HIT:ELEM Recent Good Books

[Josephine Dervan <rderva@injersey.com>]

Here are the responses I received for this query. Thanks to Jody, Pat,
Dana and Lynette.



The T.F. Letters (tooth fairy) by Karen Ray and think it will appeal to
the younger crowd, especially if the child/ren has/have moved recently.
My eldest daughter used to write the tooth fairy and I had fun writing
back to her...it brought back fond memories.

Loved _F.Y.E.O. (for your eyes only)_ by Joanne Rocklin. It was a super
story in journal fashion (so popular these days). Appealing to boys and
girls, especially reluctant readers.

The _Great Turkey Walk_ by Kathleen Karr was another fun read. About
driving a herd (?) of turkeys to Denver CO. Very much like a Sid
Fleischmann book.

_Seeing Lessons:  The Story of Abigail Carter and America's First School
for
Blind People _ by Spring Hermann. This one will give children a deeper
understanding of blindness and early schooling in America.

Okay, good books I have read:  Holes by Louis Sachar; Thank-you,
Mr.Falker
by Polacco; Sister Anne's Hands by MaryBeth Lorbiedki; Regarding the
Fountain (quite funny) by Kate Klise; A Long Way from Chicao - Richard
Peck;
and Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse.  Of course, I am still reading,
reading,
and reading.  So many good ones!

No, David! and The Adventures of Captain Underpants are two of my recent
favorites.  Oh, and Zelda and Ivy.


I enjoyed a number of books featured this year as part of the VA Young
Readers Program: Odd Velvet by Whitcomb, Black Whiteness by Burleigh,
The
Music of Dolphins by Hesse, and Plains Warrior by Marrin.

On a personal note I've been reading Frindle, Out of the Dust, Belle
Prater's Boy, Captain Underpants, the 3 Harry Potters, Holes, and am
still catching up.

Jo

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Josephine Dervan
Library Media Specialist
Strathmore Elementary School
Aberdeen, New Jersey, USA 07747

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