It has been a long time since I have read a young adult novel that I found as impactful and moving as Echo Mountain. This is the story of 12-year-old Ellie whose family moves to the mountains of Maine to survive the wilderness on their own during the Great Depression. There is a loyal and clever ...
Late Elementary
The Last Cuentista
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This Newbery Award winner is definitely worth your time. In this dystopian, space adventure, planet Earth is destroyed by a comet, and humanity's only hope is for a group of Earthlings to resettle on a planet nearly 400 years away. Petra Peña, the 12-year-old heroine, is put into "stasis" along with ...
A Place to Hang the Moon
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It is not often that we find a book that everyone in our family loves from the 5-year-old through the middle schooler all the way up to the parents. This book is not action-packed, though there are some exciting scenes. It is not particularly funny, though there were parts in which we were all ...
By the Great Horn Spoon
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Our family actually enjoyed By the Great Horn Spoon so much that we've done it twice. We read it the first time a few years ago when my oldest was in first grade and I remember liking it then. He remembered enough of it that when it was time to host a party school book club, we decided to choose ...
The Penderwicks
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We listened to the audiobook for The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, 2 Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy for a book club. All of my kids loved it. It's rare to find a book that both the 5 year old and 10 year old enjoy, but this one satisfied everyone. Title: The Penderwicks: A ...
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
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I just finished reading aloud Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1: The Lightening Thief to my kids and it was my 8 and 10 year old;s favorite book in a long time. They literally begged me to read multiple chapters after every meal. We finished it in under a week, because they were so eager to ...
Treasure Island
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Title: Treasure Island Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Publication Year: 1883 Website: www.robert-louis-stevenson.org Age Group: Late Elementary Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up 100 Best Books for Children The New York ...
Heidi
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Title: Heidi Author: Johanna Spyri Publication Year: 1880 Age Group: Late Elementary Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up 100 Best Books for Children The New York Times Parent's Guide to the Best Books for ...
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
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Title: The Witch of Blackbird Pond Author: Elizabeth George Speare Publication Year: 1958 Age Group: Late Elementary, Middle School Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up 100 Best Books for Children The New York Times ...
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
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Title: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Author: Alvin Schwartz Publication Year: 1981 Age Group: Late Elementary Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Recommended By: The Read-Aloud Handbook Valerie and Walter's Best Books for Children The New York Times Parent's Guide to the Best Books for ...
Michelle has a PhD in Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's Degree from the California Institute of Technology. 