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A Northern Light
Jennifer Donnelly
Harcourt Paperbacks, 2004
Courtesy of Mother Daughter Book Club.com
A Northern Light by Jenifer Donnelly is a beautifully written book with well-developed, complicated characters who made difficult choices. It makes a great book to discuss in a book club, especially a mother-daughter book club, because it provides an entrée to discuss ...
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The Hundred Dresses
Eleanor Estes
Harcourt Paperbacks, 2004
One Hundredth Reviewer - 100 Laudatory Words
The lesson to be learned from this book is wonderful, poignant, marvelously expressed, and fascinating in the package. Though it was written long ago, it is timeless. The characters are just right for the theme, and the idea of 100 dresses fits the plot beautifully. ...
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Dogzilla (digest)
Dav Pilkey
Harcourt Paperbacks, 2003
Pilkey Rocks!
I was first introduced to this book by a second grade student who told me Dav Pilkey was his favorite author. I was just impressed that a second grader knew an author much less had a favorite one. After I read this book and Kat Kong, Pilkey became my favorite too! I ...
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Baseball in April and Other Stories
Gary Soto
Harcourt Paperbacks, 2000
Great storytelling
I discovered Gary Soto's poetry in a public library in Nebraska. Then I read his short stories, my favorite being "Baseball in April." Like his poetry, these stories are beautiful in that they reveal a child's inner thought life; they also show the challenges that ...
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Peak
Roland Smith
Harcourt Paperbacks, 2008
PCE Student Review
My favorite book is Peak by Roland Smith. Peak is the main character. Peak has not seen his long lost father because he got a divorce with Peak's mom. His dad asks him if he wants to climb Mt. Everest. Peak says yes. But the reason that he is going is because he has ...
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Tangerine
Edward Bloor
Harcourt Paperbacks, 2006
Excellent book - especially for middle school boys
I'm a 46 year-old Mom and I bought this book because of the great reviews, but I didn't know which son to give it to. My 4th grader falls into the age-range mentioned here at amazon, but based on the plot synopses here I felt it was more a book my 7th grader would ...
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Life As We Knew It
Susan Beth Pfeffer
Harcourt Paperbacks, 2008
Great Book!
This book is so interesting. I am reading it aloud to my middle school grandchildren. We are all enjoying it. What a page turner!
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Kat Kong
Dav Pilkey
Harcourt Paperbacks, 2003
Pilkey is the best!
I was first introduced to this book by a second grade student who told me Dav Pilkey was his favorite author. I was just impressed that a second grader knew an author much less had a favorite one. After I read this book and Dogzilla, Pilkey became my favorite too! I ...
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The Llama Who Had No Pajama: 100 Favorite Poems
Mary Ann Hoberman
Harcourt Paperbacks, 2006
A must -have for your child's collection!
My toddler son and I are so pleased with this book. We discovered this treasure at our local library and just had to add it to our personal collection. The Llama Who Had No Pajama is a perfect way to introduce poetry prose into your little one's life. I could only ...
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Mr. Putter & Tabby See the Stars (Mr. Putter & Tabby)
Cynthia Rylant
Harcourt Paperbacks, 2008
Cynthia Rylant, please write more Mr. Putter books!
Love, love, love these books! My children and i read them over and over and always with a smile on our faces. The illustrator gives the characters (people and pets) such fantastic facial expressions. What a great read!
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Mr. Putter & Tabby Bake the Cake (Mr. Putter & Tabby)
Cynthia Rylant
Harcourt Paperbacks, 1994
A nice change-of-pace Christmas story
A delightful Christmas story that emphasizes giving of oneself and pokes a little fun at commercialism. Mr. Putter is as "light and airy" (or light and HAIRY as my five-year-old points out in chapter 4) as ever. Mr. Putter teaches us that we are never too old to ...
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Mr. Putter & Tabby Feed the Fish (Mr. Putter & Tabby)
Cynthia Rylant
Harcourt Paperbacks, 2002
Endearing! Enchanting! I wish I had these when I was a kid!
For last Christmas, I gave my 2 (nearly 3) year old daughter all the Mr. Putter and Tabby books available -- and I eagerly await the newest release: "Write the Book," (because I enjoy them so much myself!) My daughter had all of the books memorized by Spring. The three ...
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Harris and Me
Gary Paulsen
Harcourt Paperbacks, 2007
Not Your Typical Children's Writer
Gary Paulsen never shuns writing about real life to spare your kiddies' artificial innocence. His books deal with the pains and joys of childhood - parental quarrels, alcoholism, abusive behavior, etc. - more forthrightly than any other children's writer I encountered ...
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GOAL II: Living the Dream
Robert Rigby
Harcourt Paperbacks, 2007
I bought this book for my son.
My thirteen year-old son has been playing soccer since he was apprxoimately 5 years old. He loved the Goal I movie and I am always looking for ways to encourage more reading.
When I told him that I ordered the Goal II book, he started checking the mail each day to ...
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I Am David
Anne Holm
Harcourt Paperbacks, 2004
A beautiful read
This story is about David, a boy who has spent most of his life in concentration camps of Eastern Europe. When he is given a chance to escape, he does so with the expectation that he will be caught and returned to the camps at any moment. Eventually, he accepts that he ...
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