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The Surrender Tree »
Title: The Surrender Tree Author: Margarita Engle Publication:Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); 1st edition (April 1, 2008) ISBN: 978-0805086744 Grade Level: 7-12 Awards: 2009 Pura Bulpre Award, 2009 Newbery Award Honor Book Summary: Through a series of poems the story of Cuba's Wars for Independence, spanning from 1850-1899, are told [...]
A Wreath for Emmett Till »
Title: A Wreath for Emmett Till Author: Marilyn Nelson, Illustrated by Phillipe Lardy Publication:Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (April 4, 2005) ISBN: 978-0618397525 Grade Level: 8-12 Awards: 2006 Printz Award Honor Book Summary: Emmett Till, the slain civil rights martyr, is memorialized in a heroic crown of [...]
Your Own, Sylvia: A verse portrait of Sylvia Plath »
Title: Your Own, Sylvia: A verse portrait of Sylvia Plath Author: Stephanie Hemphill Publication: Knopf Books for Young Readers (March 13, 2007) ISBN: 9978-0375837999 Grade Level: 8-12 Awards: 2008 Printz Award Honor Book 2008 ALA Best Book for Young Adults Summary: The life story of iconic poet, Sylvia Plath, is told [...]
Feathers »
Title: Feathers Author: Jacqueline Woodson Publication: Putnam Juvenile (March 1, 2007) ISBN: 978-0399239892 Grade Level: 5-8 Awards: 2009 Newbery Honor Book Summary: Mrs. Johnson has assigned Frannie's class a poem by Emily Dickinson. When a new boy in class, very different from the others, this "Jesus Boy" shakes things up at [...]
Anahita’s Woven Riddle »
Title: Anahita's Woven Riddle Author: Meghan Nuttal Sayres Publication: Amulet Books (2008), Edition: 1, Paperback, 384 pages ISBN: 0810995484 / 9780810995482 Grade Level: 6-9 Awards:ALA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults 2007,Winter 2006-2007 Children's Picks List by Book Sense Summary: Anahita lives in ancient Iran and [...]
Peace, Locomotion »
Title: Peace, Locomotion Author: Leslie Connor (Narrated by Angela Jayne Rogers) Publication: Putnam Juvenile (2009), Hardcover, 144 pages ISBN: 039924655X / 9780399246555 Grade Level: 5-7 Awards: National Book Award Finalist,Coretta Scott King Honor Winner Summary: Lonnie Motion (aka Locomotion) and his sister Addie have [...]
