Holm, Jennifer L. The Fourteenth Goldfish. Fiction. Random, 2014. 208p. $16.99 978-0-375-87064-4, PLB $19.99 978-0-375-97064-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-7. Ellie’s mom brings home a 13-year-old relative from the police station. He turns out to be Ellie’s [continue reading]
Kirkus “Best” Lists, Fall Board Book Round-up Part 3
Kirkus Announces “Best Children’s Books of 2014”: Kirkus Reviews announced their choices for the best books for children of 2014, organizing the list into 11 categories. These include “Best Informational Picture Books,” “Best Pictures Books [continue reading]
Woodson Wins Nat’l Book Award, 2015 Summer Reading, SLJ’s Best List
Jacqueline Woodson Wins National Book Award: Jacqueline Woodson’s memoir in verse, Brown Girl Dreaming, won in the Young People’s Literature category at the 65th National Book Awards on November 19, 2014. Ursula Le Guin received [continue reading]
Reading Levels, November BayNews, Review of the Week
Mary Ann Scheuer’s “Great Kid Books” blog has a very informative post on reading levels, and using them to motivate children to read. Check it out! http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com/2014/11/reading-levels-using-them-to-help-kids.html New ACL BayNews Posted: The November 2014 BayNews [continue reading]
R.A. Mongomery Dies, Kirkus Prize Announced
Author R.A. Montgomery of “Choose Your Own Adventure” Books Dies: R.A. Montgomery, publisher and sometime author of the “Choose Your Own Adventure” series of novels for grades 3-5 has died at age 78, at his [continue reading]
Review of the Week: “Stubby”
Bausum, Ann. Stubby: The True Story of World War I’s Bravest Dog. Non-fiction. National Geographic, 2014. 72p. $17.99. 978-1-4263-1486-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Initially, he hung around the U.S. Army training camp scrounging for food, but [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Reminder, Publishers’ Weekly Best Books 2014
ACL Meeting Friday, November 14, 2014: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, November 14, 2014, from 9am-1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Flora and Ulysses Read-Alikes
Read-alikes for Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo Baker, Kim. Pickle: The (Formerly) Anonymous Prank Club of Fountain Point Middle School. Ben starts a club to pull pranks on other sixth graders, while trying to [continue reading]