In Ann M. Martin's newest novel entitled Rain Reign, we meet 5th grader Rose Howard who is diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. This beautiful novel is told through her voice. Rose is obsessed with homonyms (which are words that sound alike but are spelled differently; like the title of this book Rain Reign). No one seems to understand her…not…
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The Cabinet of Curiosities: 36 Tales Brief and Sinister by Stefan Bachmann, Katherine Catmull, Claire Legrand, and Emma Trevayne
Within a collection of short stories, especially with a variety of authors, there will always be some hits and some misses...but most of these 36 tales were hits! Some were more memorable than others, but all of them were entertaining, just the right amount of creepy, and well-written. Some would be fun to read aloud.…
Greenglass House by Kate Milford
It's the middle of winter at Greenglass House, a smuggler's inn on the side of a steep hill. The only way up is a creaky old cable car or a long hike up the stairs. The house used to belong to the famous smuggler Doc Holliday, who disappeared mysteriously some years ago. Twelve-year old…
Zane and the Hurricane by Rodman Philbrick
Twelve year old Zane Dupree and his dog, Bandy, travel to New Orleans to meet his deceased father’s grandmother, Miss Trissy. While there, Zane finds himself trying to survive Hurricane Katrina all by himself. This book is full of suspenseful events as he experiences the physical effects of the storm as well as how it…
Hide and Seek by Katy Grant
If you want to read a thrilling adventure that involves geocaching, Hide and Seek by Katy Grant is the one to read! Chase likes to ride his bike and look for treasures with his GPS. He finds a cache one day that has a mysterious note in it from someone who needs help. Chase investigates and finds…
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
In The Crossover by Kwame Alexander, narrator Josh Bell delivers a dynamic play-by-play of the basketball season and his middle school turmoil through poems that evoke a hip-hop vibe while telling a heartfelt tale of basketball, brotherhood, and so much more. Josh is the only middle-schooler around who can dunk, his twin brother Jordan has a mean…
The Abominables by Eva Ibbotson
This is the delightful story of a young child who accompanies her father on trip in the Himalayas looking for rare and unknown plants. While there, young Lady Agatha is kidnapped by a large Yeti (abominable) because he needed someone to care for his young family. We learn all about these creatures and how they…
Eglantine: A Paranormal Adventure by Catherine Jinks
Allie (short for Alithea) is a girl in need of some good luck. She thought she was having good luck when her family moved into a bigger house complete with her own bedroom. But her luck abruptly changes when her brother, Bethan, now refuses to sleep in his own room due to the creepy writing that…
Cities: Discover How They Work by Kathleen M. Reilly
Do you know how to get water to the top of a building? Or why potholes occur? If you’ve ever wondered how cities work, or enjoy real life applications of science, technology, engineering, and math, you’ll probably like this book. It explains why cities came about and how and why they work the way they…
Ruby Goldberg’s Bright Idea by Anna Humphrey
Hey Scientists! Would you like a machine to do your chores for you? Ruby Goldberg is an inventor, and in Ruby Goldberg’s Bright Idea by Anna Humphrey, she likes to invent Rube Goldberg machines. Rube Goldberg was a cartoonist and an inventor of machines that had many steps to perform a simple task. When Ruby’s grandfather loses…
