As Simple As It Seems by Sarah Weeks
During the summer after 5th grade, Verbie is in a slump and can’t even bring herself to get dressed and instead hangs out in a white nightie all day. Her best friend has gone to camp with a new friend and she finds out that she is adopted. A new family moves next door and hears about a drowning that took place at their lake house. When Verbie goes down to snoop, the neighbor boy believes she is the ghost of the girl who had drowned because she is wearing a white dress. Verbie plays her hand and pretends she is in fact a ghost. This turns into a new relationship that Verbie needs to find her way back to herself.
I loved this story. I laughed aloud during the scene when Verbie pretends that she is a ghost. This story reminds me of Because of Winn-Dixie mixed with Bridge to Terabithia. Even though the cover is girly looking, I think boys could also make connections.
During the summer after 5th grade, Verbie is in a slump and can’t even bring herself to get dressed and instead hangs out in a white nightie all day. Her best friend has gone to camp with a new friend and she finds out that she is adopted. A new family moves next door and hears about a drowning that took place at their lake house. When Verbie goes down to snoop, the neighbor boy believes she is the ghost of the girl who had drowned because she is wearing a white dress. Verbie plays her hand and pretends she is in fact a ghost. This turns into a new relationship that Verbie needs to find her way back to herself.
I loved this story. I laughed aloud during the scene when Verbie pretends that she is a ghost. This story reminds me of Because of Winn-Dixie mixed with Bridge to Terabithia. Even though the cover is girly looking, I think boys could also make connections.
Calli Be Gold by Michele Weber Hurwitz
Calli’s family is super busy and is driven to succeed and
squeeze everything out of the day. Calli
doesn’t seem to have the talents or the energy to keep pace with her family and
feels left out. When her fifth grade class pairs up with a second grade class
in a mentorship program, Calli is drawn to a strange little boy. She finds this
relationship very satisfying and gets a glimpse at finding out what she is very
good at doing. Showing her family the importance of slowing down may be her job
as discovers that she has her own abilities that are also “golden”.
I liked this story. It will appeal to girls but has an important message to share about making people important in your life. The Golds are so busy and yet I think I know people just like them!
I liked this story. It will appeal to girls but has an important message to share about making people important in your life. The Golds are so busy and yet I think I know people just like them!
The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman
This story was fabulous. Think Harry Potter and combine it with the TV show Once Upon a Time and set it in a Library in New York City which lends out objects instead of books. One of the floors in the library lends out the magical elements from fairy tales. The high school pages who work at the library discover that some of these magical objects are being borrowed and replaced with fakes. They begin a dangerous adventure as they try and recover the stolen items. There are a couple of romances in this book and some kissing scenes so it leans more towards the middle school collection.
This story was fabulous. Think Harry Potter and combine it with the TV show Once Upon a Time and set it in a Library in New York City which lends out objects instead of books. One of the floors in the library lends out the magical elements from fairy tales. The high school pages who work at the library discover that some of these magical objects are being borrowed and replaced with fakes. They begin a dangerous adventure as they try and recover the stolen items. There are a couple of romances in this book and some kissing scenes so it leans more towards the middle school collection.
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