Monthly Archives: April 2013

Hidden

Posted on April 24, 2013 by AnEducationInBooks

Hidden, a novel-in-verse by Helen Frost, has two perspectives and two time-frames. Wren and Darra meet at summer camp, but they’ve already had a life-changing interaction at age seven even thought they didn’t see each other face-to-face. Poignant poetry unravels the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Teen/Young Adult | Tagged contemporary fiction, literature, Michigan setting, novel-in-verse, poetry, teen | 2 Comments

Crossing Stones

Posted on April 22, 2013 by AnEducationInBooks

Helen Frost‘s Crossing Stones consists of poems from three perspectives, each a stepping stone through the lives of teens who live in Michigan in 1917, go to war, picket for women’s rights in Washington DC and take on adult-sized responsibilities. Family and … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's novels, historical, Poetry, Teen/Young Adult | Tagged books, historical fiction, history, poetry, serious book, women's suffrage, World War I | 1 Comment

Bark, George

Posted on April 18, 2013 by AnEducationInBooks

What happens when a puppy won’t bark? Bark, George by Jules Feiffer is a fun, unpredictable text for the young and nonconformist. Illustrations are cartoonish, hinting at comic undertones and hyperbole. Read it to the very young for laughter, and read with … Continue reading →

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The Night I Followed The Dog

Posted on April 10, 2013 by AnEducationInBooks

The Night I Followed the Dog is a fun and suspenseful read for anyone who wonders just what a dog’s life is all about–after we go to bed. Filled with dogs who turn anthropomorphic at night, Nina Laden‘s picture book shows … Continue reading →