book review: Borderline author: Allan Stratton publisher: Harper Collins; 2010 main character: Mohammed Sami Sabiri (Sammy) Andy and Marty have been friends with Sammy every since they were little boys. Sammy’s dad isn’t real fond of Andy and Marty, of the nicknames they give his son or the sense of humor they have. He tries… Read More book review: Borderline
book review: Fire from the Rock author: Sharon Draper publisher: Speak; 2008 main character: Sylvia Patterson “Great fiction comes from powerful realities.” Thus states Sharon Draper as she describes her own past that was woven into Fire from the rock. Draper was a child in 1957, the year this story takes place. One of her… Read More book review: Fire from the Rock
Book review: Secret Keeper Author: Mitali Perkins Delacorte Press, 2009 Main character: Asha Gupta Usually, I’m drawn into a book in the first paragraph however, Secret Keeper did it with the cover. I wanted to like this book before I even began it. And I was not disappointed. We meet Asha (nicknamed Osh) leaving Delhi… Read More Book Review: Secret Keeper
title: 14 Cows for America author: Carmen Agra Deedy illustrator: Thomas Gonzales 14 Cows for America is a picture book that tells a very unique true story of 11 September. This is the story of Kimeli’s journey home after the tragedy in New York. Kimeli is studying in America on a scholarship and travels home… Read More book review: 14 Cows for America
Title: FlyGirl Author: Sherri L. Smith Publisher: 2008, G.P. Putnam and Sons Main Character: Ida Mae Jones Ida Mae is growing up in 1940’s Louisiana. She’s a very light-skinned black girl whose father has modeled for her how to push the envelope and dare to be different. He was a pilot and he shared his… Read More Book review: FlyGirl by Sherri L. Smith
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