Feelings Page 2
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Scott O'Dell.
This is the story of Karana, and Indian girl who was left behind on an island that looks like a big fish sunning
itself in the sea. Year after year, she waits for a ship to come back and take her away. She keeps herself alive
by building shelter, making weapons, finding food, and fighting off the wild dogs.
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Linda Sue Park.
This is the story of Tree-ear, an orphan boy living in 12th-century Korea. He is called Tree-ear after the
mushrooms that grow on tree trunks without the benefit of a parent seed. Tree-ear used to spend his days foraging
in fields and on rubbish heaps, but now all he wants to do is watch master potter Min at work. Even though Min is
short-tempered, Tree-ear is irresistibly drawn to his workplace. He dreams of making a pot of his own someday.
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William H. Armstrong (Illustrator - James Barkley).
This is the story of a young black boy and his coon dog, Sounder. It is the true story of how this young man deals
with the injustice of his father being falsely accused of a crime that he did not commit.
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Lois Lowry.
This book is about a boy named Jonas who lives in the Community, where there is no fear, war, or pain. When Jonas
turns twelve, he is singled out to receive special training from the Giver, to be the next Receiver of Memory. The
Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life.
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Beverly Cleary.
This story is about Leigh Botts, the number one fan of author Boyd Henshaw since second grade. Leigh is now in the
sixth grade, lives with his mother, and is the new kids at school. Leigh is lonely and he misses his father, a
cross-country trucker. He's also angry because someone keeps stealing from his lunchbag. When his teacher assigns
a letter-writing project, Leigh chooses to write to Mr. Henshaw. When Mr. Henshaw writes back, his answer changes
Leigh's life.
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Patricia MacLachlan.
This story is about a frontier family that is missing a mother. Papa places an ad inthe newspaper for a wife and he
receives a reply from a woman named Sarah, who lives in Maine. Once she comes, everyone hopes that she will stay,
but Sarah misses her home in Maine. This is based on a true story from the author's family.
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Elizabeth Yates (Illustrator - Nora S. Unwin).
This is the true story of Amos Fortune, born of the At-munshi African tribe and abducted by slave traders at age
fifteen. At the age of sixty, Amos finally bought his own freedom. He became an expert tanner and was an active
citizen until his death in 1801. He also fulfilled his life's dream of buying the freedom of many other enslaved
people.
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A. La Faye.
This story is about a girl named Raleia Pendle who moves to Tidal, Maine with her family. This seems like a perfect
place for Raleia to live out her dreams of life at the turn-of-the-century and to avoid her real-life problems. She
befriends Ian Rutherford, the old man who lives on a hill overlooking Tidal and learns that the past wasn't as
golden as she thought. Through all this, Raleia gains a better understanding of herself and her family.
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Tomie de Paola.
This is a heartwarming selection about a young boy named Bobby whose grandfather taught him how to walk and feed
himself. After his grandfather has a stroke, Bobby helps him learn how to do these things again.
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Laura Krauss Melmed (Illustrator - Henri Sorensen).
This selection is a beautiful tribute to mothers' love. It tells how much different animal mothers love their
offspring.
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Gina and Mercer Mayer
This selection is about Little Critter's and his sister's troubles with a bully. Their problems are solved when
they stick up for themselves.
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Mercer Mayer.
This selection explains (from the perspective of Little Critter) what it is like to go to the dentist.
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Mercer Mayer.
This selection is about Little Critter's first day of school. He has new clothes to wear to school and he meets new
friends. They play, sing, eat lunch, take a nap, go to the library, and watch a film about dinosaurs. Little
Critter says he is not scared.
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Holly Keller.
This selection is about a young pig named Geraldine who has a new baby brother named Willie. Geraldine had wanted a
baby brother but doesn't seem to like Willie very much because he cries and gets all the attention. Geraldine gets
up that night, though, and reads to her brother when he is restless.
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Sam McBratney (Illustrator - Kim Lewis).
This selection is about a little fox who tells his mother that he hates her and that he won't ever be her friend
again because he doesn't want to go home when it gets dark. As it gets darker, though, the little fox decides that
he wants to be his mother's friend. His mother tells him that she will always be his friend.
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