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Archive for April, 2012

Follett Titlewave Written totally in haiku, this sweet picture book tells the story of a stray dog taken in by a family.   As part of the 4th-grade library unit on poetry, the students learn about haiku, read this book, then write their own original poems.   First the students write their poem on paper, [...]

under: Elementary Book Reviews, Lower-Elementary Books, Picture Books, Poetry, Teaching with Books
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15-year-old Callum Ormond is a hunted fugitive. When Callum’s father, an Australian photo-journalist, went to Ireland to gather footage for a documentary,  he stumbled upon a secret that could make their family insanely rich. Unfortunately, Callum’s Dad contracted a fatal disease and could not communicate verbally with his family before he died. While he was still able [...]

under: Adventure Stories, Boy-appeal, Middle School Book Reviews, Mysteries, Survival Stories, Suspense
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Accused of helping to rob a drugstore, 16-year-old Steve Harmon narrates his experiences while living in the Manhattan Detention Center and going on trial for murder. Steve has been learning about film-making in school, so he decides to relate his trial in movie format complete with credits, camera angles, voice overs, etc. He talks about [...]

under: Award-winning books
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Fisher emerges from his birthing pod, dripping with gel, into a world of destruction. Although he was just born, his instincts tell him to flee as everything burns and crashes around him. As Fisher explores the Ark where he has been in preservation for many years, he discovers he is the only human survivor. With [...]

under: Adventure Stories, Boy-appeal, Middle School Book Reviews, Science Fiction, Upper Elementary Books
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