4 BOOKS FRee! - Junior Library Guild

No Babysitters Allowed
by Amber Stewart • illustrated by Laura Rankin
K GROUP (GRADES PreK–K) • Reviews: BL, CL, HG, K, SLJ
Hopscotch is a brave bunny when he finds a spider in
the house and when he falls off his tricycle, but when
his parents leave him with nice Mrs. Honeybunch
for the evening, he doesn’t feel brave at all. He hides
in his “No Babysitters Allowed” camp and won’t
come out. Then Mrs. Honeybunch reads Hopscotch’s
favorite books to his stuffed toy, Rabbity, and gets
them all mixed up! By the third story, Hopscotch
can’t stand it anymore. He leaves his camp to set
Mrs. Honeybunch straight. Full-color illustrations in
acrylic and pen and ink.
Isbn: 978159990313X • Dewey: e • 9 5/8" x 10 3/4" • 32 pp
aR level: 3.4 • aR Points: 0.5 • sRC level: 4.5 • sRC Points: 1 • lexile: aD740l
JLG: $9.00 • bloomsbury: $17.89 • JlG Month: feb 2009
No Girls Allowed: Tales of Daring Women Dressed as
Men for Love, Freedom and Adventure
by Susan Hughes • illustrated by Willow Dawson
ME GROUP (GRADES 2–6) • Reviews: BL, HG, KL, SLJ, V
In ninth-century Scandinavia, Alfhild, a princess,
became a Viking raider. In France in 1738, Esther
Brandeau, a Jew, posed as a Catholic boy to gain
passage to America. In nineteenth-century Scotland,
a woman practiced medicine—as a man called
James Barry. These and four other true stories of
women who didn’t allow gender inequality to stand
in their way are presented in graphic-novel format.
Afterword. Further reading. Black-and-white
illustrations.
Isbn: 9781554531776 • Dewey: 806.77’80820922 • 6" x 9" • 80 pp
aR level: 3.9 • aR Points: 1 • sRC level: 4.7 • sRC Points: 5
JLG: $9.00 • Kids Can: $16.95 • JlG Month: oCT 2008
No Talking u
by Andrew Clements • illustrated by Mark Elliott
A GROUP (GRADES 3–5) • Reviews: BL, KH, PW, SLJ
The boisterous fifth graders of Laketon Elementary
School have made a pact: “No talking at all. And it’s
a contest—boys against the girls.” Except for a threeword
limit for responding to adults at school, they
will not speak for forty-eight hours. What starts as a
rivalry becomes a silent collaboration, as the students
try to maintain the competition in spite of adult
disapproval. After all, without speaking, how can they
participate in class, do homework, or rehearse for the
school assembly? Black-and-white illustrations.
Isbn: 9781416909835 • Dewey: f • 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" • 160 pp
aR level: 5.0 • aR Points: 4 • sRC level: 4.7 • sRC Points: 7 • lexile: 820l
JLG: $9.00 • simon & schuster: $15.99 • JlG Month: aUG 2007
Nurk: The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a
(Somewhat) Brave Shrew
written and illustrated by Ursula Vernon
A GROUP (GRADES 3–5) • Reviews: BL, HG, K, WC
Although Nurk wants to be like his fearless (but
long-lost) warrior grandmother, he’s not a very brave
shrew. He worries about going on adventures: what
if he spends his time “wet and cold and hungry and
without clean socks”? Then a mysterious letter arrives
with a desperate plea for help. It is meant for his
grandmother, but Nurk decides that he has no choice
but to go in her place. Before long, he finds himself
on a dragonfly-prince-saving mission that would
intimidate even the biggest, baddest, and bravest of
adventurers. Black-and-white art.
Isbn: 9780152063757 • Dewey: f • 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" • 144 pp
aR level: 5.8 • aR Points: 4 • sRC level: 6.4 • sRC Points: 9 • lexile: 920l
JLG: $9.00 • Harcourt: $15.00 • JlG Month: aUG 2008
On the Court with . . . LeBron James
Matt Christopher
SE GROUP (GRADES 2–6)
Today, LeBron James is a world-famous NBA
superstar. When he was very young, though, he and
his mother lived in crime-ridden neighborhoods in
Akron, Ohio, where Gloria James struggled to earn
money and keep her son safe. LeBron didn’t take
his household responsibilities seriously and often
ignored his schoolwork. Realizing LeBron’s difficult
home life was putting him on the wrong track, Gloria
James agreed to let some generous family friends take
him in. The Walkers taught LeBron discipline and
focus—and how to play basketball. Includes NBA
statistics and career highlights. Black-and-white
photographs.
Isbn: 9780316043762 • Dewey: 796.323092 b • 5" x 7 1/4" • 128 pp
aR level: 6.8 • aR Points: 4 • sRC level: 7.5 • sRC Points: 8 • lexile: 990l
JLG: $9.00 • little, brown: $15.99 • JlG Month: feb 2009
*NEW* One Giant Leap
by Robert Burleigh • illustrated by Mike Wimmer
I GROUP (GRADES 2–4) • Reviews: BL, SLJ
“July 20, 1969. Seventy miles up, the two spaceships,
Eagle and Columbia, separate . . . then the Eagle
begins to descend—to where no human has ever
been. To the moon.” Astronaut Neil Armstrong lands
the craft carefully. He and Buzz Aldrin put on special
gear, such as air tanks and helmets with sun visors.
Then they step onto the moon’s finely dusted surface.
In vivid detail, here is the story of the historic moon
landing. Author’s note. Full-color oil paintings.
Isbn: 9780399238833 • Dewey: 629.45’4 • 10" x 10" • 40 pp
aR level: 3 • aR Points: 0.5 • sRC level: 2.5 • sRC Points: 2 • lexile: 470l
JLG: $13.25 • Philomel: $16.99 • JlG Month: MaY 2009
*NEW* Open the Door to Liberty!:
A Biography of Toussaint L’Ouverture
by Anne Rockwell • illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
BE GROUP (GRADES 2–6) • Reviews: BCCB, BL, K, SLJH, WC
Toussaint L’Ouverture was “one of the most
extraordinary people of the eighteenth century—and
one of the forgotten heroes of history.” Growing
from a weak baby and bookish boy into the driving
force behind the first successful slave revolt in history,
L’Ouverture became governor-general of the island
St. Domingue, now called Haiti. His victory shook
the foundations of slavery around the world, and
his example inspired his people to fight for their
independence from French rule. Full-color art.
Isbn: 9780618605705 • Dewey: 972.94’03092 • 7" x 9" • 80 pp
aR level: 6.2 • aR Points: 1 • sRC level: 8.5 • sRC Points: 1000l
JLG: $13.25 • Houghton Mifflin: $18.00 • JlG Month: aPR 2009
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