Room One

Title:  Room One Author:  Andrew Clements Illustrator: Mark Elliott Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers ISBN: 0689866879 (pbk) Audience: Ages 9-12 Summary: Ted Hanson loves mysteries, so when he catches sight of a face in the window of the abandoned  Anderson farm he’s determined to return and investigate. But first he has to finish his [...]

I Hate Roland Roberts

Name of Book:  I Hate Roland Roberts Author:  Martina Selway Illustrator:  Martina Selway Publisher: Ideals Children’s Books Audience: Ages 5-12 Summary: Rosie writes to her Granddad about her new school which she does not like because of her classmate Roland Roberts. Rosie has to sit next to Roland in class and Roland has been assigned [...]

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

Name of Book:  When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit Author:  Judith Kerr Illustrator:  None listed.  The only illustrations are small ones at the beginning of each chapter.  The author is an artist; she may have done the illustrations. Publisher:  Puffin Books Audience:  Ages 9-12 Summary:  Anna lives in Berlin in 1933.  She sees posters of a [...]

Don’t Laugh at Me

Name of Book: Don’t Laugh at Me Author: Steve Seskin & Allen Shamblin Illustrator: Glin Dibley Publisher: Tricycle Press Audience: All ages Summary: Don’t Laugh at Me is the poignant tale of children and adults who wear braces, are chosen last for teams, beg on street corners and yet plead for acceptance and understanding.  The [...]

Is There Room on the Feather Bed?

Name of Book:  Is There Room on the Feather Bed? Author:  Libba Moore Gray Illustrator:  Nadine Bernard Westcott Publisher:  Orchard Books Audience:  Ages 4-6 Summary: The story is that of a “wee fat man” and a “wee fat woman” who live in a very small house at the bottom of a hill.  Their family consists [...]

Almost to Freedom

Name of Book:  Almost to Freedom Author:  Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Illustrator:  Colin Bootman Publisher:  Scholastic Inc. Audience:  ages 6+ Summary:  A rag doll tells the story of a slave family’s escape to find freedom “in a place called North.”  The doll tells of being sewn by a slave mother for her daughter.  The family must [...]