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Age: Middle School-High School
Midwinterblood is a quickly paced story taking place during seven time periods from seven different perspectives--or are they so different? Inspired by a painting from the Swedish painter Carl Larsson,:
Sedgwick presents a romance that stretches across an immense amount of time, reincarnating itself seven times as lovers Eric and Merle find each other each time. I believe that they were drawn to each other each reincarnation but that they did not entirely know why, until their final hour. Also appreciated: this romance remained between Eric and Merle. NO LOVE TRIANGLE! Tor seemed to be their opposition each life, but it wasn't because he was in love with Merle. His opposition varied, oftentimes focused on power.
This definitely has Printz potential due to its deeper telling with a slew of literary devices including motif (a ridiculous amount of motif) and the play on foreshadowing. Sedgwick doesn't analyze the book for us; rather, he opens a gateway of discussion about eternal life, reincarnation, and the pain surrounding everlasting love.
In reference to this book being classified as horror: "If you're the type of reader who prefers goth over gore, mood over mayhem, or disquiet over digust, this is exactly the kind of horror story that will appeal to you" (Wendy Darling's review).
"Have you ever had the feeling that you've lived another life? Been somewhere that has felt totally familiar, even though you've never been there before, or felt that you know someone well, even though you are meeting them for the first time? It happens. In 2073 on the remote and secretive island of Blessed, where rumour has it that no one ages and no children are born, a visiting journalist, Eric Seven, and a young local woman known as Merle are ritually slain. Their deaths echo a moment ten centuries before, when, in the dark of the moon, a king was slain, tragically torn from his queen. Their souls search to be reunited, and as mother and son, artist and child, forbidden lovers, victims of a vampire they come close to finding what they've lost" (Goodreads feature review).
Midwinterblood is a quickly paced story taking place during seven time periods from seven different perspectives--or are they so different? Inspired by a painting from the Swedish painter Carl Larsson,:
Sedgwick presents a romance that stretches across an immense amount of time, reincarnating itself seven times as lovers Eric and Merle find each other each time. I believe that they were drawn to each other each reincarnation but that they did not entirely know why, until their final hour. Also appreciated: this romance remained between Eric and Merle. NO LOVE TRIANGLE! Tor seemed to be their opposition each life, but it wasn't because he was in love with Merle. His opposition varied, oftentimes focused on power.
This definitely has Printz potential due to its deeper telling with a slew of literary devices including motif (a ridiculous amount of motif) and the play on foreshadowing. Sedgwick doesn't analyze the book for us; rather, he opens a gateway of discussion about eternal life, reincarnation, and the pain surrounding everlasting love.
In reference to this book being classified as horror: "If you're the type of reader who prefers goth over gore, mood over mayhem, or disquiet over digust, this is exactly the kind of horror story that will appeal to you" (Wendy Darling's review).
"Have you ever had the feeling that you've lived another life? Been somewhere that has felt totally familiar, even though you've never been there before, or felt that you know someone well, even though you are meeting them for the first time? It happens. In 2073 on the remote and secretive island of Blessed, where rumour has it that no one ages and no children are born, a visiting journalist, Eric Seven, and a young local woman known as Merle are ritually slain. Their deaths echo a moment ten centuries before, when, in the dark of the moon, a king was slain, tragically torn from his queen. Their souls search to be reunited, and as mother and son, artist and child, forbidden lovers, victims of a vampire they come close to finding what they've lost" (Goodreads feature review).
Age: K-2nd grade
Exclamation Mark doesn't exactly fit in. Sure he's got the period down, but there's that obnoxious line standing atop him. Deflated from his predicament, Exclamation Mark decides to run away. As he does, he runs into another unusual punctuation: question mark. When Question Mark refuses to stop asking questions, EM shouts "STOP!" Amazed at his power to add emphasis and emotion, EM feels "like he broke free from a life sentence."
Rosenthal brings us another object that deserves its own story. Thanks again, Amy!
Exclamation Mark doesn't exactly fit in. Sure he's got the period down, but there's that obnoxious line standing atop him. Deflated from his predicament, Exclamation Mark decides to run away. As he does, he runs into another unusual punctuation: question mark. When Question Mark refuses to stop asking questions, EM shouts "STOP!" Amazed at his power to add emphasis and emotion, EM feels "like he broke free from a life sentence."
Rosenthal brings us another object that deserves its own story. Thanks again, Amy!
Age: Preschool-1st grade
Travel: to the art museum!
The reader follows a girl as she frolics through an art museum. Each piece of art inspires a flurry of emotions that she cannot contain. Great vocabulary, use of real artwork, and fun rhymes make this stand out amongst other picture books that celebrate the museum. It would be fun for a family to replicate her actions when they visit a museum.
Travel: to the art museum!
The reader follows a girl as she frolics through an art museum. Each piece of art inspires a flurry of emotions that she cannot contain. Great vocabulary, use of real artwork, and fun rhymes make this stand out amongst other picture books that celebrate the museum. It would be fun for a family to replicate her actions when they visit a museum.
Age: Preschool-1st grade
Another little child plans to dominate the universe.
Another little child plans to dominate the universe.
Age: Kindergarten-1st grade
Peep moves into the quiet neighborhood with a boisterous personality. Wooby is uncertain about the noise but still decides to go to Peep's housewarming party. Wooby has patience of steel as Peep destroys all the things that Wooby cares about. In the end, Wooby decides to be Peep's friend because Peep likes to play goldfish. What wonderful forgiveness!
Peep moves into the quiet neighborhood with a boisterous personality. Wooby is uncertain about the noise but still decides to go to Peep's housewarming party. Wooby has patience of steel as Peep destroys all the things that Wooby cares about. In the end, Wooby decides to be Peep's friend because Peep likes to play goldfish. What wonderful forgiveness!
Age: Preschool-1st grade
Sweet hair, dude. Rocco provides a perfect story arc of a group of boys that get their powers from their hair. And they look so cool! Until, one day, Rocco gets dragged away to the villain's lair: the barber shop. I love how little and deflated Rocco looks after getting his hair cut. Ashamed, Rocco finally forces himself to go hang out with his friends, finding that they also visited the villain's lair. Without their hair they feel powerless. Until, suddenly, they discover a little hero in trouble!
The comic graphics are perfect and all those boys look wicked cool.
Sweet hair, dude. Rocco provides a perfect story arc of a group of boys that get their powers from their hair. And they look so cool! Until, one day, Rocco gets dragged away to the villain's lair: the barber shop. I love how little and deflated Rocco looks after getting his hair cut. Ashamed, Rocco finally forces himself to go hang out with his friends, finding that they also visited the villain's lair. Without their hair they feel powerless. Until, suddenly, they discover a little hero in trouble!
The comic graphics are perfect and all those boys look wicked cool.
Age: Kindergarten-2nd grade
Guys read: superheroes
Animals: rabbit, chameleon
Well, if the word "poo" won't get them rolling in the aisles, I'm sure the ending will. This would be a nice book to talk about a conscience--even though the "conscience" turns out to be a superhero bunny.
Guys read: superheroes
Animals: rabbit, chameleon
Well, if the word "poo" won't get them rolling in the aisles, I'm sure the ending will. This would be a nice book to talk about a conscience--even though the "conscience" turns out to be a superhero bunny.
Age: K-2
Animal: Whale
Familiar Experience: Waiting
Emotion: patience
For all that little boy's patience, for all the distractions along the way, for the sweet roses and the pirate ship, the small insects and the fluffy clouds above, his patience finally pays off. Accompanied with fantastic colors and illustrations.
Animal: Whale
Familiar Experience: Waiting
Emotion: patience
For all that little boy's patience, for all the distractions along the way, for the sweet roses and the pirate ship, the small insects and the fluffy clouds above, his patience finally pays off. Accompanied with fantastic colors and illustrations.
Age: Preschool-1st grade
HONK SHOO! What's that? Christopher hears a terrifyingly loud noise and imagines all the different things it could be--an elephant, a monster, who knows? He doesn't find out until he goes to investigate in his grandparents room.
I love how the illustrator shows what Christopher imagined the noise to be, but then contrasts it with reality when Christopher looks under his bed, outside the window, etc.
HONK SHOO! What's that? Christopher hears a terrifyingly loud noise and imagines all the different things it could be--an elephant, a monster, who knows? He doesn't find out until he goes to investigate in his grandparents room.
I love how the illustrator shows what Christopher imagined the noise to be, but then contrasts it with reality when Christopher looks under his bed, outside the window, etc.