Ms. Shenna's Favorite Books

Among the hidden

Haddix, Margaret Peterson.


Book Report, May 1999. Kirkus Review, July 1998. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), February 1999. Riverbank Review, April 1999. School Library Journal, September 1998. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 1998. Wilson's Junior High School, April 2001. In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong.
Date Published:1998

Book Report, May 1999. Kirkus Review, July 1998. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), February 1999. Riverbank Review, April 1999. School Library Journal, September 1998. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 1998. Wilson's Junior High School, April 2001. In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong.

Date Published:1998

Because of Winn-Dixie

DiCamillo, Kate.


Horn book guide starred, Wilson Children's Catalog. Wilson Middle & Jr High Catalog. Booklist, May 01, 2000. Kirkus starred, April 01, 2000. School Library Jl. starred, June 2000. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, June 2000. The Horn Book, July 2000. Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.
Date Published:2000

Horn book guide starred, Wilson Children's Catalog. Wilson Middle & Jr High Catalog. Booklist, May 01, 2000. Kirkus starred, April 01, 2000. School Library Jl. starred, June 2000. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, June 2000. The Horn Book, July 2000. Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.

Date Published:2000

Chasing the Falconers

Korman, Gordon.


"An Apple paperback." School Library Journal, August 2005. Publisher's Weekly, May 2005. Booklist, May 2005. Reading Teacher, May 2006. Aiden and Meg Falconer must escape from a juvenile detention center in order to prove their parents innocent of charges which would put them in jail for life.
Date Published:2005

Circus Mirandus

Beasley, Cassie,


"When he realizes that his grandfather's stories of an enchanted circus are true, Micah Tuttle sets out to find the mysterious Circus Mirandus--and to use its magic to save his grandfather's life"--
Date Published:2015

Crenshaw

Applegate, Katherine,


"A story about a homeless boy and his imaginary friend that proves in unexpected ways that friends matter, whether real or imaginary"--
Date Published:2015

The Girl Who Drank the Moon

Barnhill, Kelly Regan,


"An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her. Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the forest, Xan, is kind and gentle. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster named Glerk and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, Fyrian. Xan rescues the abandoned children and delivers them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey. One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic. Xan decides she must raise this enmagicked girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own. To keep young Luna safe from her own unwieldy power, Xan locks her magic deep inside her. When Luna approaches her thirteenth birthday, her magic begins to emerge on schedule--but Xan is far away. Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch. Soon, it is up to Luna to protect those who have protected her--even if it means the end of the loving, safe world she's always known"--
Date Published:2016

"An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her. Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the forest, Xan, is kind and gentle. She shares her home with a wise Swamp Monster named Glerk and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, Fyrian. Xan rescues the abandoned children and delivers them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey. One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic. Xan decides she must raise this enmagicked girl, whom she calls Luna, as her own. To keep young Luna safe from her own unwieldy power, Xan locks her magic deep inside her. When Luna approaches her thirteenth birthday, her magic begins to emerge on schedule--but Xan is far away. Meanwhile, a young man from the Protectorate is determined to free his people by killing the witch. Soon, it is up to Luna to protect those who have protected her--even if it means the end of the loving, safe world she's always known"--

Date Published:2016

Hatchet

Paulsen, Gary.


Sequel: The river. "A Richard Jackson Book." Kirkus starred. School library journal. Booklist starred. Horn book. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Wilson Middle and junior high school library catalog. Best books for middle school and junior high readers. Elementary school library collection, Phase I. After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a hatchet given by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.
Date Published:1987

Sequel: The river. "A Richard Jackson Book." Kirkus starred. School library journal. Booklist starred. Horn book. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Wilson Middle and junior high school library catalog. Best books for middle school and junior high readers. Elementary school library collection, Phase I. After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a hatchet given by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.

Date Published:1987

Holes

Sachar, Louis, 1954-


"A Yearling book." Wilson's Junior High School, August 1999. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal starred, September 1998. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 1999. Five Owls, April 2007. Horn Book Starred, September 1998. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), January 1999. Pub Weekly, July 1998. As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
Date Published:1998

"A Yearling book." Wilson's Junior High School, August 1999. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal starred, September 1998. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 1999. Five Owls, April 2007. Horn Book Starred, September 1998. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), January 1999. Pub Weekly, July 1998. As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.

Date Published:1998

Jubilee

Giff, Patricia Reilly,


"Judith stopped talking long ago when Mom left her in the care of beloved Aunt Cora. Going back into a regular fifth-grade classroom won't be easy, but she has her Dog and new friend who will help her through"--
Date Published:2016

The lemonade war

Davies, Jacqueline, 1962-


Title proper from title frame. Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal, May 2007. Book Links-starred, January 2008. Booklist, March 2007. Horn Book, October 2007. Evan and his younger sister, Jesse, react very differently to the news that they will be in the same class for fourth grade and as the end of summer approaches, they battle it out through lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn 100 dollars. Includes mathematical calculations and tips for running a successful lemonade stand.
Date Published:2007

Title proper from title frame. Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal, May 2007. Book Links-starred, January 2008. Booklist, March 2007. Horn Book, October 2007. Evan and his younger sister, Jesse, react very differently to the news that they will be in the same class for fourth grade and as the end of summer approaches, they battle it out through lemonade stands, each trying to be the first to earn 100 dollars. Includes mathematical calculations and tips for running a successful lemonade stand.

Date Published:2007

Lifeboat 12

Hood, Susan, 1954-


Kirkus starred, June 15, 2018. School library journal starred, May 2018. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, September 2018. Horn book guide, September 2018. In 1940, a group of British children, their escorts, and some sailors struggle to survive in a lifeboat when the ship taking them to safety in Canada is torpedoed. Includes historical notes.
Date Published:2018

The Losers Club

Clements, Andrew, 1949-,


Alec, a sixth-grade bookworm always in trouble for reading instead of listening and participating in class, starts a book club, solely to have a place to read, and discovers that real life, although messy, can be as exciting as the stories in his favorite books.
Date Published:2017

Masterminds

Korman, Gordon.


School Library Journal, November 2014. Booklist starred, December 2014. Publisher's Weekly, December 2014. Kirkus Review, November 2014. Resource Links, February 2015. "A group of kids discovers they were cloned from the DNA of some of the greatest criminal masterminds in history for a sociological experiment"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2015

The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane

DiCamillo, Kate.


Booklist starred, January 01, 2006. Kirkus starred, January 15, 2006. School library journal starred, February 2006. Horn book, March 2006. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, April 2006. Horn book guide starred, Best books for children : preschool through grade 6. Wilson Children's core collection. Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is separated from the little girl who adores him.
Date Published:2007

Booklist starred, January 01, 2006. Kirkus starred, January 15, 2006. School library journal starred, February 2006. Horn book, March 2006. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, April 2006. Horn book guide starred, Best books for children : preschool through grade 6. Wilson Children's core collection. Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is separated from the little girl who adores him.

Date Published:2007

Miss Daisy is crazy

Gutman, Dan.


Booklist, September 2004. Kirkus Review, June 2004. Publisher's Weekly, July 2004. Miss Daisy's unusual teaching methods surprise her second grade students, especially reluctant learner A.J.
Date Published:2004

No talking

Clements, Andrew, 1949-


School Library Journal starred, September 2007. Publisher's Weekly, May 2007. Kirkus Starred, June 2007. Booklist, September 2007. New York Times, June 2007. Horn Book, April 2008. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2007. The noisy fifth grade boys of Laketon Elementary School challenge the equally loud fifth grade girls to a "no talking" contest.
Date Published:2007

Number The Stars

Lowry, Lois.


Kirkus starred. School library journal starred. Booklist starred. Horn book. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Wilson Children's catalog. Wilson Middle and junior high school library catalog. Elementary school library collection, Phase II. Best books for middle school and junior high readers. Best books for children : preschool through grade 6. In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.
Date Published:1989

Kirkus starred. School library journal starred. Booklist starred. Horn book. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. Wilson Children's catalog. Wilson Middle and junior high school library catalog. Elementary school library collection, Phase II. Best books for middle school and junior high readers. Best books for children : preschool through grade 6. In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis.

Date Published:1989

Restart

Korman, Gordon.,


Booklist, March 15, 2017. Kirkus, April 01, 2017. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, May 2017. Publisher's Weekly, April 03, 2017. School library journal, May 2017. Chase does not remember falling off the roof, in fact he does not remember anything about himself, and when he gets back to middle school he begins to learn who he was through the reactions of the other kids--trouble is, he really is not sure he likes the Chase that is being revealed, but can he take the opportunity amnesia has provided and restart his life?
Date Published:2017

Booklist, March 15, 2017. Kirkus, April 01, 2017. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, May 2017. Publisher's Weekly, April 03, 2017. School library journal, May 2017. Chase does not remember falling off the roof, in fact he does not remember anything about himself, and when he gets back to middle school he begins to learn who he was through the reactions of the other kids--trouble is, he really is not sure he likes the Chase that is being revealed, but can he take the opportunity amnesia has provided and restart his life?

Date Published:2017

Rump : the true story of Rumpelstiltskin

Shurtliff, Liesl.


Kirkus starred, March 15, 2013. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, May 2013. School library journal, May 2013. Booklist, May 15, 2013. Horn book guide Wilson Middle and junior high school core collection. Relates the tale of Rumpelstiltskin's childhood and youth, explaining why his name is so important, how he is able to spin straw into gold, and why a first-born child is his reward for helping the miller's daughter-turned-queen.
Date Published:2013

Kirkus starred, March 15, 2013. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, May 2013. School library journal, May 2013. Booklist, May 15, 2013. Horn book guide Wilson Middle and junior high school core collection. Relates the tale of Rumpelstiltskin's childhood and youth, explaining why his name is so important, how he is able to spin straw into gold, and why a first-born child is his reward for helping the miller's daughter-turned-queen.

Date Published:2013

The seventh most important thing

Pearsall, Shelley.


Booklist starred, August 01, 2015. Kirkus starred, July 01, 2015. School library journal starred, July 2015. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, November 2015. Horn book guide, In 1963, thirteen-year-old Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the neighborhood Junk Man after he throws a brick at the old man's head in a moment of rage, but the junk he collects might be more important than he suspects. Inspired by the work of American folk artist James Hampton.
Date Published:2015

Booklist starred, August 01, 2015. Kirkus starred, July 01, 2015. School library journal starred, July 2015. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, November 2015. Horn book guide, In 1963, thirteen-year-old Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the neighborhood Junk Man after he throws a brick at the old man's head in a moment of rage, but the junk he collects might be more important than he suspects. Inspired by the work of American folk artist James Hampton.

Date Published:2015