Mythology Percy Jackson–Style, a Side-splitting Memoir, and Ghouls Galore | Nonfiction Grades 5 & Up

by SLJ
Oct 01, 2014 | Filed in Reviews+
The intrepid Percy Jackson tries his hand at retelling Greek mythology, with hilarious results, while Paralympic ski racer Josh Sundquist pens a laugh-out-loud memoir of his dating life. And for those looking for some spooky selections, check out Kelly Milner’s Ghostly Evidence.
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Aretha, David. Sabotage, Sedition and Sundry Acts of Rebellion. 112p. (A Peculiar History). bibliog. chron. index. notes. photos. reprods. websites. Morgan Reynolds. Oct. 2014. lib. ed. $28.95. ISBN 9781599354064. LC 2013016550.

Berne, Emma Carlson. World’s Scariest Prisons. 112p. glossary. photos. reprods. Scholastic. 2014. pap. $8.99. ISBN 9780545680233.

Childress, Kim & Karen Bokram, eds. Best Party Book Ever!: From Invites to Overnights and Everything in Between. 160p. (Faithgirlz!). Zonderkidz. 2014. pap. $12.99. ISBN 9780310746003.

Donovan, Sandy. Movies and TV Top Tens. ISBN 9781467738408. LC 2013037867.

––––. Music and Theater Top Tens. ISBN 9781467738439. LC 2013046317.

––––. Sports Top Tens. ISBN 9781467738422. LC 2013042051.

––––. Technology Top Tens. ISBN 9781467738415. LC 2013049732.

ea vol: 32p. (Entertainment’s Top 10). ebook available. further reading. glossary. index. photos. websites. Lerner. Nov. 2014. lib. ed. $26.60.

Galat, Joan Marie. Branching Out: How Trees Are Part of Our World. illus. by Wendy Ding. 64p. diag. glossary. index. maps. photos. Owlkids. Oct. 2014. Tr $18.95. ISBN 9781771470490; pap. $12.95. ISBN 9781771470827. LC 2014932714.

Halls, Kelly Milner. Ghostly Evidence: Exploring the Paranormal. 64p. bibliog. further reading. glossary. index. notes. photos. reprods. websites. Millbrook. Oct. 2014. lib. ed. $20.95. ISBN 9781467705936. LC 2013042294.

Hicks, Kelli. El uso de instrumentos para entender nuestro mundo. ISBN 9781627173148.

––––. Vamos a clasificar organismos. ISBN 9781627172868.

Lundgren, Julie K. Esqueletos y exoesqueletos. ISBN 9781627173087.

Lundgren, Julie K. Por qué se extinguen las plantas. ISBN 9781627172776.

Maurer, Tracy Nelson. ¡Mézclalo! ¿Disolución o mezcla? ISBN 9781627173278.

Silverman, Buffy. ¡Dale un tirón! ¡Dale un empujón! ISBN 9781627172721.

––––. La energía a nuestro alrededor. ISBN 9781627172981.

ea vol: 24p. (Mi biblioteca de ciencias). diag. ebook available. glossary. index. maps. photos. websites. Rourke Educational Media. 2014. pap. $7.95.

Kacer, Kathy. The Magician of Auschwitz. illus. by Gillian Newland. 32p. Second Story. 2014. Tr $18.95. ISBN 9781927583463.

McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino. Arctic Thaw: Climate Change and the Global Race for Energy Resources. 64p. bibliog. ebook available. further reading. glossary. index. notes. photos. websites. Twenty-First Century. Oct. 2014. RTE $34.60. ISBN 9781467720434. LC 2013025164.

Matthews, Jenny. Children Growing Up with War. photos by Jenny Matthews. 48p. glossary. index. maps. photos. websites. Candlewick. Oct. 2014. RTE $17.99. ISBN 9780763669423. LC 2013955679.

Meacham, Jon. Thomas Jefferson: President & Philosopher. adapted by Sarah L. Thomson. 336p. bibliog. chron. index. maps. photos. reprods. Crown. 2014. Tr $22.99. ISBN 9780385387491; lib. ed. $22.99. ISBN 9780385387507. LC 2013046973.

Palacio, R. J. 365 Days of Wonder. 432p. notes. Knopf. 2014. Tr $14.99. ISBN 9780553499049; lrg. prnt. $17.99. ISBN 9780553499056; ebk. $9.99. ISBN 9780553509038.

Reis, Ronald A. The US Congress for Kids: Over 200 Years of Lawmaking, Deal-Breaking, and Compromising. 144p. bibliog. glossary. index. notes. photos. reprods. websites. Chicago Review. Nov. 2014. Tr $16.95. ISBN 9781613749777.

Riordan, Rick. Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods. illus. by John Rocco. 336p. further reading. index. websites. Disney-Hyperion. 2014. RTE $24.99. ISBN 9781423183648. LC 2013034612.

Rogers, Simon. Information Graphics: Human Body. illus. by Peter Grundy. 80p. Candlewick/Big Picture. 2014. pap. $17.99. ISBN 9780763671235. LC 20138952845.

Sundquist, Josh. We Should Hang Out Sometime: Embarrassingly, a True Story. 336p. Little, Brown. Jan. 2015. Tr $18.00. ISBN 9780316251020.

Thompson, Ben. Guts & Glory: The American Civil War. illus. by C. M. Butzer. 352p. (Guts & Glory: Bk. 1). bibliog. ebook available. maps. photos. Little, Brown. Nov. 2014. Tr $17. ISBN 9780316320504. LC 2013041699.

Vermond, Kira. Why We Live Where We Live. illus. by Julie McLaughlin. 48p. glossary. index. Owlkids. 2014. Tr $17.95. ISBN 9781771470117; pap. $12.95. ISBN 9781771470810. LC 2014932715.

Grades 5 & Up

Dunbar, James Lu. The Universe Verse. illus. by James Lu Dunbar. 112p. James & Kenneth. Nov. 2014. lib. ed. $24.95. ISBN 9781888047257. LC 2013919396.

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