Novel: The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Author: Avi Target Audience: 9-12 years Genre: Historical fiction; mystery Publication Year: 1990 Setting: Mostly aboard the Seahawk on the journey from England to America; 1832 A Favorite Quote: “Not every thirteen-year-old girl is accused of murder, brought to trial, and found guilty. […]
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Novel: Holes Author: Louis Sachar Target Audience: 10 years and up Genre: Adventure; humor Publication Year: 1998 Setting: Shifts between contemporary Camp Green Lake, Texas (where there is no water) and one hundred and ten years earlier when there was an actual lake at Green Lake, Texas A Favorite Quote: […]
Holes by Louis Sachar
Novel: Whales on Stilts Author: M.T. Anderson Target Audience: 10 and up Genre: Science Fiction (Honestly, I have no idea how to categorize this book! It’s adventure/fantasy/humor/parody/tribute to classic series of children’s literature…) Publication Year: 2005 Setting: a small town in the USA called Pelt; contemporary or near future A […]
Whales on Stilts by M.T. Anderson
Novel: Boy Author: Roald Dahl Target Audience: 8-12 years Genre: Memoir/Biography Publication Year: 1984 Setting: Wales/England/Norway; 1920s and ’30s A Favorite Quote: “When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty. I must tell you, therefore, that it was I and I alone […]