Novel: Love That Dog Author: Sharon Creech Target Audience: 8 to 12 years Genre: Realistic; novel-in-verse Publication Year: 2001 Setting: Miss Strechberry’s classroom; contemporary A Favorite Quote: “I tried. Can’t do it. Brain’s empty.” My One Sentence Summary: While Jack initially rebels against writing, over the course of a school year, […]
Daily Archives: August 21, 2016
Novel: Gregor the Overlander Author: Suzanne Collins Target Audience: 8 to 12 years Genre: Fantasy Publication Year: 2003 Setting: Underland (world beneath New York City); contemporary A Favorite Quote: “His dad said even the cavemen had geniuses among them. Somebody had thought up the wheel.” My One Sentence Summary: When […]