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The Classroom Bookshelf will be taking a summer vacation, returning on Monday, August 31st. As our final entry for the academic year, we offer you a collection of links designed to keep you and the children and young adults in your life happily reading over the next several months. We wish you have a restful, peaceful, […]
Thank you….500,000 times! That’s right, The Classroom Bookshelf has 500, 000 hits. We are incredibly grateful for The Classroom Bookshelf community for loving children’s and young adult literature as much as we do. We are equally grateful to the community of writers, illustrators, and publishers that produce inspiring books we humbly blog about. As we […]
Ira’s Shakespeare Dream Written by Glenda Armand and Illustrated by Floyd Cooper Published in 2015 by Lee and Low Books Grades 2-7 ISBN: 9781620141557 Book Review “This above all,–To thine own self be true…” As a young African American boy, Ira Frederick Aldridge sat spellbound as Shakespeare’s Hamletwas brought to life on the stage of […]
Raindrops Roll Written and photographed by April Pulley Sayre Published in 2015 by Beach Lane Books Grades preK-5 ISBN: 978-1-4814-2064-8 Book Review “Raindrop spangles mark angles. They cling to curves and cover cocoons. Raindrops settle. They slip. They dot. They drip.” In this photo-illustrated nonfiction poetry book, acclaimed author April Pulley Sayre captures the beauty […]
Echo: A Novel 2016 Newbery Honor Award Winner Written by Pam Munoz Ryan Published in 2015 by Scholastic Grades 3-8 Book Review Pam Muñoz Ryan, acclaimed author of Esperanza Rising and The Dreamer, has merged fairy tale with historical fiction in her beautifully crafted new novel Echo. Dinara Mirtalipova’s intricate black-and-white illustrations signal the fairy […]
The Crossover 2015 Newbery Medal Winner 2015 Coretta Scott King Honor Award Winner Written by Kwame Alexander Published in 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Grades 4-10 ISBN: 0544107713 Book Review “See, when I play ball, I’m on fire. When I shoot, I inspire. The hoop’s for sale, and I’m the buyer.” Twelve-year-old Josh Bell is […]
Malala: A Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal: A Brave Boy from Pakistan Written and illustrated by Jeanette Winter Published in 2014 by Beach Lane Books ISBN: 978-4814-2294-9 Grades 2-5 Book Review Stories can help explain the unspeakable, inspire bravery, and conquer fear. As the world faces and responds to violence rooted in social and political forces, […]
Brown Girl DreamingWritten by Jacqueline WoodsonPublished in 2014 by Nancy Paulsen BooksGrades 4 and up ISBN: 978-0-399-25251-8 Book ReviewTo refuel, rethink, and reconnect in life, we need only be reminded of the power of dreams. In Brown Girl Dreaming, acclaimed author Jacqueline Woodson eloquently shares the story of her childhood and the dreams that propelled […]
The Red Pencil Written by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Illustrated by Shane W. Evans Published by Little Brown in 2014 ISBN-13: 9780316247801 Grades 4 and up Book Review Turning twelve is supposed to be an important and celebratory experience for Amira. And at first, it is: she’s finally old enough to wear a toob, the […]
Sugar Hill: Harlem’s Historic Neighborhood Written by Carole Boston Weatherford and Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie Published in 2014 by Albert Whitman & Company Grades 2-8 ISBN: 978-0-8075-7650-2 Book Review “Sugar Hill, Sugar Hill where life is sweet and the neighbors smile at all they greet. Where doctors and lawyers live next door to the […]
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