Newberry Medal winner Number the Stars (©1989) by Lois Lowry tells a story that centers on Annemarie Johansen, a ten-year-old living in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1943. Denmark is under Nazi occupation, and Annemarie and her Jewish best friend, Ellen Rosen, have spent the past three years with the constant intimidation […]
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters (©2010) by Barack Obama is a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and how their unique qualities and contributions have helped shape our nation. President Obama explains how the traits of these individuals, from courage and strength to creativity and kindness, exist in […]
“A long time ago, people used to tell magical stories of wonder and enchantment. Those stories were called Fairy Tales. Those stories are not in this book.” And so begins the introduction of The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (©1992),written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Lane […]
