Category Archives: Newbery Honor Books

Crazy Lady!

Posted on April 13, 2019 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Crazy Lady! Author: Jane Leslie Conly Cover Illustrator: Vincent Nasta Publisher: HarperCollins, republished 1995 ISBN-13: 978-0064405713 ISBN-10: 0064405713 Language level: 5 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or profanity; 4=a lot … Continue reading →

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The Gammage Cup: A Novel of the Minnipins

Posted on April 5, 2019 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Gammage Cup: A Novel of the Minnipins Author: Carol Kendall Illustrator: Erik Blegvad Publisher: Young Readers Paperbacks, 2000 ISBN-13: 978-0152024932 ISBN-10: 015202493X Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some … Continue reading →

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A Solitary Blue

Posted on March 23, 2019 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: A Solitary Blue Author: Cynthia Voigt Illustrator: Mick Wiggins Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, reprinted 2012 ISBN-13: 978-1442428805 ISBN-10: 1442428805 Language level: 3 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing and/or … Continue reading →

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Young Mac of Fort Vancouver

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HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: Young Mac of Fort Vancouver Author: Mary Jane Carr Illustrator: Richard Holberg Publisher: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, reprinted 1945 ISBN-13: 978-0690910551 ISBN-10: 069091055X Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some … Continue reading →

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The Heavenly Tenants

Posted on February 23, 2019 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Heavenly Tenants Author: William Maxwell Illustrator: Ilonka Karasz Publisher: Dover Publications, reprinted 2017 ISBN-13: 978-0486815299 ISBN-10: 0486815293 Related website(s): http://www.doverpublications.com (publisher) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or childish slang terms; 3=some cursing … Continue reading →

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The Avion My Uncle Flew

Posted on February 17, 2019 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Avion My Uncle Flew Author: Cyrus Fisher (Darwin L. Teilhet) Illustrator: Richard Floethe Publisher Puffin Books, republished 1993: ISBN-13: 978-0140364873 ISBN-10: 0590462423 Related website(s): http://www.enotes.com/topics/darwin-l-teilhet (author) Language level: 1 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms and/or … Continue reading →

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The Moved-Outers

Posted on February 2, 2019 by

HOME SCHOOL BOOK REVIEW Book: The Moved-Outers Author: Florence Crannell Means Illustrator: Paula Dias Publisher: Walker and Company Children’s, republished 1992 ISBN-13: 978-0395069332 Hardcover ISBN-10: 0395069335 Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0802773869 Paperback ISBN-10: 0802773869 Paperback Language level: 2 (1=nothing objectionable; 2=common euphemisms … Continue reading →

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