Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear
by Lindsay Mattick
illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Age: 4+
Interests: bears, Winnie-the-Pooh books, history, family history, nonfiction
Finding Winnie
24 Oct 2016 2 Comments
in Books, books 4+ Tags: bears, family history, history, nonfiction, zoo
Johnny Tremain
19 Oct 2016 5 Comments
in books 9+, Uncategorized Tags: American history, American Revolution, Boston, careers, history, orphans, physical handicaps, politics, war
Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes
Age: 9+
Interests: American history, history, American Revolution, Boston, war More
The God Beneath the Sea
17 Oct 2016 2 Comments
in Books, books 12+ Tags: bad behavior, creation myth, gods, Greece, monsters, myths, sex, violence
The God Beneath the Sea
by Leon Garfield and Edward Blishen
illustrated by Charles Keeping
Age: 12+
Interests: Greek myths More
Alice, I Think
14 Oct 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 12+, Canadian books, Uncategorized Tags: angst, Canada, coming of age, family, fashion, humour, romance, small town life, teens
Alice, I Think
by Susan Juby
Age: 12
Interests: family, teen drama, small town life, fashion, career choices, coming of age, how lame adults can be More
Ramona and Her Father
12 Oct 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 7+, Uncategorized Tags: family, siblings, strong girls
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years
10 Oct 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+, Uncategorized Tags: American history, boats, dolls, history, toys, travel
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years
by Rachel Field
Age: 8+
Interests: dolls, toys, history, American history More
King of Shadows
06 Oct 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+, Uncategorized Tags: British history, England, history, mystery, Shakespeare, theatre, time travel
King of Shadows
by Susan Cooper
Age: 9 +
Interests: theatre, Shakespeare, history, English history, time travel, mystery
Milkweed
28 Sep 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 11+, Uncategorized Tags: family, history, Holocaust, homelessness, Jewish history, mental illness, orphans, Poland, racism, violence, war, Warsaw, WWII
Milkweed
by Jerry Spinelli
Ages: 11+
Interests: history, Jewish history, WWII, war, Holocaust, racism, homelessness More
Sounder
24 Sep 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, books 12+ Tags: American history, dogs, family, father, poverty, racial tension, violence
Sounder
by William H. Armstrong
Age: 12+
Interests: American history, racism, poverty, violence, dogs, family
Other books about racism and American history: Amos Fortune, Free Man, One Crazy Summer, Smoky Night; The Watsons go to Birmingham — 1963
Maniac Magee
20 Sep 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, movies 9+ Tags: city life, homelessness, misfits, orphans, racial tension, running away from home, sports, violence
Maniac Magee
by Jerry Spinelli
Age: 9+
Interests: family, city life, orphans, misfits, homelessness, racial tension
Also by this author: Wringer, Milkweed, Stargirl, Loser, Eggs
Other books about racism in America: One Crazy Summer, The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963, Smoky Night, Amos Fortune, Free man More
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