Posted by: blogando on: February 8, 2009
Newman, Lesléa. Daddy, Papa, and Me. Illustrated by Carol Thompson. December 2008. Tricycle Press. 20 p. (9781582462622) Pre-Kindergarten. Newman, Lesléa. Mommy, Mama, and Me. Illustrated by Carol Thompson. December 2008. Tricycle Press. 20 p. (9781582462639) Pre-Kindergarten. These two board books for young children were written by the author of Heather Has Two Mommies, Lesléa Newman. […]
Posted by: kthorning on: January 30, 2009
Bantle, Lee. David Inside Out. 2009. 192p. Henry Holt, $16.99. (978-0805081220) Gr. 8-12 David comes out in his senior year after he falls in love another member of his track team. This is one of the best and most realistic coming out stories I’ve ever read for teens. David first has to deal with his […]
Posted by: kthorning on: January 30, 2009
Ian, Janis. Society’s Child: My Autobiography. 2008 (July). Tarcher/Penguin, $26.95. 360p. (978-1-58542-675-1). Gr. 10-12. The downward spiral of Ian’s personal and professional life after her famous release of “Society’s Child” when she was 14 came from her fame and inability to trust and lasted until her return in 1993 at the age of 52. This […]
Posted by: kthorning on: January 30, 2009
Sax, Aline. We, Two Boys. 2008. Clavis, $24.95. (978-1605370248). Gr. 9-12 When teenager Albert emigrates from Belgium to New York City in the early 19th century, he finds himself alone when all his family members are returned to their native country but wants to stay after developing a relationship with Jack, an American boy. Published […]
Posted by: kthorning on: January 30, 2009
Jones, Carrie. Girl, Hero. 2008. 305p. Flux, $16.95. (978-0-7387-1051-8). Gr. 7-12 Finding your way in high school can be scary, but with a secret friend like dead silver screen hero John Wayne at her side, high school freshman Lily is able to choose between trying out for cheerleader or the school musical. Lily’s decision is […]