4 BOOKS FRee! - Junior Library Guild

All About Sleep from A to Zzzz
by Elaine Scott • illustrated by John O’Brien
B GROUP (GRADES 5–7) • Reviews: BL, HG, SLJ, WC
On average, people spend one third of their lives
asleep. But what is sleep? In the sixth century BC,
it was thought that people fell asleep because all the
blood had drained from their heads. Scientists have
come a long way since then, but many mysteries
remain. For example, what causes narcolepsy? And
how can someone get out of bed, leave home, walk
to a nearby construction site, and climb a 130-foottall
crane, all without waking up? Introduction.
Afterword. Annotated list for further reading. Index.
Black-and-white illustrations.
Isbn: 9780670061884 • Dewey: 612.8/21 • 8 1/2" x 9 1/4" • 48 pp
aR level: 6.9 • aR Points: 2.0 • sRC level: 10.4 • sRC Points: 5 • lexile: nC1050l
JLG: $9.00 • Viking: $17.99 • JlG Month: Jan 2009
All-In
by Pete Hautman
Y GROUP (GRADES 9 & UP)
Reviews: BCCB, BL, H, HGs, K, KL, SLJ, WM, WS
Denn has been on a hot streak: playing poker with
Vegas’s highest rollers and winning every time.
But that all changes when he gets involved with
a redheaded card dealer named Cattie. Soon, his
bankroll’s down to almost nothing, he’s playing in
games with little old ladies, and a powerful rival has
shown up. Denn is left with doubts about just whose
side Cattie is on. He’ll bet everything on one final
game to learn the truth.
Isbn: 9781416913252 • Dewey: f • 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" • 192 pp
aR level: 4.7 • aR Points: 5 • sRC level: 4.5 • sRC Points: 10 • lexile: 760l
JLG: $9.00 • simon & schuster: $15.99 • JlG Month: aUG 2007
All Shook Up
by Shelley Pearsall
C GROUP (GRADES 6–9) • Reviews: HG, K, SLJ, V
When Josh learns he’s moving to Chicago to live
with his divorced dad, he figures he’ll keep a low
profile and try to blend in at his new school. At least,
that’s the plan before Josh learns his dad has become
a hip-gyrating, sideburn-sporting Elvis impersonator.
Now, Josh’s plan goes more like this: stop his dad
from performing at his school’s upcoming concert, no
matter what the cost . . . or die from embarrassment.
Library edition with trade jacket added.
Isbn: 9780375836985 • Dewey: f • 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" • 256 pp
aR level: 5.7 • aR Points: 8 • sRC level: 5.7 • sRC Points: 14 • lexile: 890l
JLG: $9.00 • Knopf: $18.99 • JlG Month: aUG 2008
*NEW* All the Broken Pieces: A Novel in Verse u
by Ann Burg
C GROUP (GRADES 6–9)
Reviews: BCCB, BLH, H, KH, PWH, SLJ
Two years ago, Matt Pin was airlifted from Vietnam.
Now living in America, twelve-year-old Matt tries
to lead a normal life; he plays baseball, takes piano
lessons, and spends time with his family. But he
also faces racist comments at school, has nightmares
about the war, and feels guilty and worried about his
mother and brother, who are still in Vietnam. Worst
of all, he believes that his adoptive parents want to
get rid of him.
Isbn: 9780545080927 • Dewey: f • 5" x 8" • 208 pp
aR level: 4.1 • aR Points: 2 • sRC level: 5.2 • sRC Points: 6 • lexile: Hl680l
JLG: $13.25 • scholastic: $16.99 • JlG Month: JUn 2009
*NEW* Alligator Bayou
by Donna Jo Napoli
C GROUP (GRADES 6–9) • Reviews: BCCB, BL, CL, K, PW, SLJ, V
Tallulah, Louisiana, 1899: Fourteen-year-old
Calogero is a recent emigrant from Sicily. He lives
with his uncles and cousin, who are greengrocers and
the only Sicilians in town. The white townspeople
resent Calo and his family for their business success
and for the fact that they treat customers equally,
whether they’re black or white. Through a series
of misunderstandings, the Sicilians anger their
white neighbors, and resentment soon turns into
devastating violence. Based on actual events. Letter to
the reader. Afterword. Notes on research.
Isbn: 9780385908917 • Dewey: f • 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" • 256 pp
aR level: 3.1 • aR Points: 7 • sRC level: 3.4 • sRC Points: 14 • lexile: Hl430l
JLG: $13.25 • Wendy lamb: $19.99 • JlG Month: MaY 2009
*NEW* Along for the Ride
by Sarah Dessen
Y GROUP (GRADES 9 & UP) • Reviews: BL, H, PW, SLJH, V
Auden has always been a model student, focusing on
academics to please her demanding mother. When
her happy-go-lucky, globe-trotting older brother
sends her a picture frame that reads, “THE BEST
OF TIMES,” Auden realizes she has nothing to put
in it. So she decides to spend her summer with her
father and stepmother in the beach-resort town of
Colby. There she meets Eli, an intriguing loner and
fellow insomniac. With Eli as her guide (and maybe
more), Auden explores the town’s nocturnal world,
determined to live the carefree teenage life she’s
missed out on—even if just for one summer.
Isbn: 9780670011940 • Dewey: f • 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" • 384 pp
JLG: $13.25 • Viking: $19.99 • JlG Month: JUl 2009
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