And the Soldiers Sang by J. Patrik Lewis
School Library Journal: Gr 4 Up — In the midst of the bleakness of World War I on the Western …
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Annotating the Text: Showing your Thinking
Successful readers have an internal dialogue going on with the author of a piece of writing. A good reading strategy …
Ghostopolis by Doug TenNapel
School Library Journal: /* Starred Review */ Gr 7 Up — When readers first meet Garth Hale, he is about …
Letters From a Desparate Dog by Eileen Christelow
Publishers Weekly: Echoes of Mark Teague’s Dear Mrs. LaRue resonate in this story of an unappreciated dog who corresponds with …
As Simple as it Seems by Sara Weeks
School Library Journal: Gr 4–6— Verbena’s fifth-grade year has been miserable. She feels mean, moody, and self-conscious but doesn’t know …
Noah Barleywater Runs Away by John Boyne
School Library Journal: Gr 7 – 10 — Early one morning, eight-year-old Noah Barleywater runs away from home. Almost immediately, …
Amiri and Oddette: A Love Story by Walter Dean Myers
Plain Kate by Erin Bow
School Library Journal: Gr 4 – 8 — When Kate’s wood-carver father dies, she is left to support herself with …
Fishtailing by Wendy Phillips
BookList: Grades 7-12 Canadian author Phillips’ first novel is told in free verse and features the perspectives of four different …
The Doomsday Box by Herbie Brennan
BookList: Grades 6-9 The British teen spies from The Shadow Project (2009), gifted with powers of astral projection, gear up …
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