ccbc presentation notes - 2010

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Historical People, Places and Events

Denied, Detained and Deported: Stories from the Dark Side of AmericanImmigration Ann BausumBeloit author; looks at the history of immigration of the last 120 years.

Timely topic!Every chapter focuses on a different topicEye-openingFor: Ages 12 and older

Claudette ColvinPhillip Hoose

Highly regarded storyYoung women, Claudette, was living in Montgomery, AL in 1955; same town as Rosa Parks.Claudette was arrested nine months before Rosa Parks. She was 15, and didn't move on the

bus when asked.She was arrested, and the story talks about what happens in the aftermath.Claudette is seen as a hero at first, but her own community ended up turning on herbecause she wasgoing to cause trouble.Also judged because she was young!

Rosa Parks is arrested nine months later and Claudette ended up being a plaintiff in hercase; helped change the law.For: Ages 13 and older

Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don't You Grow WearyElizabeth PartridgeTakes place in 1965; Selma, ALLast push for freedomAll events culminated in a march from Selma to MontgomeryFor: Ages 11 and older

Biography and Autobiography

The Rise and Fall of Senator Joe McCarthy James Cross Giblin

Very interesting tale of the WI senator and what a great manipulator he was.Great for a civics class!For: Age 14 and older

Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S MarshallVaunda Micheaux NelsonBass Reeves was born into slavery; ended up punching his master and running away.He took shelter in Kansas (Indian territory), stayed there until the Civil War, raised a family



and became a citizen1875: judge was looking for marshalls to keep the law in order, and Bass was hired.Very controversial that a black man was hired to force the law in US government at thistime.Great writing style!

Three Cups of TeaGreg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, adapted by Sarah ThomsonAdaptation; Cuts to the chase of the original storyHas an interview with Mortenson's 11-year-old daughterFor: Ages 9 - 13

Nassreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan Jeannette Winter True story from Afghanistan; Nasreen lives with her grandmother after her father is seizedand her mom goes to look for him.She does not speak after this, but her grandmother enrolls in a secret school for girls.

Book shows how people had to outsmart the TalibanHer education opened the world to herFor: Ages 6 - 10

The Arts

My Papa Diego and Me: Memories of My Father and His ArtGuadalupe Rivera MarínHeart of the book is the full-page spread of his work in English and SpanishVery engaging narrative.For: Ages 6 - 12

Concept Books

Big, Bigger, Biggest!Nancy Coffelt Uses words that we use to compare thingsAnimals talk about how "big" they are, "fast" they are.

Poetry:

Bean Soup: A Cooking Poem Jorge ArguetaA boy describes what goes into bean soupVery descriptive language, also in Spanish!Great read-aloud or for teaching descriptions in classroomFor: Ages 4 - 8

African Acrostics: A Word in Edgewise Avis Harley



Poems about the birds and animals in the Africa Savanna.Contains photos that were taken in Namibia.Talks about single acrostics, double acrostics, sideways, etc.Very playful and fun!One section talks about how to create acrostic poemsFor: Ages 7 - 10

A Whiff of Pine, A Hint of Skunk: A Forest of PoemsDeborah Ruddell A tongue-in-cheek look at the natural worldVery cute and funny!For: Ages 4 - 8

Partly Cloudy: Poems of Love and LongingGary SotoContains poems about love, wanting to be in love, in the perspective of teenagers.First half is of the girls' perspective; Second half is from the boys' perspectiveFunny!For: Ages 13 and older

Picture Books for Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers:

Ten Days and Nine NightsYumi HeoTalks about the adoption process from the view of the older childFor: Ages 3 -6

Dinosaur WoodsGeorge McClementsEnvironmental message, but funny for little kidsAnimals build a dinosaur to scare the people who are going to ruin their homesFor: Ages 3 - 8

Gracias / ThanksPat MoraTalks about what he is thankful for in both English and SpanishFor: Ages 3 -7

PosyLinda Newberry Story about a cat, rhyming cupletsvery cute"Spider catcher, sofa scratcher"

For: Ages 3 - 7

PouchDavid Ezra SteinAbout a kangeroo named Joey, who lives in his mother's pouch.He comes out and explores, but then always gets scared and goes back in the pouch.Does he ever come out? Cute story!For: Ages 2 - 4



What Can You do With a Paleta?:Carmen TafollaWinner of the Charlotte Zolotow awardPaleta is a popsicle.

For: Ages 3 - 6

Spoon: Amy Krouse Rosenthal Story about a Spoon and has a familyHe likes to hear stories about his grandmother that ran away with a dishIs jealous of knife, fork, and chopsticks, for the cool features they have.

But the others are jealous of him. Spoon can stir, measure, etc.Very cute ending!For: Ages 3- 8

Picture Books for School-Age Children:

Always in Trouble:Corinne DemasDog named Toby who is always in troubleFor: Ages 4 - 8

The Dunderheads:Paul FleischmanGreat for 4th and 5th graders or middle schoolTotally fun, despicable adult characterInvolves a class of misfits, but they come together to shineFor: Ages 8 and older

Looking Like Me:Walter Dean MyersGreat for some older students and for launching activities.For: Ages 5 - 9

What really happened to Humpty?: Jeanie Franz Ransom

Joe Dumpty, his younger brother, is a detectiveMother Goose: gives him until 5 pm to present a caseJoe talks to Little Miss Muffet, Three Pigs, etc.

Who is at the heart of it? The Wolf. "I'm bad, he says. "it's my middle name."Big Bad Wolf.Funny egg jokes throughout the book.For: Ages 5 - 10



Books for Newly Independent Readers:

Dyamonde Daniel series: Make Way and RichNikki GrimesGreat series for children of colorFor: Ages 6 - 9

Fiction for Children:

Top of the Order John Coy Fifth grade boys baseball team who has a hard time finding enough boys to play untilSydney (a girl), joins the team.Sydney's brother is mad that she joins, but eventually the boys stick up for her.Great dynamics in the bookKids have all heard rumors about going into middle schoolFor: Ages 9 - 11

Lunch Lady Series: Jarrett J. KrosoczkaPart of a series; funny, set in elementary schoolKids realize their lunch lady has a secret back room who is battling crime!For: Ages 7 - 10

Where the Mountain Meets the MoonGrace LinBeautiful book to look at, great design elementsHistorical fantasy

Mindley, is main character who lives in a fruitless mountain; they work hard, but still almoststarveHer father is a great storyteller and tells stories about China's legendsShe buys a goldfish with some last coins, and lets them go after mother gets madThe goldfish says 'thank you' and talks to herShe embarks on the journey and the stories come trueGreat read-aloud for multi-age children or classroomsFor: Ages 8 - 11

The Kind of Friends We Used to BeFrances O'Roark Dowell Story of two friends, Kate and Marilyn, who are very different.

Things fall apart in middle schoolThey want to repair the friendship, but they are so different.Ages 10 - 13

The Boy in the DressDennis, lives in England, no mom; lives with brother and dadHis dad won't talk about their mom leaving, no pictures of her in the houseDennis buys a Vogue because on the cover is a women in a dress that reminds him of his



mom.He loves the magazine'He meets Lisa in detention; they both like Vogue and fashion and dressesDennis goes to school as "Denise," dressed as a girl.He gets discovered and the results are awful.It just focuses on a boy who likes girl clothes.

Fiction for Young Adults:

CandorPam Bachorz Based loosely on a community in FloridaTeenage boy named Oscar who lives in Candor, and the town is perfect. His dad is themayor.Oscar knows there are subliminal messages in the music that causes the teens to behave.Oscar soon helps teens get out of the town.Interesting book of manipulation!

For: Ages 13 and older

FlygirlSherri L. SmithGirl grows up in Mississippi, she wants to fly, but she can't get a pilot licensebecause she's a women.She then becomes a WASP (Women's Airforce Service Pilot), only because she can pass as a"white" person.Story covers how that affects her relationships and friendships.For: Ages 12 and older

How to Steal a CarPete HautmanKelleigh has a talent for car theftthings are out of control in her lifeShe eventually knows how to hot wire cars, and she never gets caught!No repercussions.For: Ages 13 and older

Liar Justine Larbalestier Very provocative!Story is told in the voice of Micah, 16 years old.

She is upfront; half black, half whiteEntire book is divided into sections, after and beforeReader isn't sure what her lies are, but she later reveals them.You end up liking her, even know she lies!For: Ages 14 and older

When the Whistle BlowsFran Cannon SlaytonGreat for middle school

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