Helping Students Navigate the World of Books
The Secret Hum of a Daisy Author: Tracy Holczer Published: July 24, 2014 by Annick Press Summary: Twelve-year-old Grace and her mother have always been their own family, traveling from place to place like gypsies. But Grace wants to finally have a home all their own. Just when she thinks she’s found it her mother says it’s time to move again. … Read more
“The Sum of Our Parts” by Tracy Holczer I’ve been thinking a lot lately as to how I became a writer. I used to have it down. I was a writer because I read Little Women and had the run of the library, both at just the right age. But I have come to realize … Read more
Brave in the Woods Author: Tracy Holczer Published January 5th, 2021 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers Summary: Critically acclaimed Tracy Holczer returns with a heartrending tale about a girl descended from the Grimm brothers who sets out to break what she thinks is a family curse. Twelve-year-old Juni is convinced her family … Read more
The Classy Crooks Club Author: Alison Cherry Published March 29th, 2016 by Aladdin Goodreads Summary: Twelve-year-old AJ dreads spending an entire month living with her strict Grandma Jo. Not only does her grandmother dictate how she walks, what she eats, and which rooms she can enter, she fills all AJ’s free time with boring sewing lessons. … Read more
I’ll Give You the Sun Author: Jandy Nelson Published: September 16, 2014 by Dial Summary: A brilliant, luminous story of first love, family, loss, and betrayal for fans of John Green, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell Jude and her twin brother, Noah, are incredibly close. At thirteen, isolated Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with … Read more
Background of #mustreadin2015 for those of you who missed the introductory post: #mustreadin2015 is a challenge hosted by Carrie Gelson at There Is A Book For That: “For anyone out there with a To Be Read list that seems like it will never end, this challenge is for you! This is all about making your own personal … Read more
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? From Picture Books to YA! It’s Monday! What are you Reading? is a meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journeys. It is a great way to recap what you read and/or reviewed the previous week and to plan out your reading and reviews for the upcoming week. It’s also a great chance … Read more
