Listing Type: Youth

Clementine and the Family Meeting

School Library Journal Review Gr 2-4-Clementine's fifth adventure for early chapter-book readers addresses a topic many children can relate to. The third-grader's parents call a family meeting to announce that a new baby is on the way. Clementine's reaction to the news is realistic-she says "No thanks!" She argues that four is the perfect number […]

The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict

School Library Journal Review Gr 4-8-The childhood of the brilliant and kindhearted leader of The Mysterious Benedict Society is fleshed out in this prequel to the popular series. Nine-year-old Nicholas Benedict is shuffled to yet another orphanage where he's sure to be teased for his intellect, disruptive nightmares, and struggle with narcolepsy. Sure enough, the […]

Winnie :the True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh

School Library Journal Review Gr 1-2-Readers will be captivated by this picture book account of the bear who inspired the "Winnie-the-Pooh" series. Walker tells the story of Harry Colebourn, a World War I soldier who came upon a man selling a baby bear at a train station (he had shot the cub's mother) and decided […]

Seeds of Freedom : the Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama

Publishers Weekly ★ 11/17/2014 A small girl sits on a chair in a store, solemnly holding a piece of paper with the outlines of her feet drawn on it. This is how African Americans shopped for shoes in Huntsville, Ala., prior to the civil rights movement, because their feet weren’t allowed inside shoes that might […]

Endure

Summary Zara is at the center of an all-out war, and an impending apocalypse. True, she's successfully rescued Nick from Valhalla, but it simply isn't enough. Bedford is being ravaged by evil pixies and they need much more than one great warrior; they need an army. Zara isn't sure what her role is anymore. She's […]

Slaves of Socorro

Booklist Review In the fourth book of the Brotherband Chronicles, Hal and his crew sail the Heron across the sea to Araluen, where their first mission is to rescue 12 villagers abducted by a rogue band of Skandians. Breaking into the notorious slave market at Socorro is challenging, but can they can free the Araluens […]

Scorpion Mountain

Hal, his Brotherband crew, and the Ranger Gilan have freed the twelve Araluens sold into slavery. Returning to Araluen, Gilan is given a new mission by King Duncan: protect his daughter’s life. Princess Cassandra has survived one attempt on her life already, and now whispers of a second attempt have reached the kingdom. A deadly […]