| Author | : Lori Licciardo Musso |
| Publisher | : Scholastic Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 92 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 9780590019750 |
Contains engaging discussion questions, vocabulary builders, writing prompts, and great literature response activities.
When My Name Was Keoko
| Author | : Linda Sue Park |
| Publisher | : Univ. of Queensland Press |
| Total Pages | : 182 |
| Release | : 2013-04 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0702251267 |
A heartwarming tale of courage, resilience and hope from master storyteller and winner of the prestigious Newbery Medal, Linda Sue Park. When her name was Keoko, Japan owned Korea, and Japanese soldiers ordered people around, telling them what they could do or say, even what sort of flowers they could grow. When her name was Keoko, World War II came to Korea, and her friends and relatives had to work and fight for Japan. When her name was Keoko, she never forgot her name was actually Kim Sun-hee. And no matter what she was called, she was Korean. Not Japanese. Inspired by true-life events, this amazing story reveals what happens when your culture, country and identity are threatened.
The Tiger Rising
| Author | : Kate DiCamillo |
| Publisher | : Candlewick Press |
| Total Pages | : 137 |
| Release | : 2009-09-08 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0763649449 |
A National Book Award finalist by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger—a real-life, very large tiger—pacing back and forth in a cage. What’s more, on the same extraordinary day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who shows her feelings as readily as Rob hides his. As they learn to trust each other, and ultimately, to be friends, Rob and Sistine prove that some things—like memories, and heartache, and tigers—can’t be locked up forever. Featuring a new cover illustration by Stephen Walton.
Just Like That
| Author | : Gary D. Schmidt |
| Publisher | : Clarion Books |
| Total Pages | : 403 |
| Release | : 2021-01-05 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0544084772 |
In this poignant, perceptive, witty novel, Gary D. Schmidt brings authenticity and emotion to multiple plot strands, weaving in themes of grief, loss, redemption, achievement, and love. Following the death of her closest friend in summer 1968, Meryl Lee Kowalski goes off to St. Elene's Preparatory Academy for Girls, where she struggles to navigate the venerable boarding school's traditions and a social structure heavily weighted toward students from wealthy backgrounds. In a parallel story, Matt Coffin has wound up on the Maine coast near St. Elene's with a pillowcase full of money lifted from the leader of a criminal gang, fearing the gang's relentless, destructive pursuit. Both young people gradually dispel their loneliness, finding a way to be hopeful and also finding each other.
A Year Down Yonder
| Author | : Richard Peck |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 160 |
| Release | : 2002-12-30 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1440672725 |
A Newbery Medal Winner Richard Peck's Newbery Medal-winning sequel to A Long Way from Chicago Mary Alice's childhood summers in Grandma Dowdel's sleepy Illinois town were packed with enough drama to fill the double bill of any picture show. But now she is fifteen, and faces a whole long year with Grandma, a woman well known for shaking up her neighbors-and everyone else! All Mary Alice can know for certain is this: when trying to predict how life with Grandma might turn out . . . better not. This wry, delightful sequel to the Newbery Honor Book A Long Way from Chicago has already taken its place among the classics of children's literature. "Hilarious and poignant." —Publishers Weekly, starred review A Newbery Medal Winner A New York Times Bestseller An ALA Notable Book An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A Booklist Best Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Because of Winn-Dixie
| Author | : Kate DiCamillo |
| Publisher | : Candlewick Press |
| Total Pages | : 191 |
| Release | : 2009-09-08 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0763649457 |
A classic tale by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo, America's beloved storyteller. One summer’s day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries – and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. It’s because of Winn-Dixie that Opal begins to make friends. And it’s because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about her mother, who left when Opal was three. In fact, as Opal admits, just about everything that happens that summer is because of Winn-Dixie. Featuring a new cover illustration by E. B. Lewis.
The Skin I'm in
| Author | : Sharon Flake |
| Publisher | : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 2009-05-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1423132513 |
Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids in her class. If they're not getting at her about her homemade clothes or her good grades, it's about her dark, black skin. When a new teacher, whose face is blotched with a startling white patch, starts at their school, Maleeka can see there is bound to be trouble for her too. But the new teacher's attitude surprises Maleeka. Miss Saunders loves the skin she's in. Can Maleeka learn to do the same?
Dear Mr. Henshaw
| Author | : Beverly Cleary |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 164 |
| Release | : 2009-10-06 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0061972150 |
Newbery Medal Winner * Teachers’ Top 100 Books for Children * ALA Notable Children’s Book Beverly Cleary’s timeless Newbery Medal-winning book explores difficult topics like divorce, insecurity, and bullying through the thoughts and emotions of a sixth-grade boy as he writes to his favorite author, Boyd Henshaw. After his parents separate, Leigh Botts moves to a new town with his mother. Struggling to make friends and deal with his anger toward his absent father, Leigh loses himself in a class assignment in which he must write to his favorite author. When Mr. Henshaw responds, the two form an unexpected friendship that will change Leigh’s life forever. From the beloved author of the Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby, and Ralph S. Mouse series comes an epistolary novel about how to navigate and heal from life’s growing pains.
It's Like This, Cat
| Author | : Emily Neville |
| Publisher | : Courier Dover Publications |
| Total Pages | : 193 |
| Release | : 2017-02-22 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0486820696 |
Dave has the usual adolescent problems, mitigated by the consoling company of his cat. Recounted with humor and a realistic teenage voice, this Newbery Award winner unfolds amid the excitement of 1960s New York City. "Superb." — The New York Times.
