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Home : 2002 : April : 8
Carolyn Reeder -- Shades of Gray, Foster's War, Captain Kate Patricia
Kate Klise -- Regarding the Fountain Karen Cushman -- Ballad of Lucy Whipple, Matilda Bone -- not as successful with Catherine, Called Birdie and The Midwife's Apprentice Linda Sue Park -- This year's Newbery winner A Single Shard is a great historical fiction with a higher reading level Andrew Clements -- The Landry News Joan Bauer -- Love this author -- Backwater, Rules of the Road, Hope was Here Susan Fletcher -- Shadow Spinner, Dragon's Milk, Sign of the Dove, Flight of the Dragon Kyn Susan Cooper -- The Boggart, The Boggart and the Monster, The Dark is Rising Series Gloria Whelan -- Homeless Bird Brian Jacques' Redwall Books and Castaways of the Flying Dutchman Avi -- Captain Grey, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle M.M. Kaye -- The Ordinary Princess The Year of Impossible Good-byes, Echoes of the White Giraffe Mildred Taylor -- The Road to Memphis, Let the Circle Be Unbroken, Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, The Land Books by Barbara Wallace -- such as Sparrows in the Scullery, etc. A Series of Unfortunate Events Kimberly Willis Holt -- Dancing in Cadillac Light, My Louisiana Sky, When Zachary Beaver Came to Town We have even gone to the adult aection and used specific (pre-read with a very critical eye) adult mysteries by Mary Higgins Clark and The Cat Who series by Braun. These are usually pretty tame without much gore, adult language, etc. As I said these are pre-read very closely before they are approved. Good Luck,
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