Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
15-year-old twins Sophie and Josh find themselves caught up in the deadly struggle between two powerful immortals over the possession of an ancient book that holds the secret formula for everlasting life.
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The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
In 1942 Germany, 17-year-old Helmuth Hubener recalls his life and how he was sentenced to die for telling the truth about Hitler and the war to the German people.
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All Shook Up by Shelley Pearsall
When 13-year-old Josh goes to stay with his father in Chicago for a few months, he discovers--to his horror--that his dad has become an Elvis impersonator.
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Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
After being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave girl named Isabel risks her life to spy for the rebels during the Revolutionary War.
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Diamond Willow by Helen Frost
In a remote area of Alaska, 12-year-old Willow is happiest when she’s working with her family’s sled dogs until her first solo dogsled trip ends with her favorite dog being blinded.
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Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
When Kendra and Seth go to stay at their grandparents' estate, they discover that it is a sanctuary for magical creatures and that a battle between good and evil is looming.
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The Mailbox by Audrey Shafer
After 12-year-old Gabe’s uncle dies, he isn’t prepared for what happens when the body disappears and he begins to receive anonymous messages in his mailbox.
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
16-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the annual televised survival competition, where competitors fight to the death.
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The Great Wide Sea by M. H. Herlong
When their father mysteriously disappears from their sailboat overnight, Ben and his two brothers find themselves fighting for their lives when they are shipwrecked.
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A Friendship for Today by Patricia C. McKissack
In 1954, Rosemary finds an unlikely friend in “mean” Grace Hamilton as they both deal with prejudice, peer pressure and loneliness in their newly desegregated school.
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Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
As babies, Jonah and Chip were found aboard an airplane that appeared out of nowhere with no adults on board; 13 years later they’re in the middle of a time travel mystery.
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Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy
When Nazis invade Sylvia’s family’s village in Poland in 1945, her family is forced to move into the horrible Lodz ghetto where they struggle to survive for over five years.
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Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor
12-year-old Addie desperately misses her stepfather and younger half sisters when she and her mother move to a dilapidated house trailer on a bleak city corner.
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Trouble by Gary D. Schmidt
When Henry sets out to hike Mount Katahdin to honor his dead brother, Franklin, trouble soon catches up with him in the form of the Cambodian teen accused of causing Franklin’s death.
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Schooled by Gordon Korman
Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Cap Anderson knows a lot about tie-dyeing and Zen Buddhism, but nothing could have prepared him for the realities of public school.
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Scat by Carl Hiaasen
Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher disappears.
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Scarlett by Cathy Cassidy
Scarlett by Cathy Cassidy
12-year-old Scarlett is sent by her exasperated mother to live with her father and his new family in Ireland where a mysterious boy helps her learn how to feel part of a family again.
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12-year-old Scarlett is sent by her exasperated mother to live with her father and his new family in Ireland where a mysterious boy helps her learn how to feel part of a family again.
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Savvy by Ingrid Law
Mibs Beaumont learns her “savvy” – the magical power unique to each member of her family – just as her father is injured in a terrible accident.
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Notes from the Midnight Driver by Jordan Sonnenblick
After being arrested for a drunken stunt, 16-year-old Alex is assigned 100 hours of community service working in the local nursing home where he encounters the cantankerous, guitar-loving Sol Lewis.
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
It's Time to Vote!
It's time to vote for your favorite Caudill Club book! If you've read or listened to at least five of the nominated books, vote now using the ballot below. Come back in mid-March to learn the winning book.
Thanks to everyone who has read the books, sent comments and feedback forms and contributed to our new and improved Caudill Club Blog!
YOU MUST CAST YOUR VOTE BEFORE 9 P.M. ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010.
Caudill Club Ballot
Thanks to everyone who has read the books, sent comments and feedback forms and contributed to our new and improved Caudill Club Blog!
YOU MUST CAST YOUR VOTE BEFORE 9 P.M. ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010.
Caudill Club Ballot