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Roth-Beck, Meike.
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MARTIN LUTHER
Grand Rapids : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2017
IL 5-8, RL 6.4
ISBN 0802854958
500 years ago, the Catholic Church dominated Europe. The priests were powerful and Rome dictated practice. A young man by the name of Martin Luther began to question the way the church did things. This was during a time when it was very dangerous to speak against the church. People were killed for doing that. But Martin had many questions and spent time thinking about them. He eventually came up with 95 theses or ideas that he felt needed attention. Those statements criticized many of the Church's practices. This made Martin a fugitive but got many people talking. He had just started a revolution that brought about the Protestant Reformation.
Martin, Emily Winfield.
SNOW AND ROSE
New York : Random House, 2017
IL 3-6
ISBN 0553538187
Snow and Rose are sisters who live with their mother in an enchanted forest. Their father has disappeared and they have lost everything from their old life. The girls spend their days in the forest and one day they find a strange little man who needs their help. As they explore more, they find other odd things in the woods. Come on along with them as enjoy this take on one of Grimm's fairy tales.
Korman, Gordon.
RESTART
New York : Scholastic, 2017
IL 3-6, RL 5.5
ISBN 1338053779
Chase Ambrose is lucky to be alive.
He doesn't remember falling off the roof but he did a job on
his head. And now he doesn't really remember anything about
his life before he woke up in the hospital. It is called
amnesia and is probably caused by his brain injury. The doctor
says he is lucky that he remembers how to do most things --
just not his first 13 years. He doesn't know his parents or
even his own face. When school starts, he is allowed to go to
school but no football. What? Even though he doesn't remember,
he is apparently the best player on the team. But it is the
reactions of the other kids that disturbs him the most.
Everywhere he goes, kids run away in fear. He is able to make
friends with a student on the video club and soon they begin
to accept that Chase has changed. But can you really change
when you have been the biggest bully in town?
Kessler, Liz.
HAUNT ME
Somerville : Candlewick Press, 2017
IL YA
ISBN 0763691623
Joe doesn't quite understand what is happening. As he looks out his bedroom window, he sees his family leaving. For good. They are moving away and leaving him behind. He tries to shout and run after them but he can't. He is dead. He is a ghost and he is left in this room forever. But now a young girl has moved in. Erin can't see him or hear him but he relates to her. She is also a poet and seems as sad and confused as he is. When he tries to touch her, an amazing thing happens. She sees him. She knows he is there. They become friends and maybe a bit more. But this is crazy. Joe is dead and Erin is alive. Can they help each other go on?
Grehan, Meg.
THE SPACE BETWEEN
Dublin : Little Island, 2017
IL YA
ISBN 1910411590
New Year's Day. A time for new beginnings. A time for resolutions. For Beth, a time for a new start. A start as a recluse. She is battling mental illness and depression and she is terrified of the world. She believes the best way to get through her life is to close herself off. Each day is the same. She wakes up. She gets dressed. She reads. She goes back to bed. But then one day, there is a face at her window. It is a dog. A beautiful, friendly dog. Beth loves playing with him. But how will she cope when the dog's owner comes to get him?
Gratz, Alan.
REFUGEE
New York : Scholastic, 2017
IL 3-6, RL 6.1
ISBN 0545880831
Refugee. Someone who flees to a foreign country to
escape danger or persecution. 1938 -- Josef and his family
live during a time in Germany when it is not safe to be Jewish.
The Nazis are in power and Josef's father is arrested and brought
to a concentration camp. He is free now but not the same. They now
have 2 weeks to leave Germany or all of them will be sent to a
concentration camp. They book passage on a ship that will bring
them to Cuba where they can be free. 1994 -- Isabelle and
her family are living in Cuba but now there are riots and unrest
in the country. Her father is caught rioting and beaten. Now
he knows he must leave the country if he is to live. The family
boards a small boat for the 90 mile voyage to Florida where they
can be free. 2015 -- Mahmoud lives in Aleppo in Syria.
When his home is bombed and there is no hope of living in peace,
his family is forced to leave. They will drive as far as they can
and then take a boat to Greece. They are heading to Germany
where they can be free. Follow the three as they make the
harrowing journey in hopes of finding a place where they can be
free.
Fleming, Candace.
BEN FRANKLIN'S IN MY BATHROOM
New York : Schwartz & Wade, 2017
IL 3-6
ISBN 1101934069
Nolan is just your typical kid living an ordinary life until something weird happens. A package is left for Nolan and when he opens it, poof! Ben Franklin shows up! The real Ben Franklin from the 1700s. Ben is as surprised as Nolan but he won't let this opportunity pass him by. Ben wants to see everything and Nolan's sister is happy to oblige. Tag along as Ben visits the library and other places in town. Will Ben ever get home though?
Elvgren, Jennifer Riesmeyer.
THE WHISPERING TOWN
New York : Kar-Ben Publishing, 2014IL 3-6, RL 3.2
ISBN 1467711942
During World War II, a small town in Denmark did what it could to help save Jews from the Nazis. Anett and her family hid Jews in their basement for a few days until they could escape from the harbor. All the townspeople helped with food and other items needed by the families. When the family has to leave or be discovered, it is too cloudy for them to find their way to the harbor. How can the town come together to help.
Roth-Beck, Meike.
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