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Joe
Hilton's Monthly Picks
for August 2007
By Joe Hilton of the Free Library of Philadelphia
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Tales of Amanda Pig
By Jean Van Leeuwen Meet Amanda Pig, the youngest in her family, and her older brother Oliver who live with their parents in a house. Follow her as she works and plays with her family from morning to night. Grades 1-3 |
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Nate the Great and the Monster Mess By Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Nate the Great loves his mother's cookies. But now her recipe is missing. Can Nate and his dog Sludge find the recipe for his mother's monster cookies? Grades 1-3 |
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Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean By Justin Somper 14-year-old twins Connor and Grace are homeless when their father Dexter Tempest the lighthouse keeper passes away. When they are separated and lost at sea Connor is rescued by a pirate ship and Grace may be aboard the mysterious Vampirate ship, "a dark ship that has been sailing through all eternity." Grades 6-9 |
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Safe at Home By Sharon Robinson 10-year-old Elijah Breeze moves with his mother from Connecticut to Harlem, to live with his grandmother. His mother has signed him up for a summer baseball camp but he loves and plays basketball. Missing his father and his friends, Elijah does not look forward to a summer in this city. Grades 4-7 |
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Breathe: A Ghost Story By Cliff McNish Jack and his mother move into an old farmhouse and they are not alone. The spirits of dead are trapped in the house by a powerful force. Only Jack can see them, hear them and try to save them if he can first stop this force from taking over him and his mother. Grades 4-8 |
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Truth and Salsa By Linda Lowery 12-year-old Hayley Flynn is sent to live with her grandmother in Mexico for six months after parents separate. She becomes friends with Lili, and the two girls investigate a ghost mystery, act in a local movie and help migrant workers from their village. Grades 4-7 |
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Ben and Me By Robert Lawson (Classic) Amos, the mouse who lived in Ben Franklin's hat has written down in his own words how he helped with the invention of the Franklin Stove, the discovery of electricity, and most of the inventions, and discoveries attributed to Ben Franklin. Grades 3-4 |
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Werewolf Rising By Robin L. LaFevers Close to his birthday Luc Grayson, nearly 13, discovers that his father was a werewolf and he is a shape-shifter who will soon change for the very first time. When he travels and joins his father's people he is hunted down to be destroyed. Grades 5-8 |
