Good Books for Good Times

A quick trip to the local bookstore or library quickly dispels any notion that reading for pleasure is something of the past. ... Among the new offerings, we have no trouble finding several interesting titles with a wide range of themes, many helping us examine issues with different lenses so that we see the world anew. We hope you’ll find much food for thought and many pages to browse among these new books that caught our attention. Clearly, these are good books for good times. Books reviewed for Grades K-2: Auch, Mary Jane and Herm Auch. (2009). The plot chickensBardhan-Quallen, Sudipta. (2009). The hog princeBerger, Carin. (2009). OK GOChocolate, Debbi. (2009). El barrioCoffelt, Nancy. (2009). Big, bigger, biggest!Mobin-Uddin, Asma. (2009). A party in RamadanMorrow, Barbra Olenyik. (2009). Mr. Mosquito put on his tuxedoNishizuka, Koko. (2009). The beckoning cat: Based on a Japanese folktaleSill, Cathryn. (2009). MountainsStewart, Melissa. (2009). Under the snow Grades 3-5:Betancourt, Jeanne. (2009). Ava Tree and the wishes threeCabot, Meg. (2009). Allie Finkle’s rules for girls: Best friends and drama queensDraper, Sharon M. (2009). Sassy: Little Sister is NOT my name!Kent, Peter. (2009). TechnologySelfors, Suzanne. (2009). Fortune’s magic farm Grades 6-8:Alvarez, Julia. (2009). Return to senderComerford, Lynda B. (2009). Rissa Bartholomew’s declaration of independencePeck, Richard. (2009). A season of giftsSpringer, Nancy. (2009). The case of the cryptic crinolineTarshis, Lauren. (2009). Emma-Jean Lazarus fell in love Grades 9-12:Forman, Gayle. (2009). If I stayNapoli, Donna Jo. (2009). Alligator bayou