2. Tools to Use
• Goodreads
- http://www.goodreads.com/
Check out the more genres – explore - listopia
3. Tools to Use
• Nancy Keane
– http://www.nancykeane.com/
– Booktalks - - Quick & Simple
4. Tools to Use
• NoveList
– Search other databases
NoveList K-8 – top tabs = Titles, Series, Booktalks, More
5. Tools to Use
• Unshelved
• http://www.unshelved.com/
– Bookclub – loads of reviews, each Friday a comic
style review is added.
6. Tools of Use
• My blog
http://lakielibrary.wordpress.com/
Use the thematic lists tab
powerpoint presentation of thematically
linked titles.
7. Tools to Use
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Reviews from School Library Journal, Booklist /Booklinks , Publishers Weekly, Quill
& Quire, Scholastic Instructor, The Magazine.
• Blogs –
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The Nerdy Book Club,
Watch, Connect, Read
Great Kids Books
Mrs. Yingling Reads
The Brain Lair
100 Scope Notes
Anita Silvey
8. Tools to Use
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Book trailers
http://www.youtube.com/user/disneyhyperion
http://www.youtube.com/user/harperteen/videos?view=0
http://www.youtube.com/user/hmhbooks
http://www.youtube.com/user/macmillanchildrens
https://www.youtube.com/user/PenguinYoungReaders?feature=watch
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheScholasticChannel
•
http://www.60secondrecap.com/60second-book-review/
9. Picture Books
The Day the Crayons Quit
By
Drew Daywelt
Complaining, overworked crayons
write letters explaining why they are
ready to walk out.
Great way to explore letter writing, or
perspective writing for ordinary
inanimate objects.
10. Picture Books
The Plot Chickens
By
Mary Jane and Herm Auch
Perfect tie in for teaching short story
writing.
11. Picture Books
That is Not a Good Idea!
By
Mo Willems
Booktrailer –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85
iNSZpXR60
Foreshadowing extraordinaire.
12. Picture Books
Thrice Told Tales
By
Catherine Lewis
Using the nursery rhyme - Three Blind
Mice, Lewis explores over 100
elements of writing and literature .
Middle & High School L.A. teachers, as
it references titles more suited to
these grades.
13. Non-fiction
Chuck Close : Face Book
By
Chuck Close and Ascha Drake
Biography
Flip Book
Artist
People with disabilities
Grade 5 students interview Chuck
Close.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx8agvCmGQ
14. Non-fiction
How They Croaked: the awful ends of
the awfully famous
By
Georgia Bragg ; illustrated by
Kevin O’Malley
Reveals the gory details of how 19
famous figures gave up the ghost.
Illustrations worked perfectly with the
humorous writing.
15. Non-fiction
Stronger than Steel
By
Bridget Heos
Part of the Scientists in the Field series
Fabulous photo illustrations
Loads of informative, interesting
research about the amazing
possibilities of spiders silk.
16. Non-fiction
Made by Dad
By
Scott Bedford
Fun projects, from the simple to
complex.
Put down the video game controller –
pick up the glue gun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r
MkfMvToH38
17. Non-fiction
Where on Earth?
By
DK Publishing
Where are the world's tallest
buildings? Where are earthquakes
most likely to occur? Where can you
find animals that glow? Showcasing
the most fascinating places on the
planet, Where on Earth? is a collection
of more than 75 3-D maps that show
not only where everything is, but also
why it's there.
Very interesting information – great
tie-ins to grade 7 science.
20. Graphic Novels
The Loxleys and the War of 1812
By
Alan Grant, Claude St. Aubin, Lovern
Kindzierski, & Todd Klein
Historically accurate, introduces many
of the well known names associated
with the War of 1812 and beautifully
illustrated.
I really liked it. They have also
provided a script for download, so that
the story can be performed.
Grade 7 social studies.
22. Graphic Novels
Lost Trail: nine days alone in the
wilderness
By
Donn Fendler with Lynn Plourde
Illustrated by
Ben Bishop
Based on a true story.
Includes newspaper clippings from
when it happened.
For fans of Hatchet.
Black & White illustrations.
23. Graphic Novels
Page by Paige
By
Laura Lee Gulledge
Middle School appropriate.
Coming of age, finding yourself and
where you fit in.
For fans of Smile .
Beautifully drawn idioms, smilies and
metaphors.
24. Novels in Verse
Gone Fishing
By
Tamera Will Wissinger ;
Ilustrated by
Matthew Cordell
Elementary – Middle School
Male perspective
Siblings
25. Novels in Verse
42 Miles
By
Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
Middle School
Divorce
Coming of age
26. Novels in Verse
Who Will Tell My Brother?
By
Marlene Carvell
Middle School – High School
Male perspective
Native American perspective
Racism
27. Novels in Verse
To Be Perfectly Honest
By
Sonya Sones
I am smitten with her realistic novels
in verse. I can’t wait to be reading
this!!!
Her books are top sellers with
reluctant girl readers.
28. Alternate Formats
33 Minutes
By
Todd Hasak- Lowy
Read aloud pages –
8-9
Projection – page 71
1st time in a food fight? Not sure what
to throw? diagram
31. Short Stories
Guys Read : The Sports Pages
Edited By
Jon Scieszka
Read aloud –
The intro by Jon Scieszka, would be
great for story starters “ games you’ve
invented?”
My read aloud choices:
The Choke by Joseph Bruchac (MMA
fighting)
The Trophy by Gordon Korman (grade
6 basketball)
32. Short Stories
Beware the Ninja Weenies and Other
Warped and Creepy Tales
By
David Lubar
Read aloud favourites –
The Snow Globe – pg. 64
Catfishing in America – pg. 95
Beware the Ninja Weenies – pg. 107
Gulp – pg. 120
Alien Biology – pg. 138
Dog Gone – pg. 167
33. Short Stories
Things That Go Bump in the Night
By
Patrick Carman
Listen , Read, Watch all in 15 minutes
Read Aloud choices –
The Hook
Mr. Mason’s Jars
34. Fiction
The Case of the Case of Mistaken
Identity
By Mac Barnett
Illustrations by Adam Rex
Steve Brixton always wanted to be a
detective… until he found out he
already was one.
Our hero has a national treasure to
recover, a criminal mastermind to
unmask, and a social studies report
due Monday – all while on the run
form cops, thugs and secret agent
librarians.
Read aloud – pages 39-42
38. Fiction
The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your
Kingdom
By
Christopher Healy
The Hero’s Guide to Storming the
Castle
By Christopher Healy
Prince Charmings are here to save the
day?????
Hilarious. Descriptive language. Fairy
tale and fantasy characters abound.
39. Fiction
Paint the Wind
By
Pam Munoz Ryan
I loved this and wish it would have
been around when I was a kid. (I was
into the horse books.)
40. Fiction
The Mouse with the Question Mark
Tail
By
Richard Peck
For Fans of Tale of Despereaux
Nice.
41. Fiction
Gold Medal Summer
By
Donna Freitas
Middle school
Girl drama
Sisters
The pressure filled world of high level
gymnastic. Believable terminology and
gym routines.
42. Fiction
The Reluctant Journal of Henry K.
Larsen
By
Susin Nielsen
A family tries to rebuild their lives after
older brother Jesse takes a gun to
school and shots his tormentor and
himself.
Told through Henry’s journal
entries, both humorous and sad.
Read aloud – page 1-3
Or
Pg. 47-52
For fans of The absolutely True Story of
a Part Time Indian
43. Fiction
Prisoner B-3087 : based on the true
story of Ruth and Jack Gruener
By
Alan Gratz
Read aloud chapter 1.
Powerful, haunting.
45. Fiction
Struts & Frets
By
Jon Skovron
Sam has the music in him. The
question is does the rest of the band?
He figures his way to popularity (or at
least other people knowing he’s alive)
is if their band competes and wins the
local Battle of the Bands contest. The
trouble is the rest of the band seems
to suck, or is indifferent , or lets face it
– suck.
Read aloud – pg. 1-4
Or
Drum solo – pg. 108
46. Fiction
Unremembered
By
Jessica Brody
“Today is the only one I remember.
Waking up in that ocean is all I have.
The rest is empty space. Although I
don’t know how far back that space
goes – how many years it spans. That’s
the thing about voids: they can be as
short as the blink of an eye, or they can
be infinite.”
For fans of The Adoration of Jenna Fox
or
Cinder
47. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Guys Read : Other Worlds
Edited By
Jon Scieszka
To be read
48. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
The Show Must Go On!
By
Kate Klise
Illustrated
By
M. Sarah Klise
Book 1
Alternate format.
49. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Chupacabra by Roland Smith
Sequel to Tentacles
50. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Counting by 7’s
By
Holly Goldberg Sloan
Lots of positive reviews.
51. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Dogs of War
By
Sheila Keenan and Nathan Fox
Graphic novel
52. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Inhuman
By
Kat Falls
Looks dystopian to me? !
53. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Little Red Lies
By
Julie Johnston
Canadian
54. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Looks Like Daylight
By
Deborah Ellis
Canadian
Non-fiction
Interviews with Native American teens
across North America.
55. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Man Made Boy
By
Jon Skovron
56. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Michael Vey : Battle of the Ampere
By
Richard Paul Evans
Book 3
I’m not the only one at my school
waiting for this one.
57. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
My Sort of Fairy Tale Ending
By
Anna Staniszewski
58. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
QB 1
By
Mike Lupica
I’m sorta undecieded about this
writer, seems to be either hot or cold –
maybe they seem to formulaic for
me, that or I don’t know enough about
sports to get it.
Wait and see on this one.
59. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Salt : a story of friendship in a time of
war
By
Helen Frost
Novel in verse.
War of 1812
60. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Sorrow’s Knot
By
Erin Bow
61. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Striker
By
David Skuy
Always on the lookout for sports
stories under 250 pages.
62. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Heaven is Paved With Oreos
By
Catherine Gilbert Murdock
I love this author.
63. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Not A Drop To Drink
By
Mindy McGinnis
64. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
The Fallout
By
S.A. Bodeen
Follow –up to The Compound
65. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Swagger
By
Carl Deuker
66. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
The Last Present
By
Wendy Mass
67. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
The Rule of Three
By
Eric Walters
68. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
United We Spy
By
Ally Carter
Last book in the series.
69. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
The Extra
By
Kathryn Lasky
70. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Unthinkable
By
Nancy Werlin
Sequel to Impossible
71. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Champion
By
Marie Lu
Final book in the series.
Love her.
72. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
In The Age of Love and Chocolate
By
Gabrielle Zevin
I can’t wait – but I’ll have to.
Cover is pretty sexy.
73. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Cress
By
Marissa Meyer
Book 3 of The Lunar Chronicles
74. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
The House of Hades
By
Rick Riordan
Book 4
75. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
I’ve looked everywhere for an update –
When will the next book be coming???
76. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
All Our Yesterdays
By
Cristin Terrill
Time-travel
77. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Anubis Speaks!
By
Vicky Alvear Scecter
Illustrations
By
Antoine Revoy
Non-fiction to be paired with
The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan
78. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
The Boy on The Wooden Box
By
Leon Leyson
Non-fiction
Memoir
Schindler’s list survivor
79. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Call Of The Klondike
By
David Meissner and Kim Richardson
Non-fiction
Pair with Jack London titles
80. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Daredevil : the daring life of Betty
Skelton
By
Meghan McCarthy
I enjoy McCarthy’s work and am
always looking to freshen up my
Biography section.
81. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Dangerous
By
Shannon Hale
Shannon Hale like you’ve never seen
her – bye-bye Princess stories.
2014 release date
82. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Doon
By Carey Corp & Lorie Langdon
Brigadoon retelling
83. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Henri’s Scissors
By
Jeanette Winter
Biography – Henri Mataisse
Make sure it gets into the hands of
your art teachers.
84. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
How I Lost You
By
Janet Gurtler
Can friendships survive?
Alberta author.
85. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Into the Dark
By
Bree Despain
Greek mythology might be a great
alternative for Percy Jackson fans.
86. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Jumped In
By
Patrick Flores-Scott
Novel in verse
Gangs
Gritty
Author is a high school teacher.
87. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Lego Play Book: ideas to bring your
bricks to life
By
DK Publishing
Sure to be an instant hit.
88. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Relativity
By
Cristin Bishara
Alternate worlds
High school ?
Could be paired with
Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman
89. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
The Right Fight
By
Chris Lynch
Book 1
Sure hit after his Vietnam series.
90. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Rose Under Fire
By
Elizabeth Wein
Companion book to Code Name Verity
Sophisicated readers
American female pilot captured and
sent to Ravenbruck concentration
camp.
High school.
91. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
Six Months Later
By
Natalie D. Richards
What has happened in those six
months she can’t remember.
92. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
The Screaming Staircase
By
Jonathan Stroud
Book 1
Ghost hunters
Scary with a touch of funny
93. To be Read
upcoming titles for
fall 2013 – spring 2014
The F—It List
By
Julie Halpern
Bucket list for teens.
High school?