Megan Groene's Library
Cumberland Heights Elementary
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| 9780439877565 | Nic Bishop: Spiders | Nic Bishop | Nic Bishop's signature up-close, stop-action photographs show spiders larger than life.For the first to third grade set, spiders are fascinating and suitably gruesome, especially when looked at in EXTREME close-up. Amazing images show the beauty and otherworldliness of spiders. Simple, engaging text conveys basic information about spiders as well as cool and quirky facts. One stop-action montage shows a spider leaping twenty times its body length! | Scholastic Nonfiction |
| 9780316053181 | Nubs: The True Story Of A Mutt, A Marine & A Miracle | Dennis, Major Brian, Nethery, Mary, Larson, Kirby | Nubs, an Iraqi dog of war, never had a home or a person of his own. He was the leader of a pack of wild dogs living off the land and barely surviving. But Nubs's life changed when he met Marine Major Brian Dennis. The two formed a fast friendship, made stronger by Dennis's willingness to share his meals, offer a warm place to sleep, and give Nubs the kind of care and attention he had never received before. Nubs became part of Dennis's human pack until duty required the Marines to relocate a full 70 miles away—without him. Nubs had no way of knowing that Marines were not allowed to have pets.So began an incredible journey that would take Nubs through a freezing desert, filled with danger tofind his friend and would lead Dennis on a mission that would touch the hearts of people all over the world. Nubs and Dennis will remind readers that friendship has the power to cross deserts, continents, and even species.Publishers WeeklyLarson and Nethery, who collaborated on Two Bobbies, team up with Dennis to tell the moving story of the Marine major’s friendship with a wild dog he befriended at a border fort in Iraq. Dennis named the dog Nubs because his “ears had been cut off to make him a dog of war” (a statement never explained). Though Nubs futilely attempts to follow Dennis when he departs the fort, the two grow closer on subsequent visits, until the dog (now wounded) treks 70 miles through the snow to find Dennis. When the major is ordered to “get rid of the dog, or else,” he raises money to have Nubs transported to his San Diego hometown, where human and dog eventually reunite. Some spreads feel cluttered with narrative passages, e-mail sidebars, and multiple images; the photographs, gleaned from several sources, are of varying quality and resolution (understandable given the circumstances under which most were taken). But these do not diminish the emotional impact of the saga, which should appeal to fans of Owen and Mzee and other stories of animals that triumph against the odds. Ages 3–up. (Nov.) | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| 9780440403272 | Number the Stars | Lois Lowry | Yearling Book | |
| 9780545078382 | Oggie Cooder | Sara Weeks | From the author of So B. It, a super charming middle-grade Napoleon Dynamite with heart - the tale of a very average boy who's put in his school's spotlight when his averageness appeals to a TV show. Oggie Cooder has a talent -- he can charve better than anyone else in Truman Elementary School. (Charving, for the uninitiated, is the carving of a piece of cheese with one's teeth.) Oggie doesn't think this is anything special -- but his whole school will soon be disagreeing with him. Because after he inadvertantly charves during a nationwide hunt for unusual talents, his charving puts him on the path to fame and forture. Suddenly, he's the star of the school . . . but he's not sure that he wants to shine that way. This is Sarah Weeks at her best -- funny, clever, and kid-friendly. | Scholastic Press, New York |
| 9781596437067 | OLYMPIANS - ZEUS - KING OF THE GODS | George O'Connor | George O'Connor is a Greek mythology buff and a classic superhero comics fan, and he's out to remind us how much our pantheon of superheroes (Superman, Batman, the X-Men, etc) owes to mankind's ORIGINAL the Greek pantheon.In OLYMPIANS, O'Connor draws from primary documents to reconstruct and retell classic Greek myths. But these stories aren't sedate, scholarly works. They're action-packed, fast-paced, high-drama adventures, with monsters, romance, and not a few huge explosions. O'Connor's vibrant, kinetic art brings ancient tales to undeniable life, in a perfect fusion of super-hero aesthetics and ancient Greek mythology.Volume 1 of OLYMPIANS, King OF THE GODS, introduces readers to the ruler of the Olympian Pantheon, telling his story from his boyhood to his ascendance to supreme power. | First Second |
| 9780547722405 | On My Honor | Marion Dane Bauer | Joel's best friend Tony drowns while they are swimming in the forbidden, treacherous Vermilion River. Joel is terrified at having to tell of his disobedience and overwhelmed by his feelings of guilt. | Sandpiper |
| 9781595147035 | On Track For Treasure (Wanderville) | Wendy McClure | Ride the rails to a spirited adventure at the turn of the century!When the town sheriff discovers the exact location of “Wanderville,” the orphans who live there—Jack, Frances, Harold, Alexander, and their new friends—must flee their home in the woods.They take to the rails and, after nearly being caught, are rescued by a seemingly kind reverend and his wife. The pair brings the children to their home, telling them that if they help the sharecroppers who run their farm, they will eventually be adopted.But Frances can’t stop thinking about a mysterious treasure mentioned to her by a hobo they met during their travels, and when a young African-American sharecropper is blamed for stealing a fiddle her brother Harold actually nabbed, the citizens of Wanderville will have to decide whether their community is heading in the right direction or whether they need to get their “town” back on track. | Razorbill |
| 9780375869259 | One Came Home | Amy Timberlake | A Newbery Honor BookAn ALA-ALSC Notable Children's BookWinner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Novel“An adventure, a mystery, and a love song to the natural world. . . . Run out and read it. Right now.”—Newbery Medalist Karen CushmanIn the town of Placid, Wisconsin, in 1871, Georgie Burkhardt is known for two things: her uncanny aim with a rifle and her habit of speaking her mind plainly.But when Georgie blurts out something she shouldn't, her older sister Agatha flees, running off with a pack of "pigeoners" trailing the passenger pigeon migration. And when the sheriff returns to town with an unidentifiable body—wearing Agatha's blue-green ball gown—everyone assumes the worst. Except Georgie. Refusing to believe the facts that are laid down (and coffined) before her, Georgie sets out on a journey to find her sister. She will track every last clue and shred of evidence to bring Agatha home. Yet even with resolute determination and her trusty Springfield single-shot, Georgie is not prepared for what she faces on the western frontier. | Knopf Books for Young Readers |
| 9780545351966 | One Dog and His Boy | Eva Ibbotson | When lonely, 10-year-old Hal learns that his wealthy but neglectful parents only rented Fleck, the dog he always wanted, he and new friend Pippa take Fleck and four other dogs from the rental agency on a trek from London to Scotland, where Hal's grandparents live. By the award-winning author of A Countess Below Stairs. | Scholastic Press |
| 9780545533652 | One For The Murphys | Lynda Mullaly Hunt | Twelve-year-old Carley Connors can take a lot. Growing up in Las Vegas with her fun-loving mother, she's learned to be tough. But she never expected a betrayal that would land her in a foster care. When she's placed with the Murphys, a lively family with three boys, she's blindsided. Do happy families really exist? Carley knows she could never belong in their world, so she keeps her distance.It's easy to stay suspicious of Daniel, the brother who is almost her age and is resentful she's there. But Mrs. Murphy makes her feel heard and seen for the first time, and the two younger boys seem determinded to work their way into her heart. Before she knows it, Carley is protected the boys from a neighbourhood bullly and even teaching Daniel how to play basketball. Then just when she's feeling like she could truly be one of the Murphys, news from her mother shakes her world. | Scholastic |
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| 9781416971719 | Out of My Mind | Sharon M. Draper | Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time. | Simon and Schuster |
| 9780590371254 | Out of the Dust | Karen Hesse | In a series of poems, fifteen-year-old Billie Jo relates the hardships of living on her family's wheat farm in Oklahoma during the dust bowl years of the Depression. | |
| 9789021672458 | Outside It's War: Anne Frank And Her World | Janny van der Molen | Para alguém como eu, escrever um diário traz uma sensação muito estranha. Não só porque nunca escrevi, mas suponho que no futuro nem eu nem ninguém se interesse pelos desabafos de uma menina de 13 anos. – Anne FrankQuando registrou essas linhas em seu diário, Anne Frank certamente ainda acreditava que teria um futuro e não imaginava o quanto os seus desabafos atrairiam o interesse de milhões de pessoas diferentes ao redor do mundo. Setenta anos após o fim da Segunda Guerra Mundial e a morte da jovem no campo de concentração de Bergen-Belsen, a Rocco traz para o leitor brasileiro O mundo de Anne Frank – Lá fora a guerra, de Janny van der Molen, um mergulho profundo na história da menina que se mantém até hoje como símbolo do horror do regime nazista e referência histórica para as novas gerações.Para escrever o livro, que tem a chancela da Fundação Anne Frank, a autora visitou a casa da família Frank na Alemanha e o esconderijo usado entre 1942 e 1944 em Amsterdã, conhecido como Anexo Secreto e hoje transformado em museu; visitou os campos de concentração de Westerbork, Auschwitz e Bergen-Belsen; realizou entrevistas e uma ampla pesquisa recorrendo a fontes diversas, como o famoso diário escrito pela jovem em que ela relata a vida no Anexo Secreto, documentos históricos e fotografias.O resultado é uma obra rica e profundamente tocante que contextualiza a história de Anne Frank para as novas gerações com uma narrativa delicada e enriquecida com belas ilustrações de Martijn van der Linden. Preocupada em aproximar o leitor de sua personagem, van der Molen recria o universo da jovem Anne desde o seu nascimento, em 12 de junho de 1929, até a sua morte, em 12 de março de 1945, e divide essa trajetória em 10 temas centrais: Brincadeira, Família, Guerra, Normas, Medo, Diário, Sobrevivência, Paixão, Traição e Horror.Em cada um desses capítulos, a personalidade encantadora de Annelies Marie Frank, seus sonhos, interesses e sentimentos vão se desenhando à vista do leitor, que divide com ela as pequenas alegrias e as grandes angústias de uma (curta) vida que, na medida do possível, foi vivida com paixão e curiosidade. Uma história real e trágica (re)contada com sensibilidade e de forma acessível para leitores de todas as idades. Ao final, uma coleção de fotografias do acervo da família Frank complementa a obra, que vem lembrar às novas gerações que o horror não deve ser esquecido, para não correr o risco de se repetir. | Ploegsma |
| 9780439829731 | Owen & Mzee: The True Story Of A Remarkable Friendship | Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, Paula Kahumbu | The amazing true story of the orphaned baby hippo and 130-year-old giant turtle whose remarkable friendship touched millions around the world.The inspiring true story of two great friends, a baby hippo named Owen and a 130-yr-old giant tortoise named Mzee (Mm-ZAY). When Owen was stranded after the Dec 2004 tsunami, villagers in Kenya worked tirelessly to rescue him. Then, to everyone's amazement, the orphan hippo and the elderly tortoise adopted each other. Now they are inseparable, swimming, eating, and playing together. Adorable photos e-mailed from friend to friend quickly made them worldwide celebrities. Here is a joyous reminder that in times of trouble, friendship is stronger than the differences that too often pull us apart. | Scholastic Press |
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| 9780374302160 | Paper Wishes | Lois Sepahban | Ten-year-old Manami did not realize how peaceful her family's life on Bainbridge Island was until the day it all changed. It's 1942, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and Manami and her family are Japanese American, which means that the government says they must leave their home by the sea and join other Japanese Americans at a prison camp in the desert. Manami is sad to go, but even worse is that they are going to have to give her and her grandfather's dog, Yujiin, to a neighbor to take care of. Manami decides to sneak Yujiin under her coat and gets as far as the mainland before she is caught and forced to abandon Yujiin. She and her grandfather are devastated, but Manami clings to the hope that somehow Yujiin will find his way to the camp and make her family whole again. It isn't until she finds a way to let go of her guilt that Manami can reclaim the piece of herself that she left behind and accept all that has happened to her family. | Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
| 9780307931511 | Paperboy | Vince Vawter | *"Reminiscent of To Kill a Mockingbird." —Booklist, Starred"An unforgettable boy and his unforgettable story. I loved it!" —ROB BUYEA, author of Because of Mr. Terupt and Mr. Terupt Falls AgainThis Newbery Honor winner is perfect for fans of To Kill a Mockingbird, The King’s Speech, and The Help. A boy who stutters comes of age in the segregated South, during the summer that changes his life.Little Man throws the meanest fastball in town. But talking is a whole different ball game. He can barely say a word without stuttering—not even his own name. So when he takes over his best friend’s paper route for the month of July, he’s not exactly looking forward to interacting with the customers. But it’s the neighborhood junkman, a bully and thief, who stirs up real trouble in Little Man’s life.A Newbery Honor Award WinnerAn ALA-ALSC Notable Children’s BookAn IRA Children’s and Young Adults’ ChoiceAn IRA Teachers’ ChoiceA Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the YearA National Parenting Publications Award Honor BookA BookPage Best Children’s BookAn ABC New Voices PickA Junior Library Guild SelectionAn ALA-ALSC Notable Children’s RecordingAn ALA-YALSA Amazing AudiobookA Mississippi Magnolia State Award List Selection“[Vawter’s] characterization of Little Man feels deeply authentic, with . . . his fierce desire to be ‘somebody instead of just a kid who couldn’t talk right.’” —The Washington Post“Paperboy offers a penetrating look at both the mystery and the daily frustrations of stuttering. People of all ages will appreciate this positive and universal story.” —Jane Fraser, president of the Stuttering Foundation of America*“[A] tense, memorable story.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred“An engaging and heartfelt presentation that never whitewashes the difficult time and situation as Little Man comes of age.” —Kirkus Reviews“Vawter portrays a protagonist so true to a disability that one cannot help but empathize with the difficult world of a stutterer.” —School Library Journal | Yearling |
| 9780062377012 | Pax | Sara Pennypacker | National Book Award Longlist * New York Times Bestseller * An Amazon Best Book of the YearFrom bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes a beautifully wrought, utterly compelling novel about the powerful relationship between a boy and his fox. Pax is destined to become a classic, beloved for generations to come.Pax and Peter have been inseparable ever since Peter rescued him as a kit. But one day, the unimaginable happens: Peter's dad enlists in the military and makes him return the fox to the wild.At his grandfather's house, three hundred miles away from home, Peter knows he isn't where he should be—with Pax. He strikes out on his own despite the encroaching war, spurred by love, loyalty, and grief, to be reunited with his fox.Meanwhile Pax, steadfastly waiting for his boy, embarks on adventures and discoveries of his own. . . . | Balzer + Bray |
| 9780142415122 | Peace, Locomotion | Jacqueline Woodson | The stunning companion to the National Book Award finalist--from a four-time Newbery Honor winning authorTwelve-year-old Lonnie is finally feeling at home with his foster family. But because he’s living apart from his little sister, Lili, he decides it’s his job to be the “rememberer”—and write down everything that happens while they’re growing up. Lonnie’s musings are bittersweet; he’s happy that he and Lili have new families, but though his new family brings him joy, it also brings new worries. With a foster brother in the army, concepts like Peace have new meaning for Lonnie.Told through letters from Lonnie to Lili, this thought-provoking companion to Jacqueline Woodson’s National Book Award finalist Locomotion tackles important issues in captivating, lyrical language. Lonnie’s reflections on family, loss, love and peace will strike a note with readers of all ages. | Nancy Paulsen Books |