Saturday, September 6, 2014

Andre the Giant: Life and Legend


ANDRE THE GIANT: LIFE AND LEGEND by Box Brown. :01, 2014.

Andre the Giant
Achieved fame. Happiness was
Another matter.

Friday, September 5, 2014

Kate the Great (except when she's not)



KATE THE GREAT (EXCEPT WHEN SHE'S NOT) by Suzy Becker. Crown, 2014.

Be kind to Nora
Kate's Mom asks. But Nora is
Hard to be kind to.

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Little Green Men at the Mercury Inn



LITTLE GREEN MEN AT THE MERCUY INN by Greg Leitich Smith. Roaring Brook, 2014.

Aliens? Aidan
Encounters them and helps them
Return to their home.

MOONBEAR'S DREAM by Frank Asch. Aladdin, 2014.

It must be a dream
Bear and Bird create a mess
Someone else cleans up.

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

The Only Thing to Fear


THE ONLY THING TO FEAR by Caroline Tung Richmond. Scholastic, September 2014.

Hotler won the war.
Now America, enslaved,
Tries to find freedom.

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

The Shadow Hero



THE SHADOW HERO by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Lieu. First Second, 2014.

Reluctant hero
Must fight for his family's
Honor and his life.

Monday, September 1, 2014

Death Coming up the Hill


DEATH COMING UP THE HILL by Chris Crowe. HMH, October 2014.

Novel in haiku
About Vietnam, love
And family, too.