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Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World’s Strangest Parrot
Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World’s Strangest Parrot is part of the nonfiction series Scientists in the Field. Sy Montgomery is the author of Kakapo Rescue, set in New Zealand and illustrated by wildlife photographer Nic Bishop.
Guinness World Records 2012
If you are looking for books for boys, particularly reluctant readers, I recommend Guinness World Records 2012, the latest annual book of world records.
Escaping the Tiger
Escaping the Tiger by Laura Manivong is a novel set in the early 1980s about a 12-year-old refuge and his family who escapes from Laos and spend four years in a refugee camp in Thailand.
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit is a young adult novel, translated from Japanese, about a woman bodyguard whose job is to protect the young prince. Morbitio is full of action and will appeal to older tweens, as well as younger teens, who enjoy Japanese manga and anime.
National Geographic Kids Almanac 2012
Learn all about the National Geographic Kids Almanac 2012 and why it appeals to kids who love facts and reluctant readers.
The Wildlife Detectives
The Wildlife Detectives is a nonfiction children's book about science, specifically the investigation of forensic scientists fighting crimes against nature, part of the Scientists in the Field series.
Zora and Me
Zora and Me, a work of historical fiction for children, provides an interesting introduction to the chidhood and storytelling of young Zora Neale Hurston and the racial prejudice she encountered living in the South.
The Snake Scientist
The Snake Scientist is part of the excellent Scientists in the Field series of nonfiction children's science books. I recommend The Snake Scientist, as well as the other books in the Scientists in the Field series for ages 9-14.
Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland
Children's Book Review: Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with your child by reading Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland, the picture book biography written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola, the creator of more than 200 children's books. The picture book by Tomie dePaola also include legends about St. Patrick.
Finn McCool and the Great Fish
Finn McCool and the Great Fish by Eve Bunting is a picture book retelling of the legend of Finn McCool from Irish Folklore. If you are looking for an entertaining Irish folktale for kids for St. Patrick's Day or anytime, I recommend Finn McCool and the Great Fish by Eve Bunting.
The Dreamer
The Dreamer, historical fiction, for kids is by Pam Munoz Ryan and is based on the life of poet Pablo Neruda from Chile. Pam Munoz Ryan won the 2011 Pura Belpre Author Award for The Dreamer.
Digging for Bird-Dinosaurs
Digging for Bird-Dinosaurs: An Expedition to Madagascar, was written and illustrated by photographer Nic Bishop. Digging for Bird-Dinosaurs is part of the Scientists in the Field Series of children's nonfiction books about scientists, science and nature.
101 Great Science Experiments
101 Great Science Experiments: A Step-by-Step Guide provides a variety of hands-on science experiments for tweens and young teens. DK Publishing is the publisher of 101 Great Science Experiments for Kids by Neil Ardley, an illustrated guide.
Ruth and the Green Book
Ruth and the Green Book is a picture book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey, with illustrations by Floyd Cooper. Set in the 1950s, this work of historical fiction about racism during the Jim Crow era, tells the story of one African American family, the problems they encounter and their use of the Green Book during a car trip to the South.
After Ever After
After Ever After is the humorous, yet heartbreaking, story of two young teen cancer survivors coping with disabilities and middle school. After Ever After, a young adult book by Jordan Sonnenblick, won the 2011 Schneider Family Book Award in the Middle School category.
Countdown
Countdown by Deborah Wiles is a work of historical fiction for ages 9-13 that takes place during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Countdown is Book One in The Sixties Trilogy by Deborah Wiles.
I am Number Four
I Am Number Four is a young adult science fiction novel. I Am Number Four is Book One in the Lorien Legacies series. The I Am Number Four (Lorien Legacies #1) book came out in 2010, the movie version in February, 2011.
Ship Breaker
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi is the 2011 Printz Award Winner for excellence in young adult literature. Ship Breaker, a Young Adult Book (YA book), is a dystopian novel that will appeal to ages 13 and older.
The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook
Harry Potter Cookbook - The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook provides an entertaining introduction to many of the foods of the British Isles that can be found in the Harry Potter book series.
Emily the Strange: The Lost Days (Emily the Strange Novel #1)
Emily the Strange - Emily the Strange: The Lost Days is Emily the Strange Novel # in the series about Emily the Strange. In addition to Emily the Strange: The Lost Days, the character Emily the Strange is featured in Emily the Strange comic books and graphic novels.
Los Gatos Black on Halloween
Los Gatos Black on Halloween is a Halloween picture book with creepy illustrations and poetry. It will appeal to the 8 to 12 year old who loves Halloween picture books and poems that feature ghosts, ghouls, werewolves and other creepy things. Younger kids who love all things scary will also enjoy Los Gatos Black on Halloween.
Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith
Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith is a nonfiction book for young people about Charles Darwin and his wife, Emma Darwin. While Darwin is most known for his theory of evolution, the emphasis on this book is more on the everyday lives of Charles and Emma Darwin in 1800s England.
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Children's Fiction Book Review: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly features a strong female character growing up in Texas in 1899. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly is historical fiction that will appeal to tweens and teens.
A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck
Enjoy award-winning Richard Peck's third work of children's fiction that features the unforgettable Grandma Dowdel, A Season of Gifts. For good children's fiction for ages 9-13, I recommend books by Richard Peck.
One Crazy Summer
A coming of age story about an African-American family in the 1960s and the impact that their mother's leaving the family and later becoming involved in the Black Panthers had on 11-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters.