Lina and Doon are assigned to their jobs at age 12. Hopefully they can figure out how to fix the lights of Ember before the entire city goes dark.
Archive for May, 2008
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged electricity, Friendship, science fiction, Utopian on May 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Sister’s Grimm:The Fairy Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abandoned children, Buckley, detectives, fairy tale, grandparents, Grimm brothers, problem solving on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sabrina and Daphne Grimm’s lives are more complicated than most. Their parents abandoned them. When they get sent to live with a grandmother they believed was dead things get even more strange.
Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Death, family, grandparents, Henkes, relationships, self discovery on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Martha finds out that Olive has a lot in common with her. They would have probably even been friends if a tragic accident didn’t take Olive’s life. A summer with Martha’s grandmother will help her figure out who Martha wants to be.
Pictures of Hollis Wood by Patricia Reilly Giff
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abandoned children, alzheimer's, Art, family, Reilly Gif, self discovery on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hollis Wood does not have a family. The closest thing she had to family she left.
Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged community, diversity, fleischman, gardening on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Can a vacant lot be turned into a beautiful garden? Each community member shares his/her contribution to the garden.
Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Death, Dessen, Friendship, relationships, teen pregnancy on May 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Halley’s Senior year takes an unexpected turn with her best friend pregnant. The father is dead and Hally finds herself interested in his best friend.
From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by e.l. konigsburg
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Art, family, koinsburg, Michelangelo, museum, new york city, runaway, self discovery on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Claudia and her brother run away- to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Solving a mystery in the museum will keep them busy!
The Best Poems Ever Edited by Edric S. Mesmer
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged poetry on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
45 poems from poetry’s greatest voices.
Mr. Was by Pete Hautman
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abandoned children, abuse, family, Hautman, science fiction, time travel on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When Jack’s grandfather tries to strangle him, Jack knows there is something isn’t right. With his dad beating his mom and their new move to Bogg’s End, Jack knows that he has to run somewhere.
Beginner’s Luck by Laura Pedersen
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family, gambling, homosexuality, Pedersen, relationships, self discovery, unitarian church on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hallie can’t stay in high school or with her large family. Neither seem right. When a job opens up for a yard person, Hallie takes it not knowing the eccentric people she would meet.
The Same Stuff as Stars by Katherine Patterson
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abandoned children, astrology, grandparents, jail, library, poverty on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Angel and her little brother have a life not many wish for. Dad is in jail. Mom left. Great grandma is not as inviting as she wished. The new stranger and his knowledge of the stars is giving her back some hope.
The Schwa was Here by Neal Shusterman
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged acceptance, Blind, Brooklyn, relationships, single parent households on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Is the Schwa really invisable? If not what happened to his mom and will the same happen to him?
