Has your teen or tween already read the book or seen the movie?
Invite them to join E. B. White for a lively repeat visit to Zuckerman’s farm that brings to life Fern, the little girl; Wilbur, the …
Eleven-year-olds Calder and Petra find themselves thrust into a mystery that has captured the entire world: Who stole the famous Vermeer painting titled "A Lady Writing"? And is the painting really by…
Fifth-grader Ben Moroney moved to Massachusetts two months ago, but he still feels like an outsider at his school. He misses Toby, his best friend in Tucson, Arizona; he misses his beloved Sonoran Des…
Listen! realistically portrays a twelve-year-old girl, Charley, healing from the pain of her mother’s death and her own badly injured leg. Her growth parallels her patient efforts to befrien…
This Newbery Award-winning poetry book is written to be read aloud by two voices. Be sure to read the brief explanation in the front about how to read the poems, and give them a try—lively, exuberant,…
It’s 1943, and eleven-year-old Dewey Kerrigan is traveling to New Mexico to be reunited with her Papa, a brilliant mathematician who is involved in top-secret work for the military. They will live on …
When the police break down the door of the house where high school junior, Christina Lattimore, is being held by kidnappers, she thinks her ordeal is over. But it’s only the beginning; the police, her…
Three narrators present different views of the invasion of a Youngling planet inhabited by humans: Elana represents the advanced civilization that wants to stop the invasion; Jarel is a medi…
A Newberry Honor book, an ALA Notable Book, and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, Robin McKinley's The Blue Sword is a winner indeed. The land, the people, and even the language are all the…
It's 1558 and Kate Sutton is a lady-in-waiting. When she inadvertently offends the overly jealous and paranoid Queen Mary Tudor, she is punished by being exiled to an obscure castle known as Perilous …
Go to the kitchen and grab a snack because we are talking food and fiction here people. If you thought Robin McKinley’s The Blue Sword was delicious, then you're going to be in for a treat w…
Knowing that my students read and love this book, I thought I should check it out. What I found disappointed me. The story is sensational, which appeals to kids. Its characters are unbelievable and fr…
