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Revenge of The Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex
Nathaniel Philbrick (2002), 176 pages
Audience: 6th Grade - 8th Grade
Philbrick brings to life the tale of how, in 1820, the 'Essex' was rammed by an enraged sperm whale, and sunk in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/14/2009
ISBN-10: 039923795X
ISBN-13: 9780399237959
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Rex Norton-Norton, better known as Rex Zero, is moving again, for the eighth time! He was excited about starting seventh grade at Hopewell School with his best friends but now he will be going to a different school across town. He and his friends, Kathy, James, and Buster, concoct a scheme so that Rex can still go to Hopewell. He doesn't mean to lie and steal as he pretends to belong at Hopewell School, but somehow that is what happens. It only takes five days for him to be found out! On top of that, three bullies are threatening him, his sister is up to no good, and his mother has been acting strangely. Why do these things happen to Rex and what will he do next? This is the third book about Rex Zero. Rex Zero and the End of the World is the first book and Rex Zero, King of Nothing is the second.
Book Series: Rex Zero
Reviewed by: hap
Date read: 3/25/2011
ISBN-10: 0374362602
ISBN-13: 9780374362607
Lars Olafson's move to a farm near Valley Forge brings him friendship with the ghost of an 18th century ancestor, who recounts for him his adventures in that part of Pennsylvania during the American Revolution. Part of the Great Episodes series.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/13/2009
ISBN-10: 0152164413
ISBN-13: 9780152164416
Riding Freedom
Pam Munoz Ryan (2008), 138 pages
Illustrated by Brian Selznick
Audience: 4th Grade - 8th Grade
Charlotte Parkhurst was orphaned as a toddler when her family's team of horses were frightened in a thunderstorm and their wagon went over a cliff. She survived the crash, as did the horses who watched over her until neighbors found her. She spent most of her young life in an orphanage for boys. She worked in the kitchen, but her true love was the stable and her beloved horses. She disguised herself as a boy and ran away at the age of twelve. She found work as a stable boy and her amazing way with animals soon helped her advance to become the most trusted stagecoach driver in the country. She eventually made her way to California to become the first woman to vote in any United States Federal Election, even though she did so registered as 'Charley' Parkhurst. Riding Freedom is a fictional account of the true story of Charlotte 'Charley' Parkhurst, the most fearless stage coach driver in the country.
Awards nominated: Bluestem Award Nominee 2012
Reviewed by: caroll
Date read: 3/22/2011
ISBN-13: 9781439574096
The year is 1894 and the Connor Lumber Company is systematically logging all the giant Sequoia trees in Connor's Basin. Sixteen-year-old Francie's father owns the only inn in Connorsville and he owes his livelihood to the logging industry. Still Francie is not sure that it is right to cut down a tree that was alive when Jesus Christ walked the earth. Then she finds a note from her sister Carrie, who died six years before. The note and her sister's hidden diary lead her to the oldest living tree in the world. Can Francie save it before the logging company cuts it down? Should she?
Reviewed by: caroll
Date read: 12/20/2011
ISBN-10: 0689838239
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