Raine is the new girl at school, and she is living in the house Emily H. lived in before she disappeared. What happened to Emily? Do the mean girls know something? Raine has the ability to see "sparkles" on objects, so when she touches them, she can see what happened. Is Emily still alive? Will…
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Almost Home by Joan Bauer
Talk about a challenging life. Sugar has a deadbeat dad, a mom with emotional issues and they lose their house. You would think that would make this sixth grader very negative and troubled. Not Sugar (that is her name :)) She rises above it all with the help of a puppy, poetry and a few…
Water is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle by Miranda Paul
In Water is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle, the illustrator, Jason Chin, emphasizes the importance of water and its ever changing and evolving forms using expressive full page illustrations. In these illustrations, we follow children as they experience water in all its forms including snow, rain, fog, running in a stream, and more.…
Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914 by John Hendrix
During the First World War, enemy soldiers were often camped out in trenches, with only a hundred feet of “No Man’s Land” between them. A virtual miracle occurred one Christmas Eve, when soldiers on both sides came out of their trenches singing “Silent Night” and shaking each other’s hands. The strangers ceased fighting while they…
The Truth about Twinkie Pie by Kat Yeh
The Truth About Twinkie Pie unfolds as GiGi begins 7th grade at a new school and learns more about herself, her mother and her sister. This is a heartwarming story of love, loss, sacrifice, and what it means to be a family. Each chapter begins with a recipe from mama’s cookbook which adds to the…
Lockwood & Co: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
Imagine working full-time and earning a salary even before your 16th birthday. In The Screaming Staircase, Book 1 of the Lockwood & Co. series by Jonathan Stroud, most children need to work. Why? Because of “the Problem.” In London, ghosts have become an all too familiar sight, and anyone who is touched by one endures…
If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson
The illustrations are AMAZING in this sweet story of two animal friends who are planting and caring for seeds and then decide to share with others. The book also talks about what you reap if you sow seeds of kindness versus seeds of selfishness. …
Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales
Ever wish you could see inside the mind of an artist? Award winning author and illustrator, Yuyi Morales does just that with her book Viva Frida. Photographs and illustrations rich with texture and details take readers into the imagination of Frida Kahlo. Simple text floats on the pages in English and Spanish giving you a…
Earmuffs for Everyone: How Chester Greenwood Became Known as the Inventor of Earmuffs by Megan McCarthy
Do you have creative ideas for a new invention? Maybe you have some thoughts on how to improve an existing invention? Well that’s exactly what Chester Greenwood did in the book by Meghan McCarthy entitled Earmuffs for Everyone: How Chester Greenwood Became Known as the Inventor of Earmuffs. But the question surrounding this book is,…
Hidden: A Child’s Story of the Holocaust by Loic Dauvillier
Elsa can’t sleep and she finds her grandmother sitting up. Grandma Dounia tells the story of her childhood in France. Her life was pretty normal, with a best friend and a boy they both had a crush on. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, people start treating her different because she is Jewish. To survive, Dounia…
