Good Books
Selected by Ann Sayers, Reference & Children's Services Librarian.
Scheduled to be published in the Times Union on 10/2005.
| Title: The Giant Rat of Sumatra or Pirates Galore Author: Fleischman, Sid Publisher: Greenwillow Books 2004 Over-the-top swash-buckling action, featuring "scrappy orphans, snarling mutineers, simmering revenge, betrayals and lost loves." |
| Title: A House Called Awful End Author: Ardagh, Philip Publisher: Henry Holt 2002 Other titles in the Eddie Dickens Trilogy include: Dreadful Acts, and Terrible Times. Eddie's parents catch a gross disease,so Eddie must go and live with his Mad Uncle Jack and Even Madder Aunt Maud, at their place called Awful End. For those hooked on A Series of Unfortunate Events, these books involve similarly dark, sly humor. |
| Title: I, Freddie Author: Reiche, Dietlof Publisher: Scholastic Press 2003 Other titles in The Golden Hamster Trilogy include: Freddy in Peril, and Freddy to the Rescue. Freddy is no ordinary hamster: he can read and write, is a whiz at the computer, and dares to face all kinds of danger. Read Freddy's adventures, told in his very own hamster voice. |
| Title: The Lady Grace Mysteries Author: Finney, Patricia Publisher: Delacorte Press Assassin; Betrayal; Conspiracy; Deception. Historical fiction suspense novels "written" by 13 year old young Lady Grace, an orphan at the Elizabethan court, in care of the famous queen. The reader here gets all the details-smelly, vivid, all-too-real-of what life would have been like more than 400 years ago, plus a good mystery to solve. More to come. |
| Title: The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs Author: Birney, Betty G. Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2005 With nothing to do in his boring small town, Eben McAllister day dreams of traveling far from home. His inspiration comes from reading about the famous "Seven Wonders of the World." Responding to something of a dare from his father, Eben is challenged to search for some wonders closer to home. What he finds inspires a lot of the small town folk, and helps Eben learn something about life itself. A touching, old fashioned tale. |