Please Share Your Ideas about Summer Reading!

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Paint the Wind

Maya has lived a very sheltered life with her grandmother hovering around her and directing her life. Her past is kept secret and Maya soon learns that any questions she is brave enough to ask will not be answered. Her life takes a dramatic turn when her grandmother dies and his lawyer tells Maya that she has another family in the wilds of Wyoming. A family and a past which her grandmother has kept hidden from her.

Castle Corona

Two peasant children, a brother and sister, find a mysterious pouch. Orphaned and alone, they are tired of living with a cruel master. Meanwhile, up in the castle on the hill outside of town, the King, the Queen, and their three children. They were tired and bored of being the king and the queen and the royal children. What do you suppose will happen when the peasant children bring the mysterious pouch to the castle? Will they show it to the royal family? Does it contain their money? Can they sell the pouch and make their fortune? Will they be taken prisoner or made into servants? Will they have fun, or be scared out of their wits?

Found!

Can you imagine an airplane full of babies? All strapped into their seats - bewildered, tired, hungry, some of them crying. This airplane had neither pilot not copilot. No flight crew. No parents. Just babies. And Josh and David just found out they were together, as babies, on that plane.

Massachusetts Children's Book Awards 2010

Here is the list for 2009-2010.
Berkshire Hills Regional School District