Word! Ideas for books and library programs
Title: Swindle Author: Gordon Korman Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross ISBN: 9781436106542 Pages: 252 pages Discs: 4 CDs, 4.5 hours Publisher/Date: Scholastic Press, c2008. “You have been chosen for your special skills to do something that urgently needs to be done. To learn more, come to the Ballroom at 3:30. Don’t miss this. It will be [...]
Title: Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters Author: Lenore Look Pictures: Leuyen Pham ISBN: 9780375857058 Pages:170 pages Publisher/Date: Schwartz and Wade Books, c2009. In case you missed it, my name is Alvin ho. I was born scared and I am still scared. Things that scare me include: [...] The dark (which [...]
Title: I Put a Spell on You Author: Adam Selzer ISBN: 9780385735049 Pages: 247 pages Publisher/Date: Delacorte Press, c2008. Dear Esteemed Members of the School Board: You stink. Seriously. You really, really stink. People should have been fired the morning after the all-school spelling bee. It’s been a whole week now, and NOT ONE PERSON [...]
Title: Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener’s Bones Author: Brandon Sanderson ISBN: 9780439925532 Pages: 322 pages Publisher/Date: Scholastic Press, c2008. “In the first book in the series, I made some sweeping generalizations about librarians, many of which are not completely true. [...] You may therefore, have assumed that all librarians are evil cultists who want to take [...]
Title: A Crooked Kind of Perfect Author: Linda Urban Narrator: Tai Alexandra Ricci ISBN: 9780739359617 Discs: 3 CDs, 3 hours 17 minutes Pages: 211 pages Publisher/Date: Random House/Listening Library, c2007. “I was supposed to play the piano. The piano is a beautiful instrument. Elegant. Dignified. People wera ball gowns and tuxedos to hear the piano. [...]
Title: The Name of thie Book is Secret Author: Pseudonymous Bosch Narrator: David Pittu ISBN: 0545053412 Discs: 5 CDs / 6 hours 22 minutes Pages: 360 pages Publisher/Date: Scholastic Audiobooks, c2007. “Well, it wouldn’t be the best way to get help, would it?” asked Max-Ernest, a little more slowly than usual. “I mean , he [...]
Title: Legend of Spud Murphy Author: Eoin Colfer ISBN: 0786855010 Pages: 95 pages Publisher/Date: Hyperion Books for Children, c2004. “Don’t make us join the library,” Marty begged. “It’s too dangerous.” “Dangerous? How could a library be dangerous?” Dad asked. “It’s no the library,” Marty whispered. “It’s the librarian.” “Mrs. Murphy?” said Mom. “She’s a lovely [...]
Title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw Author: Jeff Kinney ISBN:9780810970687 Pages: 217 pages Publisher/Date: Amulet Books, c2009. “You know how you’re supposed to come up with a list of ‘resolutions’ at the beginning of the year to try to make yourself a better person? Well, the problem is, it’s not easy for [...]
Title: No Talking Author: Andrew Clements Narrator: Keith Nobbs ISBN: 9781428154216 Discs: 3 CDs/ 3 hours Produced: Recorded Books, LLC. c2007 The fifth graders at Laketon Elementary are loud, obnoxious, and talkative. They are so loud, that they get their own lunch time, which is monitored by the principal and her red plastic bullhorn. That’s [...]
May 19, 2010
challengingthebookworm
