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Maine Student Book Award Nominee 2010-2011
This book made me cry.
Matt is 10, and he was airlifted out of Vietnam two years ago. This book, told in verse, is the story of him trying to cope with his new American life, by playing baseball, talking with his friend Jeff, and dealing with people in his town who seem to place the blame of the war on him because of his face (even though his father was an American soldier).
This book made me cry.
Matt is 10, and he was airlifted out of Vietnam two years ago. This book, told in verse, is the story of him trying to cope with his new American life, by playing baseball, talking with his friend Jeff, and dealing with people in his town who seem to place the blame of the war on him because of his face (even though his father was an American soldier).
Maine Student Book Award Nominee 2010-2011
This is a really cute story about a dog in Iraq. I think it will melt even the stoniest heart.
This is a really cute story about a dog in Iraq. I think it will melt even the stoniest heart.
When Esther Morris Headed West: Women, Wyoming, and the Right to Vote
Connie Nordhielm Wooldridge, Jacqueline Rogers
I had never heard of Esther Morris before, but after reading this book, I would like to get to know more about her!
#4 on the Barnes & Noble Top Ten Children's Books of 2009, Maine Student Book Award Nominee 2010-2011
I really liked this book. I think DiCamillo does a wonderful job of weaving the story together. I did think the ending was a bit pat, but the sense of magic that pervaded the book made me not as annoyed as I might have been with a realistic fiction book.
I really liked this book. I think DiCamillo does a wonderful job of weaving the story together. I did think the ending was a bit pat, but the sense of magic that pervaded the book made me not as annoyed as I might have been with a realistic fiction book.
Newbery Honor 2009-2010, Maine Student Book Award Nominees 2010-2011
I enjoyed this book. Minli goes off to search for the Old Man of the Moon and has a few adventures along the way. I really liked the Chinese folklore that was included, because I love folklore and fairy tales in general and these were new stories to me.
I enjoyed this book. Minli goes off to search for the Old Man of the Moon and has a few adventures along the way. I really liked the Chinese folklore that was included, because I love folklore and fairy tales in general and these were new stories to me.
I had read a good review of this book, but to me, it was only worthy of an "eh". Not bad, not great, just okay. Somehow this book mustered up an Maine Student Book Award nomination in the 2010-2011 year.
I wish I could be an awesome spy like the Lunch Lady.
I think kids will enjoy this book more than adults will. I think that there are enough familiar aspects to the Percy Jackson series that it will feel comfortable to younger readers already familiar with Riordan's style, while being slightly exasperating to older readers. I still think it is worth reading and owning.
Side note: Had some confusion with getting this one mixed up with The Alchemyst. Not sure if that is just me, or if there are a lot of similiarities between the two books.
Side note: Had some confusion with getting this one mixed up with The Alchemyst. Not sure if that is just me, or if there are a lot of similiarities between the two books.