Re: [LM_NET] TARGET: Best 2010 Books for Elementary Libraries

[Christine Rayl <cjrayl@YAHOO.COM>]

I cannot recommend Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes enough! (due out Aug. 16) It 
is an excellent book and it should be on the Newbery short list. Fantastic 
character who develops well through out the story and it isn't too heavy handed 
with Katrina. Rather, it looks at the devastation from a personal perspective and 
is just perfect for 4-6 grade readers. For some schools though, there may need to 
be caution...she can see ghosts.

Also, Justine Case is another humorous one, perfect for reading aloud to third 
graders at the beginning of school! I loved the child0like perspective of this book.

You may want to check my blog at
http://childrens-bookspot.blogspot.com/

While many of the books I have reviewed are for YAs, if you look in the archives 
you will find book reviews that target elementary. (2009 pub)

Hope that helps!

Christine Rayl, Librarian
Bowie Elementary School
Grand Prairie ISD, TX



Reading is not a duty, and has consequently no business to be made disagreeable. 

Augustine Birrell


--- On Fri, 8/6/10, Miles, Susan <MilesSu@TCAPS.NET> wrote:

> From: Miles, Susan <MilesSu@TCAPS.NET>
> Subject: [LM_NET] TARGET:  Best 2010 Books for Elementary Libraries
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Date: Friday, August 6, 2010, 10:50 AM
> Can anyone share their favorite books
> published in 2010 for elementary libraries?  I want to
> take advantage of your collective wisdom as I spend my
> meager book $$.
>  
> Thanks!
> Susan
>  
>  
> Susan Miles
> Eastern Elementary Library
> 1600 Eastern Ave.
> Traverse City, MI  49686
> 321-933-1676
> milessu@tcaps.net
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