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Archive for February, 2009

27 Feb, 2009

Review: Leonardo’s Horse

Posted by: Bonnie In: Children's Lit

Fritz, Jean. 2001. Leonardo’s Horse. New York: Putnam. ISBN: 0399235760.
Plot summary: This book begins with the story of Leonardo da Vinci and his lifelong mission to complete a bronze horse statue.  The famous artist became busy completing other masterpieces for which he is well-known, but he continued to work on his idea for the statue [...]

26 Feb, 2009

Review: Fade

Posted by: Susan In: Teen Lit

Bibliography:  McMann, Lisa.  (2009). Fade.  New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN:  9781416953586
Plot Summary:  Janie and Cabe return after their adventures in Wake.  Fresh off their successful cocaine bust, they are not both fully working with the police.  Janie hopes to use her dream catching to help the police catch a sexual predator in the high [...]

20 Feb, 2009

Review: Not in Room 204

Posted by: Bonnie In: Children's Lit

Riggs, Shannon, and Jaime Zollars. 2007. Not in room 204. Morton Grove, Ill: Albert Whitman.
The students in room 204 are told by their teacher, Mrs. Salvador, that they must keep tidy, refrain from name-calling, and should not steal from their peers.  One of the students, Regina, not only follows Mrs. Salvador’s rules, but seems to [...]

20 Feb, 2009

Review: Swim the Fly

Posted by: Susan In: Teen Lit

Bibliography:  Calame, Don. April, 2009. Swim the Fly.  Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.  ISBN:978-0763641573
Plot Summary:  15 year old Matt and his two best friends are excited about this summer.  Every year they set a new goal to reach, and this year its a doozy–to see a real-live naked girl even though none of them have ever [...]

13 Feb, 2009

Review: Petite Rouge

Posted by: Bonnie In: Children's Lit

Artell, Mike, and Jim Harris. 2001. Petite Rouge: a Cajun Red Riding Hood. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 0803725140.
Plot summary: Petite Rouge lives near the swamp with her mother, who sends the young duck to her ailing Grand-mere with a basket of gumbo and boudin.  As she heads out across the swamp, [...]


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