

Genre: Picture book

Review: Students are able to see how rewarding it is to show kindness towards others. This book explains how helping others can boost your mood and self confidence as well as those around you. This is how you "fill your bucket". It also shows how one would feel if their bucket was empty. If one's bucket is empty, this means that others are not being kind and respectful. I like that this story uses simple and direct sentences to explain a difficult concept to young learners.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting for children who need social/emotional support in the elementary school setting. It is best fit for students in pre-k through second grade.

Possible teaching points:
- Affective skills: students with Autism have a difficult time expressing frustration without lashing out. This shows students that when they lash out, they hurt themselves and those around them.
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By: Pamela Hill Nettleton

Date Read: 1/15/2019

Genre: Non-fiction picture book

Review: Benjamin Franklin was an inventor, writer, and statesmen.  He helped the country form its first governments making him a founding father. He started as a boy, his dad wanted him to take over the family business of making candles and soap but instead he went to work for his brother at a printing shop. He built his own printing business even writing the Poor Richard’s Almanac. He had lots of questions and wanted to find ways to answer them; what makes the wind blow? Where does electricity come from? Why is the ocean warm near the shore? And so many more. He made a kite to prove that electricity was real through a lighting strike. He invented a wood burning stove that others could use to warm their house. He created the first public library and volunteer fire department. He helped to write the Declaration of Independence and is on the $100 bill.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to kids who like about how things are made and why (inventions).

Possible teaching points:

-       Who is Benjamin franklin?

-       What did Franklin invent?

-       What did Franklin write and why?

-       Founding father of the United states.

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By: Brad Meltzer

Date Read: 1/14/2019

Genre: Non-fiction picture book

Review: This non-fiction story gives examples of what it was like to live as an African- American during segregation. It talks about how King was friends with a boy who had white skin and once school started, they could no longer hang out. They went to separate schools, playgrounds, and restaurants. It spoke about how African Americans were treated on a public bus. Rosa Parks was also mentioned for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a bus. It spoke of the many boycotts, protests, and arrests of Martin Luther King. This included the march on Washington and the I have a dream speech he gave. At the end it said that the president and congress passed new laws for civil rights, but their work did not end there.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to kids who like to learn about people who made a difference.

Possible teaching points:

-       Why we celebrate a holiday in his name.

-       Civil rights

-       Black history month

-       I have a dream…

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By: Dr. Seuss

Date Read: 2/25/2019

Genre: Fiction picture book

Review: Cat in the Hat comes to Sally and her brothers house on a cold and wet day when they could not go outside to play. Cat in the hat wants to play games and do tricks but the fish says 'no'. After making the house messy, Cat in the hat releases thing 1 and thing 2. They make a bigger mess in the house by flying kites. Sally's brother catches them in a net and asks Cat in the hat to leave. Cat in the hat first cleaned the house and then left.

Age/Audience: This book would be interesting to early elementary school children, as they know all about making a mess and cleaning it up in their homes and classroom.

Possible teaching points:

-Rhyming words
-How to treat others.