2010 Recommended Book List

All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn 2008 (ghost story, historical fiction)

• Author's Autobiographical Essay and Author Name Pronunciation Guide
• Vermont Ghost Stories and "Vermont Legends, Myths, Hauntings and Ghost Stories"
• Haunted Lodgings across the United States
• American Folklore, Legends of America, and HSPLS web links to Hawaii Ghost Stories & Myths
• Kidzworld "April Fools' Practical Jokes and Pranks" and how to create a ghostly image and an illusion

A Bear Named Trouble by Marion Dane Bauer 2005 (animal story)

• Author's website with classroom guide in pdf and Author Name Pronunciation Guide
• Wildlife Conservation "Alaska's Bears" and National Geographic "Grizzly Bears" with links to multimedia, Bear Features and how to help the bears.
• About Alaska Zoo in Anchorage and Lake Superior Zoo in Minnesota
• eThemes "Grizzly Bears" and PBS Nature The Good, the Bad and the Grizzly
• PBS topics on "Dealing with Anger: Letting It Out" and KidsHealth "Taking Charge of Anger"
• Writing Lesson Plans: "Showing How to Deal with Anger" and "It's a Mad World"

The Black Paw (Spy Mice #1) by Heather Vogel Frederick 2005 (spy, adventure, humor)

• The International Spy Museum with links to Spy Guides and info on their exhibits
• eThemes "Espionage and Spy," "Washington, D.C." and "Bullying" links
• CIA "Break the Code;" FBI Kids' Page and NSA "CryptoKids;" and How Stuff Works "How Spies Work"
• PBS Nova The Spy Factory with Teacher's Guide and Program Transcript
• KidsHealth "Dealing with Bullies" and "What Kids Say About Bullying"
• eHow "What is the Difference between Rats and Mice?" and PestWorld for Kids info

Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet by Graham Salisbury 2009 (Hawai'i, humor, realistic)

• Kidsday talks with author Graham Salisbury --Video and transcript of interview
• Publisher's Weekly "Q & A with Graham Salisbury"
• Honolulu Advertiser Photos of Salisbury at Kailua Elementary
• Hawa'ii State Info on Kailua and Hawai'i Chamber of Commerce Kailua Town History
• Kailua Beach Park: Honolulu.gov and Hawaiiweb.com sites
• Hawai'i Reporter "Growing Up in Hawaii" series and the site "Obama's Hawaii Neighborhood"

Dragonkeeper by Carole Wilkinson 2005 (fantasy, China)

• Dragonkeeper Series Website
• Times Online "Carole Wilkinson - creator of the last dragon in China"
• ThinkQuest "Dragons in Chinese Culture" and American Museum "Imperial Dragon"
• Ancient China for Kids with brief info on Han dynasty and a dragon powerpoint presentation
• Kidipede History for Kids --click on China
• PBS Nature The Dragon Chronicles

Eager by Helen Fox 2004 (science fiction)

• ReadWriteThink Lesson Plan "Finding the Science Behind Science Fiction"
• HowStuffWorks "How Robots Work" with image gallery/videos: Household Robots, Humanlike Android, Pleo and Robotics Robot Chef, Einstein, Humanoid
• The Tech Museum of Innovation "Robotics" with a section on ethics
• Museum of Science "Design Your Own Robot" Interactive with links to guides
• Museum of Science and Industry Smart Home; BBC "Inside Microsoft's Future Home;" "Science Daily "Virtual Smart Home Controlled By Your Thoughts;" and ABC News "Smart Home for a Smarter Life"

Eggs  by Jerry Spinelli 2007 (Family, death, friendship. coming of age)

• Emints links for an Author Study and Author Name Pronunciation Guide
• PBS Kids Go "Dealing with Death: so many questions" and "Dealing with Anger: the fire inside"
• KidsHealth "Explaining Death in a Child's Terms" and "When Somebody Dies"
• KidsHealth "Living with Grandparents" and "Do you know how to be Street Smart?"
• iVillage "Garage Sale 101" and AC "Dumpster Diving, Decorating with Garbage: A Guide for Turning Trash into Treasure" with additional side links
• Encarta, Wikipedia and New World Encyclopedia on Fortune-Telling

Fablehaven  by Brandon Mull 2006 (fantasy)

• Fablehaven website and Wikipedia's List of Fablehaven's Magical Creatures
• Associated Content Review with Mull video clips on publishing/becoming an author
• "Everyday Lives, Everyday Values Interview with Brandon Mull, author of Fablehaven"
• Author Interview -- Part 1 and Part 2
• National Wildlife Refuge System site and fact sheet in pdf format
• Lesson Plans "Creatures and Features in America's Backyard" and "Understanding Wilderness"
• Hawaii's National Marine Sanctuary and downloadable publications

Fearless by Elvira Woodruff 2008 (historical fiction, adventure)

• Trinity House Winstanley’s Tower 1698 - 1703
• About Henry Winstanley: excerpts from Sentinel of the Seas and Lighthouses and Lightships; Engines of Our Ingenuity audio episode 1888 with transcript
• Brief History of Plymouth; The Great Storm of 1703 and the Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History
• National Maritime Museum "Life at sea in the age of sail" and Eddystone Lighthouse Drawings

Found  by Margaret Peterson Haddix 2008 (science fiction, suspense)

• Scholastic Book Review and Video Book Trailer and KidsRead.com Review
• Cynsations Author Interview and Author Name Pronunciation Guide
• Definitions and Links to "What is Speculative Fiction?"
• Answers.com "Mysterious disappearances and reappearances"
• KidsHealth "A Kid's Guide to Adoption"

Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Parry 2009 (realistic, family)

• Author website with discussion guides, resources, podcast and video trailer (scroll down)
• Author Name Pronunciation Guide
• Imperial Stock Ranch Website; Harrell Hereford Ranch Photo Album; OregonLive Gallery: "Old World Ranching Faces Modern Challenges" (13 photos) and article "Oregon's cattle country is on the ropes"
• National Cattlemen's Beef Association "A Day in the Life" video clips
• OSU Wildfire in Oregon Information and Links

Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate 2007 (realistic, Sudanese refugee)

• NBC "Immigrants turn Minnesota into a melting pot" and "Whose America?" series
• Minnesota's Public Radio "Problems of Assimulation" and other links
• NY Times "Immigrants See Charter Schools as a Haven" the Minneapolis Foundation "Immigration in Minnesota" and FLYP "A Harvest of Hope"
• CBS "Sudan Refugee Crisis;" PBS "Refugee Crisis in Sudan" and Google Images
• Washington Post "The Lost Children" & preview of "The Lost Boys of Sudan"
• Teaching Tolerance lesons "A Nation of Immigrants?," "What Would You Take to a Refugee Camp," "Stories Waiting to Be Told" "Immigrants and US" & "Mix it Up"

The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman 2006 (School, friendship, values, cheating)

• Scholastic links to multimedia, lesson plan and author biography
• Powell's Kids' Q & A on author and multcolib.org Booktalk/Discussion Questions
• Abel's Resource Guide in pdf and Simon & Schuster "Dan Gutman Revealed"
• eMint links to Study Skills and Inventions
• Scholastic Homework Hub; IPL KidSpace & TeenSpace; refdesk Homework Helper
• Wired "Thin Line Splits Cheating, Smarts", KidsHealth Cheating, Scholastic "21st-Century Cheating", and School for Champions "Cheating to Get a Better Grade"
• CrazyFads.com, The Bad Fads Museum and HowStuffWorks Fads Library

How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O’Connor 2007 (Realistic, family, homelessness, animals)

• Macmillan Biography and Discussion Guide and Scholastic Literature Guide in pdf
• HUD.gov "Help the Homeless" and change.org End Homelessness
• Homelessness: NY Times, CNN, Hawaii Reporter, Wall Street Journal, BBC News
• Honolulu Star Bulletin "Where's Home?" series, "Homeless in Paradise," and "A Family Torn Apart"
• Honolulu Advertiser "Three paychecks away from homelessness," "Homeless children face unique barriers" and "Isles rank third in aid to homeless kids"

Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick 2007 (Historical, mystery, orphans, automatons)

• Scholastic Explore Hugo Cabret , video Interview, Biography and BookFocus article
• Library Sparks Lessons and Teaching Literature Index
• NY Times article "Reads Like a Book, Looks Like a Film"
• "More than Words: Typo/graphic interventions in literary writing" Blog Spot
• KidsRead.com biography and author talk and Author Name Pronunciation
• Clock links: Horology-Stuff, HowStuffWorks, "Skull Automaton Clock"
• Automata Clips: one, two, three, four and the Toyota robots
• About Georges Méliès: EarlyCinema.com with bio and FilmsdeFrance.com with clips

Jimmy’s Stars  by Mary Ann Rodman 2008 (historical fiction, World War II, family)

• Author article: Writing from Life Without Boring Yourself
• The Voices of World War II online documentaries "When We Were Kids...We Went to War" and "During the War, Women Went to Work" with School Project Center links
• Social Studies for Kids: World War II links and Scholastic links World War II Remembered
• Info About the Service Flag and dealing with greif at KidsAid.com and Dougy.org
• Check out links to the 2007 Nene Award Winner A Boy at War by Harry Mazer

Keeping Score  by Linda Sue Park 2008 (historical fiction, Korean War, baseball)

• Authors website with Reader's Guide and faq (frequently asked questions)
• Author Name Pronunciation Guide
• Baseball Almanac 1950 Brooklyn Dodgers Roster, Scoring and other baseball info
• HowStuffWorks: Baseball History, How Baseball Works and Kids Baseball Activities
• Social Studies for Kids Korean War links
• eThemes: Korean War, the Decade 1950-1959, and Baseball Overview
• TeensHealth Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and MedLinePlus article and links
• USA Today article "Post-traumatic stress is a war within for military and civilians"

The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies 2007 (Sibling rivalry, entrepreneurship)

• The Lemonade War Website with Curriculum Connections, Biography, weekly brain teaser, Kids moneymaking biz, lemon treat recipe and more!
• Houghton Mifflin Discussion Guide and Activities
• School Library Journal "Review of the Day" Part 1 and Part 2
• eMints links to Economics: Basic Concepts with the downloadable Lemonade Stand simulation and Math: Counting Money
• Thinkfinity "Lemonade Stand" links to lessons and websites

Lunch Money by Andrew Clements 2005 (humor, school story)

• Author website with biography, news and fun stuff and Author Name Pronunciation Guide
• SimonsSays.com with links to author videos and news, Reading Guide, etc.
• Scholastic lesson plan Exploring Money and PBS It's My Life "Making Money"
• Thinkfinity entrepreneur lesson plan links and comics lesson plan links
• Success.com Lessons on Life video, related inspirational clips and Articles
• How to draw Anime: Manga Tutorials and the Read Write Think lesson "Comic Book Show and Tell"

Medusa Jones by Ross Collins 2008 (mythology, humor)

• Scholastic Booktalk, Myths-Writng Project, the unit "Fabulous Fun with the Greek Myths" and the article "Teasing and Bullying" with links
• Riordan's links to "The Best Greek Mythology Resources and On-Line Games "
• Thinkfinity mythology lesson plan links and the lesson "No More Bullying: Understanding the Problem, Building Bully-Free Environments"
• TeenHealth topics Cliques & Bullying; Teaching Tolerance Mix it Up at Lunch
• PBS It's My Life issues-like Bullying and real-life feedback from teens -like "being labeled" or "fitting in"

Molly McGinty has a Really Good Day by Gary Paulsen 2004 (realistic, humor, school)

• Offical author's website with Q & A
• PBS Go "It's My Life" where kids get to "talk" about topics: Middle School, Getting Into Trouble, Embarrassing Moments, and Worst Day at School
• Scholastic "Middle School Survival.com" and "Gary Paulsen Author Study"
• KidsHealth "Crushes" and "What Kids Say about Handling Stress"
• Google Books Preview of "The All-New Book of Lists for Kids " by Sandra Choron
• PBS It's My Life Game: "School Daze Crazy Maze"

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart 2007 (mystery, sci fi, adventure)

• KidsRead.com review and author talk and Semicolon review
• Official website The Curiosity Chronicle, issue 36
• MSNBC Al's Pick with excerpt and author video Q & A
• NIEHS "Brainteasers, Puzzles, & Riddles" -- Discovery Education "Brain Boosters" and Mensa for Kids "Games, Activities & Puzzles"
• Info about Gifted Children: NAGC.org and higifted.org

The Princess Academy by Shannon Hale 2005 (fantasy, school)

• KidsReads bio and interview and Author Name Pronunciation Guide
• Scholastic Discussion Guide, Extension Activity, "Of Good Character" Curriculum Connection and Literature Guide in pdf
• eMints links Literature: Cinderella Stories and Folktales: Fairy Tales
• Hana Hou Biography, "A Gifted Pupil" from the book Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop and "Chiefs' Children's School" from the book Pauahi

Punished! by David Lubar 2006 (humor, school)

• Author website with a section just for librarians and web.mac resources in .doc
• Author Name Pronunciation Guide
• The Punny Pages and Pun of the Day; and Figurative Language Websites
• The Wordplay Web Site with anagrams, oxymorons and palindromes
• Keane's Quick and Simple Booktalk and RSS feed
• KidsHealth "Saying You're Sorry;" CHY Kids' Health "I'm Sorry" and "Saying Sorry"

Savvy  by Ingrid Law 2008 (family, humor, magic realism)

• Official Website with video booktalk, author bio, teacher's guide and games
• Author Name Pronunciation Guide, KidsRead Review/Interveiw and MG Interview
• Interviews from the School Library Journal, Book Dads, Blip TV and KidsRead.com
• AmericanGirl "What's Your Superpower?"-KidzWorld SkyHigh Quiz-ChannelOne Quiz
• HowStuffWorks: Extra Sensory Perception and video links list
• "What are our Talents?" Learning to Give lesson plan
• CHY Kids' Health "Goal Setting;" Success.com "Why Your Attitude is Everything" videos "Success: Defining Moments" and "One Thing That Can Change Your Life"
• NY Times "A Boy Named Sue" and ABC News "Strange Baby Names"

Swindle by Gordon Korman 2008 (Adventure, crime)

• Scholastic Booktalk, Book Trailer and Video Interviews of the author
• BookVideos.tv video with Korman speaking about his writing career and his book
• Author Name Pronunciation Guide; Dictionary definitions of swindle and fraud
• Lelands auction catalogue and Forbes Top Ten Baseball Cards
• Ehtics Scoreboard "Ethics Fallacies, Myths, Distortions and Rationalizations"
• PBS Dishonesty Lesson Plan and FBI Common Fraud Schemes
• Federal Trade Commission Lesson: False or Misleading Ads and "It Looks Good...But is it True?" in pdf; FBI Kids' Page; Consumer Information Links

Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata 2006 (historical fiction, relocation camps)

• Author Name Pronunciation Guide
• KidsWings summary and research links; Cynsations Author Feature
• Densho Website with many primary resouces and the Learning Center
• JANM Japanese American National Museum "Dear Miss Breed: Letters from Camp" and Scholastic Teaching Guide
• Becoming Arizona "Poston Relocation Center" and "Japanese Internment Camps"
• ABC News "An Internment Camp Within an Internment Camp" and the documentary "Passing Poston" with trailer

The White Giraffe by Lauren St. John 2007 (animal story, South Africa, family, magic)

• Authors site Giraffe Diaries Q & A with links to biography and photo research diary
• Scholastic Literature Circle Guide in pdf and Savanna Brain Pop movie and quiz
• Times Online Interview Craig discusses Africa with the animal-loving children's author
• African Wildlife Foundation, the WildCam Africa, The Mashatu Game Reserve, Project African Wilderness, African Parks Foundation and Game Reserve.com
• National Geographic South Africa with links to articles and other resources
• Giraffe Facts: National Geographic, National Zoo, Animal Planet & HowStuffWorks

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