Takedown

Takedown
Author: Laura Shovan
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2020-04-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0553521446

Discover what happens when one girl wants to break barriers in a sport dominated by boys in this exciting and thoughtful novel by the author of The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary. Mikayla is a wrestler; when you grow up in a house full of brothers who wrestle, it's inevitable. It's also a way to stay connected to her brothers and her dad. Some people object to having a girl on the team. But that's not stopping Mikayla. She's going to work hard, and win. Lev is determined to make it to the state championships this year. He's used to training with his two buddies as the Fearsome Threesome; but at the beginning of sixth grade, he's paired with a new partner--a girl. This better not get in the way of his goal. Mikayla and Lev push each other to excel, and become friends. But when they face each other, only one of them can win.

A Place at the Table

A Place at the Table
Author: Saadia Faruqi
Publisher: Clarion Books
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2020
Genre: JUVENILE FICTION
ISBN: 0358116686

Sara, a Pakistani American girl, and Elizabeth, a white Jewish girl, bond in a cooking class in this story about sixth grade, food, friendship, family and what it means to belong.

Operation Frog Effect

Operation Frog Effect
Author: Sarah Scheerger
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2019-02-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0525644148

NOMINATED FOR MULTIPLE STATE AWARDS! If one small act can create a ripple across the universe . . . what happens when a whole group of kids join together and act? Told in eight perspectives--including one in graphic novel form--Operation Frog Effect is perfect for fans of Andrew Clements, Rob Buyea, and Sarah Weeks, and for anyone who wants to make a difference. Hi-- It's us, Ms. Graham's class. We didn't mean to mess things up. But we did. We took things too far, and now Ms. Graham is in trouble--for something we did. We made a mistake. The question is, can we fix it? Ms. Graham taught us that we get to choose the kind of people we want to be and that a single act can create ripples. So get ready, world--we're about to make some ripples. Sincerely, Kayley, Kai, Henry, Aviva, Cecilia, Blake, Sharon, Emily (and Kermit, class frog) Everyone makes mistakes. But what happens when your mistake hurts someone else? Told in eight perspectives--including one in graphic novel form, Operation Frog Effect celebrates standing up and standing together, and tells the unforgettable story of how eight very different kids take responsibility for their actions and unite for a cause they all believe in. "A heartfelt novel with complex characters who realize that to promote change in the world, they first have to change how they see each other."--John David Anderson, author of Ms. Bixby's Last Day

Lemons

Lemons
Author: Melissa D. Savage
Publisher: Crown Books For Young Readers
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2017
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1524700126

After her mother dies in 1975, ten-year-old Lemonade must live with her grandfather in a small town famous for Bigfoot sitings and soon becomes friends with Tobin, a quirky Bigfoot investigator.

No Mirrors in My Nana's House

No Mirrors in My Nana's House
Author: Ysaye M. Barnwell
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1998
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780152018252

A girl discovers the beauty in herself by looking into her Nana's eyes.

Jack on the Tracks

Jack on the Tracks
Author: Jack Gantos
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 193
Release: 1999-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1429978864

From the Newbery Medal–winning author of Dead End in Norvelt, nine semi-autobiographical stories that will make you laugh so hard it hurts In Jack on the Tracks, fifth-grader Jack Henry is hoping for fresh adventure when he moves to a new home in Miami with his family, but he can't escape his old worrying ways. He worries about being fascinated with all things gross and disgusting. He worries about his crazy French-obsessed schoolteacher. And most of all he worries about worrying so much. In this cycle of interrelated stories, there may be light at the end of the tunnel, if only Jack can get on the right track to survive his outrageous year. This title has Common Core connections.

Visiting Langston

Visiting Langston
Author: Willie Perdomo
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2005-09
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780805078817

A wonderful picture book from a hip young poet and an award-winning illustrator introduces young readers to a legendary American writer. Full color. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Children's Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Children's Literature: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Kimberley Reynolds
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2011-10-06
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0199560242

In this lively discussion Kim Reynolds looks at what children's literature is, why it is interesting, how it contributes to culture, and how it is studied as literature. Providing examples from across history and various types of children's literature, she introduces the key debates, developments, and people involved.