author: karen coats

... Friends from the other side/Amigos del otro lado (C. Mendéz, Illus.). San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press ... Frog and Toad together. New York, NY: Harper Collins. Martin, B. (1968). Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see? (E. Carle, ...

... diorama of the solar system; I knew his parents would be making it for him; and I knew that something would have to change for him through the course of the book: He would have to make his own diorama! And I also knew that Oliver would ...

... books. The success of Harry Potter has generated contemporary series like The Unwanteds (McMann), Keeper of the Lost Cities (Messenger), and Fablehaven (Mull) that explore fantasy worlds in thick tomes and series that reach beyond four ...

... The Absolutely True Diary: students pass the middle school library's multiple copies among one another, and some students go on to read Alexie's other works. While Laurie appreciates that her students embrace The Absolutely True Diary ...

... Bluefish (2011) by Pat Schmatz, My Life as a Book (2010) by Janet Tashjian, and Schooled (2009) by Paul Langan. Novels that feature female, racialized protagonists (such as Close to Famous and Pinned) offer their reluctant reader ...

... Paul Fleischman's Whirligig combines the socially abject with the psychologically abject in the character of Brent Bishop. Brent is materially abject, in that he is a stray, a victim of a succes- sion of parental career moves that have ...

... Perfect, by Brian Katcher: A small-town boy falls in love with a girl named Sage. After they kiss, she reveals that she ... Beautiful Music for Ugly Children, by Kristin Cronin-Mills: Gabe is slowly and cautiously starting his transition ...

... poem opens, A woman is not a potted plant her roots bound to the confines of her house. These words set the tone for the poem. Walker may be providing a rebuttal to the “giving tree” image, where the mother is bound to her home and can ...