Allison's Book Bag

Reviews by Author

Abeel, Samantha
My Thirteenth Winter

Abrashkin, Raymond (with Jay Williams)
Danny Dunn

Ada, Alma Flor
I Love Saturdays y domingos
I Love Saturdays y domingos (reviewed by Andy)

Adams, D.A.
The Brotherhood of Dwarves

Albin, Gennifer
Crewel

Alcott, Louisa May
Flower Fables
Little Women

Aldrich, Bess Streeter
A Lantern in Her Hand

Alexander, Lloyd
The Book of Three
The Black Cauldron
The Castle of Llyr
Taran Wanderer
The High King

Allen, Daree
What’s Wrong with Me?

Anderson, E. Kristen and Kenneally, Miranda (Editors)
Dear Teen Me: Authors Write Letters to Their Teen Selves

Anderson, Laurie Halse
Speak

Angleberger, Tom
The Secret of the Fortune Wookie

ArchambaultJohn and Martin, Bill Martin Jr.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Augarde, Steve
The Various
Celandine
Winter Wood
XIsle

Aurora Wolf
The New Fairy Tales Anthology

Ballard, Robert L. (editor)

Pieces of Me: Voices by and for Adopted Teens

Barnes, Peter and Cheryl
President Adams’ Alligator and Other White House Pets
Woodrow for President
Woodrow the White House Mouse

Bauer, Marion
What’s Your Story?

Beddor, Frank
Looking Glass Wars
Seeing Redd
Arch Enemy

Bemelmans, Ludwig
Mad About Madeline

Bentley, Nancy and Guthrie, Donna
Writing Mysteries, Movies, Monster Stories, and More

Benton, Jim
Dear Dumb Diary: Let’s Pretend This Never Happened!

Black, Holly
White Cat
Red Glove
Black Heart

Blount, Jeffrey
Hating Heidi Foster

Bond, Michael
Paddington Here and Now

Breathed, Berkeley
Flawed Dogs: The Picture Book
Flawed Dogs: The Novel

Brown, Margaret Wise
Christmas in the Barn

Bruchac, Joseph
Code Talker
Code Talker (reviewed by Andy)
Skeleton Man
Skeleton Man (reviewed by Andy)

Buckley, Michael
The Fairy Tale Detectives

Bucheger, Monique
Ginnie West Adventure: The Secret Sisters Club
Ginnie West Adventure: Trouble Blows West

Buitrago, Jairo
Jimmy the Greatest

Bunin, Catherine and Sherry
Is that Your Sister?

Bunting, Eve
Train to Somewhere

Burch, Robert
Queenie Peavy

Burks, James
Bird & Squirrel on the Run

Cabot, Meg
Princess Diaries

Cameron, Eleanor
A Room Made of Windows

Carmichael, Clay
Wild Things

Castan, Mike
Fighting for Dontae

Cather, Willa
My Antonia

Chen, Wei Dong
Monkey King

Chew, Ruth
Do-It-Yourself Magic 

Christelow, Eileen
The Desperate Dog Books
What Do Authors Do?

Clark, Joan
The Word for Home

Clark, R.M.
Dizzy Miss Lizzie

Cleary, Beverly
Otis Spofford
Ramona the Pest

Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Major Taylor Champion Cyclist

Collins, Suzanne
Hunger Games
Catching Fire
Mockingjay

Conrad, Hy and Johnson, Jeff
Things Your Dog Doesn’t Want You to Know

Crowne, Alyssa
Purple Princess Wins A Prize

Curtis, Jamie Lee
Tell Me Again About the Night I was Born

Daly, Niki
The Herd Boy

Deedy, Carmen
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach

Deem, James
Bodies from the Bog

Defoe, Daniel
Robinson Crusoe

Despain, Bree
The Dark Divine
The Lost Saint
Savage Grace

DiSalvo, DyAnne
The Sloppy Copy Slipup

Dowd, Siobhan
Bog Child

Doyle, Debra and MacDonald, James
School of Wizardry

Dubrovin, Vivian
Write Your Own Story

Esham, Barbara
If You’re So Smart, How Come You Can’t Spell Mississippi?
Last to Finish: A Story about the Smartest Boy in Class
Mrs. Gorski, I Think I Have the Wiggle Fidgets
Stacey Coolidge’s Fancy-Smancy Cursive Handwriting

Estes, Eleanor
The Witch Family

Erskine, Kathyrn
Absolute Value of Mike
Mockingbird

Fitzhugh, Louise
Harriet the Spy

Fleming, Candace
Boxes for Katje
 (reviewed by Andy)

Fry, Jennifer
A Part to Play

Gavalda, Anna
95 Pounds of Hope

Gamber, Jackie
Redheart

Girard, Linda Walvoord
We Adopted You, Benjamin Koo

Grahame-Smith, Seth
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Gray, Dianne
Holding Up the Earth
Together Apart

Grey, Nigel
Early Bird

Grimes, Nikki
Road to Paris
Road to Paris (reviewed by Andy)

Hall, Lynn
Just One Friend

Hatke, Ben
Legends of Zita the Space Girl

Hawkins, Rachel
Hex Hall

Heal, Deborah
Charlotte of Miles Station
Unclaimed Legacy
Every Hill and Mountain

Henry, Marguerite
Mustang Wild Spirit of the West

Hockensmith, Steve
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After

Hoffman, Amanda von
Behind Green Glass

Holm, Jennifer and Matt
Baby Mouse The Musical

Hubbard, Crystal
Catching the Moon

Hunt, Elizabeth Singer
Secret Agent Jack Stalwart

Hunt, Irene
Up A Road Slowly

Hyde, Heidi Smith
Emanuel and the Hanukkah Rescue

Johnson, Kikuo
Shark King

Jordan, Deloris
Salt in His Shoes

Kalman, Bobbie and Crossingham, John
Slam Dunk Basketball
 (reviewed by students)

Kasza, Keiko
A Mother for Choco

Kavanaugh, Ed
Amanda Greenleaf: The Complete Adventures

Keller, Holly
Horace

Kent, Derek Taylor
Scary School

Keefe, Eva
A “2” Z Just “4” Me: A Girl with a Dream

Khan, Michelle
The Hijab Boutique

Kinney, Jeff
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Kinrade, Kimberly
Forbidden Mind

Lawson, Robert
Rabbit Hill
Tough Winter

L’Engle, Madeleine
Meet the Austins
Moon by Night
Ring of Endless Light 
Troubling A Star

Levine, Ellen
Henry’s Freedom Box
 (reviewed by Andy)

Levine, Gail
Two Princesses of Bamarre
Writing Magic 

Lin, Grace
Dumpling Days
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Year of the Dog
Year of the Rat

Lindgren, Astrid

Pippi Longstocking
Pippi on Board
Pippi in the South Seas
Pippi on the Run

Livingston, Lesley
Wondrous Strange

Lo, Melinda
Adaptation

Lowe, E. Van
Boyfriend from Hell

Lubner, Susan
The Upside of Ordinary

Mack, Stan and Champlin, Susan
Fight for Freedom

MacLean, Jill
The Nine Lives of Travis Keating

Major, Kevin
Blood Red Ochre
Gaffer
Hold Fast
No Man’s Land

Markle, Sandra
Snakes
 (reviewed by students)

Mazer, Anne
Accidental Witch
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
The Oxboy 
Sister Magic

Mazer, Anne and Potter, Ellen
Spilling Ink

Meyer, Marissa
Cinder

McCarthy, Mike
The Journey Home

McElligot, Matthew
Even Monsters Need Haircuts

McMurry, Kate and August, Marie
Girl vs. Ghost

McMann, Lisa
WAKE
FADE
GONE

McNaughton, Janet
Catch Me Once, Catch Me Twice
The Saltbox Sweater

Mone, Gregory
Fish

Montgomery, L.M.
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Avonlea
Anne of the Island
Emily of New Moon
Emily of New Moon (reviewed in Round-Ups)
Emily Climbs
Emily’s Quest

Mountain, Lee
Space Carnival: The Story Behind Our Space Trips

Murphy, Jill
The Worst Witch

Myers, Walter Dean
Amiri and Odette
145th Street
Lockdown
Scorpions
Street Love

Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux
Beyond Mayfield

Neville, Emily
It’s Like This, Cat

North, Sterling
Rascal

O’Connor, Barbara
How to Steal a Dog

Ogiwara, Noriko
Dragon Sword and Wind Child

O’Neal, Zibby
The Language of Goldfish

Park, Linda Sue
Project Mulberry

Parker, Kate McHugh and McHugh, Sean
Broomsticks

Paterson, Katherine
Bridge to Terabithia
Great Gilly Hopkins
Jacob Have I Loved

Perera, Anna
The Glass Collector

Peterson, Andrew
On the Edge of the Sea of Darkness
North or Be Eaten
Monster in the Hollows

Peterson, Lois
The Paper House

Philbrick, Rodman
Freak the Mighty

Picott, Camille
Sulan
Raggedy Chan
Nine-Tail Fox

Peirce, Lincoln
Big Nate on a Roll

Potter, Ellen
Kneebone Boy
Olivia Kidney
Pish Posh
SLOB 

Preus, Margi
Heart of a Samurai

Pyron, Bobbie
A Dog’s Way Home
The Ring

Rallison, Janette
My Fair Godmother

Rauzon, Mark
Skins, Scales, Feathers, and Furs
 (reviewed by students)

READ Magazine
Dear Author

Rex, Michael
Fangbone: The Birthday Party of Dread

Regan, Dian Curtis
The Snow Blew Inn

Robinson, Barbara
Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Best School Year Ever
Best Halloween Ever

Robinson, Sharon
Testing the Ice

Robot Playground
Unlocked
Transcendent

Rock, Gail
The House Without a Christmas Tree

Rockcliff, Mara
Me and Momma and Big John

Rogers, Fred
Let’s Talk About It: Adoption

Rose, Naomi
Tashi and the Tibetan Flower Cure

Rowland, Tim
Creature Features

Ruckman, Ivy
In Care of Cassie Tucker
Night of the Twisters

Russell, Rachel
Dork Diaries: Tales from My Not So Fabulous Life

Ryan, Pam Muñoz
Becoming Naomi León
Esperanza Rising

St. James, Rebecca
Sister Freaks

Salisbury, Graham
Lord of the Deep

Schmidt, Gary
Okay for Now

Sendak, Maurice
Where the Wild Things Are

Sedwick, Helen
Coyote Winds

Senisi, Ellen
Just Kids

Sepulved, Luis
The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught her to Fly

Sheldon, Charles Monroe
In His Steps

Shepherd, Rajean
C is for Cornhusker, Husker Numbers (reviewed by students)

Shusterman, Neal
Unwind

Sierra, Judy
Zoozical

Slade, Suzanne Buckingham
Adoption: The Ultimate Teen Guide

Snicket, Lemony
Unfortunate Events

Snyder, Zilpha Keatley
Libby on Wednesday

St. John, Warren
Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town

Stein, David Ezra
Because Amelia Smiled

Stevenson, Robert Louis
Treasure Island

Stewart, Trenton
The Mysterious Benedict Society

Storey, Mags
If Only You Knew

Sweenie, Susan
Girls Don’t Take Karate

Tanaka, Shelley
Nobody Knows

Taylor, Mildred
Song of the Trees
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
Let the Circle Be Unbroken
The Friendship

Thompson, Kay
Eloise

Toffler-Corrie, Laura
The Life and Opinions of Amy Finawitz

Toshack, H.S.
The Meerkat Wars

Viorst, Judith
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Vischer, Fran
Fuddles

Walsh, Alice
A Sky Black with Crows

Walters, Eric
The Matatu

Welch, Sheila Kelly
Don’t Call Me Marda
A Horse for All Seasons
Waiting to Forget

Wilcox, Charlotte
Bog Bodies

Willems, Mo
Hurray for Amanda and Her Alligator

Williams, Jay (with Raymond Abrashkin)
Danny Dunn

Williams, Billie
Watch for the Raven

Williams-Garcia, Rita
One Crazy Summer
Jumped
Like Sisters on the Homefront
No Laughter Here

Wolff, Virginia Euwer
Probabably Still Nick Swanson

Woods, Brenda
Saint Louis Armstrong Beach

Woodson, Jacqueline
The Other Side

Wrede, Patricia

Dealing with Dragons

Wright, Daniel
Annie’s World

Yang, Gene Luen
American Born Chinese

Yep, Lawrence

When the Circus Comes to Town

Ymer, Robin
Mythical Voyage: Voyage of the White Ponca

Yoo, Paula
Good Enough

Zarr, Sara
How to Save a Life

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Looking Ahead

The end of my thematic review months is coming to a close. Starting mid-May, I'll review an assortment of books.

  • May 13: Every Hill and Mountain (Legacy trilogy) by Deborah Heal
  • May 17-18: Interview, Review of Coyote Winds by Helen Sedwick
  • May 22: Zoo Station, true story by Christiane F.
  • May 25: Regine's Book by Regine Stokke
  • May 29: Boy 21 by Matthew Quick
  • June 1: Sort of Like a Rock Star by Matthew Quick

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