The Pull of the Ocean

Mourlevat, Jean-Claude.
THE PULL OF THE OCEAN
New York : Delacorte, 2006
IL YA
ISBN 9780385903646
"My name is Yann Doutreleau. I am ten years old. On a very rainy November night, I convinced my brothers to flee our parents' farm. We went west." Yann and his six brothers, three sets of twins, set out in search of the ocean. Yann was the youngest brother but he was definitely the leader. What a site it must have been. Three sets of identical twins being led through the countryside by a ten year old the size of a two year old.

Happy New Year!!

Well, here it is 2007. I've been doing some reading over the break and want to share with you. I hope you had a chance to catch up on your reading as well. How about sending me a comment and telling about a book you read?

Park, Linda Sue.
ARCHER'S QUEST
New York : Clarion Books, 2006
IL 5-8, RL 5.3
ISBN 0618596313


Imagine sitting in your bedroom when an arrow barely misses your head! What would you think? And when you turn around, a young man who is dressed really strange is standing in your room aiming another arrow at you? For twelve-year-old Kevin, the whole thing is really frightening and yet he knows that he must try to figure out what is going on. The stranger is Chu-mong, the legendary ruler of ancient Korea! And the last thing he remembers is riding on a tiger through his kingdom. Together, they try to figure out what happened to bring The Archer to modern day New York. And more importantly, how to get him back!