
Gr 9 Up—Paul Hoffman's first title (Dutton, 2010) in a projected trilogy is a complex, multilayered fantasy that delves into themes about world domination, personal power, and the fanaticism of religion and warfare...
Gr 9 Up—Lenah Beaudonte awakens to realize her greatest wish has come true in this novel (St...
PreS-Gr 1—Spoon is happy living with his large family in the silverware drawer, but sometimes he feels sad that he can't spread things like Knife, do some of the things Fork does, and be cool like Chopsticks in this fully-animated version of the tale (Hyperion, 2009) by Amy Krouse Rosenthal...
Gr 4—7—Kyna, 11, has spent most of her life overwhelmed by a fear of water since her parents drowned in a boating accident...
K-Gr 3—Light-hearted music sprinkled with hints of campfire songs opens Marla Frazee's humorous Caldecott Honor book (Harcourt, 2008) about two boys and their summer vacation experience...
Gr 9 Up—The American Revolution might well have had a different conclusion had it not been for the leadership of a number of foreign diplomats and soldiers, including the contribution of Gilbert de Lafayette...

Gr 6—9—When Paul "Pepper" Roux wakes up on his 14th birthday, he knows one thing: today, he is supposed to die...
Gr 3—6—Gordon Titcomb reads and sings this love song to "the big iron horses" (Roaring Brook Press, 2010) that years ago rolled into little railroad stations...