Island of the Blue Dolphins
by Scott O’Dell
Age: 10+
Interests: survival, strong girls, indigenous peoples, history, independence, island life, animals, dogs
Island of the Blue Dolphins
04 Dec 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+, Uncategorized Tags: animals, California, dogs, history, independence, indigenous peoples, island, strong girls, wilderness survival
Dear Mr. Henshaw
06 Nov 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+, Uncategorized Tags: diary, divorce/separation, family, loneliness, new kid, school, single parent, writers
Dear Mr. Henshaw
by Beverly Cleary
illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
Age: 8+
Interests: being the new kid, school problems, divorced parents, single parent, loneliness, writing
The Hero and the Crown
23 Oct 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 11+, Uncategorized Tags: dragons, fantasy, Magic, Princess, romance, royalty, strong girls, violence, war, wizard
The Hero and the Crown
by Robin McKinley
Age: 11+
Interests: fantasy, magic, princesses, strong girls, dragons, war and violence, romance
Rabbit Hill
17 Oct 2017 4 Comments
in Books, books 5+, books 7+, Classics, Uncategorized Tags: animals, community, country life, farm, nature, rabbits
Rabbit Hill
written and illustrated by Robert Lawson
Age: (read to) 5+, (independent reading) 7+
Interests: animals, rabbits, farms, country life, community
Dicey’s Song
10 Oct 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 12+, Uncategorized Tags: family, friendship, mental illness, orphans, poverty, responsibility, siblings, strong girls
Dicey’s Song
by Cynthia Voigt
Age: 12+
Interests: family, siblings, strong girls, friendship, poverty, orphans, mental illness
Arcady’s Goal
30 Sep 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+, Uncategorized Tags: history, orphans, politics, Russia, soccer, sports, U.S.S.R.
Moon Over Manifest
25 Sep 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+, Uncategorized Tags: American history, crime, family history, Great Depression, history, mystery, prohibition, small town life, strong girls, violence, WWI
The Higher Power of Lucky
28 Aug 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+, Uncategorized Tags: grieving, poverty, small town life, strong girls
The Higher Power of Lucky
by Susan Patron
Age: 9+
Interests: grief, small town life, poverty
The Twelve and the Genii
16 Aug 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+, Uncategorized Tags: family, fantasy, history, little people, play, siblings, toys
The Twelve and the Genii
by Pauline Clarke
(published in the U.S. under the title: The Return of the Twelves)
Age: 8+
Interests: fantasy, toys come to life, little people, history, siblings, family
The Making of Man
11 Aug 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+, Uncategorized Tags: biology, evolution, monkeys, science
The Making of Man
by Ian Wolfram Cornwall
Age: 10+
Interests: science, biology, evolution
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