Saturday, March 26, 2011

Anything but Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin


Grade: 5-6

Committee annotation: Jason is a boy with autism. Kids at school think he is "weird" and usually avoid him. Jason finally finds friendship with a girl in his online writing group. Will a face-to-face meeting change their friendship?

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Author website: http://www.norabaskin.com/

Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy US Marshall by Vaunda Micheau Nelson


Grades: 3-6

Committee annotation:

It is 1875 and the West needs deputies. Former slave, Bass Reeves is hired to keep the peace. He is an honest man with a strong sense of right and wrong. Through courage and expert marksmanship Deputy Reeves brings 3,000 criminals to justice.

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Author website: none.

Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo


Grades: 3-4

Committee annotation:

Bink & Gollie, two imaginative best friends, share a tree house and a love of pancakes. In three very funny adventures, without leaving their neighborhood, they climb the Andes, befriend a goldfish, and have a big fight about rainbow colored socks.

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Author website: http://www.katedicamillo.com/
Student video

Bink and Gollie Book Report from Katherine D. Reaves on Vimeo.

Bylines: A Photobiography of Nellie Bly by Sue Macy


Grades: 4-6

Committee annotation:

Daring news reporter, globetrotter, and advocate for women's rights, Nellie Bly made people stand up and take notice.

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Author blog: http://www.suemacy.com/blog/index.php
***NOTE*** This blog may be blocked by school filters.

The Dancing Pancake by Eileen Spinelli


Grades: 4-6

Committee annotation:

Can eating pancakes make tough times better? When her mom opens a restaurant Bindi gets a taste of a new life with new friends, new experiences and a new apartment.

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Author website: none.

Emily's Fortune by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor


Grades: 3-6

Committee annotation:

Eight year old Emily sets off on a rip-roarin’ ride as she travels by stagecoach in a Wild West adventure. She teams up with a boy named Jackson to outsmart her wicked uncle who wants her fortune.

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Author website: none.