Sweetgrass Basket1 review
Marlene Carvell

Dutton Juvenile, 2005

Sweetgrass Basket

Sweetgrass Basket is a contagious book that captivates you into its cruel world. Once I started reading, I could not put the book down. The pages turn rapidly alternating between the two sisters' point of view. Mattie and Sarah are shipped off to the Carlisle Indian Boarding School by their father ...
  
  











  



  
Eyes of the Emperor (Readers Circle)7 reviews
Graham Salisbury

Laurel Leaf, 2007

Little known story about WW II and our Japanese servicemen

+ Great book!
+ Great Book - Great for the Classroom
+ Tyler Fitts History 3/B
+ and i didn't want to read this
  
  











  



  
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-time (Apple Signature Edition)21 reviews
Lisa Yee

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2007

Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time

+ Winning Humor
+ Millicent Minn was a genious of a book
+ Not Just For Boys
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too
  
  











  



  
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)242 reviews
Rick Riordan

Miramax, 2006

the best book ever

+ Not just for kids
+ Awesome
+ Fun and adventure with the Greek Gods
  
  











  



  
Secrets Of A Civil War Submarine: Solving The Mysteries Of The H. L. Hunley13 reviews
Sally M. Walker

Carolrhoda Books, 2005

A Seafaring stealth weapon

+ Fascinating story
+ Good Book
+ Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries Of The H.L. Hunley
  
  











  



  
Inkspell (Inkheart)218 reviews
Cornelia Funke

The Chicken House, 2007

this is one perfect book

+ agreat new saga
+ Nearly as Good as the First

i was 10 years old when i read this book it was my mom who gave it to me because i had a post highschool score for reading and needed something hard. it easily topped my favorite book list with the adventure mixed with the romance. that were mixed just like they were a delicous soup. now im 12 ...
  
  











  



  
The Illustrated Mum7 reviews
Jacqueline Wilson

Yearling, 2006

Great book

+ Mom/teacher enjoyed this one a lot!
+ An Excellent Book, No Matter What Your Age.
+ This book is so wonderful !!!
+ A gritty story told from a 10-year-old point of view
  
  











  



  
Princess Academy98 reviews
Shannon Hale

Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2005

Hard Realities in a Soft Fantasy

+ This book was another of Shannon's great work.
+ Enchanting
+ The remarkable Shannon Hale
+ Amazing coming-of-age tale!
  
  











  



  
Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt's Remarkable Life6 reviews
Candace Fleming

Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books, 2005

Richie's Picks: OUR ELEANOR

+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Getting to know her
+ Rare To Call a Book "Life-Changing"
+ Make Our Eleanor YOUR Eleanor
  
  











  



  
Under the Persimmon Tree11 reviews
Suzanne Fisher Staples

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2005

Lots of cultural insights

The Afghan war of 2001 was a vivid reminder of the brutality, anger and hatred that the division of a country can produce. Under the Persimmon Tree brings this experience to life through the perspective of Najmah, an Afghan girl, and Elaine, an American woman living in Pakistan. Najmah lives ...
  
  











  



  
Hans Christian Andersen: His Fairy Tale Life
Hjordis Varmer

Groundwood Books, 2007

This beautifully illustrated biography commemorates the bicentennial of Hans Christian Andersen’s birth. Written by one of Denmark’s best-known children’s authors, Hjørdis Varmer, the book chronicles the fairy-tale like story of Andersen’s life, describing how the eccentric Andersen came from a poor family, was ridiculed by other children, and struggled for many years ...
  
  











  



  
Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue12 reviews
Julius Lester

Hyperion Book CH, 2005

Loss Made Concrete

+ profound and poetic
+ Review by Marcus
+ Day of Tears
  
  











  



  
Innocent Soldier4 reviews
Josef Holub

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2007

Richie's Picks: AN INNOCENT SOLDIER

+ An Innocent Soldier: A pretty good book

"Amazing. In spite of the thousands of dead bodies all around me, I have a dreadful idea. There are so many trousers lying here, some bloody, some clean. Depending on whether the soldiers were shot in their upper or lower halves. All I need to do is take them away from a dead man. Simple. "Then I ...
  
  











  



  
The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students (Bccb Blue ...7 reviews
Suzanne Jurmain

Houghton Mifflin, 2005

What a story of courage!

+ A Great Read
+ Crandall's Creativity
+ Hey Me. By Desw
  
  











  



  
Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk about AIDS
Deborah Ellis

Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 2005

Stories of survival. Songs of hope. Children you'll never forget. In Sub-Saharan Africa, there are more than 11.5 million orphans. The AIDS pandemic has claimed their parents, their aunts, and their uncles. What is life like for these children? Who do they care for, and who cares for them? Come and meet them. They might surprise you. Royalties from this book will be ...
  
  











  



  
Elsewhere123 reviews
Gabrielle Zevin

Square Fish, 2007

My Favorite Book EVER!!!

+ 10 Stars
+ IT ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is my absolute favorite book in the whole world! It is amazing, unique, and gives an interesting perspective. If you want a book to think about, read Elsewhere! Keeps you hooked the whole time. This is a must-read!
  
  











  



  
The Legend Of The Wandering King4 reviews
Laura Gallego Garcia

Arthur A. Levine Books, 2005

Wandering king delivers a stunning story about redemption

+ A Wonderful Fable
+ The Greatest Book in the World!
+ One of the best books Ever!!!!
  
  











  



  
Harry Sue8 reviews
Sue Stauffacher

Yearling, 2007

Saving munchkins from witches and trying to go to jail

+ Harry Sue We Love You
+ The Con Is On
+ Awesome!!
+ The low down on Harry Sue
  
  











  



  
A Maze Me: Poems for Girls5 reviews
Naomi Shihab Nye

HarperTeen, 2005

Richie's Picks: A Maze Me

+ Not just for girls
+ incredible
+ Color Me Amazed
+ The Poet in All of Us
  
  











  



  
Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow26 reviews
Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Scholastic Nonfiction, 2005

Wow - Incredible Resource

+ The young in the Nazi Empire.
+ Ach Tung Babies
+ a different aspect of Nazi Germany from 1933-1945