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Oddly Normal is a ten-year old girl with green hair and long ears. She's half witch from her mother's side of the family. Her appearance, and name, cause her to be an outcast at school. When she makes a wish on her birthday, Oddly's parents disappear, and she must journey to the magical realm of Fignation to stay with her great aunt. Can Oddly find a place where she fits?
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 3/26/2009
ISBN-13: 9780977788309
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Of Numbers And Stars: The Story of Hypatia
D. Anne Love (2006), 32 pages
Illustrated by Pam Paparone
Audience: 1st Grade - 5th Grade
Hypatia was born in Alexandria, Egypt in the fourth century. When she was born, her father, the mathematician Theon, pledged to teach her everything he knew. In the book, 'Of Numbers and Stars: The Story of Hypatia' by D.Anne Love, we learn how Hypatia's father kept that promise. She grew up to be a women famous for her knowledge of mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy. Young scholars flocked to Egypt from all over the world to be her students. In an age when girls weren't even allowed to learn how to read and write, Hypatia became one of the most accomplished women of the ancient world.
Similar authors: Diane Stanley
Similar books: The Birth of Mathematics: Ancient Times to 1300 by Michael John Bradley;
Cleopatra by Diane Stanley;
Outrageous Women of Ancient Times by Vicki Leon;
Ancient Mathematics by Rob Staeger
Reviewed by: mb
Date read: 8/2/2010
ISBN-10: 0823416216
ISBN-13: 9780823416219
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
Summer in Tarrytown, N.Y. is a lot of fun for 10-year-old Sheila, even though friends make her face up to some self-truths she doesn't want to admit to.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 3/27/2009
ISBN-10: 0142408794
ISBN-13: 9780142408797
Paw Power
Kitty Wells (2010), 199 pages
Illustrated by Joanna Harrison
Audience: 2nd Grade - 4th Grade
Maddy has always wanted a cat, but she can't have one because of her little brother's allergies. When she buys three tiny, mysterious ceramic cat statues from an antique dealer, one of them comes to life! Maddy and the cat must work together to solve a very big problem: the class bully has been tormenting one of Maddy's classmates. When the solution works, and the bully turns on Maddy, will the tiny cat's magical powers be enough to save the situation?
Book Series: Pocket Cats
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 3/8/2012
ISBN-13: 9780385752022
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