Monthly Archives: April 2014

Shiva’s Fire

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Jessica Davis

  Title: Shiva’s Fire Author(s): Suzanne Fisher Staples Cover Art: Hala Wittwer Publisher and Year: Harper Collins, 2000 Number of pages: 276 Genre: Fiction, Fable. Descriptive Annotation:  Shiva’s Fire is about a girl named Parvati who is born to dance. … Continue reading →

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Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredible Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space (and the Subsequent Assault of the Equally Evil Lunchroom Zombie Nerds)

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Alexandra Bidner

Title: Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredible Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space (and the Subsequent Assault of the Equally Evil Lunchroom Zombie Nerds) Author: Dav Pilkey Illustrator: Dav Pilkey Publisher, Year: Scholastic, 1999 Number of pages: 144 … Continue reading →

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Music for Alice

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Alexandra Bidner

  Title: Music for Alice Author(s): Allen Say Illustrator/Photographer: Allen Say Publisher, Year: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004 Number of pages: 32 Genre: Non-fiction, autobiography Descriptive Annotation: This is an autobiography of Alice. Alice loved to dance when she was a girl, … Continue reading →

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Camilla the Zebra

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Alexandra Bidner

  Title: Camilla the zebra Author: Marisa Nunez Illustrator: Oscar Villan Publisher and Year: Kalandraka, 2003 Number of pages: 32 Genre: Fiction Descriptive Annotation:  Camilla the zebra lives in a place where the wind is very strong, so she needs … Continue reading →

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Two Eggs, Please

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Alexandra Bidner

Title: Two eggs, please. Author: Sarah Weeks Illustrator: Betsy Lewin Publisher and Year: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2003 Number of pages: 32 Genre: Fiction, fable Descriptive Annotation:  The book begins with a fox waitress asking a rhino what he … Continue reading →

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School For Bandits

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Alexandra Bidner

Title: School for Bandits Author(s): Hannah Shaw Illustrator/Photographer: 32 Publisher and Year: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2011 Number of pages: 32 Genre: Fiction, fable Descriptive Annotation:  Ralph does not act like a normal raccoon; he brushes his teeth, vacuums … Continue reading →

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Would I Trade My Parents?

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Alexandra Bidner

  Title: Would I Trade My Parents? Author: Laura Numeroff Illustrator/Photographer: James Bernardin Publisher and Year: Abram Books for Young Readers, 2009 Number of pages: 32 Genre: Fiction Descriptive Annotation:  The narrator thinks about five other kids and their parents. … Continue reading →

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Homeless Bird

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Alexandra Bidner

  Title: Homeless Bird Author: Gloria Whelan Illustrator/Photographer: Not Applicable Publisher, Year: HarperCollins Publisher, 2000 Number of pages: 182 Genre: Realistic fiction, historic fiction, fiction Descriptive Annotation: Koly is a thirteen-year-old girl who is growing up in modern India. Her parents … Continue reading →

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Inside Out and Back Again

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Alexandra Partipilo

Title: Inside Out and Back Again Author: Thanhha Lai Illustrator/ Photographer: N/A Publisher and Year: Harper Collins Books, 2011 Number of Pages: 272 Tags/ Themes: Family, Perseverance, Vietnam War, Growing Up, 5-7, Newbery Honor Book, National Book Award Winner Genre: Historical … Continue reading →

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Regarding the Fountain

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Alexandra Partipilo

  Title: Regarding the Fountain Author: Kate Klise Illustrator/ Photographer: M. Sarah Klise Publisher and Year: Avon Books, 1998 Number of Pages: 138 Tags/ Themes: Fiction, Friendship, Letters, School Genre: Fiction Descriptive Annotation: This chapter book is about a school, Dry … Continue reading →

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