Oct 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Hidden By: Helen Frost A 2013-14 Young Hoosier Award. A very believeable and riveting story about two young girls Wren and Darra. The girls alternate telling their stories. The story starts with a flashback where Wren sets up the crime. When she was 8 years old,...
Oct 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Lotus Seed By: Sherry Garland A simple, easy to follow story told in lyrical, unrhymed verse of a Vietnamese girl who is forced to flee her homeland due to civil war and takes with her a lotus seed from the emperor’s garden. The little grows into a loving old lady...
Jun 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Owl Babies By: Martin Wadell Three baby owls wake up one morning and wonder where their “mommy” has gone. What is she doing and when will she come home? As the three (Sarah, Percy and Bill) sit on a branch of a tree they encounter many different night sounds. With...
Jun 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
Saint Anything By: Sarah Dessen Peyton, Sydney’s very popular older brother, is not only the star of the family, but also the star of his school until he star hanging out with the “wrong” crowed. One day he is involved in “an accident, a drunk driving...