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Ninja Boy Goes To School By N. D. Wilson
Wilson, N. D. NINJA BOY GOES TO SCHOOL New York : Random House, 2014 IL K-3, RL 2.5 ISBN 037596584X It is not always easy being a ninja. Especially when you are going to school. You have to use all your ninja skills. Balance life a flamingo without looking silly. Have the strength of a gorilla without the smell. And strike when the time is right. But you must also learn to face your enemies in whatever format they appear.
Friday, January 16, 2015
Book of the day 01/16/2015
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Book of the day 01/11/2015
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Journey Home By Yoshiko Uchida
Uchida, Yoshiko. JOURNEY HOME New York : Aladdin, 1992 IL 3-6, RL 5.3 ISBN 0689716419 The world is at war again and for Yoki and her family, even living in the United States is not safe for them. The family has been forced to leave their home in California because of their Japanese heritage. It is against the law for Asians to live along the coast. The family was moved to a detention camp in the desert of Nevada. Life was hard, but eventually the family was allowed to relocate to Utah. They have lost just about everything they had before the war. Her father has had to take menial work and her mother now works as a cleaning lady. Her brother has joined the army and is fighting in Europe. Yuki won’t give up hope of returning to her home in Berkeley. When the war ends and the family is told they can go home, Yuki is so excited. But reality is not what she expected. Her father can’t get his old job back. Their house is now rented out to a new family. Her best friend has moved on and now has new friends. And her brother has been injured in the war and is in a hospital in Washington. How will the family be able to start anew after living through so much?
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Book of the day 01/10/2015
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Thorpe, Kiki. WEDDING WINGS New York : Random House, 2014 IL K-3, IL 2.9 ISBN 0736481419 I have always wanted to be a flower girl in a wedding. It sounds like so much fun. You get to get dressed up and everyone is looking at you. Gabby is so excited but there is just one thing she hasn't counted on. There is a fairy hiding in her flower basket!
Friday, January 9, 2015
Book of the day 01/09/2015
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Dodger Dreams By Brandon Terrell
Terrell, Brandon. DODGER DREAMS : THE COURAGE OF JACKIE ROBINSON New York : Stone Arch Books, 2010 IL 3-6 ISBN 1434218139 Max loves baseball and especially the Dodgers. As an African American, he is particularly fond of Jackie Robinson. Robinson is the only African American player in all of baseball. Although the Dodgers have the reputation of being a lousy team, this year they made it to the World Series. But they are up against the Yankees and no one thinks the Dodgers have a chance. When Max receives tickets to the game for his birthday, he feels he is the luckiest boy in the whole world. His first game, his first World Series and seeing his idol, Jackie Robinson.
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Book of the day 01/07/2015
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The Mysterious Benedict Society And The Perilous Journey By Trenton Stewart
Stewart, Trenton. THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY AND THE PERILOUS JOURNEY Boston : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2009 IL 3-6, RL 6.5 ISBN 0316036730 The kids from the Benedict Society are back for a new adventure in the second book of the series. Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance are all gifted children who were chosen by Mr. Benedict to solve a mystery. This time, they need to find Mr. Benedict. He and his assistant, Number 2, have been kidnapped by the evil Mr. Curtain, who just happens to be Mr. Benedict’s identical twin brother. Now what was planned as a fun scavenger hunt becomes a life or death adventure. Mr. Curtain needs a plant that will control his narcolepsy and he needs the children to find it. Constance shows the others a letter that was left by Mr. Benedict. It contains a riddle that they need to solve. When they do, it leads to other riddles and more dangers.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Book of the day 01/06/2015
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After The Challenger By Robert Marsh
Marsh, Robert. AFTER THE CHALLENGER : A STORY OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE DISASTER New York : Capstone, 2009 IL 3-6, RL 2.0 ISBN 1434215172 Dustin Martinez is 15 years old and he wants to be an astronaut. He lives in Cocoa Beach. Florida where a lot of the people from the space program live. In 1986, Dustin and his classmates go outside during school to watch the space shuttle Challenger take off. This is a really special shuttle launch. Onboard is Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher in space. Within seconds of take off, the students are shocked to see an explosion. The shuttle has blown up. Everyone is shocked. When Dustin's father is hired to help look for the wreckage, Dustin and his sister stowaway on the boat and go out to try to bring the Challenger home.
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Book of the day 01/03/2015
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Seidler, Tor. A RAT’S TALE New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2008 IL 3-6, RL 5.5 ISBN 0-74400318 Montague Mad-Rat lives in the sewers of New York. He tends to be picked on by the other rats since his family is different. His mother loves to make hats. And his father only cares about making mud castles. When Montague rescues a beautiful young she-rat, his life begins to change. Isabel Moberly-Rat is nothing like anyone he has ever met. She comes from the wealthy part of town on the wharf and has a very different outlook on life. These rats look down on those who work with their paws like Montague and his family. But the wharf rats are in trouble. The person who owns the wharf has died and now the wharf is to be sold and the rats exterminated. The rats had a deal with the previous owner. The rats gathered up money and put it in a wheelbarrow and the owner left the rats alone. Maybe they can get the new owner to leave them alone if they collect enough money. When Montague donates his painted shells to the campaign to save the wharf, he is laughed at and he runs away humiliated.
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Book of the day 01/01/2015
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Sadler, Marilyn. TEN EGGS IN A NEST
Sadler, Marilyn. TEN EGGS IN A NEST New York : Random, 2014 IL K-3, RL 1.4 ISBN 0375971513 Red Rooster wants to count the number of eggs that will hatch soon. But Gwen says it is bad luck to count your chickens before they are hatched. So when the first chick hatches, Red runs to the store to get a snack for the newborn. When he gets back, he finds more chicks have hatched. Can you count the number of times Red has to go back to the store? How many chicks do Red and Gwen have at the end?
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