New titles 5&6 5/8/23
A Spoonful of Time by Flora Ahn, Fox Point’s own Gemma Hopper by Brie Spangler, Diary of an 8-bit Warrior series by Cube Kid, Race against Death by Deborah Hopkinson, The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh, Wings in the Wild by Margarita Engle, A Work in progress by Jarrett Engle, Dungeons and Dragons Honor among thieves, The Druid’s Call by E.K. Johnston, The Last Comics on Earth by Max Brailler
The way it was – Historical Fiction – 4/17/23
One came home by Amy Timberlake, Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park, Paper Daughters of Chinatown by Heather B. Moore – New, Lines of Courage by Jennifer Nielsen – New, Stella by Starlight by Sharon Draper, Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome, Island of Spies by Sheila Turnage – New, A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus, Shadow on the Mountain by Margi Preus, The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages, The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani, The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
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- The Tryout – Frizzy, Parachute Kids, Invisible
- Patina – Jason Reynolds!- Tight, Stars beneath our feet
- Spy School Project X – Loot, Nerds,
- Dress Coded – The Prettiest, Goodbye Stranger,
- Insignificant events in the life of a cactus – Good Different, Wink, The Miscalculations of Lighting Girl
New
Spy Camp – graphic by Stuart Gibbs, Parachute Kids by Betty C. Tang, School Trip by Jerry Craft, Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt, Nic Blake and the Remarkables, The Manifestor Prophecy by Angie Thomas
April Poetry Month, April 3, 2023
Nonfiction: You can fly by Carole Boston Weatherford
Poetry collections: Swimming Upstream by Kristine O’Connell George, Slam Dunk by Lillian Morrison, I’m just no good at Rhyming by Chris Harris, Ink knows no borders by Patrice Vecchione and Alyssa Raymond, Hypnotize a Tiger by Calef Brown
Novels: The one thing you’d Save by Linda Sue Park, The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan, Emmy in the Key of Code by Aimee Lucido, The lost language by Claudia Mills
New titles for spring 3/27/23
The Superteacher Project by Gordon Korman, The Greatest Spy who never was by David Codd, The Daredevils by Rob Buyea, Confessions of a class clown by Arianne Costner, Stella by McCall Hoyle, Squished by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter, Link, and Hud, heroes by a hair by Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey, Iceberg by Jennifer Neilsen, Wreck at Ada’s Reef by Michael D. Bell
Let’s Play! – All Sports 3/20/23
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight, 1000 Sneakers by Mathieu Le Maux
Basketball: Travel Team by Mike Lupica, Last shot by John Feinstein, Hoops by Matt Tavares
Baseball: Fast Pitch by Nikki Stone, Lupe Wong won’t dance by Donna Barba Higuera, Stealing Home by J Torres and David Namisato
Boxing: Becoming Muhamid Ali by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander
Wrestling: Takedown by Laura Shovan
Swimming: Up for air by Laurie Morrison
Ice Hockey: Checked by Cynthia Kadohata
Fencing: Black Brother, black brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Rollerderby: Roller Girl by Victoria Jameson
Football: Undefeated by Steve Sheinkin
Crew: Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Jason Reynolds reactions 2/27/23
Thanks to all who participated!
Stuntboy in the Meantime: MK, group, Track series: Ethel (5), Sophia (5), Look both ways: Henry (5), Miles Morales: Kyle (7), Stamped: Nic (6), Boy in the black suit: Katie (5), As brave as you: Kendall (5), Ain’t burned all the bright: Catherine (8), Long way down: Tris (8), Harper (7)
Maker Space Magic 2/21/23
Super Crafty: over 75 amazing how-to projects by Susan Beal et. al, A happy book of little gifts to make by Sarah Hand, The Cute book by Aranzi Aronzo, 53 Ready to use Kawaii craft projects by Ellysa Kronski, Origami for the first time by Soonboke Smith, How to crochet by Sara Delaney, Hand-stitched felt by Kate Golda, The big book of knitted monsters by Rebecca Danger, Make a zine by Joe Biel, Whatcha mean, what’s a zine? by Mark Todd and Esther Pearl Watson, Trash to treasure by Pam Scheunemann
New Titles 2/13/23
Sibert medal – translated book – Just a girl: a true story of World War II by Lia Levi
Honey and Me by Meira Drazin, Troublemaker by John Cho, Seen and Unseen by Elizabeth Partridge, City of the dead – City Spies #4 – James Ponti, Mrs. Smith’s spy school for girls by Beth McMullen, Winston Chu vs. the whimsies by Stacey Lee, The Real Riley Mayes by Rachel Elliott, Nat for nothing by Maria Scivan
Award winners/new titles – 7&8 2/7/23
Awards winners:
Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults was given to Jason Reynolds!
Coretta Scott King Honor: Victory Stand! by Tommie Smith
Printz award for young adult literature: All my Rage by Sabaa Tahir
Printz Honor and Stonewall: When the angels left the old country by Sacha Lamb, Iveliz explains it all by Andrea Beatriz Arango
New:
Scouts Honor by Lily Anderson, Caged Warrior by Alan Lawrence Sitomer, A thousand heartbeats by Kiera Cass, Manmade monsters by Andrea L. Rogers, Fairy Tale by Stephen King
Award Winners!/New titles 5&6 2/7/23
Awards:
It was a good day for Jason Reynolds. Stuntboy, in the meantime, won the best audiobook and He won a lifetime achievement award plus a Caldecott Honor for Ain’t burned all the bright.
Newbery: Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson won both the Newbery and the Coretta Scott King awards (none of my predictions were correct).
Newbery honors:
The last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat, Iveliz explains it all by Andrea Beatriz Arango, Maizie Chen’s last chance by Lisa Yee
Pura Belpre: Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega winner
Coretta Scott King award honoring outstanding African American authors: Choosing Brave: Mamie Till-Mobley, Emmett Till, and the voices that sparked the civil rights movement by Angela Joy, Star Child: a biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi, Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas
Other winners: Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd, Honestly Elliott by Gillian McDunn
New Titles: Hands by Torrey Maldonado, The DK Complete dog breed book, How to build a human by Pamela S. Turner, Horrible Histories
Newbery predictions 1/30/23
The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat, The Ogress and the orphans by Kelly Barnhill, A Rover’s story by Jasmine Warga, Attack of the black rectangles by Amy Sarig King, Aviva vs. The Dybbuk by Mari Lowe, Black bird, Blue road by Sophia Pasternak, Violet and Jobe in the wild by Lynn Rae Perkins, I must betray you by Ruta Sepetys (7th+), Ain’t burned all the bright by Jason Reynolds, The Door of no return by Kwame Alexander, Marshmallow Clouds by Ted Kooser and Connie Wanek, Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas, How to build a human by Pamela Turner, Farmhouse by Sophie Blackall, Blue: a history of the color as deep as the sea and as wide as the sky by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, Berry Song by Michaela Goade
New titles – sports, graphics, and more, Oh my! 1/23/23
Pele: King of soccer, graphic biography by Eddy Simon and Vincent Brascaglia, The Ashe Brothers by Judy Allen Dodson, Hardcourt by Fred Bowen and James E. Ransome, Captain America, the ghost army by Alan Gratz, a graphic novel, Babysitters Club #13 Mary Anne’s bad luck mystery by Cynthia Yuan Cheng (Ann Martin), An American Story by Kwame Alexander, The Wondrous Wonders by Camille Jourdy, Saving Cody, the Wilder Boys #3 by Brandon Wallace, The Slightly Alarming Tale of the whispering wars by Jaclyn Moriarty
China: Bronze and Sunflower by Cao Wenxuan, translated by Helen Wang, Treasure Hunters, secret of the forbidden city by James Patterson, The Emperor’s secret army by Jane O’Connor, Great Ancient China projects you can build yourself by Lance Kramer, and other nonfiction about Chinese art and culture
Rabbits: Watership Down by Richard Adams, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo, The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams, The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall, Down the rabbit hole by Peter Abrahams, Cress Watercress by Gregory Maguire, Bunnicula by James Howe, The Coyote Road, Trickster Tales ed. Ellen Datlow and Terri Wildling, Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein, Storey’s guide to raising rabbits by Bob Bennett
Biographies 1/9/23
Reaching for the moon by Katherine Johnson, The Red Bandanna by Tom Rinaldi, Ten days a madwoman by Deborah Noyes, Genius under the table by Eugene Yelchin, Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming, Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, The Promise of change by Jo Ann Allen Boyle and Debbie Levy, The Tortoise and the soldier by Michael Foreman, Love in the library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
What are you excited to read for winter break? 12/12/22
MK – Children of Ragnarok by Cinda Williams Chima
Ruby – Katie the Catsitter by Colleen A. F. Venable
Gray – The Funjungle series by Stuart Gibbs
Cameron – Some of the parts by Hannah Rogers Barnaby, Seekers of the fox by Kevin Sands
Emerson – Wings of Fire #7 – Winter’s Turning by Tui Sutherland
New Titles 5&6 12/5/22
Mihi ever after by Tae Keller, The Insiders by Mark Oshiro, Healer, and Witch by Nancy Werlin, The Patron Thief of bread by Lindsay Eagar, Louisa June and the Nazis in the waves by L. M. Elliott, Unbreakable, the spies who cracked the Nazis’ secret code by Rebecca E. F. Barone, A Whale of the wild by Rosanne Parry, The Labyrinth of doom by Stuart Gibbs, Brotherband – The Stern Chase by John Flanagan, Ways to share joy by Renee Watson
Virginia Readers Choice – 11/21/22
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston, Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman, Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes, The Canyon’s Edge by Dusti Bowling, Free Lunch by Rex Ogle, Ground Zero by Alan Gratz, It’s the End of the World As I Know It by Matthew Landis, King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender, To Night Owl from Dogfish By Holly Goldberg Sloan, When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed
New Titles 5&6 10/31/22
Unstoppable Us by Yuval Noah Harari, Big Lies by Mark Kurlansky, Crash from outer space by Candace Fleming, Cuter Stuff by Aranzi Aronzo, Call him Jack by Yohuru Williams and Michael C. Long, Agent Most Wanted by Sonia Purnell, Holler of the Fireflies by David Barclay Moore, Lolo’s light by Liz Garton Scanlon, Undercover Latina by Aya De Leon, Nikki on the line by Barbara Carroll Roberts, Sisterhood of Sleuths by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, Children of stardust by Eduozi Adodo
Student Blitz – Avery Wiltshire loves Stuart Gibbs! 11/14/22
Spy School Revolution, Panda-monium, Charlie Thorne and the last equation – all by Stuart Gibbs
Student Blitz – Ginny Standing’s favorites 11/7/22
So B. It by Sarah Weeks, Soof by Sarah Weeks, Out of my mind by Sharon M. Draper, Insignificant events in the life of a cactus by Dusti Bowling
Henry Zwerdling 10/31/22
Outside Nowhere by Adam Borba
Spooky! 10/24/22
Ghosted by Michael Fry, Ghost Girl by Ally Malinenko, The girl and the ghost by Hanna Alkaf, Karma Moon and the Ghost Hunter by Melissa Savage, This Appearing House by Ally Makinenko, Hollow Chest by Brita Sandstrom, The Nest by Kenneth Oppel, Sinister summer books 1 and 2 by Kiersten White, Scream and Scream again ed. R. L. Stine, Camp Midnight by Steven T. Seagle, Witches by Rosalyn Schanzer
New titles 7&8 10/17/22
The first thing about you by Chaz Hayden, Jumper by Melanie Crowder, Nothing more to tell by Karen McManus, Don’t let in the cold by Keely Parrack, People like us by Dana Mele, The First to die at the end by Adam Silvera, Monster, a graphic novel by Walter Dean Myers, The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas, Our Shadows have Claws ed. Yamile Saled Mendez, How to build a human by Pamela S. Turner
New Titles 10/3/22
Rescue of the Bounty by Michael J. Tougias and Douglas Campbell, How to speak animal by National Geographic Kids, Haven by Megan Wagner Lloyd, Catch that dog by Will Taylor, Wildoak by C. C. Harrington, ChupaCarter by George Lopez, The Hurricanes of Weakerville by Chris Rylander, Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao, Serwa Boateng’s guide to vampire hunting by Roseanne A. Brown, The Door of no return by Kwame Alexander, Muhammad Najem, war reporter by Muhammad Najem and Nora Neus.
New titles 9/26/22
Here is a link to the video
Forever Glimmer Creek by Stacy Hackney, The Sisters of Luna Island by Stacy Hackney, The Stars did wander darkling by Colin Meloy, Mapmaker by Lisa Moore Ramee, The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris, Zia erases the world by Bree Barton, Lotus Bloom and the Afro Revolution by Sherri Winston, Lemon drop falls by Heather Clark, Maizy Chen’s last chance by Lisa Yee, Golden Girl by Reem Faruqui, Odder by Katherine Applegate
New Titles 9/19/22
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Sweet and Sour by Debbi Michiko Florence, Attack of the black rectangles by Amy Sarig King, I know you’re lying and I know your secret by Daphne Benedis-Grab, Stay by Bobbie Pyron, The Hope of Elephants by Amanda Rawson Hill, Eden’s Everdark by Karen Strong, Gabe in the after by Shannon Doleski, Monster Club by Daren Aronofsky and Ari Handel
New Titles – 9/12/22
Here is a link to the video
Thirst by Varsha Bajaj, The star that always stays by Anna Rose Johnson, The second chance of Benjamin Waterfalls by James Bird, The Fort and Linked by Gordon Korman, Lark and the Wild Hunt by Jennifer Adam, The Last Shadow Warrior by Sam Subity, Barb the last Berserker by Dan and Jason, Growing Pangs by Kathryn Ormsbee, The 500 Million dollar heist by Tom Sullivan
New Titles – 9/2/22
Here is a link to the video.
Chester Keene cracks the code by Kelka Magoon, Tumble by Celia C. Perez, Daybreak on Raven Island by Fleur Bradley, A Perfect Mistake by Melanie Conklin, Flipping Forward, Twisting backward by Alma Fullerton, In the Beautiful Country by Jane Kuo, Hana Hsu and the ghost crab nation by Sylvia Liu, Alliana girl of the dragons by Julie Abe, The Devouring Wolf by Natalie C. Parker, The Girl and the Glim by India Swift, Empty Smiles by Katherine Arden
Summer blitz – 8/29/22
Here is a link to the video.
The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst by Jacklyn Moriarty, A thousand steps into the night by Traci Chee, Skandar and the unicorn thief by A. E. Steadman, Children of the flying city by Jason Sheehan, Those kids from Fawn Creek by Erin Entrada Kelly, Finding Junie Kim by Ellen Oh, We are wolves by Katrina Nannestad, Ophie’s Ghosts by Justina Ireland, Aquanaut by San Santat
Best summer reads – Ashni Amin, Abbie Kantner, Sophia Waldrup – 5/24/22
Some titles have new additions to the series coming out this summer!
Here is the video!
Percy Jackson, Bear Bottom, School for Good and Evil, Isla to Island, Harry Potter, Wings of Fire, Out of my mind and Out of my heart, Canyon’s Edge, More to the story, Deep waters, The Selection series
Summer Recommendations 5&6 5/13/22 (film day, send out 5/15/22)
Here is the video!
Where the heart is and Meant to be by Jo Knowles, Jennifer Chan is not alone by Tae Keller, The Turtle of Oman and The Turtle of Michigan by Naomi Shihab Nye, The million dollar race by Matthew Ross Smith, When life gives you lemons, make peach pie by Erin Soderburg Downing, Step by Deborah Ellis, We are wolves by Katrina Nannestad, My own lightning by Lauren Wolk, Hunters of the lost city by Kali Wallace, The ghost of midnight lake by Lucy Strange, Lia Park and the missing jewel by Jenna Yoon
Dusty Bowling books with Eleanor Hager and Amelia Haske – 5/8/22
Eleanor and Amelia share their love for the author Dusty Bowling
Here is the video!
Titles: Canyon’s Edge, Across the Desert, Insignificant events in the life of a cactus, Momentous events in the life of a cactus
New titles – before the bookfair 4/22/22
Here is the video!
Those kids from Fawn Creek by Erin Entrada Kelly, Sofia Acosta makes a scene by Emma Otheguy, Rima’s rebellion by Margarita Engle, The rent collector by Cameron Wright, The Last mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat, Cress Watercress by Gregory Maquire
The Silver Arrow by Lev Grossman, The Race of the century by Neal Bascomb (young readers edition), Button Pusher by Tyler Page
Funny 5&6 4/18/22
Hope one of these makes you laugh!
Here is the video
Wink by Rob Harrell, Dark Lord by Jamie Thomson, Vordak the Incomprehensible by Michael Fry, Wedgie & Gizmo by Suzanne Selfors, Save me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan, When Mischief came to Town by Katrina Nannestad, Lions and Liars by Kate Beasley, Odd Squad – Bully Bait and Zero Tolerance by Michael Fry, Frazzled – Every day disasters and impending doom by Booki Vivat, Apocalypse Taco by Nathan Hale
More to the story, Spring sports, and some new titles – 4/8/22
A mix of new titles, sports for spring, and Mrs. White’s thoughts on More to the Story by Hena Khan
Here is the video!
More to the story by Hena Khan recommended by Cameron Salter
Sports – The Warriors by Joseph Bruchac, Soar by Joan Bauer, The Girl who threw butterflies by Mick Cochrane, Fenway Fever and The Boy who saved baseball by John H. Ritter
New – 10 at 10 by Carlyn Beccia (Monstrous too), A Terrible Tide by Suzanne Meade, Battle Dragons – City of thieves by Alex London, Wings of Fire #15 – The Flames of hope by Tui Sutherland, Great Bear by David A. Robertson, a sequel to Barren Ground, The Witch, the Sword, and the Cursed Knights by Alexandria Rogers
New Titles 5&6 4/2/22
How about some new books? No fooling!
Here is the video!
Drew Leclair gets a clue by Katryn Bury, 96 Miles by J L Esplin, The Ice Cream Machine by Adam Rubin, Unseen Magic by Emily Lloyd-Jones, Map of Flames – The Forgotten Five by Lisa McMann, The grave thief by Dee Hahn, The Wild World Handbook by Andrea Debbink, Hilo #8 – Gina and the big secret by Judd Winick, We are here forever by Michelle Gish.
More New Titles 5&6 – 3/25/22
More and more new books, what could be better?!
Here is the video!
Air by Monica Roe, A song called home by Sara Zarr, The View from the very best house in town by Meera Trehan, Wreck at Ada’s Reef, The Swallowtail Legacy #1 by Michael D. Beil, The School for Whatnots by Margaret Petersen Haddix, Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson, Legacy by Avi, The Secret of Glendunny: The Haunting by Kathryn Lasky, Wingbearer by Marjorie Liu
New Titles 5&6 – Here we go again, 3/16/22
Do any of these look interesting to you?
Watch the video here!
New from here by Kelly Yang, Falling Short by Ernesto Cisneros, Worser by Jennifer Ziegler, Mystery in the Mansion – Case Closed by Lauren Magaziner, Spin the Golden Bulb by Jackie Yaegar (Mrs. Haske recommendation), Area 51 Interns – Alien Summer by James Murray and Carsen Smith, Children of the flying city by Jason Sheehan, The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill, The Sleepover by Michael Regina, The Aquanaut by Dan Santat, Isla to Island by Alexis Castellanos
Spring Break Sensations! – New titles 5&6 – 2/25/22
Something to read while you are breaking for spring.
Here is the video.
The Great Hibernation by Tara Dairman, Dear Student by Elly Swartz, Odd Gods by David Slavin, Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera, Solimar – The Sword of the Monarchs by Pam Munoz Ryan, Thirteen Witches, the memory thief by Jodi Lynn Anderson, Silverworld by Diana Abu-Jabar, The Last Shadow Warrior by Sam Subity, The Dangerous Gift – Wings of Fire #14 by Tui Sutherland, Star Child by Ibi Zoboi
Spring Break Sensations – New Titles 7&8 2/25/22
Something to read while you are breaking for spring.
Here is the video.
Cold by Mariko Tamaki, These Deadly Games by Diana Urban, Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall, One true loves by Elise Bryant, The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi Durrow, The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee, Cold the night fast the wolves by Meg Long, A Snake falls to earth by Dacie Little Badger, What not to do if you turn invisible by Ross Wellford
Survival stories 5&6 – 2/11/22
Stories that tell us how to survive just about anything
Here is the video!
Where the world ends by Geraldine McCaughrean, Beautiful Blue World by Suzanne LaFleur, Deep Water by Watt Key, The Fog Diver by Joel Ross, The Last Dogs – The Vanishing by Christopher Holt, Surviving Antarctica by Andrea White, Shackleton by Nick Bertozzi, Fish by L.S. Matthews, Northwind by Gary Paulsen
New titles 5&6 1/27/22
Check out what is new!
Here is the video!
Yusuf Azeem is not a hero by Saadi Faruqi, When Winter Robeson Came by Brenda Woods, A bird will soar by Alison Green Myers, Healer of the water monster by Brian Young, Temple alley summer by Sachiko Kashiwaba, The creepy files of Marcus Maloo by Drew Weing, Ambushed by Gail Jarrow, The People’s Painter by Cynthia Levenson
Novels in verse 5&6 1/24/22
Some amazing stories told in verse.
Here is the video!
The Red Butterfly by A. L. Sonnichsen, The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney, Closer to nowhere by Ellen Hopkins, The last fifth grade of Emerson Elementary by Laura Shoven, Under the broken sky by Mariko Nagai, BenBee and the teacher griefer by K.A. Holt, Before the ever after by Jacqueline Woodson, Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson
Project Lit 2021 5&6 1/14/22
Project Lit has come out with another super list of diverse books, check them out!
Here is the video!
Amari and the night brothers by B.B. Alston, A place at the table by Saadia Faruqi, A soft place to land by Janae Marks, Dress Coded by Carrie Firestone, Everything sad is untrue by Daniel Nayeri, Fast Pitch by Nic Stone, Paradise on Fire by Jewell Parker Rhodes, The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga, Stand up, Yumi Chung by Jessica Kim, Starfish by Lisa Fipps
New Titles 1/7/22 – nonfiction and graphic
This one could be called “Just the facts, ma’am” and “Look at the fun pictures!”
Here is the video!
Chasing bats and Tracking rats by Cylita Guy, History Smashers – Plagues and pandemics by Kate Messner, Rescuing Titanic by Flora Delargy, Race to the bottom of the earth by Rebecca E. F. Barone, The Science of surfing by Kim Dwinell, Amira Surfs by Rukhsanna Guidroz, Tidesong by Wendy Xu, A-Okay by Jared Greene, and Garlic and Vampire by Bree Paulsen
Knox Quigley and Henry Samuels – 3/14/22
Knox and Henry tell us about some of their current favorite reads.
Here is the link to the video. The sound is a little low, so turn up the volume!
Eleven by Tom Rogers, Mistakes that worked: 40 Familiar inventions & How they came to be by Charlotte Foltz Jones and John O’Brien, Kickoff by Tiki Barber, Ghost by Jason Reynolds, Percy Jackson series and Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan, Animorphs: The Invasion, and The Visitor graphic novels by K.A. Applegate, The incredibly dead pets of Rex Dexter by Aaron Reynolds
Ashni Amin and Abbie Kantner – Graphic novels 2/22/22
Ashni and Abbie tell us why we should love graphic novels too!
Here is the link to the video.
Camp, Clash, Act, Click by Kayla Miller, The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner, Drama, Guts by Raina Telgemeier, Witches of Brooklyn 1&2 by Sophie Escabasse, Anne of Green Gables by Mariah Marsden (L.M. Montgomery), Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd, El Deafo by Cece Bell
New Titles12/13/21 5&6
Fantasy, Realistic Fiction, Graphic novels, and something Yummy!
Here is the video!
The Troubled girls of Dragomir Academy by Anne Ursu, Unsettled by Reem Faruqi, DaVinci’s Cat by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, The Legend of Auntie Po by Shin Yin Khor, Long Road to the circus by Betsy Bird, Yummy – the history of desserts by Virginia Grace Elliott, Stuntboy in the meantime by Jason Reynolds
Shiny new books 12/5/21
Here are some shiny new books!
Marshmallow and Jordan by Alina Chau, Thanks a lot, universe by Chad Lucas, The Shattered Castle by Jennifer Nielsen, The ash house by Angharad Walker, The magical imperfect by Chris Baron, What lives in the woods by Lindsey Currie, I survived – Courageous creatures – True Stories by Lauren Tarshis, The Dragon Defenders 1 and 2 by James Russell, Sunshine by Marion Dane Bauer, Secrets at sea by Richard Peck
Once upon a time with Julia Hall and Amelia Haske
Fantasy titles with Julia and Amelia
Here is the link to the video.
Wings of Fire – The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui Sutherland, Sweep by Jonathan Auxier, Harry Potter and the sorcerer’s stone by J.K. Rowling, Seraphina and the black cloak by Robert Beatty, Land of Stories, the wishing spell by Chris Colfer, Half upon a time by James Riley, School for good and evil by Soman Chainani, Keeper of the lost cities by Shannon Messenger, Endling, the last by Katherine Applegate, The Selection by Kiera Cass.
Virginia Readers Choice 5&6 – 11/22/21
The annual list of Middle School titles. If you read 4 of these books, you can vote for your favorite. The deadline is April 29, 2022.
Let’s get reading! Here is the link to the video
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga, Spy Runner by Eugene Yelchin, Genesis Begins, Again by Alicia D. Williams, Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee, Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963 by Sharon Robinson, The Line Tender by Kate Allen, The Collector by K.R. Alexander, Charlie Hernandez and the League of Shadows by Ryan Calejo, A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 by Claire Hartfield, Planet Earth Is Blue by Nicole Panteleakos.
Unsung heroes – books that don’t get enough love 11/15/21
Here are a few titles that are so good but often overlooked, plus one much-anticipated sequel.
Titles: The Science of breakable things by Tae Keller, Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eager, Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly, I can make this promise by Christine Day, The Next Great Paulie, Fink by Ali Benjamin, The Bubble wrap boy by Phil Earle, The Unlikely Story of a pig in the city by Jodi Kendall, Sky Jumpers by Peggy Eddleman, and The List by Patricia Forde
Finally!! The sequel to Out of my mind – Out of my heart by Sharon Draper
Blair Semple’s Blitz
Blair highlights some of her favorite titles
Watch the video here.
Alone by Megan E. Freeman, The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney, Out of my mind and Out of my heart by Sharon Draper, Sunny Side Up series by Jennifer L. Holm, Unfriended by Rachel Vail, Blended by Sharon Draper
Hadley and Cameron love Rick Riordan!
These two stars tell us about their love for mythology and author Rick Riordan.
Watch the video here.
Recent Reads Book Blitz 11/11/21
This week, Mrs. White talks about titles she has recently read and enjoyed.
Watch the video here.
Books in this book blitz: Paradise on Fire by Jewell Parker Rhodes; Chance: Escape from the Holocaust: Memories of a Refugee Childhood by Uri Schulvitz; Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston; Dragon Mountain by Katie Tsang; Pony by R. J. Palacio; Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt; Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley
New for November (7/8) 11/1/21
Mrs. White has prepared a 7/8 book blitz of new titles to check out in November. Watch it here.
Books in this book blitz: The Watch That Ends the Night by Allan Wolf; The Shadow Queen by C. J. Redwine; Hunting By Stars by Cherie Dimaline; Why Is Everybody Yelling? by Marisabina Russo; Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan; A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll; The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo
New Graphic Novels with Ms. Clements 10/20/2021
Ms. Clements discusses some new graphic novels. Watch the video here.
Books in this Book Blitz: Witch Hat Atelier v. 1 by Kamome Shirahama; Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju, Ryan Estrada; Borders by Thomas King; illustrations by Natasha Donovan; The Montague Twins: The Witch’s Hand by Nathan Page and Drew Shannon; The Phantom Twin by Lisa Brown
Spooky 2 & New 5/6 Titles with Mrs. White 10/18/2021
Watch the video here.
Books in this book blitz: Out to Get You and Only If You Dare by Josh Allen; The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter by Aaron Reynolds; Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom by Matthew Swanson; Beasts and Beauty, Dangerous Tales by Soman Chainani; The Thirteenth Cat by Mary Downing Hahn; The Curse of the Mummy by Candace Fleming New: Cinders and Sparrows by Stefan Bachmann; The Super Life of Ben Braver by Marcus Emerson; Total Olympics by Jeremy Fuchs (non-fiction); The Genius Under the Table : Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Eugene Yelchin (biography); Escape at 10,000 Feet : D.B. Cooper and the Missing Money by Tom Sullivan (non-fiction)
Spooky Reads with Mrs. White 10/12/21
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Books in the book blitz: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman; Monstrous Devices by Damien Love; Deadman’s Castle by Ian Lawrence; Watch Hollow by Gregory Funaro; The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier; Friends for Life by Andrew Norriss; Darkmouth by Shane Hegarty; Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol (graphic); Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens (graphic); Sheets by Brenna Thummler (graphic); I Go Quiet by David Ouimet (picture)
5/6 New titles, sequels & follow-ups with Mrs. White 9/29/21
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Books in this book blitz: The Wolves Curse by Jessica Vitalis; Amira and Hamza : the War to Save the Worlds by Samira Ahmed; Maya and the Return of the Godlings by Rena Barron; Marcus Makes a Movie by Kevin Hart; Black Inventors : 15 Inventions that Changed the World by Kathy Trusty; The Vanderbeekers Make a Wish by Karina Yan Glaser; A Tale of Sorcery by Chris Colfer; Last kids on Earth and the Doomsday Race by Max Brallier; Set Me Free by Ann Clare LeZotte; Room to Dream by Kelly Yang
New 5/6 Titles Book Blitz with Mrs. White 9/21/21
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Books in this book blitz: Born Behind Bars by Padma Venkatraman; Pahua and the Soul Stealer by Lori M. Lee; Strangeworlds Travel Agency by L. D. Lapinski; Willodeen by Katherine Applegate; Hooky by Miriam Bonastre Tur; The List of Unspeakable Fears by J. Kasper Kramer; Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Dobbs; Borders by Thomas King (graphic); Fallout by Steve Sheinkin (non-fiction)
New 7/8 Titles + a few other recommendations Book Blitz with Mrs. White 9/24/21
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Books in this book blitz: Light at the Bottom of the World by London Shah; Beyond the Mapped Stars by Rosalyn Eves; When We Were Infinite by Kelly Loy Gilbert; Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai by Debbi Michiko Florence; Take Me Home Tonight by Morgan Matson; The Girls Are Never Gone by Sarah Glenn Marsh; White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson; Stick by Michael Harmon; Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang (graphic); The Curie Society by Einhorn, Staffaroni, Harvey, Liao; The Recruit (CHERUB #1) by Robert Muchamore
New 5/6 Titles Book Blitz with Mrs. White 9/9/21
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Books in this book blitz: Fast Pitch by Nic Stone; Red Bandanna by Tim Rinaldi; Willa and the Whale by Chad Morris; Maya and the Robot by Eve L. Ewing; Pax, Journey Home by Sarah Pennypacker; Spy School at Sea by Stuart Gibbs; Babysitters Club : Kristy and the Snobs (graphic novel); History Is Inventive by Brooke Knight; History Is Delicious by Joshua Lurie; Zion Unmatched by Zion Clark
New 5/6 Titles Book Blitz with Mrs. White 8/31/21
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Books in this book blitz: Peter Lee’s Notes from the Field by Angela Ahn; The Mouse Watch by JJ Gilbert; The Renegade Reporters by Elissa Brent Weissman; The Magical Reality of Nadia by Bassem Youssef; Josephine Against the Sea by Shakirah Bourne; The Barren Grounds by David A. Robertson; Being Clem by Lesa Cline-Ransome; The Port Chicago 50 by Steve Sheinkin; The Secret Garden (graphic novel); Artemis Fowl (graphic novel); I Survived the Shark Attack of 1916 (graphic novel)
New 7/8 Titles Book Blitz with Mrs. White 8/30/21
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Books in this book blitz: Dead Wednesday by Jerry Spinelli; Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac; Black Out (story collection); If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy; The Poison Heart by Kaylynn Bayron; Don’t Hate the Player by Alexis Nedd; March and Run by John Lewis
Let’s Play – A Sports Fiction Blitz with Mrs. White 3/3/2021
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Books in this Book Blitz: Rooting for Rafael Rosales by Kurtis Scaletta; Mickey and Me by Dan Gutman; The League by Thatcher Heldring; Top Prospect by Paul Volponi; Deep Zone by Tim Green; The Rivalry by John Feinstein; Backfield Boys by John Feinstein; Football Girl by Thatcher Heldring; The Final Four by Paul Volponi; The Crossover by Kwame Alexander; Hooper by Geoff Herbach; Ana on the edge by A.J. Sass; Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes; Ghost by Jason Reynolds; Shutout by Brenden Halpin; Vanishing Act by John Feinstein; The Derby Daredevils by Kit Rosewater; Checked by Cynthia Kadohata; Camp Tallawanda by Michael Dave; The Power of One by Bryce Courtney
Here There Be Dragons with Mrs. White 2/25/2021
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Books in this Book Blitz: (New Titles) Elon Musk biography; The Raconteurs Commonplace book by Katre Milford (Greenglass House book); The Desolations of Devil’s Acre by Ransom Riggs (Miss Peregrine); D (A Tale of Two Worlds) by Michel Faber (Dragons!) Wings of Fire series by Tui Sutherland; Seraphina by Rachel Hartman; How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Crowell; The Unwanteds Quest – Dragon Captives; The Dragon of Cripple Creek by Troy Howell; The Story of Owen – Dragonslayer of Trondheim by e.k. Johnston; Eragon by Christopher Paolini; My Diary From the Edge of the World by Jodi Lynn Anderson; Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey; Rise of the Dragons by Angie Sage
February 5/6 Book Blitz with Mrs. White 2/17/2021
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Books in this Book Blitz: Ancestor Approved edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith; The Year I Flew Away by Marie Arnold; A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus; Shuri – The Vanished by Nic Stone;The Hatmakers by Tamzin Merchant; Witches of Brooklyn by Sophie Escabasse
February 7/8 Book Blitz with Mrs. White 2/17/2021
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Books in this Book Blitz: Wings of Ebony by J Elle; The Electric Kingdom by David Arnold; Four Hundred Souls by Ibram Kendi and Keisha N. Blain; Permanent Record by Edward Snowden; This Is My Brain in Love by I.W. Gregorio; A Pho Love Story by Loan Le; Love is a Revolution by Renee Watson; This Light Between Us by Andrew Fukuda; Game Changer by Neal Shusterman; The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
February NEW BOOKS with Mrs. White 2/3/2021
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Books in this Book Blitz: Anya and the Dragon and Anya and the Nightingale by Pasternack (fantasy); Angel of Greenwood by Pink (historical fiction); Unplugged by Korman (funny); The Mysterious Disappearance of Aiden S. As Told By His Brother by Levithan (realistic fiction); Katie the Catsitter by Venable (graphic novel); Beetle and the Hollowboy by Layne (graphic novel); The Lion of Mars by Holm (SciFi)
ALA Award winners with Mx. LaMontagne 1/27/2021
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Books in this Book Blitz: Prairie Lotus (historical); Efren Divided (realistic); Stamped (non-fiction); Kent State (novels in verse, historical); Show Me a Sign (historical); A Wish In the Dark (fantasy); All Thirteen (non-fiction); Dragon Hoops (graphic, sports)
New Books with Mrs. White 1/8/2021
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Books in this Book Blitz: Here in the Real World by Sara Pennypacker (realistic fiction); Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake (fantasy/animals funny); So Done by Paula Chase (realistic fiction); The Dream Weaver by Reina Luz Alegre (realistic fiction); Farah Rocks 5th Gradeby Susan Muaddi Darraj (realistic fiction); Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy from 15 Muslim Writers
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Book in the Book Blitz: Butterfly Yellow by Thanhha Lai (historical fiction); The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman (historical fiction); The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf (fantasy/ghost story); The Curse of the Night Witch by Alex Aster (fantasy/adventure fiction); The Camelot Betrayal by Kirsten White (fantasy, 2 in series); Chance by Uri Shulevitz (memoir of illustrator, WWII and aftermath Soviet Union); The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh by Candace Fleming (biography)
Tears and Laughter (Happy and Sad Books) with Mrs. White 12/7/2020
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Sad Books in this Book Blitz: The Bridge Home; Efren Divided; Pax; Wolf Hollow; The Underneath; So B. It
Happy Books in this Book Blitz: Lions and Liars; Wedgie and Gizmo; Frazzled; The Odd Squad (1 and 2); I Funny; The Secret of Ferrell Savage; The True Meaning of Smekday
New Books with Mx. LaMontagne 11/19/2020
Books in this Book Blitz: Twins; Stand Up, Yumi Chung!; The Brave; All the Impossible Things; My Name Is Tani (non-fiction); Wolfpack (non-fiction)
Historical Fiction Book Blitzes with Mrs. White 11/11/2020
5/6 Recommendations: Watch the video here.
Books in this Book Blitz: Blue; A Death Struck Year; The Day I Died; Towers Falling; books by author Chris Lynch; books by author Alan Gratz; A Thousand Sisters (non-fiction)
7/8/ Recommendations: Watch the video here.
Books in this Book Blitz: Secret Soldiers; The Berlin Boxing Club; The Power of One; The Girls at the Kingfisher Club; They Went Left; The Librarian of Auschwitz; Dreamland Burning; Fountains of Silence
Science Fiction Book Blitzes with Mrs. White 10/29/2020
5/6 Recommendations: Watch the video here.
Books in this Book Blitz: Bot Wars; Voyagers series; Space Case; Mars Evacuees and Space Hostages; MInrs; Last Day on Mars; Aurora Rising; Illuminae
7/8 Recommendations: Watch the video here.
Books in this Book Blitz: Last Day on Mars; Nyxia; Ashlords; Red Rising; Ender’s Game; The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes; Illuminae; Aurora Rising
A Few New Recommendations from Mx. LaMontagne 10/19/20
Books in this Book Blitz: Wink (realistic); Before the Ever After (realistic); A Wish in the Dark (fantasy)
More New Books with Mrs. White 10/14/2020
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Books in this Book Blitz: How we got to the moon (nonfic); Saucy (realistic); Trowbridge Road (realistic); Fly on the Wall (realistic); Boys in the Back Row (realistic); BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (realistic); Derby daredevils 2 (realistic); Oddmire 2 (fantasy); A Tale of Witchcraft (fantasy); Teen Titans graphic (fantasy); Spy School Revolution (mystery, spy, adventure)
New Books Blitz with Mrs. White! 10/7/2020
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Books in this Book Blitz: Ikenga (fantasy); Canyon’s Edge (adventure, realistic); War Stories (realistic, historical); Wonder Woman Graphic novel (fantasy); Mr Lemoncello Titanium Ticket (mystery); History Smashers (nonfiction); Secret Soldiers (historical fiction); Amelia Six (mystery); Show Me a Sign (realistic); Millionaires for a Month (realistic); Derby Daredevils (realistic); Watchdog (adventure)
Spooky Book Blitz!
Books in this Book Blitz: The Witches (by Dahl); City of Ghosts; Tunnel of Bones; Ghost Squad; Monstrous; Dark Lord; Peculiar Incident on Shady Street; Rules for Vanishing; All These Monsters
Project LIT Book Blitz
Books in this Book Blitz: Prairie Lotus (historical); Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (fantasy); Efren Divided (realistic); Black Brother, Black Brother (realistic); Maybe He Just Likes You (realistic)
Novels in Verse Book Blitz
Books in this Book Blitz: T4 (historical fiction); The Trial (historical fiction); A Time to Dance (realistic); Knockout (realistic, sports); Mountain Dog (realistic); Other Words for Home (realistic)
5th/6th Grade Back-to-School Book Blitzes
Part 1 with Mx. LaMontagne here!
This 10-min book blitz includes graphic novels, realistic fiction, historical fiction, and adventure books!
Books in this Book Blitz: Out of My Mind (realistic); Hideout (realistic, adventure); Ghost (realistic); Greetings from Witness Protection (mystery, spy); City Spies (mystery, spy); York (mystery); Snapdragon (graphic novel, magical realism); Nat Enough (realistic, graphic); When Stars Are Scattered (graphic, realistic); What Lane? (realistic); Bad Apple (funny, adventure); King of the Bench (funny); Code Talkers (historical fic); All the Broken Pieces (historical fic, verse); Inside Out and Back Again (historical fic, verse); Mysterious Benedict Society (mystery); New Kid (realistic, graphic); Becoming Briana (realistic, graphic); Nat Enough (realistic, graphic); Nerds (funny, adventure); Explorer (adventure)
Part 2 with Mrs. White here!
This 8-min blitz includes a lot of great fantasy recommendations and some historical fiction!
Graphic Novel Blitz
Reserve these books and find other recommended graphic novels here!