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The Hate U Give
Authors: Angie Thomas
Published: February 28, 2017 by Balzer + Bray
GoodReads Summary: Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses […]
Someone Else’s Summer by Rachel Bateman
By Kellee On May 12, 2017 · 1 Comment · In Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Mood, Novel, Plot Development, Prediction, Realistic Fiction/Contemporary Fiction, Romance, Voice
Someone Else’s Summer
Author: Rachel Bateman
Published May 9th, 2017 by Running Press Kids
Summary: Anna’s always idolized her older sister, Storm. So when Storm dies in a tragic car accident on the night of her high school graduation, Anna is completely lost […]
Nonfiction Wednesday
Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday is hosted by Kid Lit Frenzy and was started to help promote the reading of nonfiction texts. Most Wednesdays, we will be participating and will review a nonfiction text (though it may not always be a picture book).
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Be Light Like a Bird by Monika Schröder
By Kellee On December 9, 2016 · Leave a Comment · In Asking Questions, Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Multicultural, Novel, Prediction, Theme
Be Light Like a Bird
Author: Monika Schröder
Published September 1st, 2016 by Capstone Young Readers
Summary: After the death of her father, twelve-year-old Wren finds her life thrown into upheaval. And when her mother decides to pack up the car and forces Wren to […]
The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart
By Ricki On November 10, 2016 · Leave a Comment · In Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Conflict, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Multicultural, Novel, Personification, Point of View, Read Aloud, Realistic Fiction/Contemporary Fiction, Text Structure, Theme, Voice
The Honest Truth
Author: Dan Gemeinhart
Published: January 27, 2015 by Scholastic Press
Summary: In all the ways that matter, Mark is a normal kid. He’s got a dog named Beau and a best friend, Jessie. He likes to take photos and write haiku poems in his notebook. He dreams […]
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. The feature was created because The Broke and Bookish are particularly fond of lists (as are we!). Each week a new Top Ten list topic is given and bloggers can participate.
Today’s Topic: Ten […]
Kids of Appetite
Author: David Arnold
Published: September 20, 2016 by Viking
GoodReads Summary: The bestselling author of Mosquitoland brings us another batch of unforgettable characters in this tragicomedy about first love and devastating loss.
Victor Benucci and Madeline Falco have a story to tell.
It begins with the […]
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