Talking about children's books and films. Useful information for parents.
20 Sep 2016 Leave a comment
in Books, movies 9+ Tags: city life, homelessness, misfits, orphans, racial tension, running away from home, sports, violence
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
05 Jun 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: art, museum, mystery, New York, running away from home, siblings
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E. L. Konigsburg
Age: 10+
Interests: museums, art, running away from home, New York City, mysteries
Rarest Kind of Best 