Archives for the ‘Books’ Category

Book Review: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Jan 11th, 2012 • Category: Books, Reviews

Travel back to Mississippi in 1933 when you read this exciting book.



How Fabulous!

Jan 13th, 2011 • Category: Books, Reviews

The Boy Who Cried Fabulous is a story about a boy whose curiosity and fascination sometimes get him into trouble.



Bud, Not Buddy: A Young Boy’s Search for Family

Jan 11th, 2011 • Category: Books, Reviews

Bud Not Buddy, by Christopher Paul Curtis, is a story about a young orphan who finds a family through an unexpected journey.



Review: Fire from the Rock

Sep 12th, 2010 • Category: Books

“Sylvia’s experiences of racism are based on true events, which makes the book very emotional.”



Review: Becoming Naomi Leon

May 9th, 2010 • Category: Books, Reviews

“I recommend this book to anyone who has had unexpected things “pop-up” in their life.”



The New 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth

Jan 10th, 2010 • Category: Books, Reviews, Science & the Environment

This book shows you 50 simple things you can do to protect the earth through recycling, using less energy, and protecting animals and insects.



Book Review: ‘Hungry Planet’

May 12th, 2009 • Category: Books, Reviews

What does the world eat?



Book Review: ‘Annie John’ by Jamaica Kincaid

Mar 12th, 2009 • Category: Books, Reviews

Annie John (1985), by Jamaica Kincaid, tells the story of a ten-year-old girl from Antigua, an island in the Caribbean.



Book Review: ‘A Young People’s History of the United States’

Jan 25th, 2009 • Category: Books, History, Reviews

‘A Young People’s History of the United States’ provides students with a critical view of U.S. history in an easy-to-understand format



Dig Into a Hundred-Year Mystery

Sep 15th, 2008 • Category: Books, Reviews

By PEDRO LAHOZ WOLFE
Holes, by Louis Sacher
Laurel-Leaf Books

Holes, by Louis Sacher

Holes is about a boy named Stanley. Unlike other boys, he has to go to jail, even though he did not do anything wrong. Every day the boys have to dig holes five feet deep and five feet wide in a dried-up lake. [...]