tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29377593673456452122024-03-21T20:40:29.819-07:00North Castle Children's CornerNorth Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-28158075058957531852013-08-12T09:51:00.000-07:002013-08-12T09:51:34.718-07:00See what our Underground Travelers have been reading!<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Are you signed up for the North Castle Library's Underground Travelers program? If you are and you have not turned in all four of your postcards yet, there is still plenty of time left. Check out the list below of what other Travelers have read this summer.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A0a_YfvcqnU/UgkPQ5eLTlI/AAAAAAAABVc/gJoTQ8VqXF8/s1600/Title+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A0a_YfvcqnU/UgkPQ5eLTlI/AAAAAAAABVc/gJoTQ8VqXF8/s1600/Title+1.png" height="185" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. Frankly, Frannie by A.J. Stern</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2. Vet volunteers: end of the races by Laurie Halse Anderson</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3. Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kg4RtjrwmZA/UgkPQ33ItVI/AAAAAAAABVQ/aWQIJaK4hX8/s1600/Title+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kg4RtjrwmZA/UgkPQ33ItVI/AAAAAAAABVQ/aWQIJaK4hX8/s1600/Title+2.png" height="185" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4. Magic Tree House: Tonight on the titanic by Mary Pope Osborne</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">5. Series of unfortunate events: the grimm groto by Lemony Snicket</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">6. The great cat conspiracy by Katie Davies</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dlEIK3jn78A/UgkPQ2dZxMI/AAAAAAAABVM/Q2YGPMbA-YA/s1600/Title+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dlEIK3jn78A/UgkPQ2dZxMI/AAAAAAAABVM/Q2YGPMbA-YA/s1600/Title+3.png" height="192" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">7. I survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 by Lauren Tarshis</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">8. Bone: out from Boneville by Jeff Smith</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">9. Frindle by Andrew Clements</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KbvdH3xNj5A/UgkPSA4j18I/AAAAAAAABVs/4oLcIz4jO6o/s1600/Title+4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KbvdH3xNj5A/UgkPSA4j18I/AAAAAAAABVs/4oLcIz4jO6o/s1600/Title+4.png" height="177" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">10. The second Mrs. Gioconda by E.L. Konigsburg</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">11. D'Aulaire's book of Norse myths by Ingr D'Aulaire</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">12. Let's call it America by Gare Thompson</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gyvssW7fbrY/UgkPSFcTXRI/AAAAAAAABVk/efx6D6d4p2s/s1600/Title+5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gyvssW7fbrY/UgkPSFcTXRI/AAAAAAAABVk/efx6D6d4p2s/s1600/Title+5.png" height="193" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">13. The secret of the fortune wookiee by Tom Angleberger</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">14. Ten rules for living with my sister by Ann M. Martin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">15. Justin Case: school, drool, and other daily disasters by Rachel Vail</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uF5Ji0RzVzc/UgkPSg-S4rI/AAAAAAAABV0/Nu-OAzuOxog/s1600/Title+6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uF5Ji0RzVzc/UgkPSg-S4rI/AAAAAAAABV0/Nu-OAzuOxog/s1600/Title+6.png" height="190" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">16. The magician's elephant by Kate DiCamillo</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">17. The return of the dragon by Rebecca Rupp</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">18. The tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nZKzhTO8Vf0/UgkPS-TLJ9I/AAAAAAAABV4/CMvi-P6kX2c/s1600/Title+7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nZKzhTO8Vf0/UgkPS-TLJ9I/AAAAAAAABV4/CMvi-P6kX2c/s1600/Title+7.png" height="143" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">19. Million dollar shot by Dan Gutman</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">20. Ender's game by Orson Scott Card</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">21. Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone by J.K. Rowling</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">22. Percy Jackson: the last olympian by Rick Riordan</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Happy Reading!</span><br />
<br />
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-33840005050970248502013-08-01T13:19:00.000-07:002013-08-01T13:19:23.227-07:00September is the month of babies...<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">September is the most popular month for parents to have
babies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you already have a child at
home and are getting ready to have another, remember to take some time to get
your child ready for the new addition to the family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Below are some fun books about being a big
brother or sister.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whether you are
looking for a humorous story, a heartwarming tale, or a book that shows how
important a big brother or sister is; we have a book for you.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><u>New Baby Picture Books</u></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></u> </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OX4Tb74e4M8/Ufaj6jp8LuI/AAAAAAAABUs/JnQSxcxImYg/s1600/New+Baby+6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OX4Tb74e4M8/Ufaj6jp8LuI/AAAAAAAABUs/JnQSxcxImYg/s400/New+Baby+6.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. But I wanted a baby brother! by Kate Feiffer</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2. There's going to be a baby by John Burningham</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3. Mail Harry to the moon by Robbie Harris</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x_3tsPvJlEI/Ufaj6rfafZI/AAAAAAAABUw/L_Cz5d5CWwE/s1600/New+Baby+5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="135" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x_3tsPvJlEI/Ufaj6rfafZI/AAAAAAAABUw/L_Cz5d5CWwE/s400/New+Baby+5.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. Now I'm big by Karen Katz</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2. One special day by Lola M. Schaefer</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3. Brand-new baby blues by Kathi Appelt</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zFKN4Ab4ybY/Ufaj6IO519I/AAAAAAAABUg/0Uhl6kOk-ls/s1600/New+Baby+4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zFKN4Ab4ybY/Ufaj6IO519I/AAAAAAAABUg/0Uhl6kOk-ls/s400/New+Baby+4.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. Too small for honey cakes by Gillian Lobel</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2. Little rabbit's new baby by Harry Horse</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3. Don't eat the baby! by Amy Young</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z6wJ3sAEEKQ/Ufaj5kyuE7I/AAAAAAAABUc/7cyeh77yUZA/s1600/New+Baby+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="135" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z6wJ3sAEEKQ/Ufaj5kyuE7I/AAAAAAAABUc/7cyeh77yUZA/s400/New+Baby+3.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. Bear with me by Max Kornell</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2. Froggy's baby sister by Jonathan London</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3. Best baby ever by David Milgrim</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C0yHfxqEjbk/Ufaj5g9VR5I/AAAAAAAABUM/OgME9udniNs/s1600/New+Baby+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C0yHfxqEjbk/Ufaj5g9VR5I/AAAAAAAABUM/OgME9udniNs/s400/New+Baby+1.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. Cornelius P. Mud, are you ready for baby? by Barney Saltzberg</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2. Bubble & Squeak by Louise Bonnett-Rampersaud</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3. Smile, Principessa! by Judith Ross Enderle</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span> </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span> </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Congratulations on your upcoming family addition!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-66636075366383728462013-07-26T12:45:00.005-07:002013-07-26T12:45:56.077-07:00The Royal Baby Has Arrived...<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Congratulations
to Prince William and Kate on the arrival of their son, Prince George Alexander
Louis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the excitement and media
coverage focusing on all things English, the Children’s Room has put together a
list of chapter books set in England.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Learn about English culture, history, slang, and kids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From fantasy to ghost stories, to realistic
fiction; there is something for everyone.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QesWFs5wAWU/UfKnFGxi5FI/AAAAAAAABTE/xlDAeiqNgpc/s1600/Animals.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QesWFs5wAWU/UfKnFGxi5FI/AAAAAAAABTE/xlDAeiqNgpc/s320/Animals.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Animal Stories</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. The mouse with the question mark tail by Richard Peck</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2. The great hamster massacre by Katie Davies (Series)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RcV9LtDzuTw/UfKnFAEhOhI/AAAAAAAABS8/8bIk7zrB5Vw/s1600/Fantasy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="157" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RcV9LtDzuTw/UfKnFAEhOhI/AAAAAAAABS8/8bIk7zrB5Vw/s320/Fantasy.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Fantasy</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. Tunnels by Roderick Gordon (Series)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2. Frozen in time by Ali Sparkes</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3. Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo (Series)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5y5z8TLgDyA/UfKnFHNNJaI/AAAAAAAABTA/77JeOJPDy6w/s1600/Ghost.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5y5z8TLgDyA/UfKnFHNNJaI/AAAAAAAABTA/77JeOJPDy6w/s320/Ghost.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ghost Stories</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. Dial-a-ghost by Eva Ibbotson</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2. Ghost knight by Cornelia Funke</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3. The ghosts of Gribblesea Pier by Deborah Abela</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-puVwBvMD3Wk/UfKnGu-VuBI/AAAAAAAABT0/K-M7KJ1EJzk/s1600/Historic.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-puVwBvMD3Wk/UfKnGu-VuBI/AAAAAAAABT0/K-M7KJ1EJzk/s320/Historic.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Historical Fiction</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. Cat among pigeons by Julia Golding (Series)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2. Highway robbery by Kate Thompson</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3. Incorrigible children of Ashton Place: the mysterious howling by Maryrose Wood (Series)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sQSglH28PVk/UfKnGDZHYvI/AAAAAAAABTY/0L7nvYWYcyQ/s1600/Historic+fantasy+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="154" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sQSglH28PVk/UfKnGDZHYvI/AAAAAAAABTY/0L7nvYWYcyQ/s320/Historic+fantasy+1.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Historical Fantasy</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. WARP: the reluctant assassin by Eoin Colfer (Series)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2. Beswitched by Kate Saunders</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3. Freaks by Kieran Larwood</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qQ8z_M3Ijfk/UfKnF1kG-MI/AAAAAAAABTU/dhGtbz5MtuU/s1600/Historic+fantasy+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qQ8z_M3Ijfk/UfKnF1kG-MI/AAAAAAAABTU/dhGtbz5MtuU/s320/Historic+fantasy+2.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4. Splendors and glooms by Laura Amy Schultz</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">5. Kat, incorrigible by Stephanie Burgis (Series)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">6. The apothecary by Maile Meloy (Series)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JnT3HV10IF0/UfKnGHMPKNI/AAAAAAAABTc/0dDja3FcMLc/s1600/Historic+fantasy+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JnT3HV10IF0/UfKnGHMPKNI/AAAAAAAABTc/0dDja3FcMLc/s320/Historic+fantasy+3.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">7. Theodosia and the serpents of chaos by R. L. LaFevers (Series)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">8. Alchemy and Meggy Swan by Karen Cushman</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">9. Knightley academy by Violet Harberdasher (Series)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Enjoy! Cheerio!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div align="center">
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-46845569231883258942013-07-03T07:48:00.000-07:002013-07-03T07:48:15.013-07:00Beach Books<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4th of July is a great time to visit the beach. Get ready for fun in the sun with some of our books about spending the day at the beach.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6rC6TdSybfk/UdLu3-4OJsI/AAAAAAAABSQ/iqecpami5RI/s467/Pic_6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6rC6TdSybfk/UdLu3-4OJsI/AAAAAAAABSQ/iqecpami5RI/s320/Pic_6.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) Pig Kahuna by Jennifer Sattler</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) Scaredy squirrel at the beach by Melanie Watt</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ooJBk19rCsI/UdLu2pH6iTI/AAAAAAAABRs/3-IBodFiK9s/s521/Pic_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="136" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ooJBk19rCsI/UdLu2pH6iTI/AAAAAAAABRs/3-IBodFiK9s/s320/Pic_1.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) Duck dunks by Lynne Berry</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4) Sneakers, the seaside cat by Margaret Wise Brown</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OSkKj8Hguh8/UdLu4CUunrI/AAAAAAAABSY/BxdeGI7NVeY/s478/Pic_8.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OSkKj8Hguh8/UdLu4CUunrI/AAAAAAAABSY/BxdeGI7NVeY/s320/Pic_8.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">5) Out of the ocean by Debra Frasier</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">6) Ladybug girl at the beach by David Soman</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b0uTtt_k6aY/UdLu2oDeeCI/AAAAAAAABRc/T4qLSygPghM/s471/Pic_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-b0uTtt_k6aY/UdLu2oDeeCI/AAAAAAAABRc/T4qLSygPghM/s320/Pic_2.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">7) Ted, Bo, and Diz: the first adventure by Jane Chapman</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">8) Surfer chick by Kristy Dempsey</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3UFsA0Q0mgM/UdLu4R9wP6I/AAAAAAAABSc/CWdog6mxoOw/s445/Pic_9.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="161" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3UFsA0Q0mgM/UdLu4R9wP6I/AAAAAAAABSc/CWdog6mxoOw/s320/Pic_9.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">9) Just grandma and me by Mercer Mayer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">10) Abigail at the beach by Felix Pirani</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LEe47M-YDKA/UdLu31mhNVI/AAAAAAAABSI/PgUwn1gpYmk/s357/Pic_7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LEe47M-YDKA/UdLu31mhNVI/AAAAAAAABSI/PgUwn1gpYmk/s320/Pic_7.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">11) Beach by Elisha Cooper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">12) A beach tail by Karen Lynn Williams</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-94ZOP-CGYGs/UdLu3UzeNZI/AAAAAAAABR0/ttKi4PBkffY/s639/Pic_4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="110" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-94ZOP-CGYGs/UdLu3UzeNZI/AAAAAAAABR0/ttKi4PBkffY/s320/Pic_4.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">13) Bats at the beach by Brian Lies</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">14) Wave by Suzy Lee</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mIaqWGQ6-as/UdLu3m_fomI/AAAAAAAABSE/SzsAinQs-J8/s571/Pic_5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="124" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mIaqWGQ6-as/UdLu3m_fomI/AAAAAAAABSE/SzsAinQs-J8/s320/Pic_5.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">15) Sea, sand, me! by Patricia Hubbell</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">16) Beach day by Karen Roosa</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oYM7qrIs1AY/UdLu3NdU1ZI/AAAAAAAABR4/EbZXE_5kU0U/s439/Pic_3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oYM7qrIs1AY/UdLu3NdU1ZI/AAAAAAAABR4/EbZXE_5kU0U/s320/Pic_3.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">17) Traction man and the beach odyssey by Mini Grey</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">18) Walter the farting dog: banned from the beach by William Kotzwinkle</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6IffKWCP81M/UdLu2mituGI/AAAAAAAABRg/ogf3pQNkqu8/s569/Pic_10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="124" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6IffKWCP81M/UdLu2mituGI/AAAAAAAABRg/ogf3pQNkqu8/s320/Pic_10.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">19) The sand castle contest by Robert N. Munsch</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">20) Catching the sun by Coleen Paratore</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">21) What if? Laura Vaccaro Seeger</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Have fun at the beach!</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-69299172325490791362013-06-27T13:18:00.001-07:002013-06-27T13:18:14.785-07:00Summer Vacation Has Started....<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">School is finally over and it is time to start having fun, but don't forget to read this summer. Unsure what to start with? Checkout some of these great chapter and picture books about summer vacation. Whether you spend your summer at summer school, searching for aliens, hiding from the police, or hanging out at the pool; there is a book that you will enjoy! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Chapter Books</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-81epOK20aSc/Ucs2ymG-S_I/AAAAAAAABPw/nTX0xsIYkXY/s544/FIC_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-81epOK20aSc/Ucs2ymG-S_I/AAAAAAAABPw/nTX0xsIYkXY/s320/FIC_2.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) Summer at Forsaken Lake by Michael D. Beil</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) The sasquatch escape by Suzanne Selfors</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) Horse camp by Nicole Lea Helget</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qSKesJ9Hx6s/Ucs2x4bRHcI/AAAAAAAABPY/lRkM2BklNZk/s527/FIC_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qSKesJ9Hx6s/Ucs2x4bRHcI/AAAAAAAABPY/lRkM2BklNZk/s320/FIC_1.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) Rebel McKenzie by Candice F. Ransom</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) Ten good and bad things about my life (so far) by Ann M. Martin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) My summer of pink and green by Lisa Greenwald</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--rT5URXP4gE/Ucs2x6DBhEI/AAAAAAAABPU/diNSWezIzoM/s537/FIC_10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--rT5URXP4gE/Ucs2x6DBhEI/AAAAAAAABPU/diNSWezIzoM/s320/FIC_10.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) Seaglass summer by Anjali Banerjee</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) How to survive a totally boring summer by Alice DeLaCrois</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) Here's how I see it: here's how it is by Heather Henson</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BhcJRgrraaQ/Ucs2ypDQwRI/AAAAAAAABPo/ZM1eiJDZmn8/s519/FIC_3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="154" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BhcJRgrraaQ/Ucs2ypDQwRI/AAAAAAAABPo/ZM1eiJDZmn8/s320/FIC_3.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) One crazy summer by Rita Williams-Garcia</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) Tracing stars by Erin E. Moulton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) Summer of the gypsy moths by Sara Pennypacker</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qq9YOM7WfJw/Ucs2ytUETTI/AAAAAAAABPs/ohJUoi9iac8/s531/FIC_4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qq9YOM7WfJw/Ucs2ytUETTI/AAAAAAAABPs/ohJUoi9iac8/s320/FIC_4.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) The absolute value of Mike by Kathryn Erskine</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) Glory be by Augusta Scattergood</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) The summer of May by Cecelia Galante</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PcxmoBCgTxI/Ucs2zr7qtZI/AAAAAAAABQA/0qckOHFymAU/s504/FIC_5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="157" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PcxmoBCgTxI/Ucs2zr7qtZI/AAAAAAAABQA/0qckOHFymAU/s320/FIC_5.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) Minn and Jake's almost terrible summer by Janet S. Wong</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) Life and crimes of Bernetta Wallflower by Lisa Graff</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) Lawn boy by Gary Paulsen</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N1jqFT3TLYM/Ucs2zqV-FhI/AAAAAAAABQM/UCJ8pNu620c/s517/FIC_6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="154" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N1jqFT3TLYM/Ucs2zqV-FhI/AAAAAAAABQM/UCJ8pNu620c/s320/FIC_6.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) A million miles from Boston by Karen Day</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) My life as a book by Janet Tashjian</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) The summer before boys by Nora Raleigh Baskin</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qQryHxTBY44/Ucs2ztq_FUI/AAAAAAAABQE/AsDIlYocztM/s550/FIC_7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="144" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qQryHxTBY44/Ucs2ztq_FUI/AAAAAAAABQE/AsDIlYocztM/s320/FIC_7.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) Tortilla sun by Jennifer Cervantes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) As simple as it seems by Sarah Weeks</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) The last best days of summer by Valerie Hobbs</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a4cDJY8yHsk/Ucs2z57PIKI/AAAAAAAABQU/9CNjqrZLl6M/s543/FIC_8.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="146" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a4cDJY8yHsk/Ucs2z57PIKI/AAAAAAAABQU/9CNjqrZLl6M/s320/FIC_8.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) The get rich quick club by Dan Gutman</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) Summer of the wolves by Polly Carlson-Voiles</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f0ghqHbjUC8/Ucs20Wq9LZI/AAAAAAAABQY/2J6cuUoBo2c/s519/FIC_9.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f0ghqHbjUC8/Ucs20Wq9LZI/AAAAAAAABQY/2J6cuUoBo2c/s320/FIC_9.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) Moxy Maxwell does not love Stuart Little by Peggy Gifford</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) Umbrella summer by Lisa Graff</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) The lemonade war by Jacqueline Davies</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kW2bIo4_q2Q/Ucs2xwP3e7I/AAAAAAAABPQ/rs1vrsWjdnM/s335/FIC_11.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kW2bIo4_q2Q/Ucs2xwP3e7I/AAAAAAAABPQ/rs1vrsWjdnM/s320/FIC_11.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) The summer of moonlight secrets by Danette Haworth</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) Nature girl by Jane Kelley</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Picture Books</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rIjEsb73ngs/Ucs2062Y7yI/AAAAAAAABQs/RuVRjcb0KD8/s633/PIC_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="110" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rIjEsb73ngs/Ucs2062Y7yI/AAAAAAAABQs/RuVRjcb0KD8/s320/PIC_1.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) Zoomer's summer snowstorm by Ned Young</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) Mama, it is summer yet? by Nikki McClare</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) A couple boys have the best week ever by Marla Frazee</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SOBIKTF0WQs/Ucs20wx19TI/AAAAAAAABQw/5eGchiYCaAY/s605/PIC_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="117" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SOBIKTF0WQs/Ucs20wx19TI/AAAAAAAABQw/5eGchiYCaAY/s320/PIC_2.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) The boy who wouldn't swim by Deb Lucke</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) Four friends in summer by Tomie DePaola</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) The night before summer camp by Natasha Wing</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fLcMTCYO0dY/Ucs208OC72I/AAAAAAAABQo/QK95TDGV6Ys/s500/PIC_3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fLcMTCYO0dY/Ucs208OC72I/AAAAAAAABQo/QK95TDGV6Ys/s320/PIC_3.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) Grandma summer by Harley Jessup</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) Summer beat by Betsy Franco</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Have fun this summer, and keep reading!</span><br />
<div align="center">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-75493749218460009172013-06-11T13:43:00.000-07:002013-06-11T13:43:14.403-07:00Summer Reading Booktalks at Wampus<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This week the Children's Librarians are visiting the Wampus School to promote Summer Reading. While there, they are presenting fun chapter books to read over the summer. Below are the list for the 3rd and 4th grade classes of the books presented. If the book is not available you can place a hold on the title. While you wait for the book to come in, check out some of the other books by the same author.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">3rd Grade:</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DBiTscXEukE/UbeJIOW145I/AAAAAAAABN8/EcShbTFm1gc/s1600/Cat+Conspiracy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DBiTscXEukE/UbeJIOW145I/AAAAAAAABN8/EcShbTFm1gc/s1600/Cat+Conspiracy.png" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Great Critter Capers: the Great Cat Conspiracy by Katie Davies</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5zMEJsOJa-U/UbeJIfiVogI/AAAAAAAABOM/eRljuGYis14/s1600/Katie+Davies.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5zMEJsOJa-U/UbeJIfiVogI/AAAAAAAABOM/eRljuGYis14/s320/Katie+Davies.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) The Great Hamster Massacre, book 1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) The Great Rabbit Rescue, book 2</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) The Great Dog Disaster, book 4</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uXlDO3skzlY/UbeJJCVvf9I/AAAAAAAABOg/A9t-ll0tHQM/s1600/Rock+n+roll+dog.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uXlDO3skzlY/UbeJJCVvf9I/AAAAAAAABOg/A9t-ll0tHQM/s1600/Rock+n+roll+dog.png" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A First Kids Mystery: the Case of the Rock 'n' Roll Dog by Martha Freeman</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qT3QsAqVHnE/UbeJI2iZN4I/AAAAAAAABOY/atvZ7qQCwks/s1600/Martha+Freeman.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="117" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qT3QsAqVHnE/UbeJI2iZN4I/AAAAAAAABOY/atvZ7qQCwks/s320/Martha+Freeman.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) The Case of the Diamond Dog Collar, book 2</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) The Case of the Ruby Slippers, book 3</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) The Case of the Piggy Bank Thief, book 4</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4) The Case of the Missing Dinosaur Egg, book 5</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">4th Grade</span></strong></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lOOcoqPoDyw/UbeJJ6TyoeI/AAAAAAAABOw/iLNGvTvBtoE/s1600/Ungifted.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lOOcoqPoDyw/UbeJJ6TyoeI/AAAAAAAABOw/iLNGvTvBtoE/s1600/Ungifted.png" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ungifted by Gordon Korman</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eV7uZDv30E4/UbeJIRIalII/AAAAAAAABOI/4a3DBxLXyu8/s1600/Gordon+Korman.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="112" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eV7uZDv30E4/UbeJIRIalII/AAAAAAAABOI/4a3DBxLXyu8/s320/Gordon+Korman.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) Everest (Trilogy)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) Dive (Trilogy)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) Swindle (Series)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4) Schooled</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aemCB96MN5s/UbeJJRaEmcI/AAAAAAAABOs/cx1RQn3qvyc/s1600/Romeo+and+Juliet.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aemCB96MN5s/UbeJJRaEmcI/AAAAAAAABOs/cx1RQn3qvyc/s1600/Romeo+and+Juliet.png" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Romeo and Juliet Code by Phoebe Stone</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ShX7xMpUn6A/UbeJI2QW5eI/AAAAAAAABOc/4KDHC_vrkyo/s1600/Phoebe+Stone.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="136" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ShX7xMpUn6A/UbeJI2QW5eI/AAAAAAAABOc/4KDHC_vrkyo/s320/Phoebe+Stone.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) Romeo Blue (Sequel to Romeo and Juliet Code)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) Deep down popular</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) The Boy on Cinnamon Street</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-75370460983217708772013-06-06T12:26:00.001-07:002013-06-18T09:08:08.140-07:00Getting ready to go to sleepaway camp?<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">School is almost over and summer is right around the corner. If you are getting ready to leave for sleepaway camp, then check out one of these great chapter books to get ready for a summer of fun and excitment away from home. Titles that are part of a series are indicated in the description. Each of these titles can be read without having read the previous books in the series.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Summer Ball by Mike Lupica :</strong> Thirteen-year-old Danny must prove himself to a disapproving coach and against new rivals at a summer basketball camp. This is the sequel to <em>Travel Team</em>.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rt7DcD8jJsw/UbDcceZc0AI/AAAAAAAABNg/bhVTC_mIx6Y/s1600/Summer+ball.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rt7DcD8jJsw/UbDcceZc0AI/AAAAAAAABNg/bhVTC_mIx6Y/s1600/Summer+ball.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Secrets from the sleeping bag: a blogtastic novel by Rose Cooper :</strong> During four weeks of summer camp, Sofia Becker writes all the juiciest information in her notebook, so she can continue her blog when she returns home. This is book three in the <em>Blogtastic</em> series. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3gyxDu36d9U/UbDca9F8PNI/AAAAAAAABNI/AtZRbRJGIZc/s1600/Sleeping+bag.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3gyxDu36d9U/UbDca9F8PNI/AAAAAAAABNI/AtZRbRJGIZc/s1600/Sleeping+bag.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Sports camp by Rich Wallace :</strong> Eleven-year-old Riley tries to fit in at Camp Olympia, a summer camp where he is one of the youngest boys.</span> <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KmUt9cWQ1yI/UbDcbVUDjJI/AAAAAAAABNY/lZ9mDn2vjKM/s1600/Sports+camp.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KmUt9cWQ1yI/UbDcbVUDjJI/AAAAAAAABNY/lZ9mDn2vjKM/s1600/Sports+camp.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Spy camp by Stuart Gibbs :</strong> Twelve-year-old Ben, a student at the CIA's academy for future intelligence agents, prepares to go to spy summer camp when he receives a death threat from the evil organization SPYDER. This is the companion novel to <em>Spy School</em>.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YsQdQ-_FbMw/UbDcbh0pmUI/AAAAAAAABNU/XjfQnBc2LdE/s1600/Spy+camp.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YsQdQ-_FbMw/UbDcbh0pmUI/AAAAAAAABNU/XjfQnBc2LdE/s1600/Spy+camp.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Letters from camp by Kate Klise :</strong> Sent to Camp Happy Harmony to learn how to get along with each other, pairs of brothers and sisters chronicle in letters home how they come to suspect the real intentions of the singing family running the camp.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UlX56eBRECs/UbDcZ6fAKnI/AAAAAAAABM8/-LMpxwwb6iM/s1600/Letters.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UlX56eBRECs/UbDcZ6fAKnI/AAAAAAAABM8/-LMpxwwb6iM/s1600/Letters.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>A horse of her own by Annie Wedekind :</strong> At summer camp, Jane feels like an outsider among the cliquish rich girls who board their horses at Sunny Acres farm. When the horse she has been riding is sold to another camper, she feels even worses until her teacher asks her to help train a beautiful but skittish new horse, and the experience brings out the best in her.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wc7w07_bCfs/UbDcZI2NNYI/AAAAAAAABMs/CnPVYUJbEnU/s1600/Horse.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wc7w07_bCfs/UbDcZI2NNYI/AAAAAAAABMs/CnPVYUJbEnU/s1600/Horse.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Raymond and Graham, cool campers by Mike Knudson :</strong> Best friends Raymond and Graham, decide to reinvent themselves when they go to Camp Grizzly over the summer.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8ChWiIxsfAY/UbDcYYHLP7I/AAAAAAAABMk/MF6mMrRGHJQ/s1600/Cool+campers.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8ChWiIxsfAY/UbDcYYHLP7I/AAAAAAAABMk/MF6mMrRGHJQ/s1600/Cool+campers.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Jemma Hartman, camper extraordinaire by Brenda A. Ferber :</strong> Spending the summer after fifth grade at Camp Star Lake in Wisconsin, Jemma discovers the joy of sailing and learns a lesson about friendship.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o4t1MlqJqF8/UbDcZTXCMqI/AAAAAAAABMg/-NLjqJaY14Q/s1600/Jemma+Hartman.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o4t1MlqJqF8/UbDcZTXCMqI/AAAAAAAABMg/-NLjqJaY14Q/s1600/Jemma+Hartman.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Summer according to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney :</strong> When summer arrives, Humphrey, the pet hamster of Longfellow School's room 26, is surprised and pleased to learn that he will be going to Camp Happy Hollow.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PNhb3BJH1u0/UbDcZ2Ew_jI/AAAAAAAABNQ/gJAJx6eIBh0/s1600/Humphrey.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PNhb3BJH1u0/UbDcZ2Ew_jI/AAAAAAAABNQ/gJAJx6eIBh0/s1600/Humphrey.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Nerd camp by Elissa Brent Weissman :</strong> Ten-year-old Gabe goes to the Summer Center for Gifted Enrichment. It is all that he dreamed it would be, but Gabe finds it hard to write about camp in letters to his cool new stepbrother, Zach, without revealing that it is a camp for nerds.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TXRjBVPhzl4/UbDcaXYQYZI/AAAAAAAABMw/MGPK1Poi-ic/s1600/Nerd+camp.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TXRjBVPhzl4/UbDcaXYQYZI/AAAAAAAABMw/MGPK1Poi-ic/s1600/Nerd+camp.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>My extra best friend by Julie Bowe :</strong> Ida May is surprised and angry when Elizabeth, her old best friend, who moved away and did not answer any of her letters, shows up at summer camp with a new look and hopes of reestablishing their former friendship. This is book five in the <em>Friends for keeps</em> series.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-adRUBMmAV0s/UbDcYWGxz2I/AAAAAAAABMY/8Z1upqYppnc/s1600/Extra+best+friend.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-adRUBMmAV0s/UbDcYWGxz2I/AAAAAAAABMY/8Z1upqYppnc/s1600/Extra+best+friend.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Call of the bully by Scott Starkey :</strong> Stuck at Camp Wy-Mee, not-so-brave Rodney Rathbone is forced to try to make friends, and finds himself once again in the unlikely roll of camp hero. This is the sequel to <em>How to beat a bully without really trying</em>.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r7yXqfjaLsU/UbDcXs22G-I/AAAAAAAABMA/qq7ocbtwZxM/s1600/Bully.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r7yXqfjaLsU/UbDcXs22G-I/AAAAAAAABMA/qq7ocbtwZxM/s1600/Bully.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Charlie Joe Jackson's guide to summer vacation by Tommy Greenwald :</strong> Charlie Joe Jackson is sent to academic summer camp. There he tries to convert all the other kids to non-academics, like himself. This is book three is the <em>Charlie Joe Jackson</em> series.</span> </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PjQvETmp5iA/UbDcXtLQF1I/AAAAAAAABMI/aiUh1SbPzEw/s1600/Charlie+Joe+Jackson.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PjQvETmp5iA/UbDcXtLQF1I/AAAAAAAABMI/aiUh1SbPzEw/s1600/Charlie+Joe+Jackson.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Have a great time this summer at sleepaway camp. Whether this is you first time or you are a seasoned pro, these books are sure to get you ready for summer. Enjoy!</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rt7DcD8jJsw/UbDcceZc0AI/AAAAAAAABNg/bhVTC_mIx6Y/s1600/Summer+ball.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br /></div>
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rt7DcD8jJsw/UbDcceZc0AI/AAAAAAAABNg/bhVTC_mIx6Y/s1600/Summer+ball.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
<br />
</a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rt7DcD8jJsw/UbDcceZc0AI/AAAAAAAABNg/bhVTC_mIx6Y/s1600/Summer+ball.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rt7DcD8jJsw/UbDcceZc0AI/AAAAAAAABNg/bhVTC_mIx6Y/s1600/Summer+ball.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rt7DcD8jJsw/UbDcceZc0AI/AAAAAAAABNg/bhVTC_mIx6Y/s1600/Summer+ball.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rt7DcD8jJsw/UbDcceZc0AI/AAAAAAAABNg/bhVTC_mIx6Y/s1600/Summer+ball.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rt7DcD8jJsw/UbDcceZc0AI/AAAAAAAABNg/bhVTC_mIx6Y/s1600/Summer+ball.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div align="left">
</div>
<br />
<div align="left">
</div>
</a><br />
<div align="left">
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-52528921936427325332013-06-05T09:47:00.001-07:002013-06-05T09:47:04.746-07:00Picture Book Biographies<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Enjoy reading picture books but are looking for something new to try... then checkout these great picture book biographies about interesting people in history.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BIvxGcdv3As/Ua9evHERrZI/AAAAAAAABLk/UnR0seBYN-s/s1600/Sports.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BIvxGcdv3As/Ua9evHERrZI/AAAAAAAABLk/UnR0seBYN-s/s400/Sports.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1. She loved baseball: the Effa Manley story by Audrey Vernick</span><br />
<ul>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Effa Manley was the first female to own a baseball team and to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
</li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2. Mermaid queen by Shana Corey</span><br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">This
is the story of one of the first professional female athletes, who introduced
the world to women as competitive swimmers and is credited with the creation of
synchronized swimming.</span></span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3. Stealing home: Jackie Robinson against the odds by Robert Burleigh</span><br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">This
story both capture the moments before Jackie Robinson steals home plate in the
first game of the World Series against the NY Yankees and tells the story of
his life through brief captions.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oVPjpa5yh1g/Ua9eudR3j1I/AAAAAAAABLU/rQF__ZDQjPg/s1600/Scientist.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="141" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oVPjpa5yh1g/Ua9eudR3j1I/AAAAAAAABLU/rQF__ZDQjPg/s400/Scientist.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4. Manfish: a story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne</span></div>
<ul>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">Jacques
Cousteau combined his childhood love of the sea and film to explore the vast
sea and bring these discoveries into people’s living rooms and movie theaters</span></span> </span></div>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">5. Odd boy out: young Albert Einstein by Don Brown</span></div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This story explores Einstein’s early years when he struggled with school and his family.</span>
</span></li>
</ul>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">6. I, Galileo by Bonnie Christensen</span></div>
<ul>
<li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">Discover
Galileo’s world changing idea about our solar system and what happened to him
to presenting these ideas</span></span></div>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-57yLGxl8Rfs/Ua9et0pIgkI/AAAAAAAABLM/lUfxSzqEQyY/s1600/Historic+women.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-57yLGxl8Rfs/Ua9et0pIgkI/AAAAAAAABLM/lUfxSzqEQyY/s400/Historic+women.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">7. Miss Moore thought otherwise by Jan Pinborough</span><br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This
is the story of how one woman worked to give children the right to use the
library and borrow books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before Anne
Carroll Moore came along, it was believed that children did not have a place in
the library.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">8. Sky high: the true story of Maggie Gee by Marissa Moss</span><br />
<ul>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Maggie Gee was one of only two Chinese-American women pilots during World War II.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Growing up, female pilots were rare and WWII gave Maggie her chance to serve her country while doing what she spent her childhood dreaming of.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
</li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">9. Louisa May's battle: how the Civil War led to Little Women by Kathleen Krull</span><br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">Louisa’s three months serving as a nurse during the Civil
War helped to create her greatest work and create a unique writing style.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6rOo6kax5m8/Ua9etHMH9SI/AAAAAAAABK4/jWVA5LPXopo/s1600/Artists.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6rOo6kax5m8/Ua9etHMH9SI/AAAAAAAABK4/jWVA5LPXopo/s400/Artists.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">10. An eye for color: the story of Josef Albers by Natasha Wing</span><br />
<ul>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Painter, Josef Albers saw art in simple things and spent his
life studying color. He changed the way the art world looked at color and the way
teachers taught art.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
</span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">11. A splash of red: the life and art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant</span><br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This is the story of a self-taught artist, who used his
memories, surroundings, and harsh struggles to create beautiful art that hang
in museums today.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">12. Sandy's circus: a story of Alexander Calder by Tanya Lee Stone</span><br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">When Sandy was young he was always fiddling with odds and
ends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As he grew older he moved onto
wire sculptures, creating lions, horses, dogs and other creatures until he
created a whole circus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Calder traveled
between Paris and New York amazing audiences and creating a new form of mobile
art.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mHARkmgnxSI/Ua9etKPqyRI/AAAAAAAABKw/IG_C4NF0Tb4/s1600/Designers.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mHARkmgnxSI/Ua9etKPqyRI/AAAAAAAABKw/IG_C4NF0Tb4/s320/Designers.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">13. Jim Henson: the guy who played with puppets by Kathleen Krull</span><br />
<ul>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Discover the life of the man who created Sesame Street and
The Muppet Show.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From his early
childhood through his adult life discover all the moments that led to his
success.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
</span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">14. Different like Coco by Elizabeth Matthews</span><br />
<ul>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">At the age of twelve, Coco was orphaned and sent to live at
an orphanage run by nuns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There she
learned to sew and used that skill to make her way through society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With an unapologetic attitude and the desire
to stand out Gabrielle Chanel made a name for herself in 20<sup>th</sup>
century Europe and throughout the world.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PrlVPALaTYw/Ua9etP88yqI/AAAAAAAABLE/Z1ouCXrS_ww/s1600/Historic+men.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PrlVPALaTYw/Ua9etP88yqI/AAAAAAAABLE/Z1ouCXrS_ww/s320/Historic+men.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">15. The boy who drew birds: a story of John James Audubon by Jacqueline Davies</span><br />
<ul>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Before John Audubon, many scientists believed that small
birds did not migrate but instead hibernated in large groups under water in the
winter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>John Audubon was the first to
discover that even small birds migrated in the winter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Learn about the year of Audubon’s discovery.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
</span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">16. Lost boy: the story of the man who created Peter Pan by Jane Yolen</span><br />
<ul>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">See how J.M. Barrie’s life from childhood through adulthood
helped to shape his classic story of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Peter
Pan. </i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From his life growing up in a
home filled with children and stories to his adult life befriending the
Llewellyn Davies family all helped to create the magic of </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">Peter Pan.</span> </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R6Q_Wg32Drg/Ua9euLPLckI/AAAAAAAABLY/rKZjichFWVU/s1600/Pop+culture.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="186" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R6Q_Wg32Drg/Ua9euLPLckI/AAAAAAAABLY/rKZjichFWVU/s320/Pop+culture.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">17. The Beatles were fab (and they were funny) by Kathleen Krull</span><br />
<ul>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Discover Beatlemania from the beginning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Find out how John, Paul, George, and Ringo
started out and how their music crossed a continent and amazed the world.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
</span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">18. Bill the boy wonder: the secret co-creator of Batman by Marc Tyler Nobleman</span><br />
<ul>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">While most Batman fans know who Bob Kane was, he was not the
sole creator of Batman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Learn how Batman
really came to be with the assistance of Bill Finger, the original writer of
the Batman comics, and why his name never ended up on a Batman comic.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qrpGkWlKtWc/Ua9euupomNI/AAAAAAAABLc/cnvffkWylMU/s1600/Unique.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="219" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qrpGkWlKtWc/Ua9euupomNI/AAAAAAAABLc/cnvffkWylMU/s320/Unique.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">19. Queen of the falls by Chris Van Allsburg</span><br />
<ul>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">At the turn of the
nineteenth century, a retired charmed school instructor goes on the adventure
of her life as she attempts to go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">
</span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">20. Stand Straight, Ella Kate: the true story of a real giant by Kate Klise</span><br />
<ul>
<li><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ella Kate started out a small child but grew to be more than
eight feet tall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What was the subject of
her tears as a child became the thing that allowed her to tour the country as a
star attraction on the biggest traveling show of her day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
</li>
</ul>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Enjoy!</span><br />
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-4281411100433254812013-05-22T09:11:00.000-07:002013-05-22T12:33:36.512-07:00War Stories...<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Memorial Day is on May 27 this year. It is a day to remember those who died in active military service. While it is important to remember and honor those who died, it is also important to remember those who have served and are serving, and those affected by war whether adult, child or animal. Below is a list of books available in the Children's Room at the North Castle Library that shows us what it means to serve and survive war.</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Picture Books</strong></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PvxSCym_7QU/UZKM2Y4IwnI/AAAAAAAABJg/AudMO1gpi0c/s1600/Picture+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="161" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PvxSCym_7QU/UZKM2Y4IwnI/AAAAAAAABJg/AudMO1gpi0c/s320/Picture+1.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) Hero mom by Melinda Hardin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) Hero dad by Melinda Hardin</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2O03Mnhevvw/UZKM3KZFQLI/AAAAAAAABJ0/6jfJVj8A5Lg/s1600/Picture+4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2O03Mnhevvw/UZKM3KZFQLI/AAAAAAAABJ0/6jfJVj8A5Lg/s320/Picture+4.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) The enemy: a book about peace by Davide Cali</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4) Proud as a peacock, brave as a lion by Jane Barclay</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XZ6MCNM79mw/UZKM2qdDsqI/AAAAAAAABJo/o__VXrL4vV4/s1600/Picture+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="129" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XZ6MCNM79mw/UZKM2qdDsqI/AAAAAAAABJo/o__VXrL4vV4/s320/Picture+3.png" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">5) Baseball saved us by Ken Mochizuki</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">6) Running with the horses</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uu0dGXNKObw/UZKM2WevjGI/AAAAAAAABJk/UMYHCmYGMpI/s1600/Picture+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="162" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uu0dGXNKObw/UZKM2WevjGI/AAAAAAAABJk/UMYHCmYGMpI/s320/Picture+2.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">7) How I learned geography by Uri Shulevitz</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">8) Sparrow girl by Sara Pennypacker</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Nonfiction Books</strong></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I1iCuYKUc3k/UZzoH4tQW0I/AAAAAAAABKY/n_zAANUN8GE/s1600/Easy+nonfiction+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I1iCuYKUc3k/UZzoH4tQW0I/AAAAAAAABKY/n_zAANUN8GE/s320/Easy+nonfiction+2.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) Nubs: the true story of a mutt, a marine, & a miracle </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) Military animals by Julie Murray</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7znDB007XRc/UZKM0diNsiI/AAAAAAAABIk/-Uy29OJD0WY/s1600/Easy+nonfiction+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7znDB007XRc/UZKM0diNsiI/AAAAAAAABIk/-Uy29OJD0WY/s320/Easy+nonfiction+2.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) Franklin and Winston: a Christmas that changed the world by Douglas Wood</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4) Nurse, soldier, spy: the story of Sarah Edmonds: a Civil War hero by Marissa Moss</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QceqlVTJHo4/UZKM11UiVhI/AAAAAAAABJQ/q-o_IW9Pj-w/s1600/Nonfiction+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="121" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QceqlVTJHo4/UZKM11UiVhI/AAAAAAAABJQ/q-o_IW9Pj-w/s320/Nonfiction+2.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">5) Notorious Benedict Arnold: a true story of adventure, heroism, and treachery by Steve Sheinkin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">6) The wall by Eve Bunting</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">7) Escape from Saigon: how a Vietnam war orphan becomes an American boy by Andrea Warren</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uO0VzdCByr0/UZKM1wkzLVI/AAAAAAAABJM/ibV1cUoBywI/s1600/Nonfiction+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="125" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uO0VzdCByr0/UZKM1wkzLVI/AAAAAAAABJM/ibV1cUoBywI/s320/Nonfiction+1.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">8) Beyond courage: the untold story of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust by Doreen Rappaport</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">9) Candy bomber: the story of the Berlin airlift's "Chocolate Pilot" by Michael O. Tunnell</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">10) Bomb: the race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon by Steve Sheinkin</span><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Fiction Books</strong></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tPQiwKQ9C-k/UZKM1Eh4fnI/AAAAAAAABI4/3ewtxpyoWzs/s1600/Fiction+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tPQiwKQ9C-k/UZKM1Eh4fnI/AAAAAAAABI4/3ewtxpyoWzs/s320/Fiction+2.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) Attach of the turtle by Drew Carlson</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) Storm before Atlanta by Karen Schwabachi</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) Green glass sea by Ellen Klages</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RyDzRNosYbY/UZKM0fB_IuI/AAAAAAAABIs/3G7P7Hu04-g/s1600/Fiction+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="154" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RyDzRNosYbY/UZKM0fB_IuI/AAAAAAAABIs/3G7P7Hu04-g/s320/Fiction+1.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4) Midnight zoo by Sonya Hartnett</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">5) Soldier bear by Bibi Dumon Tak</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">6) Cracker!: the best dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bJJTtV9PO_A/UZKM1OlRbmI/AAAAAAAABI8/XryDTockk2o/s1600/Fiction+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="146" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bJJTtV9PO_A/UZKM1OlRbmI/AAAAAAAABI8/XryDTockk2o/s320/Fiction+3.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">7) Breaking Stalin's nose by Eugene Yelchin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">8) Black radishes by Susan Meyer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">9) Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aNXc7V0sPLA/UZKM1ItOOXI/AAAAAAAABJA/Gu5vOIGzAnk/s1600/Fiction+4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aNXc7V0sPLA/UZKM1ItOOXI/AAAAAAAABJA/Gu5vOIGzAnk/s320/Fiction+4.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">10) A million shades of gray by Cynthia Kadohata</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">11) All the broken pieces by Ann Burg</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">12) War games by Audrey Couloumbis</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Remember those who served in our military and honor those who died in service this Monday, May 27!</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-19580114227399990202013-05-16T09:10:00.000-07:002013-05-16T09:10:12.208-07:00Realistic Fiction<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Need a break from talking animals, the supernatural, flying witches, and mythical adventures, then check out the Children’s Room’s list of realistic fiction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But be ready with a box of tissues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Below are a few of the great titles available at the North Castle Library.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For a full list of all the great realistic titles available, stop by the children’s room or send us an email: </span><a href="mailto:ncchildrenscorner@gmail.com"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">ncchildrenscorner@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B5CklKXhpJg/UZKMjiRxyuI/AAAAAAAABHo/Y0MDy_aplqw/s1600/Realistic+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="157" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B5CklKXhpJg/UZKMjiRxyuI/AAAAAAAABHo/Y0MDy_aplqw/s320/Realistic+1.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) <strong>Anything but typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin:</strong> Jason, a twelve-year-old autistic boy wants to become a writer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He relates what life is like as he tries to make sense of the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through his writing he meets Rebecca “PhoneixBird” on a writing site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Jason has the opportunity to meet her he is both excited and terrified that she will only see his autism and not the real Jason <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) <strong>Ways to live forever by Sally Nichols:</strong> Eleven-year-old Sam has leukemia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During the last couple months of his life he collects stories, questions, lists, and pictures that create a portrait of how a boy lives when he knows his time is almost up. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) <strong>Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea:</strong> Seven fifth graders at Snow Hill School relate how their lives are changed for the better by a new teacher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only Mr. Terupt seems to know how to deal with them but after a terrible accident at recess the students have to use what Mr. Terupt taught them to get through what comes next.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hhtGE4RxaCA/UZKMjsZNKZI/AAAAAAAABHk/lL_vZTioNog/s1600/Realistic+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="152" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hhtGE4RxaCA/UZKMjsZNKZI/AAAAAAAABHk/lL_vZTioNog/s320/Realistic+2.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) <strong>Boy on Cinnamon Street by Phoebe Stone:</strong> Thirteen-year-old, Louise has experienced a tragedy that she cannot remember.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since the tragedy, Louise has changed her name, given up gymnastics, moved in with her grandparents, and locked her feelings inside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the help of her friends and notes she receives from a secret admirer, Louise begins to find herself and remember what happened. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) <strong>Captain nobody by Dean Pitchford:</strong> When ten-year-old Newton’s football-star brother, Chris is knocked into a coma during a football game, Newt’s friends keep his mind off the accident by helping him create the ultimate Halloween costume.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But after Halloween, Newt continues to wear his superhero costume to help save townspeople and eventually his injured brother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) <strong>Eight keys by Suzanne LaFleur:</strong> Twelve-year-old Elise lives with her aunt and uncle since her dad died when she was nine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now Elise and her best friend Franklin are starting middle school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Disheartened by her new school with bullies, changing relationships, and higher expectations, Elise finds help within the locked rooms in her uncle’s barn and messages left behind by her dad.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dhsvjzKHgqg/UZKMjoM34JI/AAAAAAAABHg/GIHLMs3dSJ0/s1600/Realistic+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="152" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dhsvjzKHgqg/UZKMjoM34JI/AAAAAAAABHg/GIHLMs3dSJ0/s320/Realistic+3.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) <strong>Flyaway by Lucy Christopher:</strong> While her father is in the hospital, thirteen-year-old Isla, befriends Harry, a cancer patient in the hospital her father is in. Harry is the first person to understand her, and as Harry's health fails, Isla tries to help both Harry and a lone swan they discover struggling to fly on the lake outside Harry's hospital window. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) <strong>Grounded by Kate Klise:</strong> After the death of her father, sister, and brother in a plane crash, Daralynn receives 237 dolls from well-wishers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dolls are of little comfort to a twelve-year-old, who has to proceed with her life in Missouri.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her mom has turned angry and embittered, her grandmother is becoming senile, and her flamboyant aunt is being courted by the owner of a new crematorium that just moved to town.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) <strong>Hard kind of promise by Gina Willner-Pardo:</strong> Seventh graders, Sarah and Marjorie made a promise in kindergarten to always be friends, but things have changed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sarah wants to meet new people and try new things and Marjorie likes everything the same.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As Sarah makes new friends with a girl in her choir class, her friendship with Marjorie is challenged and Sarah has to decide what she values the most.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AzWDreKBE3E/UZKMkbWReNI/AAAAAAAABH4/1E8g7AEdtdY/s1600/Realistic+4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="155" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AzWDreKBE3E/UZKMkbWReNI/AAAAAAAABH4/1E8g7AEdtdY/s320/Realistic+4.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) <strong>Inside out and back again by Thanhha Lai:</strong> Ten-year-old Ha has only ever lived in Saigon and loves her home, until the Vietnam War forced her and her family to leave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ha chronicles one year of her life through poetry as she leaves Saigon and resettles in Alabama. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) <strong>Last invisible boy by Evan Kuhlman:</strong> Twelve-year-old Finn is convinced he is slowly disappearing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the sudden death of his father, his dark hair has become whiter and his skin more transparent with each day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finn writes and illustrates a book to try to understand what is happening to him and to hold on to himself and his father.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) <strong>Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur:</strong> Eleven-year-old Aubrey has experienced a terrible tragedy, losing her father and sister in a car accident.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then she is abandoned by her grief-stricken mother and sent to live in Vermont with her grandmother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There she has to rebuild her life, making new friends, coping with her grief, and finding a way to forgive her mother.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dctw82Ny-Wc/UZKMkorPDpI/AAAAAAAABIA/AVaimnFq8II/s1600/Realistic+5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="152" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dctw82Ny-Wc/UZKMkorPDpI/AAAAAAAABIA/AVaimnFq8II/s320/Realistic+5.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) <strong>One square inch by Claudia Mills:</strong> Sixth grader, Cooper’s mothers behavior has changed and she starts to neglect Cooper and his younger sister, Carly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She spends days in bed and then reappears with frightening energy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cooper and Carly create “Inchland” an imaginary country inspired by deeds to one inch of land that their grandfather gave them, to give Carly refugee from their mother’s behavior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cooper tries to keep his sister safe while managing the chaos that surrounds them.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) <strong>Out of my mind by Sharon M. Draper:</strong> Fifth grader, Melody cannot walk or talk but she has a photographic memory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Considered to be mentally retarded, brilliant Melody has cerebral palsy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But just because she can now speak does not mean that people see her intelligence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Smarter than most of the adults and students around her, Melody struggles to be seen beyond her condition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>3) Road to Tater Hill by Edith M. Hemingway:</strong> Annie spends every summer at her grandparents in North Carolina. This summer is supposed to be an exciting summer with a new baby coming but when the baby dies during child birth, Annie's family falls apart. Annie starts spending most of her time in the woods alone, until she meets a strange woman living in an abandoned house; together they help each other reconnect with their lives. </span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IyWF3xavhmI/UZKMks6rijI/AAAAAAAABH8/7OxaBG6l7gc/s1600/Realistic+6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="154" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IyWF3xavhmI/UZKMks6rijI/AAAAAAAABH8/7OxaBG6l7gc/s320/Realistic+6.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) <strong>Rules by Cynthia Lord</strong>: Twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal life, but her life is far from normal having an autistic brother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To head off embarrassing moments, Catherine created a list of rules for her brother to follow like, keep your pants on in public.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Catherine befriends a young paraplegic boy, she has to reevaluate what normal is.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) <strong>Small adventure of Popeye and Elvis by Barbara O'Connor</strong>: According to Popeye, nothing ever happens in Fayette, South Carolina.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The highlight of Popeye’s summer is learning new vocabulary words with his grandmother; that is until Elvis shows up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Elvis’ family takes a wrong turn in their motor home and gets trapped in the mud.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Together Popeye and Elvis explore the wilderness and discover strange boats floating down a creek with secret messages inside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) <strong>Small as an elephant by Jennifer Richard Jacobson</strong>: Jack’s mother is unpredictable, sometimes fun and loving and other times wild and unreliable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While camping in Acadia National Park, Jack’s mother takes off during the night, leaving Jack with little money and no way home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jack attempts to make his way back to Boston before anyone figures out what is going on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alone with only a small toy elephant for company, Jack tries to protect his mom while keeping himself safe.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GCER-7Q7Cgw/UZKMlIuZLaI/AAAAAAAABIM/LDF2iREt1Os/s1600/Realistic+7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GCER-7Q7Cgw/UZKMlIuZLaI/AAAAAAAABIM/LDF2iREt1Os/s320/Realistic+7.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) <strong>So B. it by Sarah Weeks</strong>: Twelve-year-old Heidi has lived her whole life with her mentally retarded mother and agora phobic neighbor in Reno Nevada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her mom only knows twenty three words; they keep a list in the kitchen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is one word that has no meaning to Heidi but is part of her mom’s vocabulary and the word starts to haunt her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heidi sets out on a cross-country journey to discover her family’s secrets and find out who she is.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) <strong>Thing about Georgie by Lisa Graff</strong>: Georgie’s dwarfism has always caused him problems but that is a part of his life, the same as having reliable parents, a best friend, and a classmate that enjoys teasing him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But everything changes when a new boy comes to school and turns everything upside down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) <strong>Touch blue by Cynthia Lord</strong>: The state of Maine threatens to shut down Tess’s one-room schoolhouse on a small island off the coast of Maine because of the dwindling enrollment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the school closes, Tess’ family will have to move to the mainland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The islanders’ come up with a plan to increase enrollment by taking in foster children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tess’ family takes in Aaron, a trumpet playing foster child with a mysterious past.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wk1uzeHZHdI/UZKMlCEqDbI/AAAAAAAABIQ/hXGpE5qHylc/s1600/Realistic+8.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wk1uzeHZHdI/UZKMlCEqDbI/AAAAAAAABIQ/hXGpE5qHylc/s320/Realistic+8.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) <strong>Waiting for normal by Leslie Connor:</strong> Twelve-year-old Addie tries to cope with her mom’s erratic behavior and being separated from her beloved stepdad and half-sisters when she and her mom move into a small trailer by the railroad tracks outside Schenectady, NY.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Far from the family she loves in a strange new town, Addie tries to survive on her own but struggles to adjust to her new life.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) <strong>The year money grew on trees by Aaron R. Hawkins</strong>: Jackson recruits his cousins and sisters to help tend an elderly neighbor’s neglected apple orchard after being unfairly tricked into a contract that could cost him $8000.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jackson and his family have to quickly learn how to tend over 300 apple trees and earn the $8000 to pay his neighbor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But if they can do that they can keep any other money they earn and then become the true owners of the orchard. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) <strong>Mockingbird by Kathyrn Erskine</strong>: Ten-year-old Caitlin has Asperger’s Syndrome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has lost the one person that helped her to interpret the world in a school shooting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now she struggles to understand people’s emotions, show empathy towards other peoples suffering, and make friends at school. At home she only has her father who is grieving, and struggles to understand her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through a woodworking project Caitlin and her father begin to connect.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Enjoy!</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-75965814768026500542013-05-02T08:39:00.003-07:002013-05-02T08:39:51.830-07:00Books to Movies<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Spring has finally arrived, but to pass the rainy days ahead check out this list of books that were turned into movies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See which movies stayed true to the book, and which went in their own direction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whether it started as a picture book, a novel, or a comic; all these movies have great family appeal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Below are the summaries for the movie. </span>Enjoy!</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"></span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Adventures of Tintin by Herge</span></o:p></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-95x9Rii50Lk/UYAnOCa-SuI/AAAAAAAABEs/wTENC3GCmIo/s1600/Tintin.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-95x9Rii50Lk/UYAnOCa-SuI/AAAAAAAABEs/wTENC3GCmIo/s320/Tintin.png" width="320" /></a><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">While shopping at an outdoor market, young reporter Tintin and his dog Snowy, buy a model of an old ship called the Unicorn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A strange man named Sakharine tries to buy the model from him, but Tintin refuses. He discovers that the ship contains a clue about a hidden treasure, but before he can locate it, Tintin is kidnapped and given over to the custody of drunken Capt. Haddock with whom he eventually teams up with to find the treasure.</span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Ant Bully by John Nickle</span></o:p></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6GcJdlcot9A/UYAnF-B4UlI/AAAAAAAABB4/25VhMZu38pA/s1600/Ant+bully.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="202" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6GcJdlcot9A/UYAnF-B4UlI/AAAAAAAABB4/25VhMZu38pA/s320/Ant+bully.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Lucas has difficulty adjusting to moving to a new neighborhood and begins taking out his aggression on an ant colony in his backyard. The last straw is when he tries to flood the ant hill. The ants strike back; magically shrink Lucas down to their size and forcing him to work in their colony.</span></div>
<br />
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Ballet shoes by Noel Streatfield</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D8Yvey0hOCQ/UYAnF2PvTbI/AAAAAAAABBw/APsJllVyvTU/s1600/Ballet+shoes.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D8Yvey0hOCQ/UYAnF2PvTbI/AAAAAAAABBw/APsJllVyvTU/s320/Ballet+shoes.png" width="320" /></a><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Ballet Shoes is the story of orphans Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil, who are adopted by an eccentric explorer, Gum, and raised as sisters by his selfless niece. The story revolves around each girl's struggle to fulfill her dreams: Pauline longs to be an actress, Petrova yearns to be an aviator, and Posy seems born to be a ballerina.</span></div>
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D8Yvey0hOCQ/UYAnF2PvTbI/AAAAAAAABBw/APsJllVyvTU/s1600/Ballet+shoes.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D8Yvey0hOCQ/UYAnF2PvTbI/AAAAAAAABBw/APsJllVyvTU/s1600/Ballet+shoes.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D8Yvey0hOCQ/UYAnF2PvTbI/AAAAAAAABBw/APsJllVyvTU/s1600/Ballet+shoes.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D8Yvey0hOCQ/UYAnF2PvTbI/AAAAAAAABBw/APsJllVyvTU/s1600/Ballet+shoes.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D8Yvey0hOCQ/UYAnF2PvTbI/AAAAAAAABBw/APsJllVyvTU/s1600/Ballet+shoes.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /> </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fx6QXSuLGMQ/UYAnO4p88GI/AAAAAAAABFA/VNmEQLz3_Aw/s1600/Winn-dixie.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fx6QXSuLGMQ/UYAnO4p88GI/AAAAAAAABFA/VNmEQLz3_Aw/s320/Winn-dixie.png" width="320" /></a> <span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ten-year-old Opal, discovers a stray dog at her local grocery store and names him Winn-Dixie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Opal adventures outside her new home to make friends with the help of her new dog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She befriends the eccentric town people and finds a way to reconnect with her father, who she has not been close with since her mother left them.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">BFG by Roald Dahl</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tWaq4rD-LIk/UYAnGrQTd_I/AAAAAAAABCA/k8rbbIAXKQU/s1600/Bfg.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tWaq4rD-LIk/UYAnGrQTd_I/AAAAAAAABCA/k8rbbIAXKQU/s320/Bfg.png" width="320" /></a><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Sophie is snatched from her bed in the orphanage one night by the BFG (big friendly giant) and taken away to Giant Country. Sophie begins to help the BFG with his job of collecting, cataloging, and delivering pleasant dreams to children, but they also must stop the mean giants from following them and eating the children.</span></div>
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tWaq4rD-LIk/UYAnGrQTd_I/AAAAAAAABCA/k8rbbIAXKQU/s1600/Bfg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tWaq4rD-LIk/UYAnGrQTd_I/AAAAAAAABCA/k8rbbIAXKQU/s1600/Bfg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Borrowers by Mary Norton </span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0_T2Xl4Y-iY/UYAnGhFalkI/AAAAAAAABCI/IWMSYWjNWdM/s1600/Borrowers.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="219" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0_T2Xl4Y-iY/UYAnGhFalkI/AAAAAAAABCI/IWMSYWjNWdM/s320/Borrowers.png" width="320" /></a><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In the Secret World of Arrietty, fourteen-year-old, Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live a peaceful life out of view of human.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They make their home from items that they borrow from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T4L5CgLVDqo/UYAnG-DF-XI/AAAAAAAABCM/NKtspXd8-zg/s1600/City+of+ember.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T4L5CgLVDqo/UYAnG-DF-XI/AAAAAAAABCM/NKtspXd8-zg/s320/City+of+ember.png" width="320" /></a> <span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Teenagers, Doon and Lina are citizen of the City of Ember, a community that has flourished for generations without ever being touched by natural light.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But now the city’s power is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to go out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now Doon and Lina rush to find a way out of the city, and save the citizens before their world goes dark forever.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Cloudy with a chance of meatballs by Judi Barrett</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w3wqyl2zjZM/UYAnHd49GhI/AAAAAAAABCg/QrwYAUuTTW8/s1600/Cloudy+with+a+chance.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="175" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w3wqyl2zjZM/UYAnHd49GhI/AAAAAAAABCg/QrwYAUuTTW8/s320/Cloudy+with+a+chance.png" width="320" /></a><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Flint Lockwood loves to invent things but none of his inventions work. When the town he lives in is in an economic crisis, Flint invents a machine that turns water into food, but sadly it gets sucked into the atmosphere. Then it starts raining food!</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<br />
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Coraline by Neil Gaiman</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-briXU7lpdMM/UYAnHTTEZ4I/AAAAAAAABCY/S_eraLgTCTA/s1600/Coraline.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-briXU7lpdMM/UYAnHTTEZ4I/AAAAAAAABCY/S_eraLgTCTA/s320/Coraline.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Coraline and her family move to a new home, where Coraline finds a hidden world that parallels her own behind a secret bricked up wall. Feeling neglected by her parents, Coraline thinks this parallel world is better than her own until her “Other Parents” will not let her go home to her true parents.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Ella enchanted by Gail Carson Levine</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZYQFNXBE4nE/UYAnHmsg49I/AAAAAAAABCc/QEuMu2HLeSk/s1600/Ella+enchanted.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZYQFNXBE4nE/UYAnHmsg49I/AAAAAAAABCc/QEuMu2HLeSk/s320/Ella+enchanted.png" width="320" /></a> <span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As a baby Ella is blessed with the gift of obedience, but this becomes a curse when she must do whatever anyone tells her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ella has to keep this secret from her new stepmother in order to protect her best friend, who happens to be the prince.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the same time Ella has to find the fairy who cursed her and break the spell.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Eragon by Christopher Paolini</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k51xfBiSgPo/UYAnIQ90xZI/AAAAAAAABCk/XxnldK3FMvE/s1600/Eragon.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="229" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k51xfBiSgPo/UYAnIQ90xZI/AAAAAAAABCk/XxnldK3FMvE/s320/Eragon.png" width="320" /></a> <span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In world where dragons used to roam, a young farm boy, Eragon discovers a mysterious dragon egg and learns that he has been chosen to fight the most powerful enemy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This egg leads his on a journey to become a dragon rider and defend his world against an evil king.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ijP_8pRfGmI/UYAnIqsK86I/AAAAAAAABCw/3oF2029MOZM/s1600/Flipped.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ijP_8pRfGmI/UYAnIqsK86I/AAAAAAAABCw/3oF2029MOZM/s320/Flipped.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Juli Baker thinks its love at first sight when she lays eyes on Bryce Losky in kindergarten; however, Bryce just thinks she’s incredibly weird. At first Juli comes on a little strong, but after a few years, begins to think that Bryce may be a real looser, while Bryce starts to think Juli may be really cool after all.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Guardians of Ga'Hoole by Kathryn Lasky</span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0pXyqL6YVmA/UYAnMQ6uLRI/AAAAAAAABEE/ZVxymvRVGeA/s1600/Legend.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0pXyqL6YVmA/UYAnMQ6uLRI/AAAAAAAABEE/ZVxymvRVGeA/s320/Legend.png" width="320" /></a><span style="background: white; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Soren, a young barn owl, is kidnapped by the owls of St. Aggie's; where owlets are brainwashed into becoming soldiers. He and his new friends escape to the island of Ga'Hoole, to assist the islands noble, wise owls, who fight the army being created by the wicked rulers of St. Aggie's.</span></div>
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Harriet the spy by Louise Fitzhugh</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uHmt5COvMt0/UYAnIxVQJTI/AAAAAAAABC0/iIK2t8OX1No/s1600/Harriet+the+spy.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uHmt5COvMt0/UYAnIxVQJTI/AAAAAAAABC0/iIK2t8OX1No/s320/Harriet+the+spy.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Harriet M. Welsh is an amateur spy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She keeps track of her friends secret and habits in her secret notebook but when her friends find it, they turn the tables on her. Can she win her friends back but keep going with the spy business?</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Hoot by Carl Hiaasen</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-taJlvxnPR6Q/UYAnKY3r3qI/AAAAAAAABDY/6yroAMFdzAI/s1600/Hoot.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-taJlvxnPR6Q/UYAnKY3r3qI/AAAAAAAABDY/6yroAMFdzAI/s320/Hoot.png" width="320" /></a> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The three teenagers find themselves fighting for the same cause w<span style="background: white;">hen they realize that a population of endangered burrowing owls is threatened by new construction by taking on crooked politicians and bumbling cops in the hope of saving the owls.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">How to train your dragon by Cressida Cowell</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XRkuWQn8xE4/UYAnJfKe0aI/AAAAAAAABDA/ZQ7XH-Rw0YM/s1600/How+to+train.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XRkuWQn8xE4/UYAnJfKe0aI/AAAAAAAABDA/ZQ7XH-Rw0YM/s320/How+to+train.png" width="320" /></a> <span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A young Viking, Hiccup, being trained to fight dragons, secretly befriends a dragon and begins studying them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through Hiccup’s friendship he learns to understand the dragons and discovers that it is only with the dragons help that he can save his village from destruction.</span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Incredible journey by Sheila Burnford</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZgnESV9EMRI/UYAnKf-TCgI/AAAAAAAABDU/FcnEzIFtsew/s1600/Incredible.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZgnESV9EMRI/UYAnKf-TCgI/AAAAAAAABDU/FcnEzIFtsew/s320/Incredible.png" width="320" /></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In Homeward Bound, a family moves across the country and have to leave their pets on a friends farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The two dogs and cat trek across the country from San Francisco to the east coast to find their owners whom they believe have accidently left them behind, crossing dangerous and wild terrain.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Inkheart by Cornelia Funke</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NaYqWrb1Dbs/UYAnKl0KcvI/AAAAAAAABDg/B90ET9xVZIo/s1600/Inkheart.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="206" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NaYqWrb1Dbs/UYAnKl0KcvI/AAAAAAAABDg/B90ET9xVZIo/s320/Inkheart.png" width="320" /></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Meggie’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>father, Mo has the ability to read characters out of storybooks but when something comes out something also has to go into the story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One night Mo accidentally releases the villains from the book <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Inkheart</i> and traps his wife inside the story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mo, Meggie, and Meggie’s aunt have to stop the freed villain from destroying all the copies of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Inkheart</i> and free her mother from the book.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RrHHlUWNCg8/UYAnJ5BpJoI/AAAAAAAABDM/Nxgnph6gV5Y/s1600/Hugo+cabret.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RrHHlUWNCg8/UYAnJ5BpJoI/AAAAAAAABDM/Nxgnph6gV5Y/s320/Hugo+cabret.png" width="320" /></a><span style="background: white; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hugo, an orphan boy living in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris, learned to fix clocks and other gadgets from his father and uncle which he puts to use keeping the train station clocks running. The only thing that he has left that connects him to his dead father is an automaton (mechanical man) that doesn't work without a special key which Hugo needs to find to unlock the secret he believes it contains.</span> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Judy Moody and the not so bummer summer by Megan McDonald</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0SzD1GnROxs/UYAnK2kKJTI/AAAAAAAABDk/-qNx-Ph44CA/s1600/Judy+moody.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0SzD1GnROxs/UYAnK2kKJTI/AAAAAAAABDk/-qNx-Ph44CA/s320/Judy+moody.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">J</span></span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">udy's plans for a summer-long thrill contest are quickly dashed when she discovers that two of her friends, Rocky and Amy, are going away for the summer, and she'll be left at home with second-best friend Frank Pearl and her brother Stink.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Judy’s parents leave her and Stink with their Aunt Opal while they go on vacation alone.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Lemonade mouth by Mark Peter Hughes</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Sp813Vudv6Q/UYAnLeKAoxI/AAAAAAAABDw/KpR4wkRP6GU/s1600/Lemonade.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Sp813Vudv6Q/UYAnLeKAoxI/AAAAAAAABDw/KpR4wkRP6GU/s320/Lemonade.png" width="320" /></a> <span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Olivia, Mo, Charlie, Stella, and Wen meet in detention and discover they all have a love for music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each from a different social group, they manage to form a garage band and become a symbol for students sidelined by the high school elite.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Mr. Popper's penguins by Richard Atwater</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--tUbkXa2QaA/UYAnMLhA9II/AAAAAAAABEA/4mpt9_kZxT8/s1600/Mr+Poppers+penguins.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--tUbkXa2QaA/UYAnMLhA9II/AAAAAAAABEA/4mpt9_kZxT8/s320/Mr+Poppers+penguins.png" width="320" /></a> <span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Business man Tom Popper lives for his job and never has time for his children. When he is sent five penguins, he begins to connect to his children and builds a magical winter wonderland for the penguins and his children to play in while his business life begins to unravel.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Night at the museum by Milan Trenc</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-STPymo3XDJA/UYAnMsV_SXI/AAAAAAAABEU/qFXLaQhRnck/s1600/Night+at+the+museum.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-STPymo3XDJA/UYAnMsV_SXI/AAAAAAAABEU/qFXLaQhRnck/s320/Night+at+the+museum.png" width="320" /></a> <span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Divorced and unemployed Larry Daley is struggling to be successful and not disappoint his sun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Larry takes a job as a night watchman at the Museum of Natural History.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During his first night on the job, he discovers that all the artifacts in the museum come to life as the sun goes down every night.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Lightning thief by Rick Riordan</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YfjdAib9--A/UYAnL1kNGiI/AAAAAAAABD4/lH6Utfq6c28/s1600/Lightning.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YfjdAib9--A/UYAnL1kNGiI/AAAAAAAABD4/lH6Utfq6c28/s320/Lightning.png" width="320" /></a> <span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Percy Jackson has just discovered that he is a demi-god; the son of Greek god Poseidon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Zeus’s lightning bolt is stolen it is up to Percy and his new found friends to retrieve the bolt and avoid the start of a war between the gods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the beginning of Percy’s adventure.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Ramona and Beezus by Beverly Cleary</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vij-NeKCQQo/UYAnF4FX__I/AAAAAAAABB0/4fURtVMHYtY/s1600/Beezus+and+ramona.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vij-NeKCQQo/UYAnF4FX__I/AAAAAAAABB0/4fURtVMHYtY/s320/Beezus+and+ramona.png" width="320" /></a><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">After Ramona’s dad loses his job, Ramona and her families have to make major changes to their lives and get used to her father running the household.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ramona comes up with several imaginative ways of making money so she can save her home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But with her family distracted by other matters, things go awry.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vij-NeKCQQo/UYAnF4FX__I/AAAAAAAABB0/4fURtVMHYtY/s1600/Beezus+and+ramona.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vij-NeKCQQo/UYAnF4FX__I/AAAAAAAABB0/4fURtVMHYtY/s1600/Beezus+and+ramona.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Rescuers by Margery Sharp</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HLhPcYvI33E/UYAnM4GHE5I/AAAAAAAABEQ/SAipQJXKFuo/s1600/Rescuers.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HLhPcYvI33E/UYAnM4GHE5I/AAAAAAAABEQ/SAipQJXKFuo/s320/Rescuers.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> <span style="background: white;">When a bottle containing a plea for help from a little girl named Penny makes its way to the Rescue Aid Society, a mouse organization in the basement of the United Nations building dedicated to the rescue and well-being of anyone in need, Miss Bianca Bernard, to rescue the girl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They find out from clues left at the Penny’s home, the Morning Side Orphanage that Penny was kidnapped and taken to a dangerous and remote place by two thieves and Miss Bianca and Bernard must rescue her before it is too late.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Rise of the guardians by William Joyce</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pBcR0-p4AvQ/UYAnNAcX9yI/AAAAAAAABEY/E43EGk0HQf8/s1600/Rise+of+the+guard.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pBcR0-p4AvQ/UYAnNAcX9yI/AAAAAAAABEY/E43EGk0HQf8/s320/Rise+of+the+guard.png" width="320" /></a> <span style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Jack Frost has been selected as the new guardian by the moon to join Nicholas St. North, E. Aster Bunnymund, and Sanderson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Together they must put aside their drastic difference to protect the children of the world against, Pitch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pitch wants to replace children’s joy with fear and darkness.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Shrek! by William Steig</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v8h6CLeXo4E/UYAnNYgDXNI/AAAAAAAABEc/pSnGYEZ5oqk/s1600/Shrek.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v8h6CLeXo4E/UYAnNYgDXNI/AAAAAAAABEc/pSnGYEZ5oqk/s320/Shrek.png" width="320" /></a><span style="background: white; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Shrek is a very cranky ogre who loves living in his own secluded swamp and finds himself suddenly overrun by all the fairytale characters who have been exiled to the swamp by the evil Lord Farquaad. Farquaad says he’ll grant Shrek his solitude if he retrieves the Princess Fiona from a Dragon guarded tower. Shrek and his friend Donkey find and rescue the fair Princess, but on the way to Lord Farquaad Shrek and Fiona realize their feelings for each other are more than just skin deep.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Spiderwick chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wsx91t178Ms/UYAnNrc-AiI/AAAAAAAABEk/yxIkJqs9Vjw/s1600/Spiderwick.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wsx91t178Ms/UYAnNrc-AiI/AAAAAAAABEk/yxIkJqs9Vjw/s320/Spiderwick.png" width="320" /></a> <span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">After Jared’s family moves to a dilapidated estate owned by his great aunt, strange things begin happening and everyone begins to blame Jared.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jared has a history of being a troublemaker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, magical creatures begin to roam the property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are all after a special book that Jared has uncovered: a field guide written by Arthur Spiderwick.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qv93XTj-iME/UYAnOJUdsMI/AAAAAAAABEo/RFrRMsLV8E8/s1600/Tale+of+despereaux.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qv93XTj-iME/UYAnOJUdsMI/AAAAAAAABEo/RFrRMsLV8E8/s320/Tale+of+despereaux.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> <span style="background: white;">Despereaux is a mouse that loves to read rather than eat books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Despereaux, along with a rat the prefers the sun to darkness, and a servant girl’s lives all become intertwined with Princess Pea’s when she tries to fix her kingdom, including her father who still greaves the death of the Queen.</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qv93XTj-iME/UYAnOJUdsMI/AAAAAAAABEo/RFrRMsLV8E8/s1600/Tale+of+despereaux.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /> </a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">A wrinkle in time by Madeleine L'Engle</span></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XX4zhrsVmtc/UYAnOyqz6HI/AAAAAAAABE8/gxt5XCUA3bQ/s1600/Wrinkle.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XX4zhrsVmtc/UYAnOyqz6HI/AAAAAAAABE8/gxt5XCUA3bQ/s320/Wrinkle.png" width="320" /></a><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Brother and sister, Meg and Charles Wallace along with their friend Calvin are aided by the strange trio of Mrs. Which, Mrs. Whatsit and Mrs. Who in finding their father who disappeared during an experiment he was working on for the government. Their travels take them around the universe and through several misadventures before they are finally reunited with their family.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What is your favorite movie that started out as a book? Did it make our list? If not let us know. If you are looking for a more complete list of books turned into movies for kids stop by the North Castle Children's Room or send us a request via email.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-23868054509703978022013-04-22T13:04:00.004-07:002013-04-22T13:08:00.787-07:00What is Eco-Fiction? <span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Eco-fiction is a work of fiction that reflects the relationship between humans and their natural environment. In children's literature eco-fiction is present in numerous genres; from chick lit, to fantasy, to realistic. Below is a list of works of fiction that are considered eco-fiction.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Adventure</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Peak by Roland Smith</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PgKZmppMqDQ/UXGeDF88smI/AAAAAAAABAU/2VeSqJ9hB6Q/s1600/Peak.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PgKZmppMqDQ/UXGeDF88smI/AAAAAAAABAU/2VeSqJ9hB6Q/s1600/Peak.png" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After fourteen-year-old, Peak Marcello is arrested for
scaling a New York City skyscraper, Peak is given two options: juvenile
detention or living with his father.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Peak’s father, the owner of Peak Expeditions, guides hikers up and down
Mount Everest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Peak chooses to be with
his father but soon realizes that there are strings attached to choosing his
dad over juvenile detention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Peak’s dad
wants him to be the youngest person to climb Mount Everest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This adventure becomes the biggest adventure
of Peak’s life and the most dangerous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Readers will learn what it is really like to climb Mount Everest and the
danger that comes with this adventure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PgKZmppMqDQ/UXGeDF88smI/AAAAAAAABAU/2VeSqJ9hB6Q/s1600/Peak.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PgKZmppMqDQ/UXGeDF88smI/AAAAAAAABAU/2VeSqJ9hB6Q/s1600/Peak.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PgKZmppMqDQ/UXGeDF88smI/AAAAAAAABAU/2VeSqJ9hB6Q/s1600/Peak.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Storm runners by Roland Smith</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H7PEXhaLH54/UXGeD2a-QBI/AAAAAAAABA8/EuP_tNcYXhE/s1600/Storm.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H7PEXhaLH54/UXGeD2a-QBI/AAAAAAAABA8/EuP_tNcYXhE/s1600/Storm.png" /></a>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Twelve-year-old Chase Masters and his father are “storm
runners.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They travel around the country
following hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In the first book in the series, Chase and his dad are near St.
Petersburg, Florida, where a hurricane is predicted to hit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chase is left to stay with a friend of his
fathers, who runs a circus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There he
meets Nicole.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chase and Nicole get caught
in the middle of the hurricane and struggle to survive the storm, and then the
damage that releases many dangerous circus animals from their enclosures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H7PEXhaLH54/UXGeD2a-QBI/AAAAAAAABA8/EuP_tNcYXhE/s1600/Storm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H7PEXhaLH54/UXGeD2a-QBI/AAAAAAAABA8/EuP_tNcYXhE/s1600/Storm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H7PEXhaLH54/UXGeD2a-QBI/AAAAAAAABA8/EuP_tNcYXhE/s1600/Storm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Animal Stories</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">One and only Ivan by Katherine Applegate</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HGtl1F1I-Ac/UXGeCvey6HI/AAAAAAAAA_8/mWgacbTVtwY/s1600/One+and+only.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HGtl1F1I-Ac/UXGeCvey6HI/AAAAAAAAA_8/mWgacbTVtwY/s1600/One+and+only.png" /></a>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ivan is a captive gorilla in a mall and video arcade; he is
part of a larger exhibit that includes an old elephant named Stella.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ivan has few memories of his life in the wild
and he has chosen to forget in order to survive in captivity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ivan has become accustomed to being watched
by humans and passes his time watching TV, communicating with Stella and a
stray dog, and focusing on his art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When
a new baby elephant is brought into the arcade; Ivan’s world starts to change and
memories start coming back to Ivan of his life in the wild.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He knows that big changes are coming but does
he have the ability to make these changes happen for the better?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Chick Lit</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My life in pink and green by Lisa Greenwald</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EqNSGkknBT4/UXGeBpFGQGI/AAAAAAAABBY/JyMSoPnUXeo/s1600/My+life.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EqNSGkknBT4/UXGeBpFGQGI/AAAAAAAABBY/JyMSoPnUXeo/s1600/My+life.png" /></a>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Twelve year old Lucy misses the day when her family’s
pharmacy was a place people wanted to spend their time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But now it has become a place where people
run in for makeup tips and run right back out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Lucy needs to find a way to save her family’s struggling pharmacy before
they lose everything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After joining a “going
green” club at school, Lucy discovers a grant for small businesses looking to
go green.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To Lucy this is the best way
to try and save her family, but to her bickering mother and grandmother, this
is just another distraction from their problems.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Every soul a star by Wendy Mass</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BAt7citsSBU/UXGd_k21QfI/AAAAAAAAA-k/6P7Jns891GU/s1600/Every+soul.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BAt7citsSBU/UXGd_k21QfI/AAAAAAAAA-k/6P7Jns891GU/s1600/Every+soul.png" /></a>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Every soul a star</i>
takes place at Moon Shadow, an isolated campground, where thousands of people
have gathered to catch a glimpse of a rare total eclipse of the sun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is also the place where Ally, Bree, and
Jack meet for the first time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each
person is at Moon Shadow for their own reason, whether it was their choice or
not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each brings with them their own burden
and different personality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This unlikely
group navigates through their summer and find that the eclipse helps them to
discover the person they are and who they want to be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BAt7citsSBU/UXGd_k21QfI/AAAAAAAAA-k/6P7Jns891GU/s1600/Every+soul.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BAt7citsSBU/UXGd_k21QfI/AAAAAAAAA-k/6P7Jns891GU/s1600/Every+soul.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BAt7citsSBU/UXGd_k21QfI/AAAAAAAAA-k/6P7Jns891GU/s1600/Every+soul.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Standing for socks by Elissa Brent Weissman</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gKWsTgc679Y/UXGeDiENjNI/AAAAAAAABAo/lngDkFmM9nA/s1600/Standing.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gKWsTgc679Y/UXGeDiENjNI/AAAAAAAABAo/lngDkFmM9nA/s1600/Standing.png" /></a>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Twelve-year-old, Fara Ross started wearing mismatched socks
by accident but discovered that this accident allowed her to stand out in a
crowd. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fara enjoys the attention she
receives for standing out, but this eventually becomes a problem when her
classmates start caring more about her socks then her ideas about recycling and
school fundraising.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her campaign for
sixth-grade class president is not working out as she planned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fara has to decide what she cares more about:
making a difference, or being cool.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gKWsTgc679Y/UXGeDiENjNI/AAAAAAAABAo/lngDkFmM9nA/s1600/Standing.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Fantasy</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Toby alone by Timothee de Fombelle</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NEW6Fa7BWCI/UXGeD5I7leI/AAAAAAAABAw/W4PXiOGqLsU/s1600/Toby+alone.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NEW6Fa7BWCI/UXGeD5I7leI/AAAAAAAABAw/W4PXiOGqLsU/s1600/Toby+alone.png" /></a>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Toby Lolness is only 1 ¼ millimeters tall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Toby and his family are members of the Great
Oak Tree community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They belong to a
small world that inhabits an oak tree and have no contact with the outside
world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Toby and his family are in great
danger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Toby’s father has discovered a
way to tap into the heart of the tree’s energy but also realizes this ability
can be dangerous and cause permanent damage to their world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Toby’s father refuses to reveal the secrets
of his invention to their community. They are imprisoned, except for Toby who
escapes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is up to Toby to save his
family and community from destruction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NEW6Fa7BWCI/UXGeD5I7leI/AAAAAAAABAw/W4PXiOGqLsU/s1600/Toby+alone.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">White giraffe by Lauren St. John</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kjabKcna0Mw/UXGeEY13w_I/AAAAAAAABA4/1HbqhDdFNg4/s1600/White+giraffe.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kjabKcna0Mw/UXGeEY13w_I/AAAAAAAABA4/1HbqhDdFNg4/s1600/White+giraffe.png" /></a>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When Martine loses her family in a house fire, she is sent
from England to South Africa to live on a wildlife game preserve with the
grandmother she never knew she had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On
the preserve, Martine hears rumors of the existence of the white giraffe but
these are believed to be myths.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During a
storm one night, Martine discovers the young white giraffe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She begins to see the giraffe more frequently
but only at night and names her new friend Jemmy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Martine decides to keep Jemmy existence
secret because the preserve has been plagued with poachers and being new to the
preserve she does not yet trust her grandmother or the staff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But keeping Jemmy’s secret becomes dangerous
with many poachers trespassing on the preserve.</span></div>
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kjabKcna0Mw/UXGeEY13w_I/AAAAAAAABA4/1HbqhDdFNg4/s1600/White+giraffe.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kjabKcna0Mw/UXGeEY13w_I/AAAAAAAABA4/1HbqhDdFNg4/s1600/White+giraffe.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kjabKcna0Mw/UXGeEY13w_I/AAAAAAAABA4/1HbqhDdFNg4/s1600/White+giraffe.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kjabKcna0Mw/UXGeEY13w_I/AAAAAAAABA4/1HbqhDdFNg4/s1600/White+giraffe.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kjabKcna0Mw/UXGeEY13w_I/AAAAAAAABA4/1HbqhDdFNg4/s1600/White+giraffe.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kjabKcna0Mw/UXGeEY13w_I/AAAAAAAABA4/1HbqhDdFNg4/s1600/White+giraffe.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kjabKcna0Mw/UXGeEY13w_I/AAAAAAAABA4/1HbqhDdFNg4/s1600/White+giraffe.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Historical </strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u8Bx4QWzbv8/UXGeACBhEfI/AAAAAAAABBQ/Hga_7-oX8gs/s1600/Evolution.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u8Bx4QWzbv8/UXGeACBhEfI/AAAAAAAABBQ/Hga_7-oX8gs/s1600/Evolution.png" /></a>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eleven year old Calpurnia Tate (Callie for short.) is
growing up in 1899, in a family with six brothers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Calpurnia lives in a society where girls are
raised to be wives and mothers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Callie’s
mother struggles to raise her daughter as a lady when she is continually
outside observing her natural world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Callie’s naturalist grandfather begins to take her under his wing when
he discovers her keen observation skills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Callie shows great promise as a naturalist when she makes a fascinating
discovery about grasshoppers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the
turn of the century, Callie learns what it means to be trapped between two
worlds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u8Bx4QWzbv8/UXGeACBhEfI/AAAAAAAABBQ/Hga_7-oX8gs/s1600/Evolution.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Night of the howling dogs by Graham Salisbury</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IlsLl-zwA8c/UXGeCFfChrI/AAAAAAAAA_o/QoncUOm6-cE/s1600/Night.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IlsLl-zwA8c/UXGeCFfChrI/AAAAAAAAA_o/QoncUOm6-cE/s1600/Night.png" /></a>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dylan is excited to be going on an overnight camping trip at
the base of a volcano on the big island of Hawaii.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dylan is looking forward to camping along the
beach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His excitement passes when he
discovers that Louis a tough older boy will be included on their trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From the start Dylan and Louie do not get
along and the friction they create intensifies as the trip progresses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During the night an earthquake rocks the camp
and is followed by a tsunami that sweeps everyone and everything out to
sea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dylan and Louie now have no choice
but to work together through the night to save their troop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This story is based on true events that
happened to a Boy Scout troop in 1975.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Autumn Winifred Oliver does things different by Kristen O'Donnell Tubb</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--3MqRjVQF88/UXGd_gQJ6nI/AAAAAAAAA-g/vRpvYpMo4U8/s1600/Autumn.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--3MqRjVQF88/UXGd_gQJ6nI/AAAAAAAAA-g/vRpvYpMo4U8/s1600/Autumn.png" /></a>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Autumn Winifred Oliver, an eleven-year-old girl living
in Cades Cove, Eastern Tennessee, during the Depression, watches her
grandfather as he tries to persuade his neighbors to back the proposed Great
Smoky Mountains National Park. When they discover that the government
representative is lying to them, Gramps becomes even more resourceful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--3MqRjVQF88/UXGd_gQJ6nI/AAAAAAAAA-g/vRpvYpMo4U8/s1600/Autumn.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--3MqRjVQF88/UXGd_gQJ6nI/AAAAAAAAA-g/vRpvYpMo4U8/s1600/Autumn.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--3MqRjVQF88/UXGd_gQJ6nI/AAAAAAAAA-g/vRpvYpMo4U8/s1600/Autumn.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Long walk to water by Linda Sue Park</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RXTVGQPsDLs/UXGeBW-fm4I/AAAAAAAAA_c/UrrBA3-nSpY/s1600/Long+walk.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RXTVGQPsDLs/UXGeBW-fm4I/AAAAAAAAA_c/UrrBA3-nSpY/s1600/Long+walk.png" unselectable="on" /></a>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This quick read is divided into two alternating stories of
two unlikely people that come together in the end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sudan is a dry country where water is
more precious than gold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nya (whose
story starts in 2008) walks four hours round trip to fetch water from a pond
for her family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This task must be done
twice a day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nya’s story reflects the
challenge in this simple task.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Salve
(whose story begins in 1985) has been separated from his family and driven from
his home by war, becomes a refugee and has to cross Africa by foot in search of
his family and a safe place to stay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
endures hardships, armed rebel attacks, and faces lions and crocodiles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nya and Sakva’s stories cross paths and
intersect in 2009 and water is at the heart of their story.</span></div>
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RXTVGQPsDLs/UXGeBW-fm4I/AAAAAAAAA_c/UrrBA3-nSpY/s1600/Long+walk.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RXTVGQPsDLs/UXGeBW-fm4I/AAAAAAAAA_c/UrrBA3-nSpY/s1600/Long+walk.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RXTVGQPsDLs/UXGeBW-fm4I/AAAAAAAAA_c/UrrBA3-nSpY/s1600/Long+walk.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RXTVGQPsDLs/UXGeBW-fm4I/AAAAAAAAA_c/UrrBA3-nSpY/s1600/Long+walk.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RXTVGQPsDLs/UXGeBW-fm4I/AAAAAAAAA_c/UrrBA3-nSpY/s1600/Long+walk.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RXTVGQPsDLs/UXGeBW-fm4I/AAAAAAAAA_c/UrrBA3-nSpY/s1600/Long+walk.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
</a><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Realistic</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Girlwood by Claire Dean</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S9edzQc74A8/UXGeAyqgpvI/AAAAAAAAA_I/SyB4gyPWAgc/s1600/Girlwood.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S9edzQc74A8/UXGeAyqgpvI/AAAAAAAAA_I/SyB4gyPWAgc/s1600/Girlwood.png" /></a>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thirteen year old, Polly Greene is most comfortable foraging
in the woods with her eccentric grandmother than she is hanging out with her
friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Polly thinks of the woods as
her safe haven until her troubled sister runs away to the woods to escape her
problems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone believes that her
sister, Bree is gone, but only Polly believes that Bree is capable of surviving
on her own in the winter wilderness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This story is filled with magic, suspense, and female characters
empowered by nature. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S9edzQc74A8/UXGeAyqgpvI/AAAAAAAAA_I/SyB4gyPWAgc/s1600/Girlwood.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Operation Redwoods by Terrell S. French</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EBLT1AmlaOE/UXGeC_2KolI/AAAAAAAABBI/-b1xDC5bB8Y/s1600/Operation.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EBLT1AmlaOE/UXGeC_2KolI/AAAAAAAABBI/-b1xDC5bB8Y/s1600/Operation.png" /></a>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Julian’s uncle’s company plans to cut down some of the
oldest California redwood trees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Julian
discovers his uncle’s plan after coming across an email from a twelve-year-old
girl, Robin Elder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Robin’s email
expresses her anger about the beloved redwoods surrounding her home being
destroyed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Together Robin, Julian, and
Danny (Julian’s friend) work to stop Julian’s’ uncle from destroying the
beautiful redwoods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is an exciting
ecological adventure with secret trips, fake press releases, tree-house
standoffs and many other clever pranks and stunts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Night of the spadefoot toads by Bill Harley</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rEvjwhapMl4/UXGeBhq-PCI/AAAAAAAABBg/kUNIIzejWP0/s1600/Night+spadefoot.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rEvjwhapMl4/UXGeBhq-PCI/AAAAAAAABBg/kUNIIzejWP0/s1600/Night+spadefoot.png" /></a>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Fifth-grader, Ben Moroney has just moved from Tucson, Arizona to Massachusetts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ben had to leave behind his best friend, his
gecko, and the desert that he loved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ben
has a hard time adjusting to his new life and environment until he meets his
new science teacher, Mrs. Tibbets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She encourages
Ben to explore his new environment and introduces him to the endangered
spadefoot toads.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ben learns that their
habitat is about to be destroyed by developers and fights to save them, risking
his new friendships, family relationships, school work, and his teachers
job.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="display: none; mso-hide: all;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rEvjwhapMl4/UXGeBhq-PCI/AAAAAAAABBg/kUNIIzejWP0/s1600/Night+spadefoot.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rEvjwhapMl4/UXGeBhq-PCI/AAAAAAAABBg/kUNIIzejWP0/s1600/Night+spadefoot.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Flush by Carl Hiaasen</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Izrlpk0lAx8/UXGeAKA131I/AAAAAAAAA-4/n3yyqKEtFeY/s1600/Flush.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Izrlpk0lAx8/UXGeAKA131I/AAAAAAAAA-4/n3yyqKEtFeY/s1600/Flush.png" /></a>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">With their father jailed for sinking a river boat, Noah Underwood
and his younger sister, Abbey, must gather evidence that the owner of this
floating casino is emptying his bilge tanks into the protected waters</span> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">around
their Florida Keys home.</span> </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Izrlpk0lAx8/UXGeAKA131I/AAAAAAAAA-4/n3yyqKEtFeY/s1600/Flush.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Izrlpk0lAx8/UXGeAKA131I/AAAAAAAAA-4/n3yyqKEtFeY/s1600/Flush.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Izrlpk0lAx8/UXGeAKA131I/AAAAAAAAA-4/n3yyqKEtFeY/s1600/Flush.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Hoot by Carl Hiaasen</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3LM0d-tSAOU/UXGeA-B1bAI/AAAAAAAABBU/BmBUgZRWig0/s1600/Hoot.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3LM0d-tSAOU/UXGeA-B1bAI/AAAAAAAABBU/BmBUgZRWig0/s1600/Hoot.png" /></a>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Roy is new to Coconut Grove, Florida.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is used to being in a new school, since
his parents move a lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roy has
difficulty making new friends since the school bully makes Roy his new
target.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One day on the bus to school Roy
notices a boy his own age running through the woods shoeless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roy begins searching for this strange boy and
meets Beatrice in the process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through
Beatrice and the mysterious boy, Roy learns about a colony of burrowing owls that
are in danger after their home becomes the construction site of a new pancake
house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roy begins helping his new friends
sabotage the construction site in hope of deterring the construction; but are
these games enough to save the owls?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3LM0d-tSAOU/UXGeA-B1bAI/AAAAAAAABBU/BmBUgZRWig0/s1600/Hoot.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3LM0d-tSAOU/UXGeA-B1bAI/AAAAAAAABBU/BmBUgZRWig0/s1600/Hoot.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3LM0d-tSAOU/UXGeA-B1bAI/AAAAAAAABBU/BmBUgZRWig0/s1600/Hoot.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Scat by Carl Hiaasen</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sRNa3i5LtNw/UXGeDTDceLI/AAAAAAAABBE/wUqPWMmEULg/s1600/Scat.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sRNa3i5LtNw/UXGeDTDceLI/AAAAAAAABBE/wUqPWMmEULg/s1600/Scat.png" /></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Nick and his friend Marta
decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife
preserve and an unpopular teacher; Ms. Starch goes missing after the class field
trip to Black Vine Swamp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nick and Marta
begin to grow suspicions as details about Ms. Starch’s absence don’t add
up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And Smoke, the class delinquent,
begins acting strangely suspicious.</span></div>
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sRNa3i5LtNw/UXGeDTDceLI/AAAAAAAABBE/wUqPWMmEULg/s1600/Scat.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sRNa3i5LtNw/UXGeDTDceLI/AAAAAAAABBE/wUqPWMmEULg/s1600/Scat.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sRNa3i5LtNw/UXGeDTDceLI/AAAAAAAABBE/wUqPWMmEULg/s1600/Scat.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sRNa3i5LtNw/UXGeDTDceLI/AAAAAAAABBE/wUqPWMmEULg/s1600/Scat.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Chomp by Carl Hiaasen</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uVV7zlhcGV0/UXGd_sQ4-1I/AAAAAAAABBM/8P4BKZirTV4/s1600/Chomp.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uVV7zlhcGV0/UXGd_sQ4-1I/AAAAAAAABBM/8P4BKZirTV4/s1600/Chomp.png" /></a>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wahoo Cray’s father is an animal wrangler in Florida and
Wahoo has grown up surrounded by wild animals: alligators, snakes, parrots, rats,
monkeys, and snapping turtles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Life is
manageable for Wahoo until his father accepts a job with a reality TV show, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Expedition Survival! </i>hosted by Derek
Badger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wahoo’s family needs the money
from this job and Wahoo has to keep his father from quitting or hurting the
host, who has no actual experience with wild animals or nature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each time Wahoo thinks he has his dad under
control the job becomes more complicated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Once everyone has been moved to location in the everglades, things go
from bad to worse when Derek is bitten by a bat then goes missing during a
storm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uVV7zlhcGV0/UXGd_sQ4-1I/AAAAAAAABBM/8P4BKZirTV4/s1600/Chomp.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uVV7zlhcGV0/UXGd_sQ4-1I/AAAAAAAABBM/8P4BKZirTV4/s1600/Chomp.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: black;">Northern exposure by Eric Walters</span> </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D3vZCqkvb3g/UXGeCdwRiaI/AAAAAAAAA_4/tpr2So6G2vw/s1600/Northern.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D3vZCqkvb3g/UXGeCdwRiaI/AAAAAAAAA_4/tpr2So6G2vw/s1600/Northern.png" /></a>
</div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Kevin
Spreekmeester wins a photography contest he does not even remember entering.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The winner of the photography contest wins a
five-day trip to Manitoba to photograph polar bears with a world renowned
wildlife photographer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kevin is excited
to get away from school and his parents but has no idea how to properly use a
camera.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> The</span> photo that won him the
contest was an accident caused by a glitch in the shutter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kevin could not repeat the accident if he
tried.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once Kevin is in the artic of
Canada, he discovers his luggage has been lost and has to borrow supplies from
a girl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kevin's vacation from school
becomes the adventure of his life sprinting across the tundra with a very
large, hungry polar bear about to swat him into oblivion.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D3vZCqkvb3g/UXGeCdwRiaI/AAAAAAAAA_4/tpr2So6G2vw/s1600/Northern.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D3vZCqkvb3g/UXGeCdwRiaI/AAAAAAAAA_4/tpr2So6G2vw/s1600/Northern.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D3vZCqkvb3g/UXGeCdwRiaI/AAAAAAAAA_4/tpr2So6G2vw/s1600/Northern.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Flyaway by Lucy Christopher</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cCvhOS_Bp00/UXGeACLFmqI/AAAAAAAAA-0/bJ7Zn6kdNEA/s1600/Flyaway.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cCvhOS_Bp00/UXGeACLFmqI/AAAAAAAAA-0/bJ7Zn6kdNEA/s1600/Flyaway.png" /></a>
</div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">While
her father is in the hospital, thirteen-year-old Isla befriends Harry, a cancer patient in the hospital her father is in. Harry is the first person to understand her love of the outdoors, and as Harry's health fails,
Isla tries to help both him and a lone swan they see struggling to fly on
the lake outside Harry's hospital window.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cCvhOS_Bp00/UXGeACLFmqI/AAAAAAAAA-0/bJ7Zn6kdNEA/s1600/Flyaway.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cCvhOS_Bp00/UXGeACLFmqI/AAAAAAAAA-0/bJ7Zn6kdNEA/s1600/Flyaway.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cCvhOS_Bp00/UXGeACLFmqI/AAAAAAAAA-0/bJ7Zn6kdNEA/s1600/Flyaway.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cCvhOS_Bp00/UXGeACLFmqI/AAAAAAAAA-0/bJ7Zn6kdNEA/s1600/Flyaway.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">One white dolphin by Gill Lewis</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pUQ0nRgBxvY/UXGeCihswUI/AAAAAAAABAE/tdgvDGEMOWg/s1600/One+white.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pUQ0nRgBxvY/UXGeCihswUI/AAAAAAAABAE/tdgvDGEMOWg/s1600/One+white.png" /></a></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">When
a baby albino dolphin caught in old fishing netting washes ashore, paralympics
sailing hopeful Felix and English school girl Kara work with veterinarians and
specialists to save and reunite the dolphin with her mother, setting off a
chain of events that might just save the reef from the environmental effects of
proposed dredging.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pUQ0nRgBxvY/UXGeCihswUI/AAAAAAAABAE/tdgvDGEMOWg/s1600/One+white.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pUQ0nRgBxvY/UXGeCihswUI/AAAAAAAABAE/tdgvDGEMOWg/s1600/One+white.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pUQ0nRgBxvY/UXGeCihswUI/AAAAAAAABAE/tdgvDGEMOWg/s1600/One+white.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pUQ0nRgBxvY/UXGeCihswUI/AAAAAAAABAE/tdgvDGEMOWg/s1600/One+white.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Wild wings by Gill Lewis</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UXTje73L5g4/UXGeEvxNeVI/AAAAAAAABBA/iF7KAO9HlyY/s1600/Wild+wings.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UXTje73L5g4/UXGeEvxNeVI/AAAAAAAABBA/iF7KAO9HlyY/s1600/Wild+wings.png" /></a>
</div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Callum
becomes friends with wild classmate Iona after discovering her trespassing on
his parents’ property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In exchange for
allowing her to take fish from his parents’ stream she tells him about a hidden
osprey nest on his property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ospreys are
a rare and endangered bird.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Callum and
Iona agree to keep the osprey nest a secret but when their osprey is injured
they seek the help of a forest ranger that shows them how to tag the bird so they
can track the bird’s migration around the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This story crosses continents and connects
different cultures in order to save the ospreys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UXTje73L5g4/UXGeEvxNeVI/AAAAAAAABBA/iF7KAO9HlyY/s1600/Wild+wings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UXTje73L5g4/UXGeEvxNeVI/AAAAAAAABBA/iF7KAO9HlyY/s1600/Wild+wings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UXTje73L5g4/UXGeEvxNeVI/AAAAAAAABBA/iF7KAO9HlyY/s1600/Wild+wings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Ninth ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rwXkrurUEyM/UXGeCL1WQ_I/AAAAAAAABBc/YUoIdJG4jHY/s1600/Ninth.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rwXkrurUEyM/UXGeCL1WQ_I/AAAAAAAABBc/YUoIdJG4jHY/s1600/Ninth.png" /></a>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In New Orleans' Ninth Ward, twelve-year-old Lanesha, who can see
spirits, lives with her adopted grandmother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Lanesha’s grandmother has a strong connection with the spiritual world
and acts as a healer for her community, but while she is strong in spirit, she is
physically old and frail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Lanesha’s
grandmother begins having visions of a fast hurricane approaching, Lanesha has no
choice but to stay and weather the storm as Hurricane Katrina bears down upon
them.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="display: none; mso-hide: all;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Stop by the North Castle Children's Room to checkout one of these great titles. Have a suggestion for some other great eco-fiction for kids, please let us know.</span></div>
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rwXkrurUEyM/UXGeCL1WQ_I/AAAAAAAABBc/YUoIdJG4jHY/s1600/Ninth.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rwXkrurUEyM/UXGeCL1WQ_I/AAAAAAAABBc/YUoIdJG4jHY/s1600/Ninth.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
</a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-81385026677111958442013-04-03T09:22:00.001-07:002013-04-11T09:43:13.183-07:00If you like Ivy and Bean...<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you or your child enjoy reading the series Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows and are ready to try a new series, below are a list of similar reads that you/your child will enjoy. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Click on the book images to see the authors' websites to learn more about these books.</span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Just Grace by Charise Mericle Harper</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.anniebarrows.com/ivyandbean/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pzB-o9kgavQ/UVsJsiffCtI/AAAAAAAAA6g/V6MO8g7X8bI/s400/Grace+1.png" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.anniebarrows.com/ivyandbean/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_0HHjPwDDzk/UVsJs07KxFI/AAAAAAAAA6s/y4Qr3eALs0c/s400/Grace+2.png" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.anniebarrows.com/ivyandbean/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="144" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QwF6R92s5Lo/UVsJtBIXneI/AAAAAAAAA6o/tNGFXIEzQgw/s320/Grace+3.png" width="320" /></a></span></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Just Grace</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Still just grace</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Just Grace walks the dog</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Just Grace goes green</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Just Grace and the snack attack</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Just Grace and the terrible tutu</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Just Grace and the double surprise</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Just Grace and the flower girl power</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Just Grace, star on stage</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Just Grace and the trouble with cupcakes
(5/28/13)</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l9 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Just Grace and the super sleepover (1/7/14)</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span> </div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Clementine by Sara Pennypacker</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.sarapennypacker.com/pennypacker-clementine.htm" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="371" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j30Ad-YYGU8/UVsJrjI1fpI/AAAAAAAAA6Q/nxkxE6M9AMY/s400/Clementine.png" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Clementine</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Talented Clementine</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Clementine’s letter</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Clementine, friend of the week</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Clementine and the family meeting</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Clementine and the spring trip<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.binkandgollie.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="188" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LHdscoPFUHA/UVsJqtqoTLI/AAAAAAAAA6U/nzKIfxo_EUQ/s400/Bink.png" width="400" /></a></span></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Bink and Gollie</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Bink and Gollie, two for one</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Bink and Gollie, best friend forever</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span> </div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Friends for keeps by Julie Bowe</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.juliebowe.com/books/books.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="383" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aJv66nhimOU/UVsJsTwv-GI/AAAAAAAAA6I/_sykKPXPNn0/s400/Friends.png" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>My last best friend</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>My new best friend</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>My best frenemy</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>My forever friends</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>My extra best friend</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span> </div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Lemonade war by Jacqueline Davies</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.lemonadewar.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="138" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7vAJ46VSwjM/UVsJuCQNZDI/AAAAAAAAA7I/M9zh_BeD4ug/s400/Lemonade+war.png" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l11 level1 lfo11; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Lemonade war</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l11 level1 lfo11; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Lemonade crime</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l11 level1 lfo11; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Bell bandit</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l11 level1 lfo11; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Candy smash<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Piper Reed by Kimberly Willis Holt</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.kimberlywillisholt.com/piperreedbooks.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="348" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GR8wv6WrzJI/UVsJu_XUJQI/AAAAAAAAA7U/M-r-xaAC88E/s400/Piper+Reed.png" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l13 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Piper Reed, navy brat</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l13 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Piper Reed, the great gypsy or Piper Reed,
clubhouse queen</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l13 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Piper Reed gets a job or Piper Reed party
planner</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l13 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Piper Reed, camp fire girl</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l13 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Piper Reed, rodeo star</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l13 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Piper Reed, forever friends</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span> </div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Allie Finkle’s rules for girls by Meg Cabot</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://alliefinkle.scholastic.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="362" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JCgRhq6Tojo/UVsJqhFWuTI/AAAAAAAAA5s/YoLxxnA0UK4/s400/Allie+Finkle.png" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Moving day</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>New girl</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Best friends and drama queens</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Stage fright</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Glitter girls and the great fake out</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Blast from the past</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span> </div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Sassy by Sharon M. Draper</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://sharondraper.com/bookdetail.asp?id=26" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="136" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MG_MnT2IlGU/UVsJvP1fGzI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/C_zNDHlbOsw/s400/Sassy.png" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Little sister is not my name</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Birthday storm</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Silver secret</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l12 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Dazzle disaster dinner party</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span> </div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Emma by Sally Warner</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.sallywarner.com/only_emma.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="350" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xKjtRYE6HHw/UVsJrpF9xsI/AAAAAAAAA6A/OZ_PJMQQoFA/s400/Emma.png" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Only Emma</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Not-so-weird Emma</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Super Emma</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Best friend Emma</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Excellent Emma</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo9; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Happily ever after Emma</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span> </div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Just desserts by Hallie Durand</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Hallie-Durand/46783748" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="182" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PqU5jxG6O6A/UVsJtuxaJKI/AAAAAAAAA60/qRJC97MdfNw/s400/Just+Dessert.png" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo10; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Dessert first</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo10; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Just desserts</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo10; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>No room for dessert</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span> </div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Cinderella Smith by Stephanie Barden</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.stephaniebarden.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="193" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ig2gxWL-9Hw/UVsJrDXLSSI/AAAAAAAAA6E/b4eZ_Rs4hcM/s400/Cinderella+Smith.png" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Cinderella Smith</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>More the merrier</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Super secret mystery (4/24/13)</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span> </div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Alice-Miranda by Jacqueline Harvey</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://jacquelineharvey.com.au/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="185" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uIGohHigzgQ/UVsJqjFS8XI/AAAAAAAAA5w/_rQym2PBEeQ/s400/Alice-Miranda.png" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo12; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Alice-Miranda at school</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo12; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Alice-Miranda on vacation</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo12; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Alice-Miranda takes the stage (5/14/13)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Penelope Crumb by Shawn K. Stout</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://shawnkstout.com/books/penelope-crumb/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="193" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--YXy6Vm43Hk/UVsJuUJwXaI/AAAAAAAAA7A/JBVCRXnWWis/s400/Penelope+Crumb.png" width="400" /></a></span></div>
</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo13; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Penelope Crumb</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo13; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Penelope Crumb never forgets</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo13; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Penelope Crumb finds her luck (9/12/13)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Lucy Rose by Katy Kelly</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://katykellyauthor.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="143" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YoAiLRYXnso/UVsJt2H1cII/AAAAAAAAA7E/oA6P8ImjCkc/s400/Lucy+Rose.png" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo14; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Here’s the thing about me</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo14; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Big on plans</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo14; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Busy like you can’t believe</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l10 level1 lfo14; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Working myself to pieces and bits</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">All of these series are available at the North Castle Library. Stop by and check out one today. Think we missed a series, please let us know.</span></span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<o:p><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></o:p></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<o:p><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></o:p></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<o:p><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></o:p></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-22261524500757955102013-04-03T09:19:00.000-07:002013-04-03T09:19:21.335-07:00Siblings Day<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Did you know that April 10th is Siblings Day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Check out a few of our great picture books and chapters books that celebrate the bond between siblings.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Picture Books:</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bmcu--OuAHs/UVsJkMnGi7I/AAAAAAAAA5U/o5uZAwJvSgc/s1600/Picture+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="113" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bmcu--OuAHs/UVsJkMnGi7I/AAAAAAAAA5U/o5uZAwJvSgc/s400/Picture+2.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) Pig Kahuna by Jennifer Sattler</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) Amazing adventures of Bumblebee boy by David Soman</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) The twin's blanket by Hyewon Yum</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--fGJw31FX1A/UVsJkBoAA-I/AAAAAAAAA5M/AWAiTTba_ZM/s1600/Picture+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="101" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--fGJw31FX1A/UVsJkBoAA-I/AAAAAAAAA5M/AWAiTTba_ZM/s400/Picture+1.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) What a good big brother by Diane Wright Landolf</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) I want to be much more bigger like you by Lauren Child</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) Martha in the middle by Jan Fearnley</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4) Zen shorts by Jon J. Muth</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Dnd5AyIJKT0/UVsJkUhiyaI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/ajyDbMpfdV4/s1600/Picture+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="98" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Dnd5AyIJKT0/UVsJkUhiyaI/AAAAAAAAA5Q/ajyDbMpfdV4/s400/Picture+3.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) Sky-high guy by Nina Crews</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) Supersister by Beth Cadena</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) Younger brother's survival guide: by Matt by Lisa Kapelke</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4) Hunter's big sister by Laura Elliott</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">5) Middle-child blues by Kristyn Crow</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Chapter Books:</strong></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NSCP95dbww8/UVsJjTdvlcI/AAAAAAAAA5E/q9JzOf4Ezfk/s1600/Chapter+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="112" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NSCP95dbww8/UVsJjTdvlcI/AAAAAAAAA5E/q9JzOf4Ezfk/s400/Chapter+1.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) The mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) Crunch by Leslie Connor</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) Rules by Cynthia Lord</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4) Eoin Colfer's the legend of Captain Crow's teeth by Eoin Colfer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">5) Hotel for dogs by Lois Duncan</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dlmo2boItaI/UVsJjdjbSRI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/zn_nAHgPbUM/s1600/Chapter+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="113" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dlmo2boItaI/UVsJjdjbSRI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/zn_nAHgPbUM/s400/Chapter+2.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) Ten rules for living with my sister by Ann M. Martin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) Flutter: the story of four sisters and an incredible journey by Erin E. Moulton</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4) Lemonade war by Jacqueline Davies</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">5) The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lZg-tindH7k/UVsJje4mynI/AAAAAAAAA44/CUk4V-YH1iI/s1600/Chapter+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="110" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lZg-tindH7k/UVsJje4mynI/AAAAAAAAA44/CUk4V-YH1iI/s400/Chapter+3.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1) Tall story by Candy Gourlay</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2) Summer at Forsaken Lake by Michael D. Beil</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3) My invisible sister by Beatrice Colin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4) Frozen in time by Ali Sparkes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">5) Al Capone does my shirts by Gennifer Choldenko</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">All of these books are available at the North Castle Library. And remember if you have a brother and/or sister, April 10 is a great day to let them know what they mean to you.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-1133380556644841772013-03-25T12:57:00.000-07:002013-03-25T12:57:10.258-07:00Great Nonfiction Picture Books<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Trying to get your child interested in nonfiction, then checkout these great works of nonfiction that read like picture books.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><u>Animals</u></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><strong>The buffalo are back by Jean Craighead George</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qxfc8jl5L88/UVBkKj3w0wI/AAAAAAAAA1w/C6qPNbw7AC8/s1600/Buffalo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="164" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qxfc8jl5L88/UVBkKj3w0wI/AAAAAAAAA1w/C6qPNbw7AC8/s200/Buffalo.png" width="200" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">This is the story of an iconic American symbol on the brink
of extinction making a comeback.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The buffalo
of the prairie were nearly extinct by 1900. The prairie was in trouble and the buffalo
were the key.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This picture book moves from
the Plain Indians to Teddy Roosevelt, to the nature preserves that are now
protected, showing over time how the buffalo returned.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Looking for Miza: the true story of an orphaned baby gorilla by Craig Hatkoff</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zM6icnhyUCY/UVBkMOouJjI/AAAAAAAAA4A/WGvRT_-ECeg/s1600/Looking+for+Miza.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="175" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zM6icnhyUCY/UVBkMOouJjI/AAAAAAAAA4A/WGvRT_-ECeg/s200/Looking+for+Miza.png" width="200" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">Using photos to guide the story forward, this is
a story about a baby gorilla, who loses his mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Left alone in the jungle of the Congo, Miza
is taken in by a family of mountain gorillas and raised as a member of their
family.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Mrs. Harkness and the panda by Alicia Potter</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fuo1YXnVZQk/UVBkMPq1xhI/AAAAAAAAA2w/PG4fI29uDYE/s1600/Mrs+Harkness.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fuo1YXnVZQk/UVBkMPq1xhI/AAAAAAAAA2w/PG4fI29uDYE/s200/Mrs+Harkness.png" width="155" /></span></a><span style="color: black;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">In 1934,
not many people around the world had seen a panda before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ruth Harkness’s husband set out to capture a
panda in China and return to NYC with the panda.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After several month of exploring William
Harkness died unsuccessfully in China.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After his death Ruth packed her bags, traveled to China to complete her
husband’s mission.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ruth did what
extremely few women of her time had done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She traveled half way around the world, organized an expedition, and
tracked a panda.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Nubs: the true story of a mutt, a Marine, and a miracle by Brian Dennis</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xwmWFWpX0h4/UVBkMAcZn1I/AAAAAAAAA4I/iTaD2bmR9wk/s1600/Nubs.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="182" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xwmWFWpX0h4/UVBkMAcZn1I/AAAAAAAAA4I/iTaD2bmR9wk/s200/Nubs.png" width="200" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">Nubs was a wild dog living in the dessert of Iraq barely
surviving off the land when he met Marine Major Brian Dennis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The two formed a connection and Nubs became
part of Dennis’s pack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then Dennis was
relocated over 70 miles away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nubs over
the next two days treks across the desert to find Dennis.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Owen & Mzee: the true story of a remarkable friendship by Isabella Hatkoff</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N3EiD8jk2nE/UVBkMkMJqMI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/RQ8WBBP5-7U/s1600/Owen.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="166" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-N3EiD8jk2nE/UVBkMkMJqMI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/RQ8WBBP5-7U/s200/Owen.png" width="200" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Owen, a
baby hippo was separated from his family during a tsunami in Southeast
Asia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After being rescued by villagers, from
the sea, he was transported to an animal sanctuary, where he met Mzee, a
130-year-old giant tortoise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Owen
quickly attached to Mzee and treated Mzee like a mother, relying on Mzee for
safety and companionship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This book
documents Owens rescue and relationship with Mzee.</span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Stay: the true story of ten dogs by Michaela Muntean</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kl7RubVfo_o/UVBkM2GgDLI/AAAAAAAAA30/Cdh09WaXUXk/s1600/Stay.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kl7RubVfo_o/UVBkM2GgDLI/AAAAAAAAA30/Cdh09WaXUXk/s200/Stay.png" width="167" /></span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">Luciano, an acrobat in the circus has a serious accident and
is told by his doctor that he will never be able to perform as an acrobat
again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luciano refused to give up his
life as a performer and begins to piece together a new act, involving
performing dogs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But instead of getting
dogs from a breeder, he decides to rescue the dogs that no one wants and give
them a second chance, like the second chance he is getting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stay tells the story of the ten dogs that
Luciano rescued and the success they all experienced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Tarra and Bella: the elephant and dog who became best friends </strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><strong>by Carol Buckley</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VpiJqCrY3vs/UVBkNEE3M7I/AAAAAAAAA3Y/osF5fszOz3k/s1600/Tarra.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="198" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VpiJqCrY3vs/UVBkNEE3M7I/AAAAAAAAA3Y/osF5fszOz3k/s200/Tarra.png" width="200" /></span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">Tarra, a circus elephant retires from performing and moves to the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There she meets many other elephants but is unable to form a bond of friendship with the other elephants that come to the sanctuary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then one day a stray dog named Bella wanders into the sanctuary and befriends Tarra.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The two become inseparable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even when their friendship is tested they remain by each other’s’ sides. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><o:p></o:p><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Thumbelina: the world's smallest horse by Heather C. Hadak</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g0v5mcgdLW0/UVBkNUwgxaI/AAAAAAAAA3k/JmdwS3hEPiY/s1600/Thumbelina.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g0v5mcgdLW0/UVBkNUwgxaI/AAAAAAAAA3k/JmdwS3hEPiY/s200/Thumbelina.png" width="183" /></span></a><span style="color: black;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">Thumbelina is the world’s smallest horse, but she gives hope
and love to everyone she meets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just
because she is small, does not mean she cannot make a big difference in
people’s lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a fun and
inspiring story that shows that size does not matter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Winter's tail by Juliana Hatkoff</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DklnV0dqEAo/UVBkNgn-bnI/AAAAAAAAA3s/WJVKilOTazs/s1600/Winters+tail.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="191" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DklnV0dqEAo/UVBkNgn-bnI/AAAAAAAAA3s/WJVKilOTazs/s200/Winters+tail.png" width="200" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">When
Winter, the bottlenose dolphin was a baby she was rescued off the coast of
Florida.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her tail had been seriously
damaged by a crab trap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To everyone’s
surprise, Winter survived her injuries, even though she lost her tail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without a tail she had to change how she
moved in the water, causing damage to her spine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the help of a team of experts Winter was
provided a new prosthetic tail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
book tracks Winter’s story from her rescue through her recovery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<span style="color: black;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><u>History</u></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><strong>14 cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-irWQPotyyIo/UVBkKkfvCyI/AAAAAAAAA10/_v4CO-hLjJI/s1600/14+cows.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="194" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-irWQPotyyIo/UVBkKkfvCyI/AAAAAAAAA10/_v4CO-hLjJI/s200/14+cows.png" width="200" /></span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">Nine months after the September 11 attacks, the Maasai
people of western Kenya, offered a gift of 14 cows to the American ambassador,
to provide hope and kindness for the future, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to grieving and heartbroken Americans.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>All stations! Distress!: April 15, 1912, the day the Titanic sank by Don Brown</strong></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RLQSKHoNVII/UVBkKhf7llI/AAAAAAAAA2E/fd8ZQsxuGL4/s1600/All+stations.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><strong><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RLQSKHoNVII/UVBkKhf7llI/AAAAAAAAA2E/fd8ZQsxuGL4/s200/All+stations.png" width="158" /></strong></span></a><span style="color: black;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">This retelling of the Titanic story begins with basic facts
about the building of the ship, and the excitement of the launch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The story then follows different classes of passengers
on their trip, eventually leading up to the sinking of the ship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Camping trip that changed America by Barb Rosenstock</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h-24HbM8_J8/UVBkLICFPzI/AAAAAAAAA4E/oNgKg4YKwFo/s1600/Camping+trip.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h-24HbM8_J8/UVBkLICFPzI/AAAAAAAAA4E/oNgKg4YKwFo/s200/Camping+trip.png" width="148" /></span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">In 1903,
John Muir invited President Teddy Roosevelt on a camping trip through the
California wilderness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>John Muir feared
that if this beautiful wilderness was not protected it would be destroyed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From this camping trip the movement for the
creation of National Parks evolved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Discover what happened during this camping trip that motivated Teddy
Roosevelt to campaign and eventually create national parks like Yellowstone.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><strong>How the sphinx got to the museum by Jessie Hartland</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xj7M0NErWQk/UVBkLpqL6pI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/ilOdGZ-5pVc/s1600/How+the+sphinx.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="141" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xj7M0NErWQk/UVBkLpqL6pI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/ilOdGZ-5pVc/s200/How+the+sphinx.png" width="200" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">This book presents us with the history of the Hatshepsut
sphinx, and how it got here to New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From its carving in ancient Egypt to its
arrival in the museum, this is a fascinating journey of how information is
preserved and displayed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Worst friends by Suzanne Jurmain</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J0wQk5yPXUk/UVBkNnMRSMI/AAAAAAAAA3o/FIcx7N_Cd2A/s200/Worst+friends.png" width="162" /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">John Adams and Thomas Jefferson had a falling out that
spanned their two presidencies and long into their retirement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This book provides a brief overview of their
relationship, their differences, and their passion to better American
government.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="color: black;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><u>Science</u></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Energy Island by Allan Drummond</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mB9OHJ4kU-Y/UVBkLI6rF6I/AAAAAAAAA38/hepu7iW8K8s/s1600/Energy+Island.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mB9OHJ4kU-Y/UVBkLI6rF6I/AAAAAAAAA38/hepu7iW8K8s/s200/Energy+Island.png" width="182" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-add-space: auto;">
<span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Energy Island is an inspiring story about making a big difference in
the world. This story shows how an ordinary community on an island in Denmark
made an extraordinary decisions to change how they used energy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The island of Samsᴓ harnessed the wind to
create enough energy to become almost completely energy-independent. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
<span style="color: black;">
</span><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span></div>
<span style="color: black;">
</span></span><span style="color: black;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="color: black;"></span><br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><strong>How the dinosaur got to the museum by Jessie Hatland</strong></span></div>
<span style="color: black;">
</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Du_cFQ21-Wg/UVBkLoDeizI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/4SLiBrjO8Zo/s1600/How+the+dinosaurs.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="164" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Du_cFQ21-Wg/UVBkLoDeizI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/4SLiBrjO8Zo/s200/How+the+dinosaurs.png" width="200" /></span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="color: black;">This is the story of how a dinosaur named Diplodocus made
its way from Utah to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington,
D.C.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is an interesting story that
shows the care and maintenance required in keeping ancient artifacts intact, so
that we may visit them at the museum and learn more about the past.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span></div>
<span style="color: black;">
</span></span><span style="color: black;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Listen to the wind by Greg Mortenson</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dUCbRgy0YE0/UVBkL7c9TXI/AAAAAAAAA2k/HBmGIMRsT_0/s1600/Listen+to+the+wind.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="164" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dUCbRgy0YE0/UVBkL7c9TXI/AAAAAAAAA2k/HBmGIMRsT_0/s200/Listen+to+the+wind.png" width="200" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black;">G<span style="font-family: Calibri;">reg Mortenson was lost in a remote Himalayan
village, and saved by the local people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After he was saved by these villages he promised to return the kindness
that was given to him, and he vowed to build a school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In keeping his promise he enhanced the lives
of many people in a distant part of the world. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through collage type images and simple
narrative text, this is a great and remarkable story to read aloud.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Olivia's birds: saving the Gulf by Olivia Bouler</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V4vHY7Ol_3g/UVBkMTi1pAI/AAAAAAAAA24/wvJOrYG0fDs/s1600/Olivia%2527s+bird.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="165" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V4vHY7Ol_3g/UVBkMTi1pAI/AAAAAAAAA24/wvJOrYG0fDs/s200/Olivia%2527s+bird.png" width="200" /></span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">Animals often need help and protection, but do not always
get it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Olivia is an 11 year old girl
who made a great and remarkable difference in the Gulf Coast oil spill recovery
mission.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She not only raised awareness,
but a great deal of money in order to save helpless animals from this
disaster.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Full of hand drawn pictures by
Olivia, readers get a true sense of Olivia and her eagerness to help the birds.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="color: black;">
</span><br />
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Pop!: the invention of bubble gum by Meghan McCarthy</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q3_b6wfVD8M/UVBkMiVTjsI/AAAAAAAAA3I/47gOrjqmvC8/s1600/Pop.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q3_b6wfVD8M/UVBkMiVTjsI/AAAAAAAAA3I/47gOrjqmvC8/s200/Pop.png" width="191" /></span></a><span style="color: black;">
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">This is a fun book for gum lovers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It begins with the history of gum and candy
making and goes into interesting and fun facts all about gum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pink bubbles and sweet looking images
make this informative book a lot of fun to read.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="color: black;">
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Redwoods by Jason Chin</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uY-Or4_JKyM/UVBkM0W0_LI/AAAAAAAAA3w/lPWWfjT3Xqg/s1600/Redwood.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uY-Or4_JKyM/UVBkM0W0_LI/AAAAAAAAA3w/lPWWfjT3Xqg/s200/Redwood.png" width="136" /></span></a><span style="color: black;">
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">The story begins with an average train ride that transforms
into an imaginative and informative adventure. Jason stumbles upon a book about
Redwood forests, and while he continues to uncover more information about these
natural wonders, he is transported to California to climb the Redwood
canopy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="color: black;">
</span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><u>Sports</u></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Hoop genius: how a desperate teacher and a rowdy gym class invented basketball </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">by John Coy</span></strong></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S88upJgE3Mc/UVByBghkFvI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/S5G26iwTvdM/s1600/Hoop+genius.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S88upJgE3Mc/UVByBghkFvI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/S5G26iwTvdM/s200/Hoop+genius.png" width="154" /></span></a><span style="color: black;">
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">This is a true story of how a gym teacher created the game
of basketball, in an effort to tame a wild gym class and how the game traveled across the country and evolved into the game we love today.</span></div>
<span style="color: black;">
</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;"><strong>The longest season: the story of the Orioles' 1988 losing streak</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X6_qOOPi6Kk/UVBkLL6-wxI/AAAAAAAAA34/so_bC5GyLSc/s1600/Cal+Ripken.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X6_qOOPi6Kk/UVBkLL6-wxI/AAAAAAAAA34/so_bC5GyLSc/s200/Cal+Ripken.png" width="172" /></span></a><span style="color: black;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">Cal Ripkin, Jr.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>loved
playing baseball for the Baltimore Orioles, but their record breaking 21-game
losing streak was devastating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Throughout this book it shows the ups and downs of the Orioles team, and
how their hard work eventually paid off.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;">
</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"></span> </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For the entire list of nonfiction picture books available at the North Castle Library, stop by the Children's Room or send us an email by clicking the icon in the top right hand corner.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"> </span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-20348713461267545162013-02-22T09:10:00.002-08:002013-02-22T09:44:26.663-08:00If you like Diary of a wimpy kid....<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Do you or your child love to read Diary of a <em>Wimpy Kid</em> books by Jeff Kinney? Has he/she read Jeff Kinney's books numerous times and are ready to try something new? Below is a list of great books that are fun and entertaining; and are great for Wimpy Kid fans. Click on the book images to open the link to the authors' websites to learn more about their books.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel (Grades 2-4)</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://badkittybooks.squarespace.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="304" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dXTfFGvlD6Y/USeju7pqj6I/AAAAAAAAAz4/fZgn1ps_ZtM/s320/Bad+Kitty.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Dragonbreath by Ursula Vernon (Grades 3-5)</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://ursulavernon.com/node/8" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3txk9WubJ9k/USejv-iws2I/AAAAAAAAA0M/ZpBh-goLzTo/s320/Dragonbreath.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">43 Old Cemetary Road by Kate Klise (Grades 3-6)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.kateandsarahklise.com/books.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="281" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q9Fx36w5da4/USejwlYCHFI/AAAAAAAAA0c/UmZuDtTwzew/s320/Old+Cemetary+Rd.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Odd squad by Michael Fry (Grades 4-6)</span></strong></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j_gGQXRC-Co/USejwYcD6LI/AAAAAAAAA0U/L2zDxLu_LaQ/s1600/Odd+squad.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j_gGQXRC-Co/USejwYcD6LI/AAAAAAAAA0U/L2zDxLu_LaQ/s200/Odd+squad.png" width="134" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
No link available for this book!</div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>My life as... by Janet Tashjian (Grades 4-6)</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://janettashjian.com/books/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="152" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sIkTW9LDKfM/USejwOmgFeI/AAAAAAAAA0Q/OQvmwwCBCac/s320/My+life+as.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Stick dog by Tom Watson (Grades 4-6)</span></strong></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.stickdogbooks.com/index.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--W9O43uDwfE/USejxZGB2DI/AAAAAAAAA0s/M2h6vV7m5Ac/s200/Stick+dog.png" width="134" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Justin Case by Rachel Vail (Grades 4-7)</span></strong></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://rachelvail.com/pages/justin_case.htm" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6a7CxFClHOs/USejv5-tgKI/AAAAAAAAA0I/lEoQ7Fa5qPY/s1600/Justin+Case.png" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Planet Tad by Tim Carvell (Grades 4-7)</span></strong></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pVpUY7zTnzI/USejxbTabMI/AAAAAAAAA0o/I2ieyPDD3Io/s1600/Planet+Tad.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pVpUY7zTnzI/USejxbTabMI/AAAAAAAAA0o/I2ieyPDD3Io/s200/Planet+Tad.png" width="132" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
No link available for this book!</div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Blogtastic! by Rose Cooper (Grades 4-7)</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://rosecooperwriter.blogspot.com/p/my-books.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="156" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nYHDm1xD4BA/USeju6HKu1I/AAAAAAAAAz0/_BE7CVM6iJ0/s320/Blogtastic.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger (Grades 4-7)</strong></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://origamiyoda.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="158" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wuJpmOHJL40/USejw7XS6aI/AAAAAAAAA0g/Xcfx6fRbuDg/s320/Origami+yoda.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russell (Grades 5-8)</span></strong></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.dorkdiaries.com/home/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="115" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iqXWdYl-IGE/USejvfN_7EI/AAAAAAAAA0A/pYEaaeSegyo/s400/Dork+diaries.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce (Grades 5-8)</span></strong></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.bignatebooks.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="319" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uCl3wAz2HH0/USejvPjOAFI/AAAAAAAAAz8/twRhqBJ8Mrw/s320/Big+Nate.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">All of these book are available at the North Castle Library. Stop in and check one out today!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-20762538008931196952013-02-11T12:52:00.000-08:002013-02-11T12:52:37.103-08:00February is Black History Month<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>"What color is my world? The Lost History of African American Inventors" by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld.</strong> </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span> </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggB0CwcG9juih5XmP85nR072HStKRJ2VBQgrh9g3_aibOMIt9XkR9yMDC9dSBbjLLs9Te2rPFQ8I8wE-2QpHaG-LJ39boAIR0hsLRt9ctS_Cr8xn9pl9AkhHhyphenhyphenQjUa1L6dsFzyBWhFj8qf/s1600/whatcolor.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggB0CwcG9juih5XmP85nR072HStKRJ2VBQgrh9g3_aibOMIt9XkR9yMDC9dSBbjLLs9Te2rPFQ8I8wE-2QpHaG-LJ39boAIR0hsLRt9ctS_Cr8xn9pl9AkhHhyphenhyphenQjUa1L6dsFzyBWhFj8qf/s320/whatcolor.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For Black History Month, the Children’s Room is spotlighting Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld’s new book; introducing young readers to African American inventors that they would not typically come across in their classroom. What makes this book unique is how the information is presented within a picture book format, told through a work of fiction. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Brother and sister, Herbie and Ella, spend the day helping Mr. Mital, the local handyman; fix-up their new house that needs a lot of work. Through each task Mr. Mital teaches Herbie and Ella about different inventors in history. Each inventor has a side panel that folds out, offering Ella’s Fast Facts, along with a summary about the inventor’s contributions. Every couple pages there is a two page spread about an inventor that provides a full biography of that person. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Readers have two options when reading this book. It can be read as a picture book about a family moving into a new house , picking up interesting facts as they read; or readers can dive into this book, reading Herbie and Ella’s story and explore the flaps and biographies, gathering a full history of African American inventors.</span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-12917299448751633582013-01-28T09:52:00.001-08:002013-01-29T10:38:01.214-08:00And the winner is...!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Caldecott winners</strong></span></div>
<br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Honors:</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds & illustrated by Peter Brown</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Extra yarn by Mac Barnett & illustrated by Jon Klassen</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">One cool friend by Toni Buzzeo & illustrated by David Small</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sleep like a tiger by Mary Logue & illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--UgRskOV8AY/UQbaEV2hvyI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/WfnvXt4NTls/s1600/Caldecott+honors.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" oea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--UgRskOV8AY/UQbaEV2hvyI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/WfnvXt4NTls/s640/Caldecott+honors.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Winner:</strong> This is not my hat, written and illustrated by Jon Klassen </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MufbpHX9Rkk/UQa5k95SJ5I/AAAAAAAAAxs/KRLViGUm8zg/s1600/Caldecott+winner.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" oea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MufbpHX9Rkk/UQa5k95SJ5I/AAAAAAAAAxs/KRLViGUm8zg/s320/Caldecott+winner.png" width="320" /></a></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Newbery winners</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Honors: </strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Splendors and gloom by Laura Amy Schlitz</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Bomb: the race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon by Steve Sheinkin</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Three times lucky by Sheila Turnage</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T_6W2EMfp-w/UQa4PLbSKkI/AAAAAAAAAxM/DrZ0W8CCVo4/s1600/Newbery+honors.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" oea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T_6W2EMfp-w/UQa4PLbSKkI/AAAAAAAAAxM/DrZ0W8CCVo4/s640/Newbery+honors.png" width="640" /></a></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Winner:</strong> One and only Ivan by Katherine Applegate</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gRb4MajbUCE/UQa5lL6ob6I/AAAAAAAAAx4/4iLW6RcHiYM/s1600/One+and+only+Ivan.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" oea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gRb4MajbUCE/UQa5lL6ob6I/AAAAAAAAAx4/4iLW6RcHiYM/s320/One+and+only+Ivan.png" width="229" /></a></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Printz winners</strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Honors: </strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Code name Verity by Elizabeth Wein</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dodger by Terry Pratchett</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">White bicycle by Beverly Brenna </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V1mjuTMTrUc/UQa4POzq7UI/AAAAAAAAAxI/F1zaNLUCcU4/s1600/Printz+honors.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" oea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V1mjuTMTrUc/UQa4POzq7UI/AAAAAAAAAxI/F1zaNLUCcU4/s640/Printz+honors.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Winner:</strong></span> In darkness by Nick Lane</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s4GGYALZPaE/UQa5lA1JwxI/AAAAAAAAAx0/p3bCEiMCTiU/s1600/Printz+winner.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" oea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s4GGYALZPaE/UQa5lA1JwxI/AAAAAAAAAx0/p3bCEiMCTiU/s320/Printz+winner.png" width="219" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Some titles we guessed, while others we missed all together. Check previous posts for reviews of Extra yarn, One cool friend, Slendors and glooms, Bomb, Three times lucky, One and only Ivan, and Code name Verity. Keep an eye out for upcoming reviews of the books that we missed. Click the following link to see all award winners announced by the ALA.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/pr?id=12298">http://www.ala.org/news/pr?id=12298</a></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-70896466839668723672013-01-26T11:27:00.000-08:002013-01-28T08:40:13.814-08:00Week 4: Caldecott, Newbery, & Printz Reviews<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Caldecott Reviews:</strong></span><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-osrnceWGxlg/UPg79_W8RpI/AAAAAAAAAuE/5BU3GIYrMH8/s1600/Extra+yarn.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" oea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-osrnceWGxlg/UPg79_W8RpI/AAAAAAAAAuE/5BU3GIYrMH8/s200/Extra+yarn.png" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A young girl named Annabelle discovers a magical box containing a never-ending supply of yarn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Annabelle uses the yarn to knit a sweater for herself and her dog, then her friends, classmates, neighbors, animals, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eventually Annabelle’s whole village has benefited from her knitting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Word spreads of her magical box until an archduke arrives demanding to buy her box but Annabelle refuses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The archduke hires robbers to steal the box but when he receives the box, it has lost its magic and the archduke throws the box into the sea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The box eventually returns to Annabelle and its magic is restored.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The illustrations are ink, gouache, and digitally created.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Klassen has created a black and white world that is brightened with colorful geometric stiches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each stitch is bright and warm, giving feeling to Annabelle’s world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alone, Barnett’s text is void of emotion but with Klassen’s artwork the reader feels the power of the magical yarn box.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People, animals, cars, buildings, and trees become alive with Annabelle’s sweaters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ill-tempered characters’ facial expressions warm with Annabelle’s gift.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Barnett’s text paired with Klassen’s illustrations brings this story to life and show how simple acts are powerful.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Chloe and the lion by Mac Barnett</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pTx7n-_Wg7M/UPg79ZjM8ZI/AAAAAAAAAt8/glibqOd53Ko/s1600/Chloe+and+the+lion.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="175" oea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pTx7n-_Wg7M/UPg79ZjM8ZI/AAAAAAAAAt8/glibqOd53Ko/s200/Chloe+and+the+lion.png" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Chloe and the lion</i> should be the story of a young girl who collects change all week to ride the merry-go-round on Saturdays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a fun afternoon of riding the merry-go-round, Chloe heads home through woods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But this is where Chloe’s story ends because the Author and Illustrator disagree on what should leap out from behind an oak tree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The author writes that a lion leaps out but the Illustrator draws a dragon, thus becoming a battle between the Author and Illustrator with the main character trapped in the middle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Author gets a new Illustrator to draw a lion and eat the Illustrator, but then he quits leaving the Author to draw the pictures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is only with the help of Chloe that the book can be finished.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">While the story sounds confusing, Adam Rex’s illustrations help to distinguish between the story of Chloe and the lion and the story of Author & Illustrator.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chloe and her story are line drawings, while Mac and Adam are Claymation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their story offers insight into the relationship between authors and Illustrators.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Often children do not consider the author and illustrator when reading a picture book but in this story you have no choice but to consider both.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Barnett’s book also shows how important a good illustrator is to a story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the illustrator changes in the book, so do the illustrations, quickly getting worse.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This book is a great example of the importance of illustrations, without them there is no story to tell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This book is a great candidate for the Caldecott award.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Caldecott Reviews:</strong></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">One and only Ivan by Katherine Applegate</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9U7C-qs3ZZ0/UPg8PQEcf-I/AAAAAAAAAu0/EN7S6-U3v94/s1600/One+and+only+Ivan.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" oea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9U7C-qs3ZZ0/UPg8PQEcf-I/AAAAAAAAAu0/EN7S6-U3v94/s200/One+and+only+Ivan.png" width="143" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ivan is a silverback gorilla that lives at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. Ivan has not always been a captive gorilla. He was born in the wild but early in life was captured and raised by humans. He has few memories of his life in the jungle and finds the easiest way to survive is to let go of the few memories he has. Ivan is not alone. In the cage next to him is Stella, an elderly elephant that grew up in a cirus before ending up in the Exit 8 Top Mall. Ivan also has Bob, a stray dog that sleeps in Ivan's cage at night by squeezing through a crack in the glass. Ivan's day to day life changes when a baby elephant, Ruby, is introduced to the Exit 8 Big Top. Soon after Ruby's arrival Stella dies from an infection in her foot. Before she dies Ivan makes the difficult promise to Stella to protect Ruby and keep her safe. Ruby's presence opens up a wave of memories for Ivan of his mother, father, and sister. He begins inviting back the memories of his childhood in the jungle. These memories and his promise force Ivan to look at the poor life they are all living. Ivan knows that he and Ruby have to escape this place and Ivan begins to dream up a plan.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Applegate creates this story using first person narrative through Ivan's eyes. His life and observations are showed through his concious thoughts. Applegate does a beautiful job of showing readers how Ivan's mind works and how he views the world. There is nothing fantastical about this story. Applegate does not shy away from the truth about animal abuse. This is a beautiful written story, with a wonderful message about captive animals. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: left;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Printz Reviews:</span></div>
<div align="center" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Code name Verity by Elizabeth Wein</span></div>
<div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Yjzwo6notc/UPg79heGp7I/AAAAAAAAAuA/pflaef4MGVM/s1600/Code+name+verity.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" oea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Yjzwo6notc/UPg79heGp7I/AAAAAAAAAuA/pflaef4MGVM/s200/Code+name+verity.png" width="136" /></a></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Code name </em>Verity is a difficult book to review without giving away too many important plot details that will spoil the book. This review will be brief. </span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">A British spy plane crashes in Nazi occupied France during World WarII. There is a pilot and one female passenger on board. As the plane crashes to the ground the passenger exits the plane and our two main characters are separated. "Verity" is arrested by the Gestapo before her mission even begins. Nazi interrogators quickly break her spirit and give her two options: reveal British secrets or suffer further torture and a grisly death. "Verity" is quick to tell readers that she is a coward and agrees to trade secrets to stop the torture, but will it be enough to save her life. Verity reveals her secrets by writing a lengthy confession for the Nazi's in the form of a biography, making Maddie, her best friend, the main character in her story. This may sound confusing but will be explained within her confession.</span></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The book starts out with lengthy rambling by the main character that may turn off readers but keep going! You will understand why the book needs to start this way. "Verity" refers to herself in the second person but this is necessary for her to create a full picture of the war. Half way through the book the narrator changes and all the loose ends are pulled together. This is a beautiful story with well-developed characters that you want to love and hate. Even the Nazi interrogators have dimension. If this book appears too overwhelming or you are having trouble getting past the first fifty pages, check out the audiobook. The narrators are brilliant. Be warned that this book is not for the squeamish; torture is an underlying theme in this book that is necessary to the story.</span><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Ask the passengers by A.S. King</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9E_y1hh7kpM/UPg78s9wrxI/AAAAAAAAAtw/u9rdZTu59Ek/s1600/Ask+the+passenger.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" oea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9E_y1hh7kpM/UPg78s9wrxI/AAAAAAAAAtw/u9rdZTu59Ek/s200/Ask+the+passenger.png" width="135" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Astrid Jones desperately needs someone she can trust to talk to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She can’t talk to her parents, her sister, or even her best friend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead Astrid lies on the picnic table in her backyard and watches the airplanes fly overhead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She sends her love to the passengers on the airplanes and sends her own questions about love as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Astrid does not know the passengers of the flights she sees but believes they are the only people who will not judge her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Astrid is questioning her sexuality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has previously had a boyfriend but now finds herself attracted to a girl named Dee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As her relationship with Dee intensifies the people around her want answers; answers that Astrid is not prepared to share.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Growing up in a small town, Astrid faces many small prejudices.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ask the passenger is not a groundbreaking book about struggling with sexuality but this story of belonging, self-discovery, and peer pressure is wonderfully written and allows readers to be who they are without labels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This book is broken up with passengers from people aboard the flights Astrid sends her love to, offering insight into homosexual and heterosexual relationships; along with relationships just getting started and relationships that have come to an end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This book is worth your time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The Caldecott, Newbery, and Printz awards will be announced on Monday, January 28 at 11:00 a.m.</span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-35414810355288489632013-01-22T09:08:00.000-08:002013-01-22T09:13:58.365-08:00Week 3: Caldecott, Newbery, & Printz Reviews<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Caldecott Reviews:</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><br /></span>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Oh, no! by Candace Fleming & Illustrated by Eric Rohmann</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Td2FCmVlAhI/UPg8P0B55_I/AAAAAAAAAu8/qGmSJEObmOA/s1600/Oh+no.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" jea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Td2FCmVlAhI/UPg8P0B55_I/AAAAAAAAAu8/qGmSJEObmOA/s200/Oh+no.png" width="171" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Oh, no!</i> is the story of a frog that falls into a deep hole and needs help getting out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One by one a mouse, a loris, a sun bear, and a monkey try to help but fall into the hole calling out “Oh, no!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as they fall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once all five animals are trapped a hungry tiger appears offering to help; with a shout all five yell, “Oh, no!” and an elephant charges to the rescue pulling all five out as the tiger falls in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The story is designed to be read aloud with a rhythmic beat and opportunities for the audience to shout out, “Oh, no!”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The illustrations are created with an earth tone palette of browns, tans, and greens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While the colors are dark, the characters appear to pop off the page.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Without the illustrations the text is weak.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While the text tells a straightforward and repetitive story, the illustrations tell a secondary story of a tiger stalking his prey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Throughout the book you can catch glimpses of the tiger’s tail and paws until he appears fully on the page with his offer to help while licking his teeth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The illustrations make this story.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And then it's spring by Julie Fogliano & Illustrated by Erin E. Stead</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fTVugSLzIkY/UPg8bG7_4uI/AAAAAAAAAvY/eoIptZDu90M/s1600/And+then+it%2527s+spring.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" jea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fTVugSLzIkY/UPg8bG7_4uI/AAAAAAAAAvY/eoIptZDu90M/s200/And+then+it%2527s+spring.png" width="185" /></span></a><span style="color: black;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">After a snowy winter, a young boy and his dog go outside and observe all the brown the surrounds them and decide to plant a garden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The boy and his dog wait and worry until the brown becomes a hum of green and at last the brown is gone and green is all around.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">Fogliano’s story is a simple poem about the brief weeks between the melting away of winter and the green of spring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her story shows what great satisfaction there can be in patience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What takes Fogliano’s story from a simple, sweet poem to a great picture book are Stead’s illustrations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stead’s illustrations add depth and understanding to the story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The boy’s impatience is reflected in the illustrations and readers can empathize with his desire to see signs of spring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a great picture book for nonreaders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The text is not necessary to enjoy the book and with the details Stead incorporates in her illustrations, children can make up their own stories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-spacerun: yes;"><strong>Newbery Reviews:</strong></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-spacerun: yes;">Kelper's dream by Juliet Bell</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vc5LgaGjtw4/UPg8OZ2A4dI/AAAAAAAAAuk/5D-JCmd8A8c/s1600/Kepler%2527s+dream.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" jea="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vc5LgaGjtw4/UPg8OZ2A4dI/AAAAAAAAAuk/5D-JCmd8A8c/s200/Kepler%2527s+dream.png" width="132" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">Eleven year old, Ella is forced to spend the summer with the grandmother she never met.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her mother has been hospitalized to undergo a dangerous cancer treatment in hopes of curing her of leukemia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ella’s parents are divorced and her dad cannot be pulled away from his job running fishing expeditions to take care of her and suggests his mother look after her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With no other option she is sent from California to Albuquerque, New Mexico.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When she arrives she is greeted by Miguel, the caretaker for her grandmother’s estate, who is a pleasant man with a daughter about Ella’s age.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the only ray of light in her dark summer ahead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To Ella, it appears that the only things her grandmother, Violet, cares about are books, grammar, and etiquette.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Violet is a collector of rare books and her house it littered with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the center of her house is a massive library packed with books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is one in particular that is the prize of her collection “Kepler’s dream of the moon.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She purchased this book in honor of her deceased husband, a passionate astronomer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the book is stolen from the library Ella teams up with Miguel’s daughter, Rose, to find it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rose wants to find the book because she is worried her father will be blamed for its theft.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ella wants to find the book in hopes of repairing her fractured family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ella discovers that this book is at the heart of the story that broke her family apart.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Kepler’s dream</span></i><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> is a quiet novel with well-developed characters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At first you believe it is a mystery but as you read the book, you discover that the story is really about family, both the loss and gain of family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ella’s father has been absent the majority of her life and with the possibility of her mother dying, her father’s behavior towards her does not change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her grandmother is cold towards Ella’s father and makes little reference to her mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If her mother dies, Ella believes she will be alone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This story is slow-paced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While adults will love what this book has to offer children, younger readers may have a difficult time moving through the book, which has an abundance of character introductions that are brief and sometimes confusing to keep track of.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">Bomb: the race to build-and-steal the world's most dangerous weapon by Steve Sheinkin</span><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C8AjaL3OVYc/UPg78h89x3I/AAAAAAAAAts/jKsIPIG8Ms8/s1600/Bomb.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" jea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C8AjaL3OVYc/UPg78h89x3I/AAAAAAAAAts/jKsIPIG8Ms8/s200/Bomb.png" width="162" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Harry Gold has the F.B.I. banging on his front door. In a panic he tries to destroy seventeen years of evidence, but as the F.B.I. enters his room they find everything they need to prove Harry Gold was a Soviet spy. This is how Sheinkin begins his story of the atomic bomb. From here we go back in time from 1950 to 1934, where it all started. <em>Bomb</em> is the story of betrayal, espionage, war, and science; weaving together the history of the race to build the first atomic bomb, World War II, and the efforts of Germany, the Soviet Union, and the United States to stop each other from being first.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This work of nonfiction reads like an Alex Rider novel; with vivid writing and first person quotes. Sheinkin 's movement through time and place is fluid and engaging, encouraging readers young and old to keep reading and see who betrays who next. The story does not fully examine the history of the time period but does appeal to young readers, opening the door for further exploration. This is a great book for both lovers of fiction and nonfiction.</span></div>
<span style="color: black;"><br /></span>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_lt2-5auE8Y/UPg8Oc9JGHI/AAAAAAAAAus/Z64AfJgztJk/s1600/Mighty+miss+malone.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" oea="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_lt2-5auE8Y/UPg8Oc9JGHI/AAAAAAAAAus/Z64AfJgztJk/s200/Mighty+miss+malone.png" width="132" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black;">Deza Malone is a strong twelve year old girl growing up in Gary, Indiana. She takes great pride in her education and family. Both Deza's parents and teacher have big ambitions for Deza's future but with the backdrop of the Great Depression, Deza has to hold tight to her dreams. Deza's father has been out of work for a longtime, like most colored men in Gary. Her father decides to move to Flint, Michigan to find work then send for his family. After a month goes by with no word from her father, things get worse. Deza's mother losses her job. Deza, her older brother Jimmie, and her mother pack there things and head to Flint hoping to stay with Deza's grandmother, find her father, and find a job for her mother. But things do not workout as planned and they end up in Hooverville, outside of Flint. From there Jimmie decides to leave, hoping to use his beautiful singing voice to become a performer, leaving Deza and her mother behind to find her father.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black;">Deza's story has many twists and turns. As Deza's story moves forward readers are shown the devastation of the Great Depression. While the story changes directions several times, Deza is a great storyteller with a likeable attitude towards her circumstances, giving readers hope. For older readers, the ending may resolve to easily, but younger readers will enjoy Deza's happily ever after. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Printz Reviews: </span></strong></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">The list by Siobhan Vivian</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I66AsBTZhqg/UPg8OSdrdxI/AAAAAAAAAuo/n2qRPzHlJVs/s1600/List.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="320" jea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-I66AsBTZhqg/UPg8OSdrdxI/AAAAAAAAAuo/n2qRPzHlJVs/s320/List.png" width="210" /></span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">Every year at Mount Washington High School a new list is posted naming the ugliest and prettiest girl in each grade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This list is released one week before the Homecoming Dance. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">The List is told through the eyes of eight different girls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Freshman to senior, we follow the prettiest and ugliest girls in each grade, and we see how they are affected by the way others perceive them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They each receive more attention, both good and bad, and we see the consequences of how these girls are treated by their classmates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After this list is posted, several problems arise for each of the girls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The creators of the list remain anonymous, but each year when it is posted, it gives the entire student body ammunition towards the eight girls selected.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The girls are now subject to bullying, jealousy, eating disorders, sibling rivalry, etc.; making their lives in high school even more stressful than normal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is not just the “ugly” girls who are having a hard time, but the “pretty” ones as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">This book takes us through the difficulties of figuring out who we are in high school, and how we can deal with other people’s opinions of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The creators of the list take it upon themselves to unapologetically judge the girls on their superficial features, making each girl feel a sense of defeat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If this is how they are already perceived, then what is the point of trying?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See how each girl deals with her elected label and displays her true self.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">Each chapter is told through a different character.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With eight characters to keep track of, the beginning chapters were a bit hard to follow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, as the story progressed and the characters developed, it became easier to follow the different story lines and draw connections between the characters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of the characters were stronger than others, but with eight different girls to choose from, I found myself connecting with different girls at different points in the story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A strong aspect of this book was how it showed the fine line there is between ugly and pretty, both on the inside and outside. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although there have been many other books written about the pressures and the “mean girl” attitudes that come with surviving high school, the message of this book remains true and timeless. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This book allows readers to reflect upon their own actions towards other people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I enjoyed getting to know these girls and seeing their growth through the story.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">There is no dog by Meg Rosoff</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hqNEhLX9RY8/UPg8PxhdbqI/AAAAAAAAAvE/jj-3ZS3xFJc/s1600/There+is+no+dog.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" jea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hqNEhLX9RY8/UPg8PxhdbqI/AAAAAAAAAvE/jj-3ZS3xFJc/s200/There+is+no+dog.png" width="128" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What if God were a teenage boy? </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mona, a goddess with a gambling problem wins earth in a poker game. She hands the job of being God of earth to her spoiled, self-centered teenage son, Bob, in hopes of teaching him responsibility. Mr. B is assigned to be Bob's assistant. Bob is tired and lazy and leaves his assistant to clean up the mess that Bob has made of earth. Because Bob created humans in his image, the planet is filled with selfish and greedy beings. While Mr. B is trying to manage earth, God falls in love with a mortal, Lucy, an assistant zookeeper. As Bob attempts to court Lucy, strange things begin to happen. While Bob's lust for Lucy grows, the weather starts doing strange things. Mr. B and Mona warn Bob, advising him to leave the girl alone and get back to fixing earth but Bob only cares for his own desires. Through this Mr. B decides to resign and be assigned to a new planet but struggles with the guilt of leaving earth alone with Bob.</span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia;">This story is told from multiple points of view. Rosoff does an amazing job of creating a believable story of a disfunctional family watching over earth. <em>There is no dog</em> has an ending with a twist that gives earth it's faith back.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="color: black;"></span></strong></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Check back for the remaining Caldecott, Newbery, and Printz reviews.</span></strong></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-3513929779482825132013-01-10T13:58:00.002-08:002013-01-14T13:41:28.152-08:00Week 2: Caldecott, Newbery & Printz Reviews<strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Caldecott Reviews:</span></strong><br />
<strong><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></strong>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Bear Has A Story To Tell" by Philip C. Stead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Illustrated by Erin E. Stead</span></div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="clear: left; color: black; float: left; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" eea="true" height="183" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zugdc9-4AHc/UO82pSQFv8I/AAAAAAAAAq0/OnBden2Bapw/s200/Bear+has+a+story+to+tell.png" width="200" /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bear has a story to tell</i> is about getting ready for winter. Bear is tired and ready to sleep but first he has a story he wants to share with his friends. He starts with mouse, but mouse need to collect seeds, so bear stops to help. Bear then offers to tell duck his story but duck is getting ready to fly south. Bear helps duck get ready to leave. This continues with frog and mole until the first snowflakes fall and bear decides it is time to go to sleep. In the spring bear wakes and all his friends return, ready to hear bear’s story.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This story is simple with a message of patience and friendship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The illustrations perfectly match the feel of the book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With soft, muted watercolors, Stead creates simple backdrops, leaving the details in the expressions of the animals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This husband and wife team previously won the Caldecott medal for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A sick day for Amos McGee</i> and again they achieved the perfect pairing of text and art.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;">"A Home For Bird" by Philip C. Stead (author & illustrator)</span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="clear: left; color: black; float: left; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" eea="true" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kpCk6rgvA5w/UO82kvck09I/AAAAAAAAAqo/h1_cdjIkwZo/s200/A+home+for+bird.png" width="177" /></span></div>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">While out foraging for interesting things Vernon the toad discovers an extremely quiet blue bird and they become fast friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vernon introduces Bird to his friends and shows Bird all his favorite places but Bird says nothing and Vernon begins to worry that Bird is not happy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the help of his friend Porcupine and Skunk, they decide Bird is not happy because he misses his home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Together Vernon and Bird set out on a journey to find Bird’s home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vernon shows Bird many new places but it is not until they discover a clock shaped like a bird house that Bird finally speaks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">Stead’s illustrations are created with a mix of pencils, watercolors, and pastels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At first glance the illustrations appear sloppy but as you are reading the story, you start to notice the detail that Stead has added to his pictures. The pictures help to move the story along, adding the detail that the text does not offer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the first page before the text begins, readers see a cuckoo bird falling off a truck full of household items.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This one pictures sets the stage for the story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each time Vernon shows Bird a place to live, it is the illustrations that show the reader where they are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A home for bird</i> is a wonderful story of unconditional friendship told both through text and pictures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;"></span></span></span><br />
</div>
<o:p><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Homer" by Elisha Cooper (Author & Illustrator)</span></div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="clear: left; color: black; float: left; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" eea="true" height="145" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H7vp5lhC6W8/UO82w53qoxI/AAAAAAAAArA/PeyXttmRXtQ/s200/Homer.png" width="200" /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Homer</i> is the story of a sturdy old yellow labrador that spends his days lying on the front porch looking out over the ocean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One by one members of his family leave that house inviting him to join them; to explore the fields, to walk the beach, to swim, or to run to the market.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And one by one Homer declines, content to observe the day from his spot on the porch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As each member returns home they check in with Homer showing him what they discovered or telling him what they did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the sun sets, Homer leaves the porch, returning inside to eat his dinner and climb into a chair to sleep.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the end of the day Homer is asked by his owner if he needs anything and he replies saying he has everything he wants, “I have you.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">Elisha Cooper used pencil lined watercolors to illustrate her story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The illustrations are simple, clean, and inviting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each layout show a page with someone inviting Homer and the second page showing Homer content with his decision to stay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This format continues until everyone leaves the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then you see a full spread illustration of everyone out exploring and Homer in the distance lying on the porch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As everyone returns home, the illustrations go back to the earlier format.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While the text tells the story of Homer’s day, it is the illustrations that show the depth of this story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is difficult to look at this book without feeling relaxed and content.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Homer offers a wonderful sense of home and family, content and at ease with his family and surroundings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a beautiful example of illustrations building a story.</span></span><br />
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Newbery Reviews:</span></strong></div>
<o:p><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Lions Of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine</span></div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="clear: left; color: black; float: left; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" eea="true" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EbiyR6HYEhI/UO83jVdYhhI/AAAAAAAAArY/JT0m9c2NU8Y/s200/Lions+of+little+rock.png" width="131" /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lions of Little Rock</i> is about a twelve-year-old girl starting middle school in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1958.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In school students learn about the “Little Rock Nine.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nine black high school students were integrated into an all-white high school in 1957.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This story takes place one year later after the integration. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">Marlee is a twelve-year-old girl starting her first year of middle school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is an introvert who only speaks to her family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At school she does not speak and she allows herself to be bossed around by her best friend Sally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only person who tries to understand Marlee is her older sister Judy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On Marlee’s first day of school her sister challenges her to try and make a new friend and she does.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The new girl in Marlee’s class is everything that Marlee wishes she could be and she wants to be her friend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Liz helps her to learn to speak up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Marlee is making progress until one day when Liz stops going to school and leaves without saying goodbye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rumors quickly spreads through the school that Liz was caught passing as a white student.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">Despite the previous year’s government forced integration, schools in Little Rock are still segregated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The school board has refused to even open the high school for fear of allowing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>black students to attend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The town is divided.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To make the situation worse for Marlee, her sister has been sent to live with a relative in order to attend high school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With no one to turn to, Marlee decides that she wants her friend back; she does not want to go back to being the girl that does not speak.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In order to stay friends, they have to be willing to take on segregation at the risk of their own and their families’ safety.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">This piece of historical fiction sheds light on a year that is given little attention in classroom history books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While students are taught about the integration of Little Rock in 1957, many people do not realize that 1957 was only the beginning of a lengthy battle for integration in schools.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lions of Little Rock</i> does an amazing job of showing readers what it was like to grow up in the midst of the Civil Rights movement providing points of view from different sides and age groups.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Levine’s characters are genuine, and even her secondary characters are well-developed and greatly influence that direction of the story.</span></span><br />
</div>
<o:p><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Splendors And Glooms" by Laura Amy Schlitz</span></div>
</div>
</o:p></o:p></o:p><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="clear: left; color: black; float: left; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" eea="true" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cBAfqBODyo4/UO83m2_OsiI/AAAAAAAAArk/mWmZnvojvwQ/s200/Splendors+and+glooms.png" width="139" /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">Clara Wintermute, the only daughter of a wealthy doctor, is turning twelve years old and begs her parents to invite the master puppeteer Gaspare Grisini and his assistants Lizzie Rose and Parsefell to entertain the guests at her birthday party.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clara is Clara wants a birthday party filled with laughter and excitement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clara was not always an only child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had a twin brother and sisters who all died from cholera.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her home has become filled with grief, guilt, and secret in the past couple of years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">Grisini is more than a master puppeteer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has a criminal past involving dark magic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He sees Clara’s birthday party as an opportunity to make a fortune.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The evening after the puppet show Clara goes missing and Grisini and his assistants become the primary suspects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lizzie Rose and Parsefell search for clues as to what happened to Clara and believe that Grisini has done something awful, discovering his evil intentions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next Grisini disappears and Lizzie Rose and Parsefell find themselves in trouble with the law and have to flee London, falling into a trap set by Grisini’s old rival.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">Schlitz introduces two storylines; one of Lizzie Rose and Parsefell and the other of a dying old lady trying to fight off death knocking at her door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These storylines merge into one dangerous story with everyone fighting for their lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This Victorian gothic story offers dark comedy, deadly magic, and powerful friendships.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<strong style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Printz Reviews:</span></strong></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Every Day" by David Levithan</span></span></span></div>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="clear: left; color: black; float: left; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" eea="true" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5MYGNAbgojw/UO84E_HuXNI/AAAAAAAAAr8/9fGBbF-3lr4/s200/Every+day.png" width="131" /></span></div>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><em>Every day</em> is the story of "A", a teen who wakes up every morning in a different body, living a different life. The only thing A knows it that when he/she goes to sleep he/she will wake up in a different body but a body that is the same age as A and within a certain distance of the previous place. A has no specific gender, race, or physical appearance. A has made peace with this life and has established rules to live by: never get attached, avoid being noticed, and do not interfere with the life choices of that body. There rules help A get through each day, until the day A wakes in the body of sixteen-year-old Justin. As Justin, A meets Justin's girlfriend Rhiannon. A can see how Justin continues to put Rhiannon down making her feel inadequate by accessing Justin's memories. A knows that he/she cannot should not change that but decides to change the course of the day and takes Rhiannon to the beach, spending the day sharing stories and connecting on an extremely personal level. But this only gives Rhiannon hope that Justin is a good person and tomorrow when A wakes up she will not be with Rhiannon. The next morning A wakes in a new body longing to see Rhiannon. Going against the rules created, A has become attached and is willing to interfere in people's lives that he/she embodies to see Rhiannon again. A has to decide how fat to go to be with Rhiannon and if she can be trusted with A's secrets. Levithan offers up the possibility of unconditional love, loving someone purely for who they are inside. </span></span></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><span style="color: black;"></span></span>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"The Fault In Our Stars" by John Green</span></div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EJEp4xFXrPg/UO84NNjjtAI/AAAAAAAAAsU/phvSYC2iZWE/s1600/fault+in+our+stars.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EJEp4xFXrPg/UO84NNjjtAI/AAAAAAAAAsU/phvSYC2iZWE/s200/fault+in+our+stars.png" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sixteen-year-old Hazel Grace Lancaster is clinically depressed. Three years earlier she was diagnosed with stage IV cancer. She is considered a survivor thank to a medical miracle that shrunk the tumors in her lungs. She is forced to drag around an oxygen tank in order to breath and has to live with the understanding that the cancer can always come back. Hazel's parents and doctors want her to attend a weekly support group for cancer survivors, which she does with resistance until she meets Augustus Waters. Augustus lost his leg to cancer but since then has been cancer free. Hazel and Augustus make an immediate connection and bond over Hazel's absolute favorite book Imperial Affliction, about a girl diagnosed with cancer. Hazel's dream is to meet the author who lives in Amsterdam. Hazel is given the opportunity to when she receives a letter from the author inviting her to meet him if she is ever in Amsterdamn. With Augustus's help Hazel has a change but what Hazel experiences is far from what she has hoped for.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;">There are a lot of books about te<span style="text-align: left;">ens with cancer, but this is one of the few that examines what it is like to live with cancer; not to die but nor to be cured either. HAzel is expected to live her life as if she has a future where she can get married, graduate college, and have a job. But the reality is she can just as easily dir from the disease. This book examines all the different sides of the disease, from death to survival and everything in-between.</span></span></span><br />
</div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">"Diviners" by Libba Bray</span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="clear: left; color: black; float: left; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" eea="true" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Wwr3n8ru8k/UO84IU3W3ZI/AAAAAAAAAsI/WNcnPombDFI/s200/Diviners.png" width="132" /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Evie O’Neil has been sent to New York City in the 1920s to temporally live with her bachelor uncle after creating a scandal in her hometown in Ohio.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Evie is thrilled with her punishment.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">She plans to make the most of her banishment, touring speakeasies, movie halls, and department stores.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">But her plans for a wild and exciting new life are dampened by a rash of cult-based murders.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Evie and her uncle Will become entwined in the investigation when the police consult Evie’s uncle Will, the curator of the Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult (known to the locals as the Museum of the Creepy Crawlies).</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Evie cannot resist being part of the investigation believing that her own personal secret can assist in finding the serial killer.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">While Libba Bray focuses on Evie, she also offers points of view from a long list of other characters:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sam, Jerico, Theta, Henry, Memphis, Mabel, Gabe, etc.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">While the story of the occult serial killer is solved, numerous subplots are left unfinished, which may frustrate many readers.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This book is the first in Bray’s new series. If you do not like books that leave you with unanswered questions, this is not the book for you. </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Diviners</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> is over 400 pages.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">If you find this overwhelming, check out the audiobook.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Well worth the listen with a wonderful narrator that makes it easier to keep the numerous characters straight in your head.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Check back next Friday for the next set of reviews for the Caldecott, Newbery, and Printz award.</span></strong></span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-78424367072026251082013-01-04T13:10:00.003-08:002013-01-25T02:21:21.742-08:00Week 1: Caldecott, Newbery, & Printz ReviewsCaldecott Reviews:<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f27FCij29TE/UOXnDsybWGI/AAAAAAAAAlw/EoIzjwaXEtk/s1600/Baby+bear+sees+blue.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f27FCij29TE/UOXnDsybWGI/AAAAAAAAAlw/EoIzjwaXEtk/s200/Baby+bear+sees+blue.png" /></a></div>
<b>"Baby Bear Sees Blue" by Ashley Wolff.</b> <i>Baby Bear Sees Blue</i> is the story of a baby cub and his mother, starting when he wakes up in the morning and ending at bedtime. Baby bear spends his day exploring the world around him with his mother always in the background keeping watch. As the day warms, baby bear leaves his den and discovers blue birds, red strawberries, orange butterflies, and other colorful things in nature. This is a concept book teaching toddlers about colors, asking questions, and learning to see the world around them.<br />
<br />
The background illustrations are created with watercolors and baby bear is inked linoleum print; popping off the page in a deep black. Each page features one color prominently but still offers a well laid background.<br />
<div>
<br />
The illustrations in this book help to enhance the themes of the book. Each color introduced stands out clearly on the page making it easy for toddlers to identify and learn the color. The illustrations also create secondary themes that are not always apparent by the text alone, showing the relationship between the mother bear and baby and the importance of seeing the world around you. <br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PY5wNyUjung/UOX7QPpDimI/AAAAAAAAAn0/wRwQcr0vJCE/s1600/One+cool+friend.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PY5wNyUjung/UOX7QPpDimI/AAAAAAAAAn0/wRwQcr0vJCE/s200/One+cool+friend.png" /></a>"<b>One Cool Friend" by Tony Buzzeo & Illustrated by David Small. </b><i>One Cool Friend</i> is about a very proper young boy, Elliott, who dresses in a tuxedo every day and appears to have a formal relationship with the world around him. Elliott’s father takes him to the aquarium for the day, leaving him to explore while he reads the paper. Elliott feels a connection to the Magellanic penguins and decides to take one home with him in his backpack. Readers follow Elliott as he spends the day and night with his new penguin; feeding him, ice skating, visiting the library, and falling asleep in the freezer. Elliott’s dad appears oblivious to his son’s behavior, instead, lost in atlases, maps, and charts.The illustrations are black and white line drawings, with small touches of soft color. The sparse illustrations match the sparse text but enhance the depth of the story creating a humorous story that can be enjoyed multiple times. The artwork also helps to tell the father’s part of the story. From the text Elliott’s father appears disconnected from his son but the illustrations show how the two are similar in behavior, both adventurous and mischievous.<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div>
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U5TLfcVTx4M/UOX12NyVYFI/AAAAAAAAAmM/rL5Lt_a6z9g/s1600/Because+Amelia+smiled.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U5TLfcVTx4M/UOX12NyVYFI/AAAAAAAAAmM/rL5Lt_a6z9g/s200/Because+Amelia+smiled.png" /></a><b>"Because Amelia Smiled" by David Ezra Stein. </b>This story starts with a young girl running down the sidewalk in the rain, smiling with two other children. A grandmother sees the young girl smiling, reminding her of her grandson. Thinking about him, she bakes cookies to send to him in Mexico. In Mexico, Lionel receives the cookies and shares them with his class. These small moments of happiness continue to travel around the world and back to Amelia.<br />
<br />
Stein creates vibrant illustrations using pencils, water soluble crayons, and watercolors. While Stein's illustration do not have a focal point on each page, there is a lot to absorb with many details to focus on. While the text conveys the theme of "what goes around comes around" and the signifigance of small acts of kindness; the illustrations show how these moments of happiness effect both other people in the moment and move across time and space.<br />
<br />
<br />
<b>Newbery Reviews:</b><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UNn2sgKb4gc/UOX30phjaaI/AAAAAAAAAmg/zZbZK0y4yg4/s1600/Breathing+room.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UNn2sgKb4gc/UOX30phjaaI/AAAAAAAAAmg/zZbZK0y4yg4/s200/Breathing+room.png" /></a><b>"Breathing Room" by Marsha Hayles.</b> Breathing room is a work of historical fiction set in Minnesota, in 1940. Thirteen year old, Evvy Hoffmeister has to leave her parents and twin brother to stay at Loon Lake Sanatorium, where she is treated for tuberculosis (TB). There she meets other girls her age suffering from the same illness. Rules are harsh and the nurses are strict, often cold in demeanor. There she shares a room with Beverly, Pearl, and Dena. Evvy’s new life is filled with restrictions: no talking, no walking, or going to the bathroom without permission. These are all considered privileges that have to be earned. <br />
<br />
<br /><br />While the book tells the story of bed-ridden children, it tells a fascinating story of a time in history that was overshadowed by World War II. Hundreds of thousands of people died each year of TB and many ill children were sent away to hopefully recover. Evvy’s story does not shy away from the ever present truth that people died from TB frequently in the 1940s, and Evvy and her friends showed strength and grace in the face of death. <br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aQd0J6uzKf8/UOX4w7LG-4I/AAAAAAAAAmw/uYD98npCUQ8/s1600/Liar+%2526+spy.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aQd0J6uzKf8/UOX4w7LG-4I/AAAAAAAAAmw/uYD98npCUQ8/s200/Liar+%2526+spy.png" /></a> <b>"Liar and Spy" by Rebecca Stead. </b>Rebecca Stead, a previous winner
of the Newbery award for When you reach me, has written another book
worthy of the Newbery award. Liar and Spy is the story of a seventh
grade boy, Georges (the S is silent). Georges’ story begins in the
middle of several big changes for him and his family. He is moving from a
house into a small apartment in Brooklyn, his father has lost his job
and is starting up a new business, his mother has picked up extra shifts
as a nurse at the hospital. Georges is now spending a lot of time on
his own and meets a neighbor in his building, named Safer. Safer is a
twelve year old, coffee drinking, self-appointed spy. Georges
accidentally becomes Safer’s first spy recruit, spying on the mysterious
Mr. X who lives upstairs. At first is seems like a game but Safer
becomes more and more demanding. What started as a game begins to feel
dangerous. At first this seems like a story of a lonely boy making
friends with a neighbor; however, Georges' story is more complicated
than making friends. Georges has his own mystery to be solved, along
with his own struggles both in school and at home. This a quick,
satisfying read with an unexpected ending that will surprise readers.<b> </b><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbl7CG4MEvZSX3XXFjgRsSzLGajPWI1xSQvA3At1FGQQKT08Dq1cSruKXHgnGlQKthl9ys4-IOfQ3PDbPiDHAd0bA9K4PqyKw_CWTsow3fVzHJk7o2inY94aLN7POBFTZYOQaVXJKOF75J/s1600/11737313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbl7CG4MEvZSX3XXFjgRsSzLGajPWI1xSQvA3At1FGQQKT08Dq1cSruKXHgnGlQKthl9ys4-IOfQ3PDbPiDHAd0bA9K4PqyKw_CWTsow3fVzHJk7o2inY94aLN7POBFTZYOQaVXJKOF75J/s1600/11737313.jpg" height="200" width="131" /></a></div>
<b>"Three Times Lucky" by Sheila Turnage</b>. Three Times Lucky takes place in a small southern town, where everyone knows everyone elses business and no secret is too sacred. Turnage tells the story of Moses LoBeau’s eleventh summer growing up in Tupelo Landing, NC. Moses, referred to as Mo, was discovered as an infant washed ashore in a hurricane by the Colonel, who had been in a car crash by the river and developed amnesia from the accident. In that moment the Colonel became Mo’s guardian and they start their new lives together, along with Miss Lana, who discovered the Colonel and Mo on the side of the road. Together the Colonel and Miss Lana raise Mo as their own child and open a café together in the heart of Tupelo Landing. <br />
<br />
What starts out as a quant story of a young girl struggling with being orphaned and searching for her “upstream” mother quickly twists into a murder mystery. Mo and her best friend Dale start their own detective agency together after a lawman, Joe Star shows up in town asking questions about a murder in the city and then a member of the community turns up murdered. To make matters worse Dale appears to be the primary suspect in the murder.<br />
<br />
With the support of Mo’s community, she is able to piece together the mystery but even she is not prepared when all the pieces come together. At first glance this appears to be another girl story about struggling with identity, but this is really a story about a community that loves and supports each other, with a mystery that takes a group of clever children to uncover.<br />
<br />
<br />
<b>Printz Reviews: </b><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKp4eFT8LudVBFDzCYmpqIMtM9YgrK1o71i3UH2xUf_htdNcGRtAbbt0D4WkkqNQ326cWMnn7PSU38OWrTf0ZIrjsPdNrpygSPNTtDFur5-R1LxvfFoB7fDtDqg_3agJCY5bjWAdag6a1/s1600/13316328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKp4eFT8LudVBFDzCYmpqIMtM9YgrK1o71i3UH2xUf_htdNcGRtAbbt0D4WkkqNQ326cWMnn7PSU38OWrTf0ZIrjsPdNrpygSPNTtDFur5-R1LxvfFoB7fDtDqg_3agJCY5bjWAdag6a1/s1600/13316328.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a></div>
<b>"Last Dragonslayer" by Jasper Fforde.</b> Jennifer Strange is a fifteen year old foundling, indentured to the Mighty Shandar, owner of Kazam Mystical Arts Management, an employment agency for magicians. However the Mighty Shandar has disappeared and Jennifer is trying to keep the business afloat until he reappears. Jennifer lives in a kingdom where magic was a part of everyday life; it could save a kingdom and unclog a drain. Now magic has faded, it is hard to stay in business when magic is drying up and the bureaucracy of using magic has restricted everyone. Magic carpets have been limited to mere pizza deliveries. But then magicians start having premonitions about the death of the last dragon, Maltcassion, and Jennifer is part of this vision. Now everyone is talking about the death of the last dragon, and it is Jennifer’s destiny to slay the dragon. But Jennifer believes that the magic is directly connected to the dragon. As dragons have died, so has the magic. If she slays the last dragon will all the magic disappear? No matter how hard she fights her destiny she cannot escape it.<br />
<br />This is the first book the Chronicles of Kazam series. This is a quick and entertaining read. While the world Jennifer lives in appears to be mundane and tiresome, the people and creatures surrounding her bring life to her story.<br /><br /><br /><b>"Survive" by Alex Morel.</b> Jane Solis is flying home for Christmas break. She has spent the last year at Life House, a mental hospital for teens. Jane has previously made two attempts at suicide, thus landing at Life House. Jane wants to leave this place but cannot unless she earns enough points to receive a travel pass. For the last six months she has been participating in group and telling her doctors what she thinks they want to hear. Now she is heading home for a week with a plan to guarantee she will never have to come back. Jane has been spending years dealing with the loss of her father, who committed suicide on Christmas eve when she was young, Jane believes that she is destined to take her own life as her father did, and his mother did before him. Once Jane has boarded the plane, she gets ready to activate her plan. Once the plane is in the air and the turbulence has subsided enough for her to go to the bathroom, Jane removes the pain killer and sleeping pills from her bag.<br /><br />She has figured out exactly how many of each she needs to take in order to ensure a successful suicide. In the bathroom she has difficulty taking the pills; not because of hesitation but because the turbulence is so bad that she cannot keep the pills from jumping out of her hand. At one point she is lifted off the ground and hits her head on the ceiling and blacks out. When Jane wakes up she feels sick and throws up. When Jane leaves the plane bathroom, she is standing on a mountain covered in snow. The plane has crashed and broken into three pieces. Everyone around her is burned and dead. She thinks she is alone until she hears someone calling for help and discovers her seatmate, Paul Hart trapped in his seat tangled in the branches of a tree growing out of a crevice in the side of the mountain. <br /><br />Jane has to decide whether to give up or fight to survive. This has become a difficult decision, even for someone not on the verge of committing suicide. She believes it is unfair that she is alive when she wanted to die, and everyone else is dead. Why was she the one to survive? This book is a quick read. While there are moments of romance in the book they do not overshadow the story and it develops from their shared experiences and stories. <br /><br />Check back next Friday for the next set of reviews for the Caldecott, Newbery, and Printz award.</div>
<!-- Blogger automated replacement: "https://images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-UNn2sgKb4gc%2FUOX30phjaaI%2FAAAAAAAAAmg%2FzZbZK0y4yg4%2Fs200%2FBreathing%2Broom.png&container=blogger&gadget=a&rewriteMime=image%2F*" with "https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UNn2sgKb4gc/UOX30phjaaI/AAAAAAAAAmg/zZbZK0y4yg4/s200/Breathing+room.png" --><!-- Blogger automated replacement: "https://images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-U5TLfcVTx4M%2FUOX12NyVYFI%2FAAAAAAAAAmM%2FrL5Lt_a6z9g%2Fs200%2FBecause%2BAmelia%2Bsmiled.png&container=blogger&gadget=a&rewriteMime=image%2F*" with "https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U5TLfcVTx4M/UOX12NyVYFI/AAAAAAAAAmM/rL5Lt_a6z9g/s200/Because+Amelia+smiled.png" --><!-- Blogger automated replacement: "https://images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-aQd0J6uzKf8%2FUOX4w7LG-4I%2FAAAAAAAAAmw%2FuYD98npCUQ8%2Fs200%2FLiar%2B%252526%2Bspy.png&container=blogger&gadget=a&rewriteMime=image%2F*" with "https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aQd0J6uzKf8/UOX4w7LG-4I/AAAAAAAAAmw/uYD98npCUQ8/s200/Liar+%2526+spy.png" --><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-13285378232110309582012-12-11T13:25:00.000-08:002013-01-03T12:02:20.731-08:00Six Weeks Until Caldecott, Newbery, and Printz Awards Announcements<br />
<div style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFfEw1QUoX89l8xESoqp2aBPEyaZJZhsead0IGnZ9HxnvKhyphenhyphenXgGnuELI1x0aMO-Yhcnr_bybYVZMa0vsJC9N4hWSEXEDL8wjaqRVo6EZ0x7GZZ0gBhrBYa_JQM8I1WoqixC_xbVB1V2c8/s1600/banner+caldecott.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFfEw1QUoX89l8xESoqp2aBPEyaZJZhsead0IGnZ9HxnvKhyphenhyphenXgGnuELI1x0aMO-Yhcnr_bybYVZMa0vsJC9N4hWSEXEDL8wjaqRVo6EZ0x7GZZ0gBhrBYa_JQM8I1WoqixC_xbVB1V2c8/s640/banner+caldecott.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Caldecott, Newbery, and Printz medals</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
In six weeks, the 2013 Caldecott, Newbery, and Printz awards will be announced.<br />
<br />
The <a href="http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal" target="_blank">Caldecott</a> medal is awarded to an illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book for children by the Association for Library Services for Children.<br />
<br />
The <a href="http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal" target="_blank">Newbery</a> medal is awarded to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.<br />
<br />
The <a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/printz" target="_blank">Printz</a> award honors the best books written for teens each year based on literary merit. For more information about each award, click on the links above.</div>
<div style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">On Monday, January 28, 2013, at 8:00 a.m., the American Library Association will announce the 2013 winners and honorees. </span>To get ready for their announcement, the Children's Room has selected our own list of possible winners for the three awards. Below is the list of titles that we believe should be considered for this honor. Each week, we will spotlight titles for each of these awards.</div>
<div style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">
<br />
Caldecott Titles:</div>
<div style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">
<br />
"Baby Bear Sees Blue" by Ashley Wolff</div>
<div style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">
"Because Amelia Smiled" by David Ezra Stein</div>
<div style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">
"Bear Has A Story To Tell" by Philip Stead</div>
<div style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">
"Oh, No!" by Candace Fleming</div>
<div style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">
"Extra Yarn" by Mac Barnett</div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"One Cool Friend" by Toni Buzzeo</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"A Home For Bird" by Philip Stead</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"And Then It's Spring" by Julie Fogliano</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Chloe And The Lion" by Mac Barnett</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Homer" by Elisha Cooper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Newbery Titles:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Wonder" by R. J. Palacio</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Splendors and Glooms" by Laura Amy Schlitz</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"One And Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Lions Of Little Rock" by Kristen Levine</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Liar And Spy" by Rebecca Stead</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Kepler's Dream" by Juliet Bell</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Breathing Room" by Marsha Hayles</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Three Times Lucky" by Sheila Turnage</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Mighty Miss Malone" by Christopher Curtis</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Printz Titles:</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Last Dragonslayer" by Jasper Fforde</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"There Is No Dog" by Meg Rosoff</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Survive" by Alex Morel</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Amelia Anne Is Dead And Gone" by Kat Rosenfield</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Ask The Passengers" by A. S. King</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"The Fault In Our Stars" by John Green</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"The List" by Siobhan Vivian</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Diviners" by Libba Bray</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Every Day" by David Levithan</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"Brides Of Rollrock Island" by Margo Lanagan</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-38997141342822054252012-12-10T07:17:00.000-08:002012-12-10T07:17:19.681-08:00Brrr It's Cold Outside!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtZwlZ9P28NuN1DrPIsPgMN8MOPPox3ESoEtvslKBe6BZzNkm3NAkN4iGuzGWCNejq-9zRdoYrMDHNMPEvJBvPNSzyailEli6Vnxqg9HS9tmwqNTViQE3aqQR_Gwc4MxY486RLTuqWY_V/s1600/banner+SNOW+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" nea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvtZwlZ9P28NuN1DrPIsPgMN8MOPPox3ESoEtvslKBe6BZzNkm3NAkN4iGuzGWCNejq-9zRdoYrMDHNMPEvJBvPNSzyailEli6Vnxqg9HS9tmwqNTViQE3aqQR_Gwc4MxY486RLTuqWY_V/s320/banner+SNOW+2.png" width="320" /></a></div>
The snow has arrived, and winter will be here soon. While you are curled up inside under a blanket, grab a book and learn about why it snows or read a fun story about rabbits in the snow.<br />
<br />
Stop by the library and check out our collection of fun winter stories and fact books. Here are a few librarian favorites.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgW39x8BWPAEVunfZuK6tc3Fiey0PgS4gpGfYqS6_wxET5tbe7tUfSIO_nIz3eAVTS4xgbkDEz27N7wyU6SWDMikJXO02s6-eWP6klu04tob7JmJGUdBid0KvD4hxK8D90fGDEUsh1CnW/s1600/banner+001.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="254" nea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgW39x8BWPAEVunfZuK6tc3Fiey0PgS4gpGfYqS6_wxET5tbe7tUfSIO_nIz3eAVTS4xgbkDEz27N7wyU6SWDMikJXO02s6-eWP6klu04tob7JmJGUdBid0KvD4hxK8D90fGDEUsh1CnW/s640/banner+001.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<ul>
<li>"One Winter's Day" by M. Christina Butler</li>
<li>"Big Wolf & Little Wolf : The Little Leaf That Wouldn't Fall" by Nadine Brun-Cosme</li>
<li>"The Little Lost Robin" by Elizabeth Baguley</li>
</ul>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1avxf6DolBtqmRA3szuezLq3kkjSR-4vxjmB5pKwY_MgvpNoaCrOw1Kqc1mmONKG_FVQCtvwckyU7PpVeL7UBohdwAosQZT5lvl74dvBmSqG2jB092Y900tHm8uVswNq-28-_kC46w29O/s1600/banner+002.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" nea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1avxf6DolBtqmRA3szuezLq3kkjSR-4vxjmB5pKwY_MgvpNoaCrOw1Kqc1mmONKG_FVQCtvwckyU7PpVeL7UBohdwAosQZT5lvl74dvBmSqG2jB092Y900tHm8uVswNq-28-_kC46w29O/s640/banner+002.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<ul>
<li>"It's Snowing!" by Olivier Dunrea</li>
<li>"Tippy-Tippy-Tippy, Hide!" by Candace Fleming</li>
<li>"Carl's Snowy Afternoon" by Alexandra Day</li>
</ul>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2tBc7aOvB-w80Z3NettIiMMhYtgTnWiqYX8bLbf_DGTEke8QS5DdnBFpu6edfyqYrc4ZAUYlbTf9N6SvnKG1fWBMwv4qke5pLULWybXxjFEx_pBRt9Guek_BbTh-3FtkNvpMJ2rbB-mt/s1600/banner+003.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" nea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2tBc7aOvB-w80Z3NettIiMMhYtgTnWiqYX8bLbf_DGTEke8QS5DdnBFpu6edfyqYrc4ZAUYlbTf9N6SvnKG1fWBMwv4qke5pLULWybXxjFEx_pBRt9Guek_BbTh-3FtkNvpMJ2rbB-mt/s640/banner+003.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<ul>
<li>"When The Snow Comes" by Jonathan Allen</li>
<li>"An Orange In January" by Dianna Hutts Aston</li>
<li>"Straight To The Pole" by Kevin O'Malley</li>
</ul>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVkBov4mYl380HJkSHAcMwlFQJnChRLRFJC3KQNK5W7NDJOTxLcSbLBQiqnLJmf2GOok6vvgMHyAWXGjYPAQYC_fFo-tOETAMnodvPi-1DKviG5gqdOsZKUU2ZgPL8Ru9faM8ht3gQ_sX/s1600/banner+004.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" nea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVkBov4mYl380HJkSHAcMwlFQJnChRLRFJC3KQNK5W7NDJOTxLcSbLBQiqnLJmf2GOok6vvgMHyAWXGjYPAQYC_fFo-tOETAMnodvPi-1DKviG5gqdOsZKUU2ZgPL8Ru9faM8ht3gQ_sX/s640/banner+004.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<ul>
<li>"The Story Of Snow : Science Of Winter's Wonder" by Mark Cassino</li>
<li>"It's Snowing" by Gail Gibbons</li>
<li>"Whiteout! A Book About Blizzards" by Rick Thomas</li>
</ul>
<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937759367345645212.post-76554374228226077362012-12-06T13:49:00.001-08:002012-12-06T13:49:12.675-08:00Annual Frosty Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0t2lVEY4A820CHctXp2Ye0RzJE5vZ0W_ecCMZJsAY1B1aRPWKQG8N225JHZSdw8MEsW12NO1OMLhHwBTtBNJqSflhS2vmVZ6pJlmwekxeBjgAeFg-7ni1s12BS8NMEhJG127rXDpanprC/s1600/banner+005.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" nea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0t2lVEY4A820CHctXp2Ye0RzJE5vZ0W_ecCMZJsAY1B1aRPWKQG8N225JHZSdw8MEsW12NO1OMLhHwBTtBNJqSflhS2vmVZ6pJlmwekxeBjgAeFg-7ni1s12BS8NMEhJG127rXDpanprC/s1600/banner+005.png" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Frosty Day is almost here. On Saturday, December 8th, starting at 2:00 p.m., the town of North Castle will be celebrating with a parade, hayrides, cartoons, and refreshments. Listed below is the schedule of events.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Along with a fun day of celebration, there will also be collection bins around town to collect coats and warm clothes for people in need after Hurricane Sandy. If you have gently-used coats and warm clothing, please bring them with you to Main Street or drop them off in the lobby of the North Castle Library.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">2:00 - 4:00 ~ Frosty Scavenger Hunt for ages 5 to 12 at the Hergenhan Center.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">2:00 & 3:00 ~ "Frosty the Snowman" cartoons and refreshments at the North Castle Public Library.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2:00 - 4:00 ~ Smith's Tavern Open House. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4:30 - 5:00 ~ Frosty Parade down Main Street, starting at Armonk Town Center.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">5:00 ~ Holiday display lighting at the gazebo in Wampus Brook Park.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">5:00 - 6:00 ~ Winter Walk (hayrides, carolers, Santa, food and cheer).</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://northcastlecc.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss</div>North Castle Children's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572370749410831372noreply@blogger.com0