Have a great summer full of many books. The ReaderKidZ – Nancy, Stephanie, Debbie, Dianne, and Ann – look forward to seeing you back here in the Fall.
Stephanie Greene
In which a young boy confronts vampire bats, deadly snakes, cockroaches the size of hamsters … and that’s just the beginning.
Chapter One. In which Jack is unfortunately reunited with his parents … and we’re off! Jack likes school, staying indoors, and normalcy. His parents like adventure, wandering the world in pursuit of their hair-brain schemes, and remote places. This is one parent-child mismatch that’s sure to give many-a-young reader hours of fun. In Jack the… Read more »
A heroic story about a young boy during war
It’s Alfie Summerfield’s fifth birthday when Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne opens. By the end of this short, affecting middle grade novel, Alfie’s only nine, but in the intervening four years he’s been every bit as brave as his Dad, who’s gone off to fight for Britian in WWI. Alfie’s… Read more »
An exciting summer reading list from ReaderKidZ
Many schools around the country will stay in session longer this year, due to winter’s weather, but summer is ahead of us. Perhaps the days of that favorite season aren’t as long and lazy as they used to be; children lead busy lives these days. Still, summer is the perfect time for young readers… Read more »
For shy children everywhere …
The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig, illustrated by Patrice Barton, is an empathetic story about a little boy who feels invisible amidst his boisterous classmates. Brian is a quiet boy. On top of that, his busy teacher, Mrs. Carlotti, has so many children she has to contend with. Like Nathan, who uses his outside voice… Read more »
Accepting your friends for who they are
Odd Weird & Little, by Patrick Jennings (Egmont, 2014) Woodrow has always born the brunt of the bullying from Garret and Hubcap, two boys in his fourth grade class. Until the day that Toulouse arrives, that is. Toulouse is little. Very little. He wears suits with vests and big glasses over his huge round eyes…. Read more »
Fact and fiction – a winning combination for middle grade readers
The newest book in the popular “I Survived” series is I SURVIVED THE NAZI INVASION 1944. Two more books are already in the pipeline, with more to come. ReaderKidZ talked to author Lauren Tarshis about how she researches each disaster, the challenges of creating a fictitious story around each one, and why there are no… Read more »
