Obesity and overeating is a major problem among kids, too - and this book offers a lot of insight into why it's happening - and even some tips on how it can be changed - in a casual tone that is surprisingly easy and even fun to read. Hijacked: How Your Brain is Fooled By Food by David A. … [Read more...]
Scholastic Decoder: September 2013 Edition
So school started this week... and soon enough, you'll be seeing those familiar Scholastic flyers. And now you'll know what to pick. You're welcome! Elf (Pre-K - K) My First Library - sometimes the packs are a fine balance of the good stuff and the weak spots, but this set is full of very good … [Read more...]
Worst. School. Ever.
School starts tomorrow - but you can bet it's nothing like Benson's new school. Thank goodness... Variant, by Robison Wells Harper Teen, ISBN: 978 0 062 02608 8 Benson is leaving his umpteenth foster home and school for a private school he got into on a special grant, and he couldn't be … [Read more...]
Nervous About School? A Contest Might help!
And maybe your kids are, too? ;) Noni Is Nervous, by Heather Hartt-Sussman Tundra Books, ISBN: 978 1 770 49323 0 Every year, there appear a few more books about starting school, because let's face it, this is a big event and looms large in the minds of children and parents alike. Teachers … [Read more...]
Smoke and Suspense
When a sheltered city girl ends up in a forest fire camp where things are more than a little hinky, she's going to have a very eye-opening summer... Smokescreen, by Nancy Hartry Tundra Books, ISBN: 978 1 77049 405 3 Kerry's summer job in cottage development up north turns out totally … [Read more...]
Stuff That Heroes Are Made Of
A boy wrestling with OCD and family troubles discovers his inner strength in this touching and quirky teen book. The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B, by Teresa Toten Doubleday, ISBN: 978 0 385 67834 6 Adam has been in one-on-one therapy , but is also joining a group for teens with OCD. The first … [Read more...]
UberFan
Teens (and tweens) can be... a little obsessive in their fandom, shall we say? But most have not gone this far! Rockoholic, by CJ Skuse Scholastic, ISBN: 978 0 545 42960 3 Jody is a serious Regulators fan - room plastered in posters, gone vegetarian for the singer, who she adores, and … [Read more...]
From Bad to Worse
Trying to fix things sometimes only makes it worse - as these animals are about to find out. Oh, No!, by Candace Fleming & Eric Rohmann Schwarz & Wade, ISBN: 978 0 375 84271 9 This is a story about a Frog falling down a hole and other animals joining him as they tried to help, until … [Read more...]
Zero Tolerance
Zero tolerance policies have been adopted in a lot of places to combat problems with violence, drugs, or bullying. It's a pretty black-and-white stance, though it's been successful in plenty of cases. But what about when it falls into the grey area? Zero Tolerance, by Claudia Mills Farrar, … [Read more...]
What Am I?
A little girl ponders her nickname, and how she is like a whole host of other animals, too. Little Mouse, by Alison Murray Disney Hyperion Books, ISBN: 978 1 423 14330 7 This little girl's mother calls her "little mouse," but she doesn't think she's really all that mouse-like at all. She … [Read more...]
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