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2016 My Favorite Books
As we embark on a new year, I thought I would share with you a few of my favorite reads of 2016.
I am very excited to share many great books with our students in 2017. Some of the exciting programs coming up include Battle of the Books, the return of Book Cafe for students in 4th-5th grade, and the inaugural Breakfast with Books get together for middle school students.
Happy New Year and wishing you a new year filled with great books.
Mrs. Sawyer
A Few of Mrs. Sawyer's Favorite Children's Books of 2016
Counting Thyme by Melanie Conklin
In this realistic fiction novel middle grade readers are given a compelling read about a girl and her family and the impact her brother's illness has on the family.
March : Book One by John Lewis
This graphic representation of John Lewis's days as a civil rights activist working alongside Martin Luther King Jr. is inspiring for young readers.
All Rise For the Honorable Perry T. Cook by Leslie Connor
Eleven-year-old Perry was born and raised by his mom at the Blue River Co-ed Correctional Facility in tiny Surprise, Nebraska. His mom is a resident on Cell Block C, and so far Warden Daugherty has made it possible for them to be together. That is, until a new district attorney discovers the truth—and Perry is removed from the facility and forced into a foster home.
Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat
This engaging picture book about a subject many children can relate to is presented in way that is visually stunning and exhibits exceptional book design.
Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! The Cookie Fiasco by Dan Santat
This early reader book, which is the first in the new Elephant and Piggie Like Reading series, is sure to delight readers and leave them hungry for cookies!
What Light by Jay Asher
Sierra is happy leaving her hometown for six weeks every Christmas to help her family run their Christmas tree lot in California. By reputation, Caleb is not your perfect guy: years ago, he made an enormous mistake and has been paying for it ever since. But when Sierra meets Caleb she sees beyond Caleb's past and becomes determined to help him find forgiveness and, maybe, redemption. This middle school novel is sure to delight readers.
Soar by Joan Bauer
Jeremiah is the world’s biggest baseball fan. He really loves baseball and he knows just about everything there is to know about his favorite sport. So when he’s told he can’t play baseball following an operation on his heart, Jeremiah decides he’ll do the next best thing and become a coach.
Hillcrest, where Jeremiah and his father Walt have just moved, is a town known for its championship baseball team. But Jeremiah finds the town caught up in a scandal and about ready to give up on baseball. It’s up to Jeremiah and his can-do spirit to get the town – and the team – back in the game.
Hillcrest, where Jeremiah and his father Walt have just moved, is a town known for its championship baseball team. But Jeremiah finds the town caught up in a scandal and about ready to give up on baseball. It’s up to Jeremiah and his can-do spirit to get the town – and the team – back in the game.
Seven and a Half Tons of Steel by Janet Nolan
This informational picture book is about a ship, a navy ship. It is called the USS New York. It is big like other navy ships, and it sails like other navy ships, but there is something special about the USS New York. Following the events of September 11, 2001, the governor of New York gave the Navy a steel beam that was once inside one of the World Trade Towers. The beam was driven from New York to a foundry in Louisiana. Metal workers heated the beam to a high, high temperature. Chippers and grinders, painters and polishers worked on the beam for months. And then, seven and a half tons of steel, which had once been a beam in the World Trade Center, became a navy ships bow. This powerful story reveals how something remarkable can emerge from a devastating event.
Thunder Boy Jr. by Sheman Alexie and Yuyi Morales
Thunder Boy Jr. is named after his dad, but he wants a name that's all his own. Just because people call his dad Big Thunder doesn't mean he wants to be Little Thunder. He wants a name that celebrates something cool he's done, like Touch the Clouds, Not Afraid of Ten Thousand Teeth, or Full of Wonder.
But just when Thunder Boy Jr. thinks all hope is lost, he and his dad pick the perfect name...a name that is sure to light up the sky.
But just when Thunder Boy Jr. thinks all hope is lost, he and his dad pick the perfect name...a name that is sure to light up the sky.
Created by Linda Sawyer
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