is edited by James Engell. A wonderful introduction to Coleridge's poetry. A must read for poetry fans. A great way to introduce young readers to English romantic poetry.Ratings: 7th grade - 10 out of 10.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Poetry for Young People: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Poetry for Young People: Samuel Taylor Coleridge is edited by James Engell. A wonderful introduction to Coleridge's poetry. A must read for poetry fans. A great way to introduce young readers to English romantic poetry.
Ratings: 7th grade - 10 out of 10.
is edited by James Engell. A wonderful introduction to Coleridge's poetry. A must read for poetry fans. A great way to introduce young readers to English romantic poetry.Ratings: 7th grade - 10 out of 10.
Wait Till Helen Comes
Wait Till Helen Comes
is by Mary Downing Hahn. Molly (12) and her brother Michael (10) have never liked their young stepsister Heather. She keeps trying to break up their parents' marriage. When their parents move them to the country into an old house that used to be a church something changes. Heather begins hanging out in the old cemetery and talking to someone named Helen. Molly feels certain that Helen is a ghost and that they are all in danger, especially Heather. A really creepy ghost story.
Ratings: 6th grade - 7 out of 10.
is by Mary Downing Hahn. Molly (12) and her brother Michael (10) have never liked their young stepsister Heather. She keeps trying to break up their parents' marriage. When their parents move them to the country into an old house that used to be a church something changes. Heather begins hanging out in the old cemetery and talking to someone named Helen. Molly feels certain that Helen is a ghost and that they are all in danger, especially Heather. A really creepy ghost story.Ratings: 6th grade - 7 out of 10.
Pandora Gets Vain
Pandora Gets Vain
is by Carolyn Hennesy. The second book in the Pandora series finds Pandy and her friends headed for Alexandria, Egypt in search of vanity. They are joined by their hunky boy bodyguard Homer. Hera sends a storm to delay them, they find themselves stuck in a run down tomb, meet a strange Chinese man who runs a circus, and must fight Cleopatra and her minions. A cute continuation of this series for girls.
Ratings: 6th grade - 7 out of 10.
is by Carolyn Hennesy. The second book in the Pandora series finds Pandy and her friends headed for Alexandria, Egypt in search of vanity. They are joined by their hunky boy bodyguard Homer. Hera sends a storm to delay them, they find themselves stuck in a run down tomb, meet a strange Chinese man who runs a circus, and must fight Cleopatra and her minions. A cute continuation of this series for girls.Ratings: 6th grade - 7 out of 10.
Elizabeth Taylor: The Life of a Hollywood Legend
Elizabeth Taylor: The Life of a Hollywood Legend
is by Katy Sprinkel. A wonderful photo biography of one of the last true Hollywood stars. The text is crisp and readable and the photos are beautiful. A wonderful introduction to Dame Elizabeth and her astounding career.
Ratings: 7th grade - 6 out of 10.
is by Katy Sprinkel. A wonderful photo biography of one of the last true Hollywood stars. The text is crisp and readable and the photos are beautiful. A wonderful introduction to Dame Elizabeth and her astounding career.Ratings: 7th grade - 6 out of 10.
The Crimson Thread: A Retelling of Rumplestiltskin
The Crimson Thread: A Retelling of Rumplestiltskin
is by Suzanne Weyn. Another volume of the marvelous Once Upon A Time series. This version of the beloved fairy tale is set in 1880's New York. Bertie and her family have just arrived from Ireland and are desperately looking for work. Her father tells his rich employer that Bertie is the best seamstress ever in an attempt to get her a job. She is given one day to create a beautiful evening dress. A mysterious young man from her tenement, Ray Stalls, offers to help in exchange for ... her first born child. Is he serious? Bertie decides to take the risk and the story is off and running. A fantastic retelling that also looks at the plight of American immigrants.
Ratings: 7th grade - 9 out of 10.
is by Suzanne Weyn. Another volume of the marvelous Once Upon A Time series. This version of the beloved fairy tale is set in 1880's New York. Bertie and her family have just arrived from Ireland and are desperately looking for work. Her father tells his rich employer that Bertie is the best seamstress ever in an attempt to get her a job. She is given one day to create a beautiful evening dress. A mysterious young man from her tenement, Ray Stalls, offers to help in exchange for ... her first born child. Is he serious? Bertie decides to take the risk and the story is off and running. A fantastic retelling that also looks at the plight of American immigrants. Ratings: 7th grade - 9 out of 10.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
101 Great American Poems
101 Great American Poems
is by The American Poetry & Literacy Project. This is a great introduction to poetry in general, and American poetry in particular. Highly recommended read!
Ratings: 7th grade - 10 out of 10.
is by The American Poetry & Literacy Project. This is a great introduction to poetry in general, and American poetry in particular. Highly recommended read!Ratings: 7th grade - 10 out of 10.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
is by F. Scott Fitzgerald. One of the novels you must read before you die! The classic tale of the lives of the rich in the 1920s, complete with ostentatious parties loaded with gin. Gatsby is in love with Daisy, but Daisy is married to Tom, and Tom is having an affair with Myrtle. This whole mess leads to an accidental death and then a murder. The story is told through the eyes of Nick Carraway who knows Tom and Daisy and is Gatsby's next door neighbor and finds himself pulled into their web. A wonderfully poignant tale of Americana in The Jazz Age.
Ratings: 11th grade - 10 out of 10 - P (profanity) - AC (mature thematic content).
is by F. Scott Fitzgerald. One of the novels you must read before you die! The classic tale of the lives of the rich in the 1920s, complete with ostentatious parties loaded with gin. Gatsby is in love with Daisy, but Daisy is married to Tom, and Tom is having an affair with Myrtle. This whole mess leads to an accidental death and then a murder. The story is told through the eyes of Nick Carraway who knows Tom and Daisy and is Gatsby's next door neighbor and finds himself pulled into their web. A wonderfully poignant tale of Americana in The Jazz Age.Ratings: 11th grade - 10 out of 10 - P (profanity) - AC (mature thematic content).
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