Amato, Mary. The Naked Mole-rat Letters. Anderson, Jodi Lynn. Loser/Queen. Bancks, Tristan. Mac Slater Hunts the Cool. Bell, Cathleen D. Little Blog on the Prairie. Black, Becca. iDrakula. Brody, Jessica. My Life Undecided. Cooper, Rose. [continue reading]
Harry Potter Read-Alikes (2011)
Read-Alikes for J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series Alexander, Lloyd. CHRONICLES OF PRYDAIN SERIES. A young pigkeeper must battle the Horned King and destroy the Black Cauldron to rescue Princess Eilonwy. Byng, Georgia. MOLLY MOON’S INCREDIBLE BOOK [continue reading]
Books Written in Letters Read-Alikes
Tween Books Written in the Form of Letters (Epistolary): Anderson, M.T. Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing series. Axelrod, Amy. Your Friend in Fashion, Abby Shapiro. Blos, Joan. Letters from the Corrugated Castle: a Novel of [continue reading]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Read-Alikes (2011)
Read-Alikes for Jeff Kinney’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” Series: Amato, Mary. Riot Brothers series. Angleberger, Tom. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda series. Battle, Craig. Max Finder series. Benton, Jim. Dear Dumb Diary series. [continue reading]
Groundhog Day Storytime Ideas
Some preschools and kindergartens will do a storytime on Groundhog Day, even though it may be a concept that is a little bit difficult to explain to a young child. But there are a lot [continue reading]
Spring Storytime Ideas
The theme of seasons can be popular with preschoolers, but to reinforce the concept, it is helpful to break it down into a storytime for each of the four seasons. For a craft project, you [continue reading]
Percy Jackson Series Read-Alikes (2011)
If you like the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan, try some of these other fantasy novels featuring average kids with mythical powers: King of Ithaka. Barrett, Tracy. Telemachos and two friends leave their island [continue reading]
Twilight Read-Alikes
Read-Alikes for Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Series Thirsty by M.T. Anderson. Chris thirsts for the blood of the humans around him, as soon as he learns he is a vampire. Demon in My View by Amelia [continue reading]