Category: dramas & shows

By: Karen Cushman Rate: Good In the book Catherine Called Birdy, an old Jewish woman says to her, “Remember, Little Bird, in the world to come, you will not be asked ‘Why were you not George?’ or ‘Why were you not Perkin?’ but ‘Why were you not Catherine?’” What a deep question for her. Little…

By: Wendy Wan-Long Shang Rate: Between very good and supreme Yet another story about a Chinese girl, Wendy Wan-Long Shang’s book The Great Wall of Lucy Wu is truly amazing.  It’s supposed to be the perfect year, the starting of sixth grade for Lucy Wu. Lucy’s grandmother, whom she calls Po Po, moved to China…

By: Kelly Yang Rate: supreme In this amazing sequel to Front Desk, we continue to adventure with Mia Tang. Mia now is the owner of the Calivista Motel! She’s excited to start a new, fresh year in sixth grade! But, things don’t go as smoothly as Mia pictured.  On the politics side, an immigration law,…

By: Chris Lynch Rate: good Richard Riley Moncrief is obsessed with baseball. He doesn’t understand how anyone can not like baseball, and he thinks all boys are destined to at least know how to play baseball, if not be a pro at it. But Richard is going to be a pro. Fred Lynn and Jim…

By: Katherine Rundell Rate: good For fans of survival stories, The Explorer by Katherine Rundell is perfect. Fred, Con, Lila and her five-year-old brother Max are on their way back to England from Manaus when their plane crashes over the Amazon and the pilot dies. The four kids must face predators such as caiman and…

By: Lauren Wolk Rate: good In this touching story by Lauren Wolk, author of Wolf Hollow, a twelve-year-old-girl named Crow was washed up on one of the Elizabeth Islands on a skiff as an infant. Osh, the inhabitant of the island, adopted her. Osh had escaped from his old life in the city, which he…