BOOK TALK


Mo Willems
The Pigeon Series





THE BOOK THIEF
by Marcus Zusak



Flotsom
by David Weisner




Art and Max
by David Weisner





City Dog, Country Frog
by Mo Willems




THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES
by Sue Monk Kidd


I cried through the first 100 pages of this book.  When I finished it I flipped to the front and read it again.  It is a powerful story. This is definitely an upper grade book.





THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND
 by Elizabeth George Speare







THE HOBBIT
by J R R Tolkien


This is the book that started it all.  The prelude to Lord of the Rings.
It's quite a READ!







THE REDWALL SERIES
by Brian Jacques


For those of you who love series, here is a great one.  All 15 books are waiting on our shelves. This little movie clip shows just a few of the characters.  PLEASE... come and give these books a try.







SADAKO AND THE THOUSAND PAPER CRANES
by Eleanor Coerr


This story is a very sweet yet sad story.  A must READ.





HOMECOMING
by Cymthia Voight


This is one of the best books I've ever read. I have 14 copies of this in the library.  Please... come and give it a try.  (This is a clip from the movie that is no longer available.)





THE LOST HERO


The first book in
THE LAST OLYMPIAN SERIES
by Rick Riordan





GIDEON THE CUTPURSE
by Linda buckley-Archer





EYE OF THE CROW
by Shane Peacock







THE UNDERNEATH
by Kathi Appelt


Newbery Honor book 2009









MISSISSIPPI JACK
By L.A. Meyer


You'll find all of this in the book in our library. 
Come and get it. P.S. Jack's not a boy.









ELIJAH OF BUXTON
By Christopher Paul Curtis


Newbery Honor Book 2009









WEDNESDAY WARS
by Gary D, Schimdt


Newbery Honor book 2009


This book is a laugh out loud delightful read. One protestant boy, caught between his Jewish and Catholic classmates, has no place to go on Wednesday afternoons when they all attend religious instruction.  He and his teacher are "stuck"  How does Shakespear, tights, and baseball figure in?  READ the book.





THE HUNGER GAMES
by Suzanne Collins


Yes, the movie is coming but PLEASE
read the book first.
We have 15 copies in our library. I guarantee you won't be able to put it down. Come and get one!  (grades 6 and up)







A WRINKLE IN TIME
by Madeline L'Engle


Winner of the 1963 John Newbery Award for Children's Literature
Even though this book is 48 years old it is timeless. When you Reach Me used this book as it's "spring board" and it won the Newbery in 2010







PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS


By Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson









THE GRAVEYARD BOOK
by Neil Gaiman


Winner of the 2009 John Newbery Award for Children's Literature







THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET
by Brian Selznek


The winner of the 2009 Randolph Caldecott Award







WHEN YOU REACH ME
by Rebecca Stead


Winner of the 2010 John Newbery Award for Children's Literature







THE LONDON EYE MYSTERY


by Siobhan Dowd







TWILIGHT SERIES


Meet Stephanie Meyer, author of the "Twilight Series"