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Other Side
Jacqueline Woodson (2001), 32 pages
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis
Audience: Preschool - 3rd Grade
A simple fence that cut through the middle of Clover's town was meant to separate the white side of town from the black side of town. This fence, for Clover, stood for a whole lot more. It kept people from playing, talking, and being friends. Until one day Annie and Clover, girls from opposite sides of the fence, decided to overlook what the fence was meant to represent and sat together,'on top of the fence'. In 'The Other Side' by Jacqueline Woodson, Clover simply, yet eloquantly, tells her story as she reaches beyond her side of the fence to find a friend. 'Someday, somebody's going to come along and knock this old fence down,' is Annie's and Clover's fervent wish and hope for the future.
Similar authors: Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert; Pat McKissack; Deborah Wiles
Similar books: Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles;
Goin' Someplace Special by Pat Kissack;
Rosa's Bus by Jo S. Kittinger;
Coming on Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson;
Back of the Bus by Aaron Reynolds;
Papa's Mark by Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert
Reviewed by: mb
Date read: 7/27/2011
ISBN-10: 0399231161
ISBN-13: 9780399231162
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Eleven-year old Melody has a photographic memory. Maybe you wish you had that kind of memory but everything that Melody knows and feels is stuck inside her head until she gets a computerized communication board. Then, Melody becomes a member of her school's academic bowl team and the team makes it all the way to the finals in Washington,D.C. Then, the team leaves Melody behind at the airport. How will Melody's team fare without her? If you liked Cynthia Lord's Rules you will enjoy this book.
Similar books: Rules by Cynthia Lord;
Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman
Awards nominated: 2013 Rebecca Caudill Nominee
Awards won: 2013 Bluestem Award
Reviewed by: jb
Date read: 4/27/2010
ISBN-10: 141697170X
ISBN-13: 9781416971702
Reader Comments
Fifth Grader's Attitude Makes the DifferenceCommenter: Valerie, grade 53
You would think that reading a book about a girl 'stuck' in her mind due to Cerebral Palsy would be a sad experience. Melody's attitude makes it more optimistic. The audiobook reader captures Melody's spirit, making listening an uplifting experience.
Papa's Mark
Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert (2004), 32 pages
Illustrated by Colin Bootman
Audience: Preschool - 4th Grade
In 'Papa's Mark' by Gwnedolyn Battle-Lavert, Simms and his Papa knew how important the right to vote was to a black man living in the south during the 1960's. 'America could change for the better if all people had a say in the running of it,' was the consensus of the black community living in Lamar County. Even though the Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution protected the rights of all people to vote, many restrictions were adopted in the southern states to make it impossible for members of the black community to exercise their rights. Gang violence, voting taxes, and literacy tests were obstacles instituted by many white communities to prevent the African-Americans from voting. So when Simm's Papa was able (after many nights of practice) to sign his own name at the voting booth, Samuel T. Blow could feel the winds of change shaping a newer and brighter America.
Similar authors: Deborah Wiles; Jacqueline Woodson;
Similar books: Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles;
The Other side by Jacqueline Woodson;
Goin' Someplace Special by Pat McKissack;
Pop's Bridge by Eve Bunting;
Coolies by Yin
Reviewed by: mb
Date read: 8/1/2011
ISBN-10: 082341650X
ISBN-13: 9780823416509
Part of Me: Stories of a Louisiana Family
Kimberly Willis Holt (2006), 208 pages
Audience: 5th Grade - 8th Grade
The lives of four generations are told through ten stories that span the years from 1939 through 2006. The tales begin with Rose driving the library book mobile followed by the adventures of her son Merle Henry who loves to trap. Next comes Annabeth, Merle's daughter who enjoys fairy tales, and then there is Annabeth's son Kyle who finds a summer job at the library. Books and reading are integral to the lives of the family as the adventures unfold across the years.
Reviewed by: adf
Date read: 9/11/2010
ISBN-10: 0805063609
ISBN-13: 9780805063608
Hildy Biddle is a high school reporter in the small town of Banesville, New York, kicknamed The Happiest Town in the Happy Apple Valley. But the sleepy town is stricken with hysteria and fear after a series of spooky happenings start occurring near the old Ludlow House. As Pen Piedmont, the editor of the local paper, publishes fear-mongering headlines, high-school reporter Hildy has to determine if she can find what is behind the incidents and settle her community's growing unrest. Will Hildy take on the challenge or will the threats against herself and her friends stop her?
Reviewed by: bklyczek
Date read: 1/28/2010
ISBN-10: 0399234756
ISBN-13: 9780399234750
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