As a teacher-librarian, I have the opportunity to read young adult books to share with my students. The list that I have provided will have an overview of the book and personal comments. They are on a Book-mercial style image to get a taste of the essence of the book.
Sunday, May 10, 2020
The Queen Bee And Me by Gillian McDunn
This is great for middle school. New quirky girl, friends fighting and bully behavior and then there are the bees. How to you get friends to behave? Audio book also good. Fine for any elementary or middle school library.
The Upside of Falling by Alex Light
I plan on getting for my high school library. Students keep asking me for romance novels. This fits the bill. It's a good read and a good audio book. Enjoy.
Saturday, May 9, 2020
The Gift of Forgiveness by Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt
This is a very special book, especially for people in grief and emotion pain caused by others. The audio book also very good. I think I might get for my high school library. It's a good book filled with many different stories.
Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson
This is a sweet book and I wish this family was my neighbor. It's a good book to read to young children and fine for any school library. Enjoy. It's a good read.
Nazi Saboteurs Hitler’s Secret Attack on America by Samantha Seiple
I'm going to get this book for my high school library. It's a good read. Well researched. History that is part of both America and Germany during World War II. Audio book also very good.
Labels:
Adult,
Germany,
Historical,
Historical Genre,
history,
nonfiction,
spy,
WWII
Wink by Rob Harrell
Add this one to your middle school library. It is a good read. The audio book also very good. Enjoy.
Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon
It's a good read. Rich kids in a private school, enemies falling in love. But a curse can destroy it all.
Audio book also entertaining. I would get for my high school library.
Audio book also entertaining. I would get for my high school library.
Castle In The Clouds by Kerstin Gier
This has everything in this book. Danger, mystery, romance, ghosts, good guys and bad guys. Throw in some guests with all sorts of characters and you have a great story. James Bond meets To Catch A Thief. Love it. Will get for my high school library. Maybe two copies. The audio book also very good. Enjoy.
Gaither Sisters One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
A very good book, told in the perspective of the oldest sister. At 11 years old, she takes responsibility of making sure her sisters are fed and entertained. Working on trying to make a connection with her mother who abandoned them so many years ago. Brooklyn is home with her grandmother and father but there is hope that maybe her mother can forge a bond. It's a very good read and a good audio book. I already have in my high school library and glad I have. Enjoy, it's a good read.
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend by Jenny Colgan
Not a YA book but an adult book. I am a fan of Jenny Colgan. She creates characters and communities that stay with you. A young woman who finds her way after a life time of a rich posh life. When her father dies, it turns out she must live for 6 months on her own before she can get her trust fund. She finds out quickly who her friends are and learns to become an independent young woman. It's a good read and the audio book is also good. Enjoy.
Little Britches The Home Ranch by Ralph Moody
A great story of a young boy trying to support his family in the 1900's in Colorado. It's a good read and the audio book is very good.
Little Britches Man of the Family by Ralph Moody
It's a good read if you enjoy history and the West. Family, community and Ralph are people you want to know. Thank you Ralph Moody for writing this story series. It's a good read and the audio book also good.
Monday, May 4, 2020
Keeping The Moon by Sarah Dessen
Believing in yourself is infused in this story. It's a good book/story. I will add to my high school library. Enjoy. Read or listen to the audio book. It's a good read.
The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen
A coming of age for a young adult girl story, has one last summer before she goes to college. It's a good read. I'll get for my high school library. Enjoy.
Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom
I am getting this for my high school library. The main character is blind. She hasn't given herself time to grieve after her father dies suddenly. Her world changes when her cousins and aunt moves into her house. And her former friend also shows up to her high school, she hasn't talked to him since she was 13 years old after a very hurtful event happened. She has a lot to learn as she starts dating and running for the track team. It's a good read.
A Twisted Tale Straight On Till Morning by Liz Braswell
It's a coming of age story set in a time when woman in London were fighting for the right to vote. Wendy takes control of her destiny and her life and makes choices that are true to her. In Neverland, there is is the pirates and mermaids but there is also the Lost Boys, one of which is a girl who would rather be a lost boy then a girl. It's a good read and I would get for my high school library.
Friday, May 1, 2020
Dazzle Ships : WWI And The Art of Confusion by Barton and Ngai
WWI had the dangerous situation of German U-boats torpedoing ships. But one person came up with a plan to repaint the boats with designs to create an optical illusion that even tricked and convinced the King of England to give it a go. The Illustrations of the book are brilliant and highly sophisticated. The illustrations give it an art deco style. I would award this book for it's content and illustrations. Get this book for any school library. You'll thank me later.
Labels:
1900's,
art,
nonfiction,
picture book,
picture books,
WWI
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