Literature Project by Emily Rose https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp A compilation of children's literature books with corresponding reviews and summaries. ♥ en-us 2017-09-30 15:08:19 UTC 2025-10-01 11:39:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png Back to School with Big Foot ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192683394 Author: Samantha Berger and Martha Brockenbrough
Date Read: 9/9/17
Genre: Nonfiction Picture book
Review: This story follows Bigfoot through his back to school activities such as cutting his hair and picking out clothes. As he starts thinking about everything that could go wrong, Bigfoot decides he isn't going to go back to school. However once he realizes the things he would miss out on (cool projects, friends, etc.) he decides to go to school after all.
This book would be great to read at the beginning of the year to kindergarten-2nd grade classes to help them ease into the school year and relieve any anxieties they may have about school. 

]]> 2017-09-30 15:24:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192683394 Regards to the Man in the Moon ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192708413 Author: Ezra Jack Keats
Date Read: 9/16/17
Genre: Picture Book
Review: This book is about a boy, Louis, who is teased by his peers because his dad holds onto all this junk. Jack turns around and uses the "junk" in his dad's yard to go on a trip to outer space with his friends all using their imagination.
This book works for early elementary school students to teach about friendship and creativity. 
]]> 2017-09-30 21:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192708413 Little Cloud ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192710371 Author: Eric Carle
Date Read: 9/16/17
Genre: Picture Book
Review:  This story follows a little cloud as it breaks away from the rest of the bigger clouds and forms into the shapes of different objects until the bigger clouds call it back. 
Little Cloud is a good book for early elementary grades to read. It can help familiarize them with common words when they are still learning how to read. ]]> 2017-09-30 22:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192710371 The Stranger ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192711358 Author: Chris Van Allsburg
Date Read: 9/16/17
Genre: Picture Book
Review: This story is about a farmer, Bailey, his family, and a stranger he accidentally hits one night. The stranger stays with the family and they all become very close until one day the stranger realizes that all the trees outside of their area have turned brown and red while their’s remained green.
I really enjoyed this story because it's really character driven and focuses on the relationships between characters.
This book would probably be best for 4th and 5th grade students and can be used to teach about symbolism in stories, as the stranger is a symbol in the story.

]]> 2017-09-30 22:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192711358 Should You Be a River ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192711932 Author: Ed Young
Date Read: 9/16/17
Genre: Picture Book
Review: Should You Be a River is a poem about a father parenting his two kids after their mother passes, comparing them to several things such as a river, a breeze, a flame, and how the narrator would take care of each.
I'm a huge poetry nerd and I really loved this one, the story behind it, and the art the corresponds with it. 
This would be a good book to introduce poetry to the students with in the classroom. 
 ]]> 2017-09-30 22:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192711932 Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See? ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192725664 Author: Bill Martin Jr.
Date Read: 9/17/17
Genre: Picture Book
Review: This is one of my favorite books from my childhood. It goes through several different animals, starting with a brown bear, asking what they see. The animal answers "I see a __________ looking at me!" The repetition of phrases throughout the story makes it great for early elementary students who are still learning how to read by familiarizing them with high frequency words as well as common animals. 

]]> 2017-10-01 05:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192725664 Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192726362 Author: Eric Litwit
Date Read: 9/17/17
Genre: Picture Book
Review: This story follows Pete the cat as he sings about loving his white shoes. However, he keeps stepping in things (like mud) that turn his shoes different colors. I like that instead of getting upset, he alters the lyrics in the song so that it says he loves his brown shoes, or whatever color they are at the moment. Similar to Brown Bear, Brown Bear, Pete the Cat is a good book for early elementary grades for it's repetitive phrases. This book would be good to familiarize them with colors in text.
 ]]> 2017-10-01 05:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192726362 The Poor Old Dog from "Fabels" ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192728512 Author: Arnold Lobel
Date Read: 9/17/17
Genre: Picture Book
Review: This book is about a poor dog who finds a ring and wishes for his needs to be met with it, but nothing comes of it. Later on, he sees a missing sign for the ring and returns it to it's owner. As a reward, the owner gives the dog enough money for him to buy some warm clothes, food, and shelter. 
The moral of this story is to be patient and that if you are kind and you do the right thing (like the dog returning the ring), good things will come to you. This would be a good teaching point for early elementary grades. ]]> 2017-10-01 06:27:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192728512 Junie B. Jones and the Stupid, Smelly Bus ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192728952 Author: Barbara Park
Date Read: 9/22/17
Genre: Early Chapter Book
Review: Junie B. Jones is about to start kindergarten, but the idea of riding the school bus for the first time makes her anxious. 
Her fears only grew when her experience on the bus  doesn't go so well, so she hid at the end of the day to avoid riding the bus home, staying so late that school closed!
In the end, her mom came to pick her up and she ended up having a friend to look forward to sitting on the bus with the next day, so she looked forward to going to school. ]]> 2017-10-01 06:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192728952 Magic Treehouse #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192729099 Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Date Read: 9/23/17
Genre: Early Chapter Book
Review: Jack and Annie discover a magic tree house that takes them way back to a time when dinosaurs still roamed the earth. 
This is a great book to introduce chapter books to older elementary students because it's the first in a series, so if they enjoy the story and get attached characters like I do, they can read more of them. ]]> 2017-10-01 06:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192729099 Tabby in the Tub ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192729322 Author: Ben B. Baglio
Date Read: 9/24/17
Genre: Early Chapter Book
Review: Tabby in the Tub is part of the Animal Ark Series, and is about two kids, Mandy and James, who find a pregnant tabby cat and need to find shelter for her to have her kittens.]]> 2017-10-01 06:47:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192729322 Amelia Bedelia ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192730081 Author: Peggy Parish
Date Read: 9/9/17
Genre: Early Chapter Book
Review: Amelia Bedelia is a maid for Mr and Mrs. Rogers. Amelia is constantly messing up her duties, misunderstanding directions because she takes everything literally. For example, the first duty on her list is to "change the towels" in the bathroom, so she cuts them up. This book is a humorous way of teaching kids about figure of speech. ]]> 2017-10-01 07:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/192730081 Maniac Magee ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193224400 Author: Jerry Spinelli
Date Read: 9/30/17
Genre: Upper Elementary Chapter Book
Review: This book begins with a boy named Jeffrey Lionel who's an orphan living with his aunt and uncle. The problem is that they treat him like any other piece of property that they fight over constantly, so one night Jeffrey runs away and finds himself staying with a very kid and generous family in a black community in the town of Two Mills. ]]> 2017-10-02 22:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193224400 The Outsiders ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193227059 Author: S.E Hinton
Date Read: 9/02/17
Genre: Middle School Chapter Book
Review: This book follows Ponyboy Curtis and a gang of lower class boys (called greasers) and their feud with the upper class socs. My favorite thing about this book is it's peek into the perspective of the socs as well as the greasers to make a statement about social class that things "are rough all over." In other words, money is just one factor in people's lives and does not define who they are or their background/past. This story could be read as a whole class to touch on a number of topics in Language Arts, including themes (social class, innocence, violence).

]]> 2017-10-02 22:26:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193227059 The Immortals: Wild Magic ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193552394 Author: Tamora Pierce
Date Read: 8/26/17
Genre: middle-high school chapter book
Review: This fantasy novel follows a young girl, Daine, and her magical gift of communicating with animals as she ]]> 2017-10-03 17:18:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193552394 Because of an Acorn ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193642891 Author: Lola M. Shaefer
Date Read: 10/03/17
Genre: Nonfiction Picture Book
Review: This simply worded book goes through the layers of an ecosystem starting with an acorn and everything that follows because of it's existence (a tree grows, a bird nests in the tree, the bird disperses flower seeds, etc.). 
This is a great a book to have in k-2nd grade classrooms. It's simple enough for them to read on their own, but also good to pick up during a science lesson about ecosystems.

]]> 2017-10-03 20:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193642891 Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193657282 Author: Judy Bloom
Date Read: 10/05/17
Genre: Late Elementary Chapter Book 
Review: Peter is a boy just trying to get through 4th grade while trying to handle his wild little brother, Fudge, as he reeks havoc everywhere he goes, like jumping off the monkey bars to see if he can fly and oh yeah! Eating Peter's pet turtle, Dribble. 
This story could really draw in those readers who may struggle or dislike reading as at this age, they may not have been exposed to humor like this in books before.

]]> 2017-10-03 21:21:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193657282 Moonshot: The Flight Of Apollo 11 ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193661589 Author: Brian Floca
Date Read: 10/03/17
Genre: Nonfiction Picture Book
Review: A children's book based on the true story of the flight of Apollo 11, the first spacecraft to land two people on the moon for the first time.  The
This book covers two possible subjects that could be taught here; science and history.]]> 2017-10-03 21:50:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193661589 Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193667426 Author: Rob Sanders
Date Read: (To Read, unavailable until 2018)
Genre: Nonfiction Picture Book
Review: A story about the origins of the Gay Pride Flag in 1978 from Harvey Milk.

]]> 2017-10-03 22:48:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193667426 Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193669762 Author: Jess Keating
Date Read: 10/03/17
Genre: Nonfiction Picture Book
Review: A story about Eugenie Clark, a female scientist during a time when women weren't involved in careers like that. She studied sharks, her goal to show the world that they are, while dangerous, not inherently violent creatures and that we should appreciate them more than fear them. 
This story would be good for any early elementary grade student either interested in science or sharks.]]> 2017-10-03 23:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193669762 Not Afraid of Dogs ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193872304 Author: Susanna Pitzer
Date Read: 10/04/17
Genre: Picture Book
Review: Daniel insists that he's not afraid of dogs even as he flinches whenever one gets near him. His sister knows he's afraid of dogs, but he denies it every time she says he is. It takes his aunt's dog, Bandit, and a whole lot of courage for him to conquer this fear that he "didn't have."
This heartwarming story teaches young elementary kids that while it's okay to have fears, sometimes it's in your power to face those fears (and you may realize that there was nothing to be afraid of in the first place.)

]]> 2017-10-04 14:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193872304 Scaredy Squirrel ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193898337 Author: Mélanie Watt
Date Read: 10/04/17
Genre: Picture Book
Review: Scaredy Squirell is a squirrel that never leaves his home (in a tree) for fear of everything that could possibly go wrong. This changes one day when he accidentally falls out of a tree and realizes he's actually a flying squirrel and was able to glide down, landing in a bush.
This book, being a series, is great to have in a library for kindergarten and 1st grade. Having reoccurring characters like Scaredy Squirrel and Pete the Cat gets kids excited about independent reading.]]> 2017-10-04 14:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193898337 If You Were the Moon ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193926702 Author: Laura Purdie Salas
Date Read: 10/04/17
Genre: Nonfiction Picture Book
Review: The moon shares with a little girl that she does more than just sit in the sky; she also runs around the earth and "plays jump rope with the sea."
I love the poetic nature of this book; sharing facts about the moon and her role in space in creative metaphors and personification makes it kid friendly and easier to understand.
This story would be good to grab off the shelf right before a science lesson on the moon to give the kid's a quick introduction on it]]> 2017-10-04 15:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/193926702 Gus's Garage ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194076057 Author: Leo Timmers
Date Read: 9/28/17
Genre: Picture Book
Review: A pig named Gus stores a lot of "junk" in his garage. This junk, however, ends up being useful for different friends who come by with unique problems and Gus is able to help them.
This is a great book to have in k-2nd grade classroom libraries and could be used to teach about making use of items you think are useless. ]]> 2017-10-04 20:10:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194076057 I'm My Own Dog ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194133760 Author: David Ezra Stein
Date Read: 9/28/17
Genre: Picture Book
Review: A sweet story about a dog that doesn't have a human companion and seems perfectly content with that. He walks himself, he sleeps by himself, even plays fetch by himself. Eventually, however, he runs into situations he can't do on his own and he "lets" a human help him out, eventually becoming companions with each other.
This is a great book for k-2nd graders to  teach a lesson making predictions in reading.

]]> 2017-10-05 02:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194133760 Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194360130 Author: Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall
Date Read: 10/05/17
Genre: Nonfiction Picture Book
Review: A true story dating back to 1914  about a bear rescued by veterinarian Harry Colebourn and his journey through Canada and across the ocean to England in the London zoo, where he meets Christopher Robin.
I didn't realize this story was about the origins Winnie the Pooh and I got chills when I found out. This would be a good story for early elementary grades who hopefully know who Winnie the Pooh is and to be able to connect a fictional character they are familiar with to a real life story, which I'm sure they would find interesting.]]> 2017-10-05 15:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194360130 How Machines Work ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194402801 Author: Nick Arnold and Allan Sanders
Date Read: 10/05/17
Genre: Nonfiction Picture Book
Review: This interactive guide shows readers different types of machines, such as pulleys, inclined planes, etc., how they work, and offers a little kit on how to make one. 
This is a great book older elementary students interested in science, or to pull out during a science lesson on machines to show them different examples and to help them understand how they work.]]> 2017-10-05 17:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194402801 Dinosaur A-Z ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194607036 Author: Roger Priddy
Date Read: 10/06/17
Genre: Nonfiction Picture Book
Review: This book goes through the alphabet with dinosaur facts, having a different dinosaur for each letter of the alphabet with corresponding facts about that dinosaur, including it's physical characteristics as well as it's eating habits.
This book would probably be best suited for early elementary grades and could be put in my library for students interested in dinosaurs as well as read during a quick science lesson about them.


]]> 2017-10-06 09:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194607036 Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194918477 Author: Ann Tyler
Date Read: 9/02/17
Genre: High School Chapter Book
Review:  This 1982  novel takes place in Baltimore, following the Tull family through the mother's, Pearl, life and her children's childhood (Jenny, Cody, and Ezra) after their father left them, as well as through their adult life,  where they ended up. I enjoyed the complex relationships between the family members in this story, it was a very emotional book for me, which I like.
This book is chalk full of symbolism, themes, etc that can be picked apart in late high school classes to assist in writing analytical essays. 

]]> 2017-10-07 15:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194918477 Diary of a Wimpy Kid ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194921003 Author: Jeff Kinney
Date Read: 8/29/17
Genre: Middle School Chapter Book
Review: Humorous, diary-like text about a boy, Greg Heffley, and his experiences during his first year of middle school. With his best friend Rowley by his side, Greg faces many obstacles in sixth grade, such as his older brother Rodrick, and "the cheese touch," a "curse" placed on any student who touched the smelly, rotting cheese stuck to the blacktop at recess.
This humorous book would be great to have in late elementary and middle school classroom libraries for those kids who may not enjoy reading, as it's humor and type of text differs from the kind of books they are probably use to reading.

]]> 2017-10-07 15:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194921003 Pigs Make Me Sneeze ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194922238 Author: Mo Willems
Date Read: 9/07/17
Genre: Picture Book
Review: Gerald, an elephant, starts to worry when he starts sneezing around his friend, Piggy. What if he's allergic to pigs? He wouldn't be able to play with Piggy anymore! 
Luckily, a cat doctor comes by and lets Gerald know there's no allergy. He just has a cold! Gerald is relieved he can still be friends with piggy.
I love the text in this book being only dialogue between the characters and no narration, offering a different form of story telling for kid's than they're used to.
This book would be great for early elementary grades such as first grade to teach about expression when reading as well as punctuation and how that corresponds.

]]> 2017-10-07 16:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194922238 The Day the Crayons Quit ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194923773 Author: Drew Daywalt
Date Read:  9/15/17
Genre: Picture Book
Review: This book consists of a series of letters from different color crayons to the person who uses them. Red crayon is frustrated because they are used way to much. White crayon is jealous because they aren't used ever!
I think the story being a compilation of letters is so cute and creative, as well at the personification of crayons. 
A good teaching point for this book would be identifying the characters' emotions in stories and pointing out what made them know that. 

]]> 2017-10-07 16:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194923773 I am Sacajawea ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194933495 Author: Brad Meltzer
Date read: 10/07/17
Genre: nonfiction picture book
Review: From Ordinary People Change the World, I am Sacajawea tells a kid friendly version of Sacajawea's story from her point of view as she was the only woman and native american that traveled with Lewis and Clark on their expedition as an interpreter. 
Again, I love the kid friendly nature of this story. It's a great book for elementary students to learn about a historical even and historical people, allowing for a better understanding than if they were just learning from a text book or verbally from a teacher.

]]> 2017-10-07 18:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194933495 Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194939115 Author: Javaka Steptoe
Date Read: 10/07/17
Genre: Nonfiction Picture Book
Review: A beautifully illustrated story detailing Jean Michel's life and how he learned about art and how he grew as an artist. It started in his bedroom, drawing and coloring with his mother, then expanded into art museums where he learned more about art and famous artists.
Jean-Michel's art grows steadily more important to him throughout his life, a form of comfort through the car wreck he goes through and through his mother's illness. His art is described in this story as messy and weird, but still beautiful.

]]> 2017-10-07 20:01:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194939115 Juana and Lucas ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194941197 Author: Juana Medina
Date Read: 10/03/2017
Genre: Early Chapter Book
Review: Juana is a cheery young girl who lives in Columbia with her Mami. She introduces herself with some of the things she enjoys, such as  She has two best friends; a dog named Lucas and girl named Juli. On the first day of school, Juana discovers  that she is going to be learning "the English," and is very unhappy about it until she realizes that she has the chance to go on a trip where knowing English would be necessary. 
This book is written in English, but has a couple Spanish words here and there. So far, I have not come across any other books about English learners or Bilingual students, so I really appreciated the representation this book brings to the table. I can see myself reading it to my early Elementary students.


]]> 2017-10-07 20:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194941197 Lumberjanes Vol. 1: Beware The Kitten Holy ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194947384 Author: Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, and Shannon Watters
Date Read: 10/01/17
Genre: Graphic Novel
Review: A group of female friends, including Jo, April, Molly, Mal, and Ripley, each with individual quirks, spend time at a summer camp. The supernatural adventures they face while here start with a woman that suddenly turns into a bear. They follow this bear to find even more bizarre abnormalities, including magic foxes, monsters they end up fighting, etc.
This is a great novel for any kids, but especially young girls looking for more adventurous and scary stories that are catered towards girls rather than boys.

]]> 2017-10-07 23:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194947384 Nimona ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194947586 Author: Noel Stevenson
Date Read: 9/13/17
Genre: Graphic Novel 
Review: This fantasy novel follows a villainous shape-shifter named Nimona and Lord Blackheart on their quest to 
expose a group's secrets as they are not who they say they are. Similarly to Lumberjanes, this would be a great book for middle school to high schoolers, specifically girls looking for more action and sorcery in books with female protagonists.
]]> 2017-10-07 23:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194947586 Paper Girls, Vol. 1 ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194948105 Author: Brian K. Vaughan
Date Read: 9/16/17
Genre: Graphic Novel
Review: 

]]> 2017-10-07 23:28:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194948105 8th Grade Bites ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194948232 Author: Zac Brewer
Date Read: 9/04/17
Genre: High School Chapter book
Review: Vladimir Todd is an 8th half-vampire still haunted by the death of his parents (which he blames himself for), but manages to enjoy his life, living with his Aunt and going to school with his best friend Henry and his crush Meredith. 
In the first of five books, Vlad's teacher goes missing under suspicious circumstances and the new teacher, Mr. Otis, seems to know Vlad's secret. 
This book, filled with mythical creatures and magic, would be great for middle and high school students interested in fantasy. ]]> 2017-10-07 23:30:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194948232 Hyperbole and a Half ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194958324 Author: Allie Brosh
Date Read: 9/03/17
Genre: Graphic Novel
Review: This graphic novel began as a webcomic with little comics peaking into Allie's life, her thoughts, and feelings. She uses intentionally bad drawings and witty humor to look back on her childhood, retelling times like the one where she, her mother, and her sister got lost in the woods as well as the time a goose got loose in her house. She also shares her depression and other thought processes with us.
I find this book hilarious and relatable and think it'd be great for high school students. ]]> 2017-10-08 04:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194958324 Hawkeye, Vol. 1: My Life as a Weapon ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194959234 Author: Matt Fraction
Date Read: 9/07/17
Genre: Graphic Novel
Review: Clint Barton is a clumsy, but brilliant archer who loves coffee and his dog Lucky. Kate Bishop is a ex member of the Young Avengers, an archer herself. Both of their superhero identities are called Hawkeye.
Together, they embark on a robin hood like mission.
With Marvel Entertainment on the rise in the movie industry, this would be a great graphic novel to introduce high schoolers who love The Avengers but don't quite like reading yet.]]> 2017-10-08 04:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194959234 Night of the Living Dummy ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194960079 Author: R.L Stine
Date Read: 9/09/17
Genre: Late Elementary Chapter Book
Review: When Lindy decides to keep the Dummy she finds in a dumpster and name it Slappy, her father gets her jealous twin Kris a Dummy as well, which she names Mr. Wood. But after a while, they start to notice that somethings not right with Mr. Wood and when he ends up moving on his own, the twins try to get rid of him. It it not immediately effective and their pet dog suffers for it, but finally they are able to defeat the evil dummy. But was that the only living dummy in the house?
I'm a huge fan of horror and think Goosebumps books are classic so I'd definitely have a couple in my classroom for late elementary and middle school classes.

]]> 2017-10-08 04:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194960079 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194960431 Author: J.K Rowling
Date Read: 8/20/17
Review:  Harry Potter is an orphan who lives with his neglectful aunt and uncle who spoils their son, but make Harry live under the staircase. On Harry's 11th birthday, he discovers that he's actually a wizard and is invited to attend Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he's sorted into a house team, meets his two best friends (Ron and Hermione), and begins the 7 year long fight against the dark wizard who killed his parents. 
Harry Potter is one of my favorite book series because on top of the magic and fantasy genre, the same theme throughout the series is kept; that love and friendship are crucial and can conquer evil, which I think is incredibly important, especially for kids to be able to read about. 

]]> 2017-10-08 04:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194960431 Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194960960 Author: Michelle Markel
Date Read: 10/07/17
Review: A true story about a unbreakable girl named Clara who starts working as a garment worker when her and her family move to America and her father can't get a job. The work, however, is inhumane, the conditions they work under are harsh and unfair. Finally, when Clara starts making friends with the girls she's working with, she finally decides to group together and start a strike. 
What starts as small strikes turns into one big general strike that starts the largest Women's Walk out in U.S history.
This is good book to read to my class during a history lesson that takes place during this time to give them an idea of what is happening during this time. ]]> 2017-10-08 05:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194960960 Animals in Winter ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194961894 Author: Henrietta Brancroft
Date Read: 9/08/17
Genre: Nonfiction Picture Book
Review: This book goes through all the different routines that all the animals go through during winter. Some animals, such as bats and woodchucks, eat and then hibernate for months. Other animals, such as birds, fly south during the winter. 
This is a good informational book with illustrations to have and to read to early elementary grades to teach about animals' lives during the winter. 

]]> 2017-10-08 05:38:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194961894 An Egg is Quiet ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194962148 Author: Dianna Aston
Date Read: 9/01/17
Genre: Nonfiction Picture Book
Review: A beautifully illustrated book detailing all the different qualities of eggs and the differences between eggs based on the bird. For example, some are smooth while others are rough. This book also goes through how the baby bird grows inside of the egg and how the egg protects the baby bird.
This is a good book to use during a science lesson in early elementary grades. ]]> 2017-10-08 05:44:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194962148 The Reason for a Flower ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194962470 Author: Ruth Heller
Date Read: 8/20/17
Genre: Nonfiction picture Book
Review: This rhyming book goes through all the different roles of a flower and why it is important in the environment. 
This would be a great book for 1st grade students who I know learn about the different functions of flowers. This could be read during a reading or during science. ]]> 2017-10-08 05:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194962470 Surprising Sharks ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194962765 Author: Nicola Davies
Date Read: 8/20/17
Genre: Nonfiction Picture Book
Review: This book uses all different, creative sorts and size texts to give information about sharks, beginning with the acknowledgement that we all tend to be afraid of sharks, but we shouldn't be. Sharks have all different kinds of looks and roles in the ocean; for example, the smallest one is no bigger than a candy bar. 
This cute informational book would be great to have in my classroom library for any student interested in learning more about sharks.]]> 2017-10-08 05:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194962765 If You Give a Pig a Pancake ecartwright https://padlet.com/ecartwright/ws5dipsa3ywp/wish/194963300 Author: Laura Numeroff
Date Read: 8/01/17
Genre: Children's Book
Review: This cute story details all the ongoing chore that giving a pig a pancake will result in. If you give her a pancake, she'll get sticky, if she gets sticky she'll want a bath, if she gets a bath, she'll want bubbles, etc. In the end, giving a pig a pancake will come full circle, and she will end up wanting a pancake again.
This is a good book to have in the classroom library for early elementary school grades as well as to read aloud to the class and perhaps have the students use predictions to engage in the story.

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