Author Archives: Li-Berry-ian

LS 5663 Module 2 (3/3) Bibliography: Florian, Douglas. Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings. Harcourt, Inc., 2007. Summary: This incredibly creative book features 20 poems all about space. Douglas Florian writes and illustrates the collection. Each page features a new topic with a mixed media illustration. Readers will love the creativeContinue reading “Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars”

LS 5663 Module 2 (2/3) Bibliography: Bowles, David. They Call Me güero: A Border Kid’s Poems. Cinco Puntos Press, 2018. ISBN 978-1-947627-06-2 Summary: David Bowles is the award winning author who wrote this beautiful book in verse. It is his story of growing up between two worlds. The book explores his life on the borderContinue reading “They Call Me Guero”

LS 5663 Module 2 (1/3) Bibliography: Janeczko, Paul B., and Melissa Sweet. Dirty Laundry Pile : Poems in Different Voices. 1st ed. New York: HarperCollins, 2001. ISBN 0-688-16251-7 Summary: 2019 NCTE award winning poet, Paul B Janeczko complied 27 poems to create this creative anthology. There is a wide variety of poets including some very familiarContinue reading “Dirty Laundry Pile”

LS 5663 Module 1 (3/3) Bibliography: Woodson, Jacqueline. Brown Girl Dreaming. Puffin, 2016. ISBN 978-1-518-15370-9 Summary: Award winning author Jacqueline Woodson writes a beautiful memoir in verse. It is a story written in her point of view that takes the reader from her birth in 1963 through her young life. She writes very honestly aboutContinue reading “Brown Girl Dreaming”

LS5663 Module #1 (2/3) Bibliography: Hopkins, Lee Bennett, et al. Amazing Faces. Lee & Low Books, 2010. ISBN 978-1-60060-334-1 Summary: Lee Bennett Hopkins creates an anthology of poems that are rich in diversity. Amazing Faces is a collection of 16 poems that celebrate differences and highlight connections. Authors such as, Pat Mora and Nikki GrimesContinue reading “Amazing Faces”

LS5663 Module #1 (1/3) Bibliography: George, Kristine O’Connell, and Debbie Tilley. Swimming Upstream: Middle School Poems. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002. ISBN 0-618-15250-4 Summary: This collection of 65 poems takes the reader through a year of middle school. Award winning poet, Kristine O’Connell George captures the emotions of middle school with a variety of poems. SheContinue reading “Swimming Upstream Middle School Poems”

Cisneros, Sandra. The House on Mango Street. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2004. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0679734772 Plot Summary: The House on Mango Street is a beautiful book of vignettes about a year in the life of Esperanza Cordero. Although Sandra Cisneros writes every chapter as a stand alone reading, each one enhances the story of Mango street. Continue reading “The House on Mango Street”

6- Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Bibliography: Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak. Narrated by Mandy Siegfried et al., Audible, 2006. Audiobook. ISBN-13 : 978-0312674397 Plot Summary: Melinda, a self proclaimed outcast, is not having a very good high school experience. She is recovering from an incident that happened at a summer party that changed everything. As the year movesContinue reading “Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson”

6- Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Bibliography: Bell, Cece. (Color by David Lasky). 2014. El Deafo. New York: Abrams The Art of Books. ISBN-13 : 978-1419712173 Plot Summary: Follow the childhood journey of a self proclaimed super hero in this touching semi-autobiographical graphic novel. Cece started life as a typical kid, playing with her friends and fighting with her siblings. AnContinue reading “El Deafo by Cece Bell”

6- Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Bibliography: Lord, C. (2006). Rules. New York, NY: Scholastic Press. ISBN-13 : 978-0439443838 Plot Summary: “Sometimes things work out, but don’t count on it.” Cathrine is a typical 12 year old girl that is looking forward to her summer. This summer promises new adventures when she finds out a girl her ageContinue reading “Rules by Cynthia Lord”