Eve's Fan Garden

Bobby is sometimes brave. He is sometimes silly. He even sometimes gets into trouble. Bobby doesn’t fit in with the other kids in his class. His hair is different. He wears odd clothes. And he always manages to get into sticky situations. This story would be perfect to highlight the aspect of fear in bullying. [...]

The next book in our Bully Prevention Feature is The Recess Queen, by Alexis O’Neill and Laura Huliska-Beith. In this book, Jean is the school bully. She bosses everyone around. Everyone does what she says. She gets to go first for everything. She is very mean to the other children. Until the new girl arrives [...]

 Our first book in the Bully Prevention Feature is The Bully From the Black Lagoon, by Mike Thaler. This book is a great children’s book to launch a discussion about spreading rumors or judging people. The boy in the story learns there will be a new boy at school. Someone starts a rumor that the [...]

January 1, 2012 We are so excited to be a part of this meme, called In My Mailbox, originally started on The Story Siren book blog. Basically, each week we will post what goodies, give-a-ways, ARCs, etc we received in the mail, books we purchased, or checked out from the library. To learn more about [...]

In my mailbox this week a really fascinating book arrived from Scholastic – Discover More: The Elements. Being the science geek that I am, this book really grabbed my interest right away. The pictures are awesome, colorful, and large. The information is detailed and easy to understand. It is full of very useful information about [...]

Congrats to Tommy Greenwald on the release of his debut novel Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading! Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading a light-hearted middle grades novel that will tempt even the most die-hard non-readers.  As my 12 year old put it “Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading is a very [...]

‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.” (from “The Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll) I have made it no secret that I am a huge Lewis Carroll fan. I get lost in the brilliance of his writing from his creation [...]

From Goodreads.com: Ellie Taylor loves nothing better than a good argument. So when she gets accepted to the Christian Society Speech and Performing Arts summer camp, she’s sure that if she wins the final tournament, it’ll be her ticket to a scholarship to the best speech school in the country. Unfortunately, the competition at CSSPA [...]

Congratulations to Clete Barrett Smith on the release of his first novel, Aliens on Vacation! Aliens on Vacation is the first installment of the Intergalactic Bed and Breakfast series. Aliens on Vacation has been optioned by Disney and may be a major motion picture! For more information about Aliens on Vacation and Clete Barrett Smith, [...]

Let’s go, mighty Joe, Battle like the Alamo, Hey, hey, mighty Joe, Time to bomb `em – there you go! Go, go, mighty Joe! Get `em good – there you go. Elmira, New York, 1937 – hope was in short supply, especially if you were African American. The Great Depression had hit hard.  Then, Joe [...]

  From hatchetttebookgroup.com: What if a beautiful vintage dress could take you back in time? Louise Lambert has always dreamed of movie starlets and exquisite gowns and longs for the day when she can fill the closet of her normal suburban home with stylish treasures. But when she receives a mysterious invitation to a vintage [...]

When I started teaching poetry in my classroom, I also started collecting poetry for children. One of my favorite writers is Shel Silverstein. Actually, my first experience with Shel Silverstein dates back to when I was really little. I would spend part of my summer at my Granny’s house. Granny was a teacher so she [...]

I guess you think you know this story. You don’t. The real one’s much more gory… ~Opening lines of Cinderella by Roald Dahl   When most of us think of Roald Dahl, the first thing that comes to mind are his novels for children – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,  The BFG,  Matilda,  James and [...]

From  Goodreads.com: Welcome to Anara, a world mysteriously crumbling to devastation, where nothing is what it seems: Ancient relics emit technologically advanced powers, members of the old Order are hunted by the governing Watch yet revered by the people, and the great energy that connects all seems to also be destroying all. The only hope [...]

Title: Titanic – Book One, Unsinkable Author: Gordon Korman Synopsis: (from the back of the book) The Titanic is meant to be unsinkable, but as it begins its maiden voyage, there’s plenty of danger waiting for four of its young passengers. Paddy is a stowaway, escaping a deadly past. Sophie’s mother is delivered to the [...]