This book is about a tesseract, three witches (not exactly witches) and three kids. A tesseract is a wrinkle in time. Meg and Charles' father went missing when studying the tesseract, so they try to figure out how it works.

Awards won: John Newbery Medal

Reviewed by: St. Charles Reader

Date read: 11/24/2009

ISBN-10: 0374386137

ISBN-13: 9780374386139

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On a dark and stormy night, three strange ladies from another world carry away Meg and Charles Wallace Murray, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe. They must try to rescue Meg and Charles' father, who dissappeared while doing top secret government research. They travel through space and time by way of a tesseract, which is a wrinkle in time. Fans of the original story won't be disappointed by this faithful adaptation. The two-toned illustrations bring the story to life, and gracefully portray the characters.

Reviewed by: lauraf

Date read: 11/6/2012

ISBN-10: 0374386153

ISBN-13: 9780374386153

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In 1964, right before the start of sixth grade, Alice Ann's family moves from Chicago to Jackson, Mississippi.� Alice has never had trouble 'fitting in' when joining a new school and is happy when she finds out she won't be the only newcomer.� However, another student is Valerie Taylor, the first black student in an all white school as a result of a mandatory integration law.� Alice wants so badly to fit in, and she just can't understand the attitude of her fellow students against the new girl. Soon she learns that in order to be accepted she'll have to take part in schemes to harass and hurt Valerie. How far will she go to gain popularity ' or will she follow her conscience? This is a great historic read!

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/28/2009

ISBN-10: 0374386617

ISBN-13: 9780374386610

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Commenter: St. Charles Reader, grade 0

Mary Alice, and her brother, Joey, have spent summers with their Grandma Dowdel in her small town in southern Illinois. This year, Mary Alice, a city slicker from Chicago, faces an entire year alone with Grandma - who strikes fear in the hearts of all the townfolk. The only thing that Mary knows for certain is this: when trying to predict how life with Grandma might turn out - better not! This is the sequel to A Long Way from Chicago. It won the Newbery Medal in 2001.

Awards won: John Newbery Medal

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/12/2009

ISBN-10: 0803725183

ISBN-13: 9780803725188

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Geordie finds lots of time to write in his journal when he is grounded for breaking a window. He writes about his likes and dislikes, his trumpet, and the garden he will plant with his Dad in the spring. Many different poetry forms are used, as well as different typefaces, word puzzles, and good use of white space.

Similar books: Shakespeare Bats Clean-up by Ron Koertge; Love That Dog by Sharon Creech

Reviewed by: Donna

Date read: 8/1/2011

ISBN-10: 1896580351

ISBN-13: 9781896580357

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