The Boys’ War by Jim Murphy

Bringing Ezra Back by Cynthia DeFelice, sequel to Weasel

Eager by Helen Fox

The Gates by John Connolly

Goosed! by Bill Wallace. il by Jacqueline Rogers, early chapter book

The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman

Letters from Rapunzel by Sara Lewis Holmes

Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall

The Penderwicks on Gardam Street Jeanne Birdsall

Weasel by Cynthia DeFelice

What Came From the Stars by Gary D. Schmidt

Picture Books

If I Never Forever Endeavor by Holly Meade

In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming

Just Ducky by Kathy Mallat

Mudkin by Stephen Gammell

One Is A Feast For Mouse by Judy Cox. il Jeffrey Ebbeler

Wild About Books by Judy Sierra

YA Books

A Coalition of Lions by Elizabeth E. Wein

Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel

The House of Djinn by Suzanne Fisher Staples

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Life: An Exploded Diagram by Mal Peet

Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card

Rampant by Diana Peterfreund

Red Moon at Sharpsburg by Rosemary Wells

The Rough Guide to Blogging by Jonathan Yang

Troy by Adele Geras

YA – Adult

Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett

New Spring by Robert Jordan

Our Endangered Values by Jimmy Carter

Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card

A Study in Sherlock ed by Laurie R. King and Leslie Klinger

Simplicity is not what I look for in children’s books. I want something that will engage the mind and excite the readers. This month’s selection was a surprise to me.  It is immediately striking, and it is not your ordinary counting book.

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This month’s selection is a book for younger readers, maybe early middle school.  The author is Australian. I picked it because of its nature content and its emphasis on community.

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This month’s selection is one I have read several times, going back to it through the years. I love Barry Moser’s style of illustrating and Margie Palatini’s humor.

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This month’s selection is a translation of a Spanish book. Set in medieval France, with just a touch of fantasy. A quest for knowledge during a time when those with knowledge were being exterminated.

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This month’s selection is another that is a little old. It is from when my first child was kindergarten age, but I did not discover it until shelving at the library recently. The author’s work is very different from most. The artwork is the selling point.

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Oddly, I have a repeat author here. I didn’t even realize it. However, the stories are about as different as can be.

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This month’s selection is a translation of a French book. This is the 2nd book by this author and illustrator team that I have chosen.

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I have been rereading the Leviathan trilogy by Scott Westerfeld. I love the series and am wishing for more in this genre. This new puzzle falls into the category of crosswords that could be  appropriate for younger kids. Some of the words are challenging for 6th grade, but should mostly fill in with nearby words.

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This month’s selection is another oldie. It is the first of a series I hadn’t read, but from an author I have long enjoyed. I have also added it to my Kickstart Reading list.

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