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Mockingjay is the final book in The Hunger Games trilogy. Katniss continues her struggle against the government. She also tries to find happiness and love. Ages 14 and up (adolescence)
Citation:
Collins, S. (2010). Mockingjay. New York, New York: Scholastic Press. -
This is a love story of a teenage girl with terminal cancer.
Ages 14-16 (early to middle adolescence)
Citation:
Green, J. (2012). The fault in our stars. New York, New York. -
The One and Only Ivan, winner of the Newberry medain 2013, is a book about a gorilla who lives in a cage in a mall. The book presents his life and the life of the animals who live in surrounding cages as a tale of hope within the walls of capativity. Ivan is personified throughout as the narrator. He gives us glimpses of his prior life in the wild. Ages 8-12
Citation: Applegate, K. (2012). The one and only Ivan. New York, New York: HarperCollins Children's Books. -
A cute story of a girl who finds a box of yarn, starts knitting and the yarn never runs out. The illustrations use color versus black and white to show things with her knitted creations or not. Ages 6-9
Citation:
Barnett, M. (2012). Extra yarn. New York, New York: Balzer & Bray, HarperCollins. -
Wonder by R.J. Palacio is a book about Auggie. He is a ten year old boy with a facial deformity who goes to school for the first time. It is heart-warming and sometimes heart-breaking tale of his experience looking different from others. (Early Adolesence)
Palacio, R. (2012). Wonder. New York, New York: Knopf, Random House. -
This is a book about isolation, morality and love. After many failed attempts to have a baby, a couple finds a baby washed ashore and makes decisions that will change their lives forever.
Late adolescence
Citation:
Stedman, M. (2012). The light between oceans: A novel. New York, New York: Scribner, Simon and Schuster. -
This is an adorable look at life from the crayon's perspective. It shows how some crayons feel overused while others ignored. Ages 5-8
Citation:
Daywalt, D. (2013). The day the crayons quit. New York, New York: Philomel Books, The Penguin Group. -
This is a story of a quirky and lovable genius named Willow who loses her parentts at age twelve. It describes her struggles to find a new family and how they all come together in the end. Ages 10-12
Citation:
Sloan, H. (2013). Counting by 7s. New York, New York: Dial Books for Young Readers. -
This is a biography of a music prodigy from New Orleans. Trombone Shorty has been playing trombone all his life, since age four.
Ages 6-10
Citation:
Andrews, T. (2015). Trombone Shorty. New York, New York: Abrams. -
A board book with four sweet stories that play on words.
Preschool
Citation:
Mack, J. (2012). Frog and Fly: Four slurpy stories. New York, NY: Philomel Books, The Penguin Group.
