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*NEW* Troll’s Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales
edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
B GROUP (GRADES 5–7) • Reviews: BCCB, BL, K, SLJ
A dissatisfied housemaid who longs to become a
princess. A boy who worries he might turn into a
wolf and devour his family. A hungry troll taunted
by the goats that pass over his bridge each day. A
beautiful girl made all of sugar. These are some of
the characters that populate this collection. In fifteen
original stories and poems by well-known children’s
authors, here is a look at fairy-tale villains and the
truth behind the events that made them so famous—
and so reviled. Introduction. Author and editor
biographies. Further reading.
Isbn: 9780670061419 • Dewey: f • 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" • 160 pp
aR level: 5.6 • aR Points: 6
JLG: $13.25 • Viking: $16.99 • JlG Month: MaY 2009
Troll’s Eye View—JLG Reading Guide
JLG Reading Guides give you the tools to use JLG
selections in the classroom or library to meet specific
learning objectives for both whole-class settings and
for individual students. Each guide includes:
• activities based on national and state standards
• reinforcements for reading and writing skills
• connections to other content areas
• library applications
• specific correlations to National Standards
• and much more!
You will receive both a Student Edition and a Teacher
Edition of the JLG Reading Guide.
JLG: $5.00 • Isbn: 9780982296479
Trouble u
by Gary D. Schmidt
Y GROUP (GRADES 9 & UP) • Reviews: BCCB, HGs, SLJH, V
After Henry Smith’s brother is hit by a car, Henry
needs to get away from his grieving family. He
and his best friend Sanborn decide to hitchhike to
Maine and take the hike that Henry and his brother
had planned—a dangerous climb to the top of Mt.
Katahdin. But the only driver to offer Henry and
Sanborn a ride is a boy fleeing demons of his own:
Chay Chouan, who was convicted of hitting Henry’s
brother. As they drive north, the three struggle to
deal with the truth of what happened the night of
the accident.
Isbn: 9780618927661 • Dewey: f • 6" x 9" • 288 pp
aR level: 5.7 • aR Points: 12 • sRC level: 6.6 • sRC Points: 19 • lexile: 930l
JLG: $9.00 • Clarion: $16.00 • JlG Month: MaY 2008
The True Adventures of Charley Darwin
by Carolyn Meyer
C GROUP (GRADES 6–9) • Reviews: BCCB, BL, PW, SLJ
Young Charles Darwin’s interest in natural history
dismayed his father and many of his teachers—they
wished Charles would study instead of wandering
about in nature or playing with chemistry sets. But
Charles’s obsession paid off: at age twenty-two, he
was awarded the post of naturalist on a surveying
ship about to make a trip around the world. After
spending several years investigating exotic places,
plants, and animals, Charles returned to England
to compile his notes about what he experienced
and observed. He also found a new passion—for
Emma Wedgwood, his future wife. Map. Afterword.
Bibliography.
Isbn: 9780152061944 • Dewey: f • 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" • 272 pp
aR level: 7.5 • aR Points: 14 • sRC level: 8.7 • sRC Points: 19 • lexile: 1060l
JLG: $9.00 • Houghton Mifflin: $17.00 • JlG Month: MaR 2009
The True Meaning of Smekday u
written and illustrated by Adam Rex
MM GROUP (GRADES 7–11)
Reviews: BCCB, BL, H, HGs, K, PWH, SLJH, V
“What is the Smekday holiday? How has it changed
in the year since the aliens left? You may use your
own personal experiences from the alien invasion to
make your points.” Gratuity “Tip” Tucci isn’t sure
where to begin her essay about Smekday. Should she
start with her mother’s alien abduction? Or maybe
with the Boov taking over Earth—er, Smekland.
Well, as long as she gets in all the details about
driving her hover-car cross-country and her cat
saving the human race, it probably doesn’t matter
how she begins.
Isbn: 9780786849000 • Dewey: f • 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" • 432 pp
aR level: 4.5 • aR Points: 12 • sRC level: 4.4 • sRC Points: 22 • lexile: 740l
JLG: $9.00 • Hyperion: $16.99 • JlG Month: Jan 2008
The Truth About My Bat Mitzvah
by Nora Raleigh Baskin
C GROUP (GRADES 6–9) • Reviews: BCCB, BL, HG, SLJ, WM
When Caroline’s maternal grandmother dies and
leaves her a Star of David necklace, Caroline begins
to wonder about her religious identity. With a
Christian dad and a non-religious mom, can Caroline
call herself Jewish without feeling like she’s lying?
And, if she chooses to become religious, what will
her mother, a science-loving doctor, think? “Would it
make her happy or sad? Would she think I was trying
to be someone I wasn’t?” Includes a glossary of Jewish
terms and holidays.
Isbn: 9781416935582 • Dewey: f • 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" • 128 pp
aR level: 4.1 • aR Points: 4 • sRC level: 3.5 • sRC Points: 9 • lexile: 630l
JLG: $9.00 • simon & schuster: $15.99 • JlG Month: MaY 2008
Twice Upon a Marigold
by Jean Ferris
B GROUP (GRADES 5–7) • Reviews: BL, HG, K, PWH, V
Marigold and her husband, Christopher, live in an
enchanted world populated by characters such as
Sleeping Beauty and Alison Wonderland. It’s a world
of fairy tales, magic, and happy endings—which is
why no one expected Marigold’s evil mother, Queen
Olympia, to survive her fall into Beaurivage’s river.
But survive she did, and now she’s back, ready to
reclaim her throne and put Marigold’s kindly father,
King Swithbert, on the chopping block.
Isbn: 9780152063825 • Dewey: f • 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" • 304 pp
aR level: 5.1 • aR Points: 8 • sRC level: 5.3 • sRC Points: 14 • lexile: 800l
JLG: $9.00 • Harcourt: $17.00 • JlG Month: aUG 2008