Novel: Bluefish Author: Pat Schmatz Target Audience: 12 and up Genre: Realistic fiction Publication Year: 2011 Setting: Small town in Illinois; contemporary A Favorite Quote: “I’m supposed to teach you how to take the standardized reading tests so you won’t be the child left behind, but because I’m subversive…I’m actually […]
Daily Archives: August 17, 2016
Novel: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Author: J.K. Rowling Publication Year: 1997 Target Audience: 9-12 year olds Genre: Fantasy Setting: London, then Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; contemporary A Favorite Quote: “There are some things you can’t share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a […]
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Novel: Anne of Green Gables Author: L.M. Montgomery Publication Year: 1908 Target Audience: Children’s Classic Genre: Realistic Fiction Setting: Prince Edward Island; 1890’s A Favorite Quote: “Which would you rather be if you had the choice–divinely beautiful or dazzlingly clever or angelically good?” My One Sentence Summary: When Matthew and […]
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Novel: The Wednesday Wars Author: Gary D. Schmidt Target Audience: 8-12 years old Genre: Historical fiction Publication Year: 2009 Setting: Long Island suburb, 1967-68 A Favorite Quote: “You don’t have to say ridiculous things twice, Holling. Once is more than enough.” My One Sentence Summary: Holling Hoodhood navigates the treacherous […]