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Eleven-year-old Zoe doesn't trust anybody. Her father left long ago. Her mother couldn't even take care of herself, much less Zoe. o when her mother dies and Zoe comes to live with her newly-discovered Uncle Henry, she doesn't trust him either. Dr. Henry Royster is a former surgeon and a well-known metal sculptor. When Zoe comes to his farm outside a small town in South Carolina, she finds a fiery temper and quick intelligence to match her own, and someone who appreciates her sarcastic humor without taking offense. Uncle Henry's thorny temper covers a generous and caring heart, but Zoe isn't used to trusting anyone. She prefers roaming the woods around his farm, and reaching out to a feral cat who sleeps under the house. This coming-of-age novel has many eccentric characters, and a few surprises for Zoe and the reader.
Similar books: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Awards nominated: Rebecca Caudill Award Nominee 2012
Reviewed by: donna
Date read: 4/25/2011
ISBN-10: 9781590786277
ISBN-13: 9781590786277
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Winnie Dancing on Her Own
Jennifer Jacobson (2003), 112 pages
Illustrated by Alissa Geis
Audience: 3rd Grade - 5th Grade
Winnie, Vanessa, and Zoe have been best friends since Kindergarten, and do everything together: sleepovers, trips to the library, games at recess. But when ballet enters their world, and her friends enroll her in class with them, Winnie becomes worried, since she is clumsy, and would rather go to the library to read.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 3/27/2009
ISBN-10: 061836921X
ISBN-13: 9780618369218
Griffin loves to wish, but she gets more than she bargained for when she is cursed into becoming a 'wish stealer,' which dictates that all her good wishes will not come true, but her evil ones will. She cannot tell anyone about the curse, or it will mean none of their wishes will ever come true. There may be a way to defeat the curse, but it will require her to be clever, selfless, and persistent...which is hard when the opposite of her most cherished wishes starts coming true. With wishing-related and uplifting quotations at the end of each chapter, complex interpersonal and school situations, and a story filled with interesting turns, this is an enjoyable, light read, perfect for wishers everywhere.
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 3/31/2011
ISBN-10: 1416987258
ISBN-13: 9781416987253
Abbie Adams is a normal 5th grade girl. She has little brother troubles, teacher troubles and best friend troubles. And then there is just that little matter of her entire family being witches. When her father brings home an adorable black kitten that turns out to be more than he appears, things get very complicated. Can Abbie juggle saving Thomas Edison, confounding an evil warlock and keeping her witch world secrets, all while learning her lines for the 5th grade play? Find out in The Witchy Worries of Abbie Adams.
Reviewed by: caroll
Date read: 10/6/2010
ISBN-10: 0803734689
ISBN-13: 9780803734685
Woman for President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull
Kathleen Krull (2004), 32 pages
Illustrated by Jane Dyer
Audience: Preschool - 2nd Grade
'A Woman For President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull' by Kathleen Krull is a young reader's biography of a woman who played an important role in the women's right movement in America. Victoria Woodhull grew up in America during the mid-1800's when women were denied many fundamental rights. Women were not allowed to go to college, to vote, or to independently own property. Victoria Woodhull set out to change this. Through hard work, perserverance, and courage, she took on the established male-dominated institutions of the day. Learn how Victoria Woodhull became the first woman to be nominated for the Office of President of the United States.
Similar authors: Deborah Hopkinson; Cynthia Salisbury; Lynn Plourde; Dale Anderson
Similar books: Presenting Paula Danziger by Kathleen Krull;
Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels by Kathleen Krull;
Marie Curie by Kathleen Krull;
Women Suffragists by Kiana Star Helmer;
Scholastic Encyclopedia of Women in the United States by Sheila Keenan;
Hillary Rodham Clinton: Dreams Taking Flight by Kathleen Krull
Reviewed by: mb
Date read: 7/19/2010
ISBN-10: 0802789080
ISBN-13: 9780802789082
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