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1. Science Fair from Black Lagoon Adventures (2004)            By Mike Thaler

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1. Science Fair from Black Lagoon Adventures (2004)            By Mike Thaler

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Date Read: 8/30/17
Genre: Speculative fiction

Review: There is a science fair and a boy wants to build a clone of himself. He wants a clone so the clone will go to doctor appointments, do chores and go to sleep early so he can stay up late. One day he is playing basketball and imagines 11 of himself playing and decides he wouldn't be able to handle that so he builds a laugh machine. At the science fair, he burps to make everyone laugh. I liked the part where he changes his appearance to "look" like a scientist with messed up hair, his mom's white coat and glasses.

Age/Audience: 2nd-3rd grade.

Teaching Points: Children can learn a lot from this book about scientist. Galileo said the Earth was not the center of the universe. Christopher Columbus said the earth was round.

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1. The Adventures of Captain Underpants: The First Epic Novel (1997)                                                 By Dav Pilkey

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1. The Adventures of Captain Underpants: The First Epic Novel (1997)                                                 By Dav Pilkey

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Date Read: 9/03/17
Genre: Children literature, humor.

Review: This is a book about two friends George and Harold. They write comics together about a super named Captain Underpants in their tree house. The two boys have the principle under hypnosis and every time he hears a snap, he turns into Captain Underpants. I like how the principle is kind of a villain and then turns into a superhero with the snap of a finger.

Age/Audience: 10+ (5th grade)

Teaching Points: You could teach kids about heroism, friendship and imagination.

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1. The Little House                       By Virginia Lee Burton (1942)

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1. The Little House                       By Virginia Lee Burton (1942)

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Date Read: 8/25/17
**Caldecott medal**
Genre: Picture book

Review: I enjoyed "The Little House" because it showed that many things can change over time, but you will always stay the same. I also liked that the house was identified as a girl and not a boy.

Age/Audience: "The Little House" would be a good book to read for 2nd graders because you can show them that places will change overtime.

Teaching Points: I could teach students about community and how communities can change in several ways. I could also ask them if they have noticed their community changing at all.

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2. The Giving Tree                        By Shel Silverstein (1964)

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2. The Giving Tree                        By Shel Silverstein (1964)

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Date Read: 8/25/17
Genre: Picture book

Review: "The Giving Tree" was sad because the boy just used the tree for the branches and trunk to build a house and a boat. However, the book had a happy ending because the boy came back and the tree offered him  a place to sit on it's stump.

Age/Audience: This book would be a good book for 2nd graders because it sends out a message to always be kind.

Teaching Points: I think this book would encourage discussions among students because you can interpret this book as a happy book or sad book. It could be a happy book because the boy came back to the tree after a long time. It could also be a sad book because it could seem the boy was just using the tree and still is using the tree to sit on later. "The Giving Tree" also teaches students to always be kind to people.

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3. Chicka Chicka Boom               Boom                                         By by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault (1989)

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3. Chicka Chicka Boom               Boom                                         By by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault (1989)

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Date Read: 8/25/17
Genre: Picture book

Review: This book will be very helpful for the alphabet. It is a fun way of learning the alphabet and I think students will enjoy it. I like how the letters were climbing up the trees!

Age/Audience: "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" would be a good book for a kindergarten class to read together because they can learn the alphabet.

Teaching Points: I could use this book to teach the alphabet to students.

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4. Dr. Seuss's ABCBook              By Dr. Seuss (1963)

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4. Dr. Seuss's ABCBook              By Dr. Seuss (1963)

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Date Read: 8/25/17
Genre: Picture book

Review: I really enjoyed this book because of the rhymes and Dr. Seuss's books are always awesome! It showed many pictures and also it always showed a capital and lowercase letter.

Age/Audience: Kindergartners would enjoy this book because they are just starting to read and write in kindergarten and need to know the ABC's.

Teaching Points: You can teach students the alphabet with this book. You can even show them book big letters and little litters (what the books calls capital and lowercase) .

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5. Pete the Cat I Love my White Shoes                                         By Eric Litwin (2008)

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5. Pete the Cat I Love my White Shoes                                         By Eric Litwin (2008)

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Date Read: 8/25/17
Genre: Picture book

Review: This is a cute and colorful book! I like how you can sing a long and make decide what color his shoes will be when he steps into different things.

Age/Audience: You can probably read this book to 1st graders because you can sing a long and make predictions.

Teaching Points: You can teach students how to make predictions based on what happened in the book thus far.

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6. The Snow Day                           By Ezra Jack Keats (1962)

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6. The Snow Day                           By Ezra Jack Keats (1962)

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Date Read: 8/25/17
**Caldecott Medal**
Genre: Picture book

Review: I really enjoyed this book because I love snow. I also liked it because the main character was a minority and in 1962 that was rare.

Age/Audience: This book would be enjoyed by younger grades such as kindergarten or 1st.

Teaching Points: Promotes children to go outside and enjoy a healthy lifestyle.

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7. Yertle the Turtle                       By Dr. Seuss (1958)

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7. Yertle the Turtle                       By Dr. Seuss (1958)

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Date Read: 8/25/17
Genre: Picture book
Review: I love Dr. Seuss because I love rhyming books. I also liked how even though Mack was on the bottom of the turtles, he spoke up to Yertle!

Age/Audience: This book would be good for 2nd-3rd graders.

Teaching Points: You can teach students that power isn't everything and if you are mean to everyone, they will not like you.

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1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar                           By Eric Carle (1969)

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1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar                           By Eric Carle (1969)

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Date Read: 8/26/17
Genre: Non Fiction picture book

Review: This was such a cute book of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. I also liked that on Saturday he ate so many things such as ice cream and cake.

Age/Audience: Pre-K and Kindergartners would enjoy this book.

Teaching Points: You can teach students how caterpillars transform into a butterfly. Also each page counts the things he eats so it would be good for teaching numbers 1-5.

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2. I am Rosa Parks                         By Brad Meltzer (2014)

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2. I am Rosa Parks                         By Brad Meltzer (2014)

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Date Read: 8/26/17
Genre: Non Fiction picture book

Review: I loved this book because it has Rosa Parks telling the story of the bus boycott and other parts of her life.

Age/Audience: Higher elementary grades like 5th grade could read this book.

Teaching Points: Teaches about parts of history and about segregation.

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3. Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars  (2007)                                 By Douglas Florian

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3. Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars  (2007)                                 By Douglas Florian

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Date Read: 8/26/17
Genre: Non Fiction picture book

Review: I love anything to do with space so I really enjoyed this book. I loved that it rhymed. I love that on the words on the page speaking about the galaxy were in a spiral.

Age/Audience: 4th and 5th graders would enjoy this book and it also has some hard words so I would not target it to lower elementary grades.

Teaching Points: I could teach students about the planets and what order they are in.

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8. Bob, Not Bob                                   By Liz Garton Scanlon and Audrey Vernick (2017)

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8. Bob, Not Bob                                   By Liz Garton Scanlon and Audrey Vernick (2017)

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Date read:  8/25/17
**2017**
Genre: Picture book

Review: I really enjoyed this book because it was cute and it was about sick little Louie needing his mom and my mom is my best friend. My favorite part was when he called out "bob" and the dog came running and he said "I didn't call bob, i called bob." He was so sick he could not say mom correctly.

Age/Audience: Kindergarten-2nd grade

Teaching Points: Love your parents because they will do anything and everything for you!

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4. Different Like Coco  (2007)                 By Elizabeth Matthews

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4. Different Like Coco  (2007)                 By Elizabeth Matthews

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Date Read: 8/26/17
Genre: Non Fiction picture book

Review: I loved this book because it was about Coco Chanel. I never knew details about her like how she was an orphan and couldn't marry who she wanted to because she was poor, but above all she rose up and made her dreams a reality.

Age/Audience: Kindergarten-2nd grade

Teaching Points: It is okay to be different and work for what you want.

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2. Charlotte's Web (1952)                             By E. B. White 

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2. Charlotte's Web (1952)                             By E. B. White 

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Date Read: 8/31/17
**Newbery award**
Genre: Children's literature

Review: I liked this book a lot even though it had a sad ending. Charlotte died alone at the fairground while Wilbur saved her babies. Charlotte was a great friend throughout the whole book and now she will live on through her children.

Age/Audience: 3rd grade

Teaching Points: This book teaches more than one life lesson. Always be a good friend, stay humble, give people a chance, etc.

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9. The Carrot Seed                              By Byron Barton (1945)

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9. The Carrot Seed                              By Byron Barton (1945)

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Date Read: 8/25/17
Genre: Picture book

Review: This story is about a little boy who planted a carrot seed and his mom, dad and brother all told him that it would not grow. I liked how the little boy always had hope in his carrot seed.

Age/Audience: 1st grade

Teaching Points: This story teaches kids to never give up and always have hope.

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5. Honoring Heroes                      By William Nicolas

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5. Honoring Heroes                      By William Nicolas

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Date Read: 8/26/17
Genre: Non Fiction picture book

Review: This book descries that heroes help people. I like how it showed pictures of a dime and said it was John F. Kennedy.

Age/Audience: Kindergarten

Teaching points: This book can introduce heroes such as Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy.

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6. A Walk in my Woods                By Ann J. Jacobs

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6. A Walk in my Woods                By Ann J. Jacobs

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Date Read: 08/27/17
Genre: Non Fiction picture book

Review: This book shows different pictures. I liked how there was a squirrel with a hat on showing each picture. I also liked how the last page the squirrel says that nuts are the best of all.

Age/Audience: Kindergarten-1st grade.

Teaching Points: This book teaches kids where plants and trees grow.

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10. Rules of the Playground (2017)                                           By Joseph Kuefler  

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10. Rules of the Playground (2017)                                           By Joseph Kuefler  

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Date Read: 8/26/17
**2017**
Genre: Picture book

Review: Jonah was king of the playground made everyone pinkie promise to obey him and he would let them play on his "kingdom." Lennox comes and decides she became queen of the playground. The two "battled" each other and were both exhausted by the end of it. They decided that they would both be rulers, then decided that neither of them would be rulers.

Age/Audience: K-2nd grade

Teaching Points: Importance of friendship

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11. The Recess Queen               By Alexis O'Neil (2002)

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11. The Recess Queen               By Alexis O'Neil (2002)

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Date Read: 8/26/17
Genre: Picture book

Review: I liked this book because Katie Sue paved her own path and didn't let the recess queen (Mean Jean) scare her. My favorite part was when Katie Sue talked back to the recess queen and said "how did you get so bossy?"

Age/Audience: 3rd grade. There are a lot of big words.

Teaching Points: I would teach my students to always be nice to your peers.

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7. Safety is Our Job                     By Courtney Kim

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7. Safety is Our Job                     By Courtney Kim

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Date Read: 08/27/17
Genre: Non Fiction picture book

Review: I liked this book because it showed different types of jobs. My favorite part was when a picture showed a woman firefighter instead of a man.

Age/Audience: Kindergarten

Teaching Points: This book teaches about police, firefighters, doctors and nurses.

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8. Bzzzz-zz! Bees: Friends or Foes? (2012)                                         By Janet Cassidy

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8. Bzzzz-zz! Bees: Friends or Foes? (2012)                                         By Janet Cassidy

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Date Read: 08/27/17
Genre: Non Fiction picture book

Review: This book describes how bees make honey and beeswax. I did not know there were three different bees: worker bees, drone bees and queen bees. I also didn't know that the marked queen has a blue dot on her.

Age/Audience: 5th grade. There are long hard words.

Teaching Points: Students will learn that bees are important because plants produce seeds due to bees. Without bees, fruits and vegetables would die out.

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9. Hurricane Opal                       By Robert R. O'Brien

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9. Hurricane Opal                       By Robert R. O'Brien

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Date Read: 08/27/17
Genre: Non Fiction picture book

Review: This is a book about the category 4 hurricane that affected the Gulf coast of the United States. I like how the narrator didn't lose all hope and knew things would get better.

Age/Audience: 5th grade

Teaching Points: This book can teach how bad natural disasters can be.

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10. The Baby Shark (2007)               By Sharon Street

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10. The Baby Shark (2007)               By Sharon Street

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Date Read: 8/27/17
Genre: Non Fiction picture book

Review: This story explains how sharks look and how they breathe. I like the page where it shows the sharks mouth because it was so big!

Age/Audience: Kindergarten

Teaching Points: This story will teach students about sharks.

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11. Water Changes                          By Josh Weinstein

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11. Water Changes                          By Josh Weinstein

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Date Read: 08/27/17
Genre: Non Fiction picture book

Review: This is a book about water changing from a liquid to a solid. I liked how the pictures showed the two kids sharing the glass of water.

Age/Audience: Kindergarten

Teaching Points: You can introduce your students to the phases of changing water from a liquid to a solid then to a gas.

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12. Thunder and Lightning     By Wendy Pfeffer (2002)                            

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12. Thunder and Lightning     By Wendy Pfeffer (2002)                            

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Date Read: 8/27/17
Genre: Non Fiction picture book

Review: This book is about how thunderstorms happen. I like the page where the kids were touching the static globe plasma and the girls hair was sticking up.

Age/Audience: 1st grade

Teaching Points: This book teaches about thunderstorms and the process of thunderstorms such as evaporation.

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13. Planets                                 By Gail Tuchman

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13. Planets                                 By Gail Tuchman

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Date Read: 8/27/17
Genre: Non Fiction picture book

Review: I think space is so unique and interesting so I knew I was going to love this book and the illustrations. It describes stars, planets (gas, rocky and dwarf), asteroids and our solar system. I never knew Mercury was freezing cold at night.

Age/Audience: 3rd

Teaching Points: Students will be able to learn about the planets in our solar system.

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14. The Coin Counting Book (2001)                                        By Rozanne Lanczak Williams 

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14. The Coin Counting Book (2001)                                        By Rozanne Lanczak Williams 

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Date Read: 8/27/17
Genre: Non Fiction picture book

Review: A book about coins and their values. I liked the page where they added up 100 pennies and made a dollar.

Age/Audience: Kindergarten

Teaching Points: This book can teach students about the value of coins.

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15. On The Go (1990)                                        By Ann Morris

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15. On The Go (1990)                                        By Ann Morris

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Date Read: 8/27/17
Genre: Non Fiction picture book

Review: This is a book about the different ways people travel. I liked the last page how they included a rocket as transportation.

Age/Audience: 1st

Teaching Points: You can teach about the different ways of transportation from walking to train, from boat to plane.

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12. Cool Dog, School Dog          By Deborah  (2009)

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12. Cool Dog, School Dog          By Deborah  (2009)

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Date Read: 8/26/17
Genre: Picture book

Review: I loved how the book rhymed and how the dog didn't want to be alone and went to school to be with his owners. I loved how at the end he became a "read-along dog."

Age/Audience: 1st grade

Teaching Points: This book would be good to teach rhyming words with.

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13. The Three Silly Girls Grubb (2002)                                         By John and Ann Hassett 

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13. The Three Silly Girls Grubb (2002)                                         By John and Ann Hassett 

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Date Read: 8/26/17
Genre: Picture book

Review: This is a cute story about three sisters who are small, medium and large. My favorite part is when the large sister was going to give the ugly-boy Bobby her dozen jelly donuts in exchange for a dozen kisses.

Age/Audience: Read along for kindergarten.

Teaching Points: You can teach the words small, medium and large.

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1. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)                                               By Rick Riordan

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1. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)                                               By Rick Riordan

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Date read: 9/09/17
Genre: Fantasy Fiction

Review: I am not a big fan of mythology, but I have heard this book was good and it was! I loved all the characters, especially Grover who is a satyr (half man half goat). My favorite part was when Percy was battling Ares and Ares says "What you got" and Percy hits him with a big wave and then responds "a plan." It was really funny.

Age/Audience: Age 10 (5th-6th grade) would enjoy these books, especially if they are into mythology.

Teaching Points: This book teaches kids that no matter what your "weakness" is, you can do anything. Percy Jackson has dyslexia and he was a Demi-god and had powers!

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2. Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (2005)                             By J. K. Rowling

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2. Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (2005)                             By J. K. Rowling

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Date Read: 09/11/17
Genre: Fantasy Fiction

Review: I liked this book because that's when Harry started his one-on-one training with Dumbledore and Harry learns about the horcruxes to defeat Voldemort. I liked this book because they start learning about Tom Riddle's (Voldemort) past.

Age/Audience: The appropriate age for this book is 13+.

Teaching Points: This book teaches about good vs evil.

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2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2007)            By Hector Rivera 

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2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2007)            By Hector Rivera 

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Date Read: 9/04/17
Genre: Fiction

Review: This is a graphic novel about a kid named Greg and his middle school experience. My favorite part was when Greg confused all the actors at the school play and threw a prop at Patty and then everyone got into a fight.

Age/Audience: 3rd grade.

Teaching Points: Teaches that friendship is special.

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3. The Power of Six                                           By Pittacus Lore (2011)

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3. The Power of Six                                           By Pittacus Lore (2011)

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Date Read: 09/14/17
Genre: Science FictionF

Review: This book starts with John (#4), Sam and #6 on the run from the mogadorians. Once they finally get to a safe place, they start trying to find the other members of the Garde. #4, #6, #7, #9, and #10 are all in this book, but do not all meet up. The book ends with John and Sam rescuing #9 from the mogadorian base and #6 meeting up with #7 and #10. I really enjoy this book because the people have powers and it was cool "being" with them when they gained new powers.

Age/Audience:  13+ (Upper Middle-High School)

Teaching Points: The power of teamwork, critical thinking and good vs. evil.

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14. I Need My Monster                By Amanda Noll (2009)

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14. I Need My Monster                By Amanda Noll (2009)

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Date Read: 8/26/17
Genre: Picture book

Review: This was such a good story about a boy and a monster who lives under his bed. The monster left a note to the boy saying he would be gone all week on a fishing trip and the boy cant sleep. I loved when the boy started to put stuffed animals under his bed to take the place of the monster.

Age/Audience: K-1

Teaching Points: Teaches children to not be afraid of monsters.

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3. Meet M&M (1980)                 By Pat Ross 

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3. Meet M&M (1980)                 By Pat Ross 

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Date Read: 8/3117
Genre: Fiction

Review: Mandy and Mimi are best friends and they look alike too so sometimes they pretend they are twins. Many was two  inches taller so she bent her legs to look shorter. They did everything together. They got into an argument over what game ad where to play and they called each other names. They eventually became friends again. My favorite line is on page 20 where Mimi told Mandy "I'm going to the circus with Tommy," and Mandy told her "well, I've already been two times."

Age/Audience: 2nd-3rd grade

Teaching Points: Importance of friendship.

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4. The Case of the Mixed Up Monsters (1993)                          By Linda Lee Maifair

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4. The Case of the Mixed Up Monsters (1993)                          By Linda Lee Maifair

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Date Read: 9/1/17
Genre: Fiction

Review: There is someone who is messing with the neighborhood by kicking garbage cans and egging mailboxes. Darcy and everyone else thinks it is Allen (Darcy's brother). They find out it's not and it's Willie. Willie wanted Allen grounded so he couldn't go to the Halloween contest.

Age/Audience: 2nd-3rd grade

Teaching Points: Don't judge until you know.

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4. The Secret Language of Sisters (2016)                             By Luanne Rice

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4. The Secret Language of Sisters (2016)                             By Luanne Rice

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Date Read: 9/17/17
Genre: Young Adult Fiction

Review: This is a book about two sisters, Roo and Tilly. Roo gets into a car accident because she was texting and slips into a coma. She is actually awake, but cannot move and is stuck in her body. One day Tilly was talking to Roo and Roo rolls her eyes at Tilly. Tilly sees this and they come up with a plan to communicate (rolls up - eyes up). They get mad at each other because Tilly has a crush on Roo's boyfriend, but they make up at the end. This book was a little too sad for me and I really did not like how everyone kept blaming Tilly for sending the text to Roo. They all thought it was Tilly's fault, when in reality it was Roo's fault because she is the one who looked at the text and wanted to text back.

Age/Audience: 8th grade to highschool.

Teaching Points: DO NOT TEXT AND DRIVE!

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5. Two Times the Fun (2005)                 By Beverly Cleary 

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5. Two Times the Fun (2005)                 By Beverly Cleary 

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Date Read: 9/1/17
Genre: Fiction

Review: Jimmy and Janet are twins and four years old. Jimmy likes real things and Janet likes pretend things. They both wanted to grow up and their mother took them to get new shoes, but the cashier told them that they were not ready for grown up shoes. They were very upset, but by the end, they got "big beds." I loved how Janet had such a nice imagination and called objects thingamajigs.

Age/Audience: 2nd-3rd grade

Teaching Point: Have a good imagination and don't be afraid to grow up.

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3. Ghosts (2016)                        By Raina Telgemeier 

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3. Ghosts (2016)                        By Raina Telgemeier 

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Date Read: 9/05/17
**Eisner award**
**2016**
Genre: Fiction

Review: This is a graphic novel about two sisters, Catrina (Cat) and Maya. Their family moves to the coast of Northern California because Maya is sick and needs the cool, salty air blowing from the sea. There are ghosts in the town and they rise on Bahia de la Luna (Day of the dead). Maya wants to meet the ghosts, but Cat is too afraid. Cat puts aside her fear for her sister. My favorite part was when they meet their deceased grandma and she leaves them a table of food and they celebrate. I liked that part because grandmas are always concerned about their grandchildren eating and I thought it was funny how she was concerned for it even as a ghost.

Age/Audience: 4th grade and up.

Teaching Point: I would not use this book as a teaching point, but this book teaches kids about death and that it is nothing to fear.

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4. Roller Girl (2015)                    By  Victoria Jamieson 

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4. Roller Girl (2015)                    By  Victoria Jamieson 

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Date Read: 9/06/17
**Newbery Medal**
**2015**
Genre: Fiction

Review: This is a graphic novel about a 12 year old girl named Astrid. Astrid and Nicole are best friends and do everything together. Astrid signs up for roller durby while Nicole signs up for dance and this is the only summer the two friends will be apart. At first, Astrid is really bad at roller durby, but her new friend Zoey encourages her the whole way. Astrid doesn't win the roller durby competition, but that is okay. My favorite part was when Astrid told her mom that she's been lying to her and her mom's response is "no worries; growing older and making good decisions is hard."

Age/Audience: 4th grade and up.

Teaching Points: Never give up in something you want to do.

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5.Drama (2012)                          By Raina Telgemeier

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5.Drama (2012)                          By Raina Telgemeier

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Date Read: 9/07/17
Genre: Fiction

Review: This is a graphic novel about a girl named Callie. She comes back from summer vacation and finds out that the person she likes has forgotten about her. She can't really sing, but wants to sign up for the school performance. She is the set designer for the performance. She goes through a lot of drama throughout the book. I liked the part where the two guys kissed on stage. I think it was very brave of the author to write it and people should have an open mind to homosexuality.

Age/Audience: 8th grade and up. I would say a higher grade because there are a lot of "inappropriate" subjects.

Teaching Points: I would not bring this book into my classroom because many parents would probably be upset, but the message of this novel is to be yourself.

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5. The Crossover (2014)            By Kwame Alexander        

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5. The Crossover (2014)            By Kwame Alexander        

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Date Read: 9/21/17
Newberry award
Genre: Young Adult Fiction

Review: This is a book about two twin brothers named Jordan Bell (JB) and Josh and their love for the game of basketball. Josh loves basketball and wants to follow his fathers footsteps to become a basketball star. JB gets a girlfriend and Josh becomes lonely and jealous. There are a lot of heated things that get between the brothers and their relationship gets worse. Josh throws the basketball at JB's head in the middle of the basketball game. Their dad has a heart attack and dies and this makes Josh realize that he needs his brother and they make up. I liked how the book included poetry and different styles of poetry on every chapter and it even had white space where you can make notes.

Age/Audience: 5th grade and up.

Teaching Point: Importance of family and sportsmanship.

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6. Thirteen Reasons Why (2007)                                        By Jay Asher 

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6. Thirteen Reasons Why (2007)                                        By Jay Asher 

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Date Read: 9/24/17
Genre: Young Adult Fiction

Review: This is a book about a girl named Hannah Baker who killed herself and leaves tapes for everyone who caused her death. Clay gets the tapes and is confused of the role he had in her death. Throughout the book, he goes around town and lives through her. He realizes how much she went through and understands why she couldn't take it anymore. I did not like this book because I think it glamorizes suicide and that is just no right.

Age/Audience: 9th grade and up.

Teaching Point: I would never use this book in my class. If I had to choose a teaching point from this book it would be to always be nice to people because you never know what they are going through.

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7. Looking for Alaska (2005)     By John Green

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7. Looking for Alaska (2005)     By John Green

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Date Read: 9/27/17
**Michael L. Printz Award**
Genre: Young Adult Fiction

Review: Miles(Pudge) is the new boy in school and is taken back by a beautiful girl named Alaska. Alaska starts to tutor Pudge in pre-calculus. Pudge and Alaska get close during thanksgiving break because they are the only ones who stay on campus. He has a love triangle with Lara and Alaska and kisses them both throughout the book. Later on in the book, Alaska dies in a car accident.

Age/Audience: 8th grade and up.

Teaching Points: Power of friendship. Expectations vs reality.

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8. Brown Girl Dreaming (2014)   By Jacqueline Woodson

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8. Brown Girl Dreaming (2014)   By Jacqueline Woodson

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Date Read: 9/30/17
Newbery Medal
Genre: Children's literature, Autobiography

Review: Brown Girl dreaming is about a girl (the author) growing up in the time of the civil rights movement. This book is powerful and describes segregation and different movements such as the black panthers. The author describes her first notebook and how amazing it felt to write and that was why she wanted to become a writer.

Age/Audience: 4th grade and up.

Teaching Points: I could teach history (segregation) with this book.

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9. Prey (2002)                              By Michael Crichton

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9. Prey (2002)                              By Michael Crichton

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Date Read: 10/02/17
Genre: Techno-thriller

Review: This is a novel about technology taking over humans. This book follows a man named Jack Forman. Jack notices his wife is acting weird and he thinks she is having an affair. His wife dies in a car accident and he is invited to work in Nevada. Jack and his friend find the nano-bots and fight them off. This book was kind of boring in the beginning and really boring in the middle. I did not like the kid who kept saying "it's not fair" in the book, it was annoying.

Age/Audience: 10th grade and up.

Teaching Points: Teaches science fictions and technology.

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10. The Girls (2016)                   By Emma Cline

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10. The Girls (2016)                   By Emma Cline

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Date Read: 10/05/17
Genre: Fiction

Review: A book about a girl named Evie and how she is invited to a group of friends. She wants to be free and careless and she meets these new friend who are apart of a cult. This book was told in the first person point of view by Evie and a lot of the things I read were what she was thinking. I don't think men would like this book because all men are portrayed as obscene.

Age/Audience: 10th grade and up because it has sexual content.

Teaching Points: I would not share this book with my class because of the sexual content but the message is to not be afraid to discover yourself.

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15. The Lion Inside (2015)        By Jim Field

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15. The Lion Inside (2015)        By Jim Field

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Date Read: 8/26/17
**2015**
Genre: Picture book

Review: This was a cute story about a mouse trying to roar loud like a lion. I loved how the mouse went to the lion and asked for help to roar, but the lion was afraid of him. I thought it was funny. My favorite part was the last page where it says that we all have a mouse and lion inside.

Age/Audience: K-2

Teaching Points: This story can teaching rhyming and for kids to be brave, but still be themselves.