2015 Sequoyah Intermediate Smorgasbord
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2015 Sequoyah Intermediate Smorgasbord Shadow and Bone by Bardugo, Leigh Citation: Bardugo, Leigh. Shadow and Bone. New York: H. Holt and Co, 2012. 358 p. (Grades 8-12). Annotation: In a land called Ravka, which has been torn into two by the Shadow Fold – an immense and dangerous abyss filled with darkness - a fragile orphan named Alina discovers a power that she never knew she possessed; the power to summon the sun. Booktalk: Orphaned by the Border Wars, tiny and fragile Alina and her only friend Mal, were raised together in an orphanage. Now older, together they serve in the Ravkan army in a land surrounded by enemies and torn apart by the Shadow Fold, a mysterious and nearly impenetrable darkness inhabited with flesh-eating creatures. During a dangerous mission to cross the Shadow Fold, their regiment is attacked and in order to save Mal, a panic stricken Alina lets loose a power that she doesn’t know she has; the power to summon a pure light that drives away the creatures who thrive in the darkness. What is this power? How does she control it? Alina and Mal become separated by distance and rank as she is whisked away by the mysterious Darkling, the head of the Grisha, who will teach her to hone her new power. But as secrets slowly unravel, Alina discovers the Darkling's plan to enslave her in order to destroy all who oppose him, she must figure out a way to stop him and find her way back to Mal. Will she learn to wield her power and save Rafka before it's too late? Reviews: Booklist 05/15/2012 Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2012 School Library Journal 06/01/2012 Publisher’s Weekly 06/01/2012 Awards or Honors: The New York Times’ bestseller list ABA’s Best New Voices Author Website: http://www.leighbardugo.com/ Related Books: Graceling by Kristin Cashore Sabriel by Garth Nix Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman Like – Try – Why: Like The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien? Try Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo! Why – An unlikely hero is tasked with an epic quest to save her world. Like The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling? Try Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo! Why – Like Harry, Alina finds herself in a world full of magic and must learn to use her very special abilities that set her apart from even the most powerful Grishas. Like True Talents by David Lubar? Try Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo! Why – Paranormal talents abound in the Grisha training center in which Alina finds herself. Laugh With The Moon by Burg, Shana Citation: Burg, Shana. Laugh With the Moon. New York: Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2012. 258 p. (Gr. 6-8). Annotation: After suddenly losing her mother, Clare’s father moves them suddenly to Malawi, Africa, and Clare must learn to deal with grief, making new friends and finding her place on a new continent. Booktalk: After her mother dies suddenly, Clare’s father decides to drag her to Malawi, Africa, so he can be a doctor. Clare is NOT happy about this. While dealing with uncomfortable uniforms, a school that doesn’t have textbooks, and living in the jungle, Clare has to grieve, teach English, and make friends. But the people of her new home are more than up to the challenge, and they slowly chip away at Clare’s walls, until she comes to see that maybe just about anywhere can be home, if you can find family. Reviews: Booklist 6/2012 School Library Journal (starred) 6/2012 Publisher’s Weekly 5/2012 Kirkus Reviews 4/2012 Awards and Honors: Texas Bluebonnet Award Masterlist Author Website: www.shanaburg.com Other Books By Shana Burg: A Thousand Never Evers Related Books: Same Sun Here by Silas House Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai Dragonswood by Carey, Janet Lee Citation: Carey, Janet Lee. Dragonswood. New York: Dial Books, 2012. 403 p. (Grades 7-9). Annotation: In 1192 A.D. on Wilde Island, Tess is accused of witchcraft and must flee, but when she meets a warden of Dragonswood who offers her shelter, she does not realize that he has a secret that may finally bring about peace among the races. Booktalk: On Wilde Island (obviously in the British Isles off the coast of England) in the summer of 1192, there was no longer peace between humans, fairies, and dragons. With the recent death of King Kadmi Pendragon, agreements among them had weakened; and the hunting for witches and half-fey maidens had increased. Some believed in the ancient prophecy that peace would not come until there was a mingling of human, fairy and dragons. Meanwhile, in the small village of Harrowton, Tess, daughter of the blacksmith, was growing up aware of the strange power that fire played in her life. It began at age 7 when she was taken to watch a witch-burning, and again at age 12 when she ran into Dragonswood drawn by fiery will-o’-the- wisps, and again at age 17 when she was transfixed at the burial of her baby brother by a leaf-fire burning in the graveyard and saw a vision in the fire of a shining green man swinging a sword. A few weeks later when a group of witch hunters galloped into town, Tess was arrested and thrown into a jail cell to be tortured and given the water trial for witches. Not a lass to give up easily, Tess fiercely began to look for an escape, but her rescue came miraculously when an enormous turtle was dropped into the water by a dragon and swiftly swam her to shore. Being chased by the witch hunter, she along with two equally- accused friends, fled into the forbidden forest of Dragonswood, a refuge only for dragons and fairy folk. Alone, cold, and hungry, the girls with their identities concealed by lepers’ rags found their way to a cave for shelter. Thus began their adventures with the fey folk, dragons, and finally the king’s sons themselves. Who were these girls to experience such revelations and deliverance—witches, fairy maidens, dragon kin, heirs to the Pendragon throne? Reviews: Booklist 1/1/2012 Horn Book Fall 11/10/2012 Kirkus Reviews 12/1/2011 School Library Journal 1/1/2012 Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 02/01 Teacher Librarian 10/01/12 Awards and Honors: 2013 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2012 Listopia Best YA Books Author Website: www.janetleecarey.com Other Books by Author: Dragon’s Keep Molly's Fire Stealing Death The Double Life of Zoe Flynn Wenny has Wings Dragons of Noor Stolen into Slavery the True Story of Solomon Northup by Fradin, Judith and Dennis Citation: Fradin, Judith and Dennis. Stolen into Slavery the True Story of Solomon Northup. Iowa: National Geographic Society, 2012. 120p. (Gr 7-9) Annotation: Kidnapped and forced into slavery, Solomon Northup a free man until the moment some men tricked him into leaving the state of New York, the next 12 years are series of heart break and pain. Booktalk: Living the life of a free black man was rare, but Solomon Northup was doing just that, but when he was misled and taken out of the state of New York, a new life started. Waking up in chains and his freedom taken away, Solomon is in for a horrendous time. Go on the horrifying journey with Solomon and see that even in a time of misery one can find their way out of the pain. Reviews: Booklist Feb. 2012 School Library Journal Apr. 2012 Horn Book Fall 2012 Kirkus Reviews Jan. 2012 Library Media Connection Reviews Aug. /Sept. 2012 Awards and Honors: Automatically yours – CATS Awards Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books April 2012 Carter G. Woodson Book Award Winner School Core – Middle School- Biography Fast Facts – January 2012 #2 and #3 Growing Minds – November/ December 2012 Other Books by Dennis and Judith Fradin: Zora!: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston Hurricane Katrina Tornado Related Books: 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northup 5000, Miles to Freedom: Ellen and William Craft’s Flight from Slavery by Dennis and Judith Fradin To Free a Family: The Journey of Mary Walker by Nathans Sydney Like –Stolen into Slavery the True Story of Solomon Northup Try – Sold by Patricia McCormick Why – Slavery comes in different forms and is still happening all over the world. One for the Murphys by Hunt, Lynda Mullaly Citation: Hunt, Lynda Mullaly. One for the Murphys. New York, NY: Nancy Paulsen, 2012. 224 pages (grades 5-8) Annotation: After a terrible act of violence by her stepfather lands Carly in the hospital, she is placed in foster care with the Murphys. As Carly begins to remember the awful details of that fateful night, she is wary of the kind loving environment offered to her through the Murphys. Booktalk: Carly Conners is a twelve year old with a lifetime of bad experiences. After a terrible act of violence at the hands of her stepfather and betrayal by her put her in the hospital, she is placed in foster care. The Murphys are unlike any family Carly has ever seen and she struggles to understand the loving family where she has been placed. Even as Carly tries to keep up her aloof, standoffish behavior, she is drawn into the Murphy family and begins to learn what it truly means to belong. Carly must come to terms with the family she wants, the family she has and the uncertain future she faces.