So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk Toward Freedom by Gary D. Schmidt, illus. by Daniel Minter
Here’s a truly notable book about Sojourner Truth, set apart by its amazing illustrations and its jewel-toned prose.
For Homeschoolers
Literature for homeschoolers, as found by Phyllis Wheeler
Iggy and Oz: the Plastic Dinos of Doom by J.J. Johnson, a review
In this book, J.J. Johnson gives just the right funny touch to the voice of twelve-year-old Iggy, and occasionally to
Hunger Winter: A World War II Novel by Rob Currie, a review
Rob Currie’s debut middle grade novel, Hunger Winter, tells a suspenseful tale of brave kids in World-War-II Holland.
The Warden and the Wolf King by Andrew Peterson, a review
Andrew Peterson’s middle-grade Wingfeather series that started out as an amusing tale full of rollicking names moves to epic scope
Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo, a review
She calls herself a cynic as she copes with her mother, who dotes on a pretty porcelain lamp named Mary Ann instead of her tomboy daughter. And Flora adores comic books, especially those about an unassuming janitor who transforms into a shining light of rescue. Plainly, she’d like her own life to be more like that.