Bone by Jeff Smith

Summary (From the Book):

Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone are run out of their home, Boneville, and become separated in the wilds, but better fortune begins when the three cousins reunite at a farmstead in a deep forested valley, where Fone meets a young girl named Thorn. In Out From Boneville, volume 1 of this 9-book epic, the three Bone cousins, Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone, are separated and lost in a vast, uncharted desert. One by one, they find their way into a deep, forested valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures. Eventually, the cousins are reunited at a farmstead run by tough Gran'ma Ben and her spirited granddaughter Thorn. But little do the Bones know, there are dark forces conspiring against them, and their adventures are only just beginning!

Letters From a Desperate Dog by Eileen Christelow

Summary: Emma, a puppy, lives with her owner George who is a painter. They get along fine most of the time but sometimes Emma cannot seem to get anything right in George's eyes. Everything she does seems to set her human owner off: lying down on the new couch, talking to her neighbor canine friends fishing in the trash etc. All she hears all day from George is "BAD ! BAD ! BAD !". Emma is desperate to fix this friendship. During one of her visits to the library she discovers a canine advice columnist, Queenie, who offers advice to dogs. Emma emails Queenie for advice. Queenie advises Emma to get off the couch and try to be more useful to her owner. My view: The cartoon like drawings led an appeal to the story. Most kids will understand Emma’s dilemma of being misunderstood by her owner. The multiple panel inserts accompanying each story line on a page are a nice touch. Emma’s dilemma is made more real by the accompanying emails she writes and receives from Quee...

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Interesting. Not a fast read

Sarah, Plain and Tall

Bibliography: MacLachlan, P.(1985). Sarah, Plain and Tall. New York: HarperCollins. Book Summary This book is about a family who lost their mother and the father orders a mail order bride. The little boy, Caleb, doesn’t remember his mom who died a day after he was born but his dad and sister have told him so much about her. He misses her from all the stories they tell about her. The entire family misses her and papa doesn’t sing anymore. Sarah, from Main, comes for a trial run to see if she will like the family and stay with them. The children like her and they hope she will stay. Although Sarah misses the ocean and all its colors, Sarah decides to stay with the family. Her brother has recently married and it is time for her to move on and make her own home. My Impression This story is heartwar...

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