Hest – Remembering Mrs. Rossi

CELC

JFIC H

Hest

Personal Author:

Hest, Amy.

Title:

Remembering Mrs. Rossi / Amy Hest ; illustrated by Heather Maione.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication info:

Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, c2007.

Physical description:

143 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Summary:

Eight-year-old Annie lives in a sunny apartment in Manhattan with her father, Professor Rossi. Life would be pretty good if only Annie didn’t so achingly miss her mother. When Mrs. Rossi died suddenly, she left not only Annie but also a classfull of students — who pour out their hearts in a scrapbook Annie will treasure forever.

Subject term:

Death–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Parent and child–Juvenile fiction.

Geographic term:

New York (N.Y.)–Juvenile fiction.

Added Entry-Personal Name:

Maione, Heather Harms.

ISBN:

9780763621636 : $14.99

Haven – Two hot dogs with everything

CELC

JFIC H

Haven

Personal Author:

Haven, Paul.

Title:

Two hot dogs with everything / Paul Haven ; illustrated by Tim Jessell.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication info:

New York : Random House, 2006.

Physical description:

307 p. : ill.

Summary:

Although everyone credits him and his superstitions for the Slugger’s first winning streak in 108 baseball seasons, eleven-year-old Danny Gurkin believes that his discovery of a secret from the team’s past may be the real reason behind the ball club’s success.

Subject term:

Baseball—Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Chewing gum–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Superstition–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

037583348X

Tags:

baseball, children’s, curses, fantasy, gum, juvenile, kids, luck, mystery, realistic fiction, sports, Sports Fiction, superstition

Polacco – Thank you, Mr. Falker

CELC

JEFIC P

Polacco

Personal Author:

Polacco, Patricia.

Title:

Thank you, Mr. Falker / Patricia Polacco.

Publication info:

New York : Philomel Books, c1998.

Physical description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Summary:

When Trisha starts school, she can’t wait to learn how to read, but the letters just get jumbled up. She hates being different, and begins to believe her classmates when they call her a dummy. Then, in fifth grade, Mr. Falker changes everything. He sees through her sadness to the gifted artist she really is. And when he discovers that she can’t read, he helps her prove to herself that she can – and will!

Subject term:

Reading–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Teachers–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Self-perception–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

(ISBN invalid)0399231668

Fenner – Yolanda’s Genius

CELC

JFIC F

Fenner

Personal Author:

Fenner, Carol.

Title:

Yolonda’s genius / Carol Fenner.

Publication info:

New York : Simon & Shuster Children’s Publishing Division, c1995.

Physical description:

211 p.

Summary:

After moving from Chicago to Grand River, Michigan, fifth grader Yolonda, big and strong for her age, determines to prove that her younger brother is not a slow learner but a true musical genius.

Subject term:

African Americans–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Genius–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Brothers and sisters–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Musicians–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Moving, Household–Juvenile fiction.

ISNB:

0689800010

Tags:

African Americans, brothers and sisters, children’s, children’s literature, family, genius, moving, music ,musicians, Newbery, Newbery Honor, realistic fiction, siblings, young adult

Woodson – Feathers

CELC

JFIC W

Woodson

Personal Author:

Woodson, Jacqueline.

Title:

Feathers / Jacqueline Woodson.

Publication info:

New York : G.P. Putnam’s Sons, c2007.

Physical description:

118 p.

Summary:

“Hope is the thing with feathers / that perches in the soul.” Frannie, this novel’s 16-year-old narrator, lives with a sweet sense of expectation, a feeling nurtured in her loving home. But even the purest hope does not always materialize. When a white boy nicknamed Jesus Boy joins her previously all-black class, Frannie and one of her friends start to believe that he might indeed be special. An unexpected occurrence snaps them back to reality. Carefully nuanced portrayals and a sensitive look racial segregation, prejudice, and religious faith by a Coretta Scott King Award-winning author.

Subject term:

Race relations–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

African Americans–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Deaf–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Families–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Religion–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

9780399239892

Tags:

1970s, African American, deaf, deafness, family, friendship, historical fiction, hope, Newbery, Newbery Honor, race, race relations, realistic fiction, religion, young adult

Wiles – Each little bird that sings

CELC

JFIC W

Wiles

Personal Author:

Wiles, Deborah.

Title:

Each little bird that sings / Deborah Wiles ; [map drawn by Comfort Snowberger with assistance from Peach Shuggars].

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication info:

New York: Gulliver Books/Harcourt, c2005.

Physical description:

247 p. : ill., map ;

Summary:

Comfort Snowberger is well acquainted with death since her family runs the funeral parlor in their small southern town, but even so the ten-year-old is unprepared for the series of heart-wrenching events that begins on the first day of Easter vacation with the sudden death of her beloved great-uncle Edisto.

Subject term:

Funeral homes–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Death–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Grief–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Families–Southern States–Juvenile fiction.

Geographic term:

Southern States–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

0152051139

Tags:

children’s, death, dogs, family, friendship, funeral homes, funerals, grief, juvenile, loss, Mississippi, National Book Award finalist, realistic fiction, young adult

Peterson – I have a sister, my sister is deaf

CELC

JE362.78P

Peterson

Personal Author:

Peterson, Jeanne Whitehouse.

Title:

I have a sister–my sister is deaf / by Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson ; pictures by Deborah Ray.

Publication info:

New York : Harper & Row, c1977.

Physical description:

[32] p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Summary:

A young girl describes how her deaf sister experiences everyday things.

Subject term:

Brothers and sisters–Juvenile literature.

Subject term:

Deaf–Juvenile literature.

Added Entry-Personal Name:

Ray, Deborah S.

von Buhler – Cat who wouldn’t come inside

CELC
JEFIC V
von Buhler

Personal Author:

von Buhler, Cynthia

Title:

The cat who wouldn’t come inside : based on a true story / by Cynthia von Buhler.

Publication info:

Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c2006.

Physical description:

Unpaged : col. ill.

Summary:

In this cumulative story, a patient girl uses a growing number of enticements to gain the trust of a stray cat.

Subject term:

Feral cats–Juvenile fiction.

Subject term:

Cats–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN-13:

9780618563142

ISBN-10:

0618563148

Tags:

cat, cats, childeran, dedication, faithfulness, feral cats, humor, living things, picture book, realistic fiction, true story, trust

Carlstrom – What does the sky say?

CELC

JE242.62 C

Carlstrom

Personal Author:

Carlstrom, Nancy White.

Title:

What does the sky say? / written by Nancy White Carlstrom ; illustrated by Tim Ladwig.

Publication info:

Grand Rapids, MI : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2000.

Physical description:

Unpaged: col. ill.

Summary:

The sky sends messages to a little girl living in a cozy house. In the winter it urges her to be fed and loved indoors when it spreads sparkling snow, to dance when it blazes orange in the sunset, to dry her tears after the rain crumbles her sand castle because the sun colors will soon break through, to sing away her loneliness when autumn winds swirl, to take a chance when the weather is uncertain, and in the dark blue velvet night to realize that all have room to live in peace. The afterword is Psalm 19:1-4a.

Subject term:

Nature–Religious aspects–Juvenile literature.

ISBN:

0802852475

Tags:

Bible, children’s, Christian, environment, nature, patience, peace, personal feelings and growth, personification, picture book, realistic fiction, seasons, weather, worship thought

dePaola – Now one foot, now the other

CELC

JEFIC de

dePaola

Personal Author:

DePaola, Tomie, 1934-

Title:

Now one foot, now the other / story and pictures by Tomie de Paola.

Publication info:

New York : Putnam, c1980.

Physical description:

[unp.] : ill. ; ps-2.

Summary:

When his grandfather suffers a stroke, Bobby teaches his grandfather to walk, just as his grandfather had once taught him.

Subject term:

Grandfathers–Juvenile fiction.

ISBN:

0399224009 :