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Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Summer Vacation
This third book in the Charlie Joe Jackson series (Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading, 2011, and Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Extra Credit, 2012) is a winner. Entertaining, substantive, and endearing, Charlie Joe, in a moment of weakness, … Continue reading
Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading by Tommy Greenwald, illustrated by J.P. Coovert
Link to Harvest Park Library: Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading Reluctant readers, and avid readers, will really like this book. Charlie Joe Jackson will do anything to avoid reading! Narrated by middle schooler Charlie Joe, it reads a … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Realistic
Tagged boys, friends, girls, humor, middle school, relationships, school
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The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Applegate, Katherine. The One and Only Ivan. Patricia Castelao, illus. Harper, 2012. 305 p. $16.99, 978-0-06-199225-4 Grades 4-7 I was tempted to give this book 3.5 stars because the first half of the book was a little slow and predictable. The … Continue reading
Posted in animals, booktalks, Relationships
Tagged animals, friendship, relationships
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Shadow by Michael Morpurgo
Aman and his mother escape Afghanistan with the help of Shadow, an Army sniffer dog, to live in England. After living in England for six years, they are denied asylum and have to go back to Afghanistan. Aman’s best friend … Continue reading
On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer
This short book packs a powerful punch! Joel and Tony are best friends. Tony has a very adventurous spirit, which often times makes Joel feel uncomfortable. Sometimes Joel wonders why they are best friends, but truth is, Joel finds everyone … Continue reading
Now Is The Time For Running by Michael Williams
This book is not for the faint of heart. It is an intense story about two brothers, Deo, who is 15, and Innocent, his older disabled brother, running for their lives in modern war-torn Zimbabwe. The entire village, including their … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Survival
Tagged brothers, homeless, mental disabilities, refugees, soccer, survival, Zimbabwe
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Half-Brother by Kenneth Oppel
Can you imagine being a 13-year-old only child and having your parents tell you that you will soon have a new baby brother that’s an eight-day-old Chimpanzee ? How would you feel? Excited, angry? To make matters worse, your family … Continue reading
Posted in booktalks, Fiction
Tagged animals, Chimpanzee, experiments, family, friendship
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Waiting for Normal
Connor, Leslie. Waiting For Normal. 290p. Harper Collins. 2008. ISBN: 978-0-06-089088-9. Dear Addie, I’m pulling for you. I liked you the moment I met you. You are a 12-year-old girl who deserves normal. Your Mom mostly drove me nuts-I … Continue reading
Posted in booktalks, Realistic
Tagged coming-of-age, family, friendship, mothers, problems, step-family
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley’s Journal by Jeff Kinney
Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley’s Journal. 217 p. Amulet. 2007. ISBN 978-0-8109-9313-6. It feels almost silly writing a review of the first book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, but a review has to … Continue reading
Posted in booktalks, Fiction, Graphic novel, Realistic
Tagged family, friends, graphic novel, school, siblings
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Love That Dog: A Novel
Creech, Sharon. Love That Dog: A Novel. 86 p. Scholastic. 2001. ISBN 978-0-06-029287-4. They say great things come in small packages. This book is no exception. Creech has written a book that a lot of kids will be able to … Continue reading
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