We're not saying these books are textbooks - we're saying your voracious reader is going to love the adventures of Ellie Belly and learn some important things.įrom vocabulary to elementary school math concepts, to nature and life sciences, it's kid-motivated and child-directed learning at its best.įinally, parents get to give their kids a great series to devour without feeling guilty. The series effortlessly combines the immersive story-telling style of Judy Moody and Geronimo Stilton with a dose of learning so subtle that young readers won't even know their brains are getting a workout. From the learning system that brought you Singapore Math comes a delightful series that traces the tale of Ellie Belly, a witty girl whose ability to talk to animals is matched only by her inability to put up with homework.
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She was thrilled to hear Vice President Kamala Harris accept her party’s nomination by citing women named in her book - Fannie Lou Hamer, Constance Baker Motley and Mary McLeod Bethune.ĭid Vice President Harris read “Vanguard”? Jones also will be a guest at the virtual Festival of Books.Ī professor and legal historian at Johns Hopkins University, Jones stresses the multiplicity of not only her subjects’ identities but their work, with “one eye on the polls and the other organizing and education.” Her goal, she said, was to build an alternative feminist pantheon alongside the monuments to Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Jones reminds us of this in “ Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All.” Her study of the vibrant history and rich legacy of Black women working toward goals both individual and universal is a finalist for this year’s L.A. “ Intersectionality” may be a modern term, but the concept of identities defining one’s place in the power structure isn’t new at all. Black women voters at a polling station in Pittsburgh, 1950. He uses The Wasp Factory to decide how he will treat people in his life. However, once they pass a threshold, they are killed in a variety of gruesome ways. The wasps do not have room to fly so they must walk, seeking their escape to freedom. It is large enough that he has built corridors in it, lined up with each number on the clock’s face. Frank has named that space “The Wasp Factory.” To construct the factory, Frank used an old clock he salvaged. His secret space is the third floor of their home, a loft inaccessible to arthritic Angus. Frank has a routine of killing and harming small creatures, which he uses as parts of various rituals. Angus is not the only one keeping secrets. He is protective of him and cooks all of his meals. For all his secret-keeping, Angus seems to care about Frank. Frank is certain his father, a former scientist, is conducting some kind of experiment behind that locked door. This does not stop Frank from trying every time Angus goes out. He has a study that he keeps locked and warns Frank never to enter. Angus insists that if he meets anyone, he must introduce himself as his nephew, not his son. With no birth certificate or national insurance card, Frank’s status is not official. The island is located off the Scottish coast. Sixteen-year-old Frank is living an on unnamed island with his father, Angus. The Wasp Factory, by Iain Banks, is told from the point-of-view of the protagonist, Frank Cauldhame. 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"The craft and care with which author Truss weaves her facts into a richly narrated but utterly hilarious tapestry is amazing. Give to Truss' fans as well as those who enjoy Christopher Fowler's Bryant and May mysteries." - Booklist "This character-driven investigation includes delightfully batty characters and situations. The author's flair for language adds to the book, as do the colorful 'extras, ' including the Brighton Belles (pretty young women who act as goodwill ambassadors), the musicians who perform at a local venue, a humbug seller, and horrendously fake waxwork parlor shopkeepers." - Library Journal "Great attention to details of the period and the various conflicts between the social classes is lavished on the setting and characters. Truss perfectly blends humor and detection." - Publishers Weekly One looks forward with glee to the novel's culmination-and to this quick-learning constable's future adventures." - The Wall Street Journal "A worthy follow-up to her delightful 2018 novel A Shot in the Dark. And you would be shocked and perhaps betrayed-which was the feeling I was feeling on my first bite of quince-when you discover that this fruit is incredibly hard and incredibly astringent, it wicks all of the moisture out of your mouth. Of course you would, that's how you're used to eating fruit. If you've never had it before and someone gave you a quince, you might look at this thing, smell it, and then try to take a bite. In the case of quince for example-which is one of the fruits that brought the phrase 'difficult fruit' to mind for me to begin with-quince is this absolutely beautiful, yellow fruit with this gray fuzz on it, a wonderful combination of the masculine and feminine, and it smells amazing. I think normally when we think about difficulty when it comes to fruit, in a literal sense, usually we're thinking about whether or not it is easy to eat, so that's one kind of difficulty. It could be something that is difficult to cook, or difficult to eat. It could be something that is incredibly present in one particular geographic place but impossible to transport, or something that has no market value it so no one will transport it because it's not worth anything, which makes it rare everywhere else. In this book, difficulty can be something that is so prevalent it actually overcomes and destroys other types of fruits and the natural environment. In order to survive in the world she must live in, she determines that she will use her skill and cunning to outwit, out scheme, and outlast her enemies, shaping her future as one of the most powerful and feared queens in history.Although Catherine de' Medici is not the most likeable of historical figures - she was known as a cruel and manipulative queen who ruthlessly eliminated her enemies - author Carolyn Meyer manages to make her a sympathetic young woman in this novel, telling of the events that helped shape her later character. Catherine knows that in order to secure her future, she must produce a male heir. Her husband is not interested in her, preferring his much older mistress. After three years at the convent, she is finally set free, only to learn she is to be married to Henri II, prince of France, in a political union.Married at the young age of fourteen, Catherine’s marriage is not happy. For her own protection, she was kept locked in her home or secluded in a convent for most of her early years. But that did not make her childhood happy. Orphaned at a young age and heir to a vast fortune, Catherine de' Medici was one of the wealthiest young women in 16th century Europe. Kane/Miller (This is the American board book edition. Janet and Allan Ahlberg: Each Peach Pear Plum.Anything that appears more than once is recommended -). These are lists of books that I've read to Baby Bookworm. But there are a few books that I feel belong quintessentially to middle school kids, and I have categorized those as such.įor picture books and board books, see also here and here. The middle school category, in particular, is difficult to define (since standard age ranges for books are simply 9-12 and 13 and up). I've done my best to categorize the books by age range, but of course every child is different. I haven't necessarily read all of the books, especially the books for younger kids, but the recommendations all come from people that I trust. I am especially grateful to my friend Sara for the wonderful list of recommendations that she sent, and to my nieces from Westwood, MA. These book recommendations come a variety of sources: reviews in Publisher's Weekly, Bookmarks, The Horn Book, and Mystery Scene magazines, and the M is for Mystery newsletter and suggestions from readers of my blog. Recommended Children's and Young Adult Books by Age Range Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! 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Susan Cooper was born in 1935, and grew up in England's Buckinghamshire, an area that was green countryside then but has since become part of Greater London. Cooper wrote her first book for young readers in response to a publishing house competition "Over Sea, Under Stone" would later form the basis for her critically acclaimed five-book fantasy sequence, "The Dark Is Rising." Susan Cooper's latest book is the YA novel "Ghost Hawk" (2013) After attending Oxford, where she became the first woman to ever edit that university's newspaper, Cooper worked as a reporter and feature writer for London's Sunday Times her first boss was James Bond creator Ian Fleming. Susan Cooper's latest book is the YA novel "Ghost Hawk" (2013) Susan Cooper was born in 1935, and grew up in England's Buckinghamshire, an area that was green countryside then but has since become part of Greater London. |