Mock Printz 2010: The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
Title: The Summer I Turned PrettyAuthor: Jenny HanPublisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersISBN: 9781416968238Starred review in: PW, SLJSummary:Fifteen year old Belly's family has spent...
View ArticleMock Printz 2010: Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith
Title: FlygirlAuthor: Sherri L. SmithPublisher: PutnamISBN: 978-0-399-24709-5Starred review in: Booklist, Jan 15, 2009Ida Mae Jones is a light-skinned African-American who lives on a strawberry farm in...
View ArticleMock Printz 2010: North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley
Title: North of Beautiful Author: Justina Chen Headley Publisher: Little, Brown and CompanyISBN: 9780316025058Starred reviews in: BooklistSummary: Terra Cooper, 16, is a high school senior and artist...
View ArticleMock Printz 2010: Heartsinger by Karlijn Stoffels
Title: HeartsingerAuthor: Karlijn Stoffels(translated by Laura Watkinson)Publisher:Arthur A. Levine BooksISBN:9780545069298Starred Review: PWSynopsis:Heartsinger was originally released, in Dutch, in...
View ArticleMock Printz 2010: Charles and Emma/The Darwins' Leap of Faith by Deborah...
Title: Charles and Emma/The Darwins' Leap of Faith Author: Deborah Heiligman Publisher: Henry Holt & Co., LLCISBN: 9780805087215Starred reviews in: Booklist, SLJSummary: In 1838 London, Charles...
View ArticleMock Printz 2010: Soul Enchilada by David Macinnis Gill
Title: Soul EnchiladaAuthor: David Macinnis GillPublisher: Greenwillow/Harper CollinsISBN:9780061673016Starred Review:KSynopsis:Eunice “Bug” Smoot is having a bad day. Someone has egged her car, she’s...
View ArticleMockPrintz: Fire by Kristin Cashore
Title: FireAuthor: Kristin CashorePublisher: DialISBN:9780803734616Starred Review:The Horn Book, Kirkus, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and School Library JournalIt is kind of mean of me to mention this...
View ArticleMock Printz 2010: The Demon's Lexicon
Title: The Demon’s LexiconAuthor: Sarah Rees BrennanPublisher: Margaret K. McElderry BooksISBN: 9781416963790Starred Review: KirkusISBN: 9781416963790Synopsis:“The pipe under the sink was leaking...
View ArticleMock Printz 2010: Going Bovine by Libba Bray
Title: Going Bovine Author: Libba Bray Publisher: Delacorte Press, Random HouseISBN: 9780385733977Starred reviews in: Booklist, BBYA nominee Summary: Texas teen Cameron Smith was coasting along through...
View ArticleMock Printz: Carbon Diaries 2015
Title: Carbon Diaries: 2015Author: Saci LloydPublisher: Holiday HouseStarred Review: BL, HB, SLJISBN: 9780823421909Synopsis:It’s 2015 and the Great Storm has hit. In response Great Britain conducts a...
View ArticleMock Printz 2010: Breathless by Jessica Warman
Title: Breathless Author: Jessica Warman Publisher: Walker & CompanyISBN: 9780802798497Starred reviews in: Booklist, SLJ, BBYA nomineeSummary: Gifted swimmer, Katie Kitrell’s life in her small...
View ArticleAnd the results are in! Winners of BCCLS Mock Awards!
Below are the results of the Mock Awards sponsored by the BCCLS Youth Services Committee and held on Friday, January 8, 2010:Printz Award Winner:Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith by Dorothy...
View ArticleNEW BOOKS!
Everyone ready for a new year of BCCLS Mock Awards? This year I'm reading for the Printz and I just finished a book that Amy from Teaneck gave me a heads up on. Finnikin of the Rock by Melina...
View ArticleAnyone Read Happyface yet?
I don't remember what reviews this got, but it was here waiting for me when I got back from PLA. I picked it up and it looks really interesting...reminds me of Wimpy kid, but older and deeper....
View ArticleMock Newbery 2010: The Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen
Title: The Woods RunnerAuthor: Gary PaulsenPublisher: Wendy Lamb BooksISBN: 9780385738842In Woods Runner Gary Paulsen presents a side of the American Revolution that is not always discussed in juvenile...
View ArticleMock Printz: Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray
Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray ISBN:978-0-375-85843-7 This British import might sound like a stock novel if you just look at the quick summary. Boy is bullied, ends up dead, his friends are working...
View ArticleCurrent favorites as of 4/19/2010
Caldecott Faves: Bildner, Phil The Hallelujah Flight Kimmelman, Leslie The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah Schoenherr, Ian Don't Spill the Beans...
View ArticleMock Printz: A Million shades of gray by Kadohata
A million shades of gray by Cynthia Kadohata Notes from the catalog: In 1975 after American troops pull out of Vietnam, a thirteen-year-old boy and his beloved elephant escape into the jungle when Viet...
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