The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
America Is Under Attack : September 11, 2001 : the Day the Towers Fell
School Library Journal Gr 3 6—Specifically addressing young readers with no memory of that tragic day, America combines news reports with published eyewitness accounts. Brown's compelling narrative chronologically recounts the morning's events in a tone both straightforward and compassionate, without resorting to sensationalism. Brown's watercolor illustrations, covering most of each spread, mirror this voice, conveying […]
The Treasure of Dead Man's Lane and Other Case Files
School Library Journal Gr 4–6—With three new cases, Saxby proves to be the go-to kid for solving mysteries. The boy relies heavily on the power of observation and drawing logical conclusions to find a missing comic worth $100,000 and a treasure in an old house that's about to be demolished and discover who has broken […]
The Pirate's Blood and Other Case Files
In this third volume of the Saxby Smart: Private Detective series, Saxby solves three more daunting cases: The Pirate's Blood, The Mystery of Mary Rogers, and The Lunchbox of Notre Dame. With the help of his Thinking Chair (located in his headquarters/parents' tool shed), his sharp mind, and his two best friends, Saxby proves once […]
A Sick Day For Amos McGee
Added to the Lisbon Public Library in honor of Ryan Ronald Clayton Doubleday. School Library Journal: K-Gr 2—Amos McGee, an elderly man who works at the zoo, finds time each day for five special friends. With empathy and understanding he gives the elephant, tortoise, penguin, rhinoceros, and owl the attention they need. One morning, Amos […]
It's a Book
Added to the Lisbon Public Library in honor of Nicholas Jon Putnam. The New York Times – Adam Gopnik Those of us for whom books are a faith in themselves…will love this book. Though it will surely draw a laugh from kids, it will give even more pleasure to parents who have been trying to […]
Clover Twig and the Magical Cottage
Kirkus Reviews A stalwart young girl discovers the secrets of a benign witch's bungalow in this charming middle-grade fantasy. When intrepid 11-year-old Clover Twig goes to work for local witch Mrs. Eckles, she has no idea she's inadvertently placed herself in the middle of an age-old feud. Mrs. Eckles's slinky evil sister Mesmeranza has been […]
The Curse of the Ancient Mask and Other Case Files
Children's Literature This initial volume in the "Saxby Smart: Private Detective" series was first published in Great Britain in 2007 and is now reissued for young American readers with delightful illustrations by the prodigiously talented R.W. Alley. Saxby Smart is a private detective—and a student at St. Egbert's School, with an office in his parents' […]
What If You Met a Knight
School Library Journal Review: Gr 4-8?Adkins debunks the romantic ideas about knights and chooses to show the ??real deal,?? instead. He starts with Arthur and the Round Table, explaining how troubadours and storytellers spread pretty tales that had little basis in reality. He explains the feudal system and describes the life of Sir Guy of […]