
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...
Gr 7 Up—Teens are often ill equipped to deal with major changes in their lives such as a parent's divorce or unemployment, a serious family illness, or an unexpected pregnancy...
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...
Gr 4—6—In the final title (HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray, 2010) in Avi's trilogy set in the Middle Ages, times are hard for Crispin and Troth after the loss of their mentor, Bear, but through a series of heartaches and mishaps, Crispin manages to stay true to Bear's vision...
Gr 2—6—Michael Moodoo (aka Michael Dowell), dressed in a colorful tuxedo and oversized top hat, teaches viewers 12 drawing techniques to create ten different sea animals, such as a clownfish, a dolphin, a whale, a seahorse, a sea turtle, and more...
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...