Something to Sing About

Title:  Something to Sing About Author:  C. C. Payne Publisher: Eerdmans Publishing C. ISBN: 9780802853448 Audience: 8 and up Summary: Jamie Jo Morgan has a problem: she is afraid of bees, She once saw a movie in which a young character died from bee stings so she’ll only go outside if her mother is with [...]

More More More, Said the Baby

Name of Book:  More More More, Said the Baby Author:  Vera B. Williams Illustrator:  Vera B. Williams Publisher:  Scholastic ISBN:  9780688147365 Audience: tToddlers through age 4 Summary:  This book tells three parallel stories of toddlers Little Guy, Little Pumpkin, and Little Bird, and of the adults who love them.  In each ten-page story Williams begins by [...]

Every Soul a Star

Name of Book: Every Soul a Star Author: Wendy Mass Publisher:  Little, Brown, & Company, 2009 ISBN: 978-0-316-00256-1 Audience: Ages 10-13 Summary:  Three young teens become unlikely friends as they witness a solar eclipse.  Ally is homeschooled and lives with her family at the remote campground were thousands will gather to witness the solar eclipse.  [...]

Walking Home to Rosie Lee

Title:  Walking Home to Rosie Lee Author:  A. LaFaye Illustrator: Keith D. Shepherd Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press ISBN:  9781933693972 Audience: First grade and up, parents and children Summary: Slavery separated many African American families as parents and children were sold and sent to different plantations. At the close of the Civil War these people were [...]

Two Weeks of Bibliographies Coming Your Way

We’re not quite in  Advent yet, but for all of those who hope to share books with your family or congregation during the season, we’re giving you a head start on securing them. For the next two weeks, we will be posting a series of bibliographies of Christmas books appropriate for gift-giving, reading aloud, or [...]

Dragon’s Child

Name of Book: The Dragon’s Child: A Story of Angel Island Author: Laurence Yep Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 9780062018151 Audience: Ages 9-12 Summary: In 1922, 10 yr old Gim must leave China and go to America with his father who he has not seen for many years and is a stranger to him. He wants [...]

Loser

Name of Book: Loser Author: Jerry Spinelli Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 978-0060540746 Audience: Ages 10-14 Summary: Donald Zinkoff is a great kid. He laughs easily, likes people, and loves school. When he blows a race for his team, all of his all of his previously ignored “quirks” become a focal point and brand him as [...]

A Long Way from Chicago

Name of Book:   A Long Way from Chicago Author:   Richard Peck Illustrator:   None Publisher:   Puffin Books Audience:   Ages 9-15 Summary:   Joey and his little sister Mary Alice live in Depression-era Chicago.  But they have no contact with the gangsters who reigned over the Windy City.  Instead, their great adventures happened in August each year when [...]

Catcher Caught

Name of Book:   Catcher Caught Author:   Sarah Collins Honenberger Illustrator:   None Publisher:   Amazon Encore Audience:   High School and adult (age 15+) Summary:   Daniel, a high school student, has been diagnosed with a virulent form of leukemia.  Even with chemotherapy, his doctors estimate he has only one year to live.  But his overprotective parents don’t trust [...]

A Year Down Yonder

Name of Book:  A Year Down Yonder Author: Richard Peck Illustrator: None Publisher: Puffin Books Audience: Ages 10+ (all the way up to senior citizens!) Summary:  A Year Down Yonder, winner of the 2001 Newberry Medal, is the sequel to A Long Way from Chicago.  The first book was narrated by Joey; this one is [...]