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Tag Archives: war
My Brother Sam is Dead
My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier I’m not going to be the one to spoil the ending for you. I’ll leave that up to the authors, but maybe I’ll give you a little itty … Continue reading
George vs. George
George vs. George: The American Revolution As Seen from Both Sides by Rosalyn Schanzer George vs. George shows the Revolutionary War from both the American and British perspective. Don’t be deceived by the fact that it is a picture book; … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grades, Primary Grades
Tagged american revolution, classroom read aloud, non-fiction, picture book, war
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Five 4ths of July
Five 4ths of July by Pat Raccio Hughes Many students are not aware that the Declaration of Independence was not marking the end of the American Revolution. Those long ago dates and documents have become a jumble to them. Who … Continue reading
Mockingjay
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3) Link to The Hunger Games. Link to Catching Fire. In the third book of the Hunger Games series Suzanne Collins takes things to a new level. Where the violence up until now has … Continue reading
Revolution is Not a Dinner Party
Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party by Ying Chang Compestine This book was recommended to me by commenter Ali B. and was reviewed on her blog Literary Lunchbox recently. The daughter of two highly respected doctors, Ling is doted on … Continue reading
The Root Cellar
The Root Cellar by Janet Lunn Rose has never really had a home, or friends. Her parents died when she was quite young and her grandmother has brought her up traveling all over the world. When her grandmother dies in … Continue reading
Keeping Score
Keeping Score by Linda Sue Park Growing up in Brooklyn in the 1950s, being a Dodger’s fan isn’t a choice, it’s a calling. It doesn’t matter that 10 year old Maggie was named for her father’s favorite player on his … Continue reading
Baseball Saved Us
Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki During World War II, the American government moved many West Coast residents of Japanese descent to internment camps in the desert. They were surrounded by barbed wire fences and guarded by soldiers with guns. … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grades, Primary Grades
Tagged asian, baseball, picture book, racism, war
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All the Broken Pieces
All the Broken Pieces by Ann E. Burg Lately, I seem to have a baseball as therapy theme. Matt lives with his mother and father and younger brother Tommy. He goes out for the baseball team. He is desperate to … Continue reading
