Blue Ribbon Week

Blue Ribbon Week 

Rose by Holly Webb

How would you know if you were special?  Mr. Fountain's grand mansion is a world away from the dark orphanage Rose has left behind.  The gleaming, golden house is practically overflowing with sparkling magic - she can feel it.  And though Rose has always wanted to be an ordinary girl with an ordinary life, she realizes she may possess a little bit of magic herself.

Superfudge (Fudge #3) by Judy Blume

 

This is the first time I've read a book from the "Fudge" series.  You can't help but fall in love with the characters.  My class and I enjoyed this book very much!

The Boxcar Children Book 1 by Gertrude Chandler Warner

 

I read the first book of this series for the first time.  

It's a great story for beginning readers!

Old Yeller by Fred Gipson

I read this book in its entirety for the first time to my second grade class this year. Wow!  Definitely a book worth reading.

 

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

 Excellent Read!

The Ghost's Grave by Peg Kehret

This is an all-time favorite.

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

 

I have never read Charlotte's Web from beginning to end before this year.  It was great.

Nightbooks by J.A. White

Bluebonnet 2020-2021

The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman

BlueBonnet 2020-2021

In THE BRIDGE HOME, 11-year-old Viji and her 12-year-old developmentally disabled sister, Rukku, flee their abusive father and their village in India for the city, where they find friendship and shelter by pitching a makeshift tent atop an abandoned bridge. Soon, like millions of other homeless kids in that part of the world, they're spending their days slogging through piles of trash hoping to find something they can sell to stay alive. With two boys about their age and a stray dog they've rescued, they form their own family, help each other, and have a lot of pride. But the danger is everywhere, from violent people to disease and injury.  (Review by Common Sense Media)

Stay by Bobbie Pyron

This is a heartfelt book about a homeless girl and her desire to help a dog named Baby and her owner, Jasmine.

There is no sex, violence, cuss words, or inappropriate content.

I would read this to my 2nd-grade class without a problem.

Bluebonnet book 2020-2021 - Book Level 4.1

Caterpillar Summer by Gillian McDunn

This charming book is about a young girl named Cat.  She has a special needs brother who requires a lot of attention and most of her time to manage.  He tends to run off and get lost.  He is oblivious to the danger.  

Cat and her brother, Chicken, get dropped off at their grandparents' house one summer.  It's different than anything they have experienced because their grandparents live on an island.  They have never met their grandparents before, and it's hard for Cat to get close to them. 

I will not give the ending away, but this book is a good read.  It's a 2020-2021 Bluebonnet Book.  It's AR reading level is 3.8.  Sweet, pure innocence is a good way to describe this book. 

When by Victoria Laurie

Good read!  Thank you, Misty, for the insight!

In Pieces by Sally Fields

In Pieces by Sally Fields

The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom

Awesome Book!

Not intended for children.  =) 

The Matriarch by Susan Page

I learned a lot by reading this book.

I recommend it!  Good Stuff!

A Wolf called Wander by Rosanne Parry

Bluebonnet 2020-2021

Rife with details of the myriad scents, sounds, tastes, touches, and sights in Swift/Wander’s primal existence, the immediacy of his intimate, first-person, present-tense narration proves deeply moving. A sympathetic, compelling introduction to wolves from the perspective of one wolf and his memorable journey.

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Being a Republican, I found this book very interesting.  I was surprised after I read it. Somehow, I was able to connect to her.  I now see her in a different light. 

Triggered by Donald Trump, Jr.

Sword of Kings by Bernard Cornwell

This book is not the kind of genre I usually read; 

however, it was thrilling!  I recommend this book.