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 ISBN: 0-439-40557-2 Price: $4.99 U.S./$6.99 Can.
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Guardians
of Ga’Hoole To put an end to the evil at St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls, four young owls have only one hope - escape from the school and find the legendary Great Ga'Hoole Tree. But the bad guys won't give up without a fight.... |
A reader writes: This is a fantastic book to read with a kid. It has page-turning action and an adventure-filled plot that keeps readers (kids and adults alike) captivated from beginning to end. The story contains great lessons in courage, cleverness, and belief in one's own abilities. At the same time, it teaches kids all about different types of owls and their habitats. Can't wait to find out what happens in the next one!
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Guardians
of Ga’Hoole
THE JOURNEY Soren, Gylfie, Twilight, and Digger travel to the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, a mythical place where an order of owls rises each night to perform noble deeds. Soren and his group are seeking help to fight a great evil they discovered in the owl world.
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A student writes: "This book is absolutely excellent! I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of the next books in the series. Perhaps the author isn't the best poet, but that's not the point of the story. The point of the story is to believe in yourself, no matter what obstacles you encounter, which Soren and Gylfie (the main characters) definitely accomplished. This book will make you laugh (the owls say "Good light" instead of "good night") and it may make you cry (but I won't tell you when or why). This book is definitely for fans of Richard Adams's Watership Down (which I shall read soon). Reading it would be a wiser choice than any owl could ever make!" |
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The Rescue Ever since Soren was kidnapped, he has longed to see his sister Eglantine again. Now Eglantine is back in his life but she has been through an ordeal too terrible for words. And Ezylryp, Soren's mentor, has disappeared! |
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Jahanara: Princess of Princesses Latest in the Royal Diaries Series from Scholastic In the 1600s, the Mughal emperors of India were among the greatest rulers of the East. Jahanara is the daughter of one of these ultra-rich and powerful figures, Shah Jahan The Magnificent. The oldest and favorite of his children, she is showered with emeralds, diamonds, and rubies, and is attended by numerous servants and learned tutors. Yet, her world is not one of pure contentment. It is rife with intrigue and turmoil as her father fights for his rights to rule - and she struggles against the confinement her Muslim religion dictates. Jahanara's diary allows readers to witness the exotic splendor and unforgettable drama of this past great dynasty.
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Mary, Queen of Scots, Part of the Royal Diaries Series from Scholastic
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" In this fictional journal in the Royal Diary series, Lasky focuses on a relatively stable period in the young queen's life-her time in France, betrothed to the Dauphin Francis. As in her previous titles about queens in the series-Elizabeth 1 (1999) and Marie Antoinette (2000)-here Lasky creates a voice that's both accessible and believable, deftly incorporating historical detail and the intricacies of court life and behavior while showing the teenage queen as a compelling, independent character who still fights with her friends, yearns for her mother, and experiments with outfits and makeup, with some near-disastrous results. A useful historical note helps separate fact from fiction, and, as in others in the series, a family tree and handsome portraits round out the back matter. A lively, well-written novel for both personal reading and curricular use"
Booklist
A Time for Courage
The Suffragette Diary of
Kathleen Bowen
From the Dear America Series
"I'm usually one to say that the newest Dear America book is the best but after I have re-read all of them and read the newest ones that just came out-I'd have to say that this was the best one." A teenage reader
Christmas
After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift,
Indianapolis, Indiana, 1932 (Dear America)
by Kathryn Lasky $10.95
Latest in the Dear America Series
"Minnie is an exuberant and witty chronicler of her family life, as well as the world outside. Young readers will come away from Christmas After All with a strong image of life in the 1930s, and a sense of the resiliency and ingenuity of many Americans during that deeply troubled time."
The Journal of Augustus Pelletier
Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1904
Scholastic, Fall 2000
"The journal of Augustus Pelletier was the best book I have ever read. If you read this book you won't be disappointed. I think that you will really like the part when he almost gets eaten by the big grizzly bear. Read this book when you get the chance to you'll love it."
An 11-year-old reader
THE ROYAL DIARIES
Marie Antoinette, Princess of
Versailles
Published by Scholastic, Spring 2000
On the New York Times Bestseller List, August 2000
Read the great reviews
"Quality writing,
lively characterizations, and abundant historical detail."
Booklist
THE ROYAL DIARIES
Elizabeth I, Red Rose of the
House of Tudor
Published by Scholastic, Spring 1999
"The intimacy of the diary form helps to make the 16th century a reality in the imagination of today's readers. Elizabeth herself, courageous, highly intelligent, cunning, is believably the young girl who grew into one of the most powerful women in world history." RUATT
STAR SPLIT
Hyperion (204 pp.) $15.99 Oct 1999
"In a work of science fiction, Lasky tackles the morality of human cloning." Booklist review
Dreams in the Golden Country
Dear America Series, Scholastic, Spring 1998
Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish immigrant girl living on the lower East Side of New York City in 1903. Kathy's second book in this successful new series.
"From the Ellis Island experience to sweatshop unionism to women's suffrage to religious differences, Lasky packs a lot into a single volume, yet readers will find Zippy, the 12 year old diarist so likeable and the plot so well woven that almost every entry is believable and much of the story is memorable." Booklist
ALICE ROSE and SAM
Hyperion, Spring 1998 $14.95 (208p)
Reviewed in Publisher’s Weekly
"A newspaperman’s daughter and novice reporter Sam Clemens uncover a plot to seize the mighty Comstock Lode for the Confederacy in this open-throttle page turner from Lasky "
IRA/CBC Children’s Choices for 1999, ACL Distinguished Books 1998
A JOURNEY TO
THE NEW WORLD
Dear America Series, Scholastic, 1996
Diary of a 12 year old girl on the Mayflower.
"Giving the reader not only a solid historical insight, but the satisfaction of following a good story and an appealing heroine to a satisfactory conclusion." Youth Advocates
Publisher's Weekly Bestseller List, Children's Series
TRUE NORTH
Scholastic, 1996
A novel of the underground railroad
"Lasky again combines suspenseful fiction with history as she intersects the lives of two 19th century adolescent girls: Afrika, a run-away slave from a Virginia plantation, and Lucy a restless young socialite from Boston." Starred review, Publisher’s Weekly
CBC/NCSS Notable Children’s Trade Book, 1997
Nominated for Young Hoosier Book Award Program 1998-99
S. Carolina Association of School Librarians
nominated for Junior Book Award 1998-99
BEYOND THE BURNING TIME
Scholastic, 1994
"Most of the horrific deeds that occur in this novel about the Salem witch trials actually happened -- making it one of the scariest books of them all." Kansas City Star
ALA Best Books for Young Adults
New York Public Library Book for the Teenage
MEMOIRS OF A BOOKBAT
Harcourt Brace, 1994
"Combines fictional characters with real-life authors and religious groups to create a credible and entertaining story of an emerging independent thinker." Publishers Weekly
THE BONE WARS
Puffin
Books, 1988
"..combines two irresistible subjects - dinosaurs and the late-19th century American West in a rich historical novel sure to entertain. A richly detailed and thoughtful book, it looks at issues of ethics in science and politics." Dispatch-News
PAGEANT
Macmillan, 1986, $12.95
"With warmth and wit, Lasky describes Sarah's growing up in the early 1960's in a liberal upper middle class Jewish family. Lasky's sharp sense of humor and ear for dialogue and repartee is a pleasure to behold." Booklist
Starred Review, Publisher’s Weekly
ALA Notable 1987
BEYOND THE DIVIDE
Macmillan, 1983
"The versatile Lasky has written a quintessential pioneer story, a piece so textured and rich that readers will remember it long after they've put it down...An elegantly written tour de force." Booklist starred review
ALA Best Books for Young Adults
New York Times 10 Best Young Adult Books
THE NIGHT JOURNEY
Illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman,Viking Penguin, 1981
"..each person will come away with his own idea of what makes this book memorable..a story to cherish." Booklist
National Jewish Book Award
ALA Notable
Association of Jewish Libraries Award
ALA Booklist / Children's Reviewers Choice
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