Evan and his little sister Jessie are both in the fourth grade, not because they're twins, but rather because Jessie skipped a grade. Jessie is particularly good at math, very focused, feels strongly that things should be fair, and believes that rules are meant to be followed. When one of their cla...
The Lemonade Wars is a series of books that focuses on a young girl and her brother who decide to have a contest about who can sell lemonade and make the most money. The book explains how the characters invest in ingredients and supplies, sell products, and divide profits. This text could be us...
Biography of the early life of John Audubon in the US, it tells the story of how he first marked birds to see if they returned home after migration. Very nice illustrations, wish an actual Audubon drawing would have been included, but really a great story for helping kids to relate to historic figu...
I really am a sucker for a well done picture book biography. I think Davies made a fantastic choice to focus in on a short period in Audubon's life. In this way we get a delightful little snapshot of the passionate and eccentric naturalist painter John James Audubon. The accompanying illustration...
This was had been on my TBR list forever, and then I got it out and it was in my TBR stack forever and then I finally decided that this was ridiculous and I should just read it. So I did.In this book, Davies intertwines the stories of two girls, Essie and Harriet, and also two historical events--the...
This story takes an interesting look at a time period not often explored in teen fiction. The historical atmosphere never feels forced; the author never digresses into unnecessary detail at the expense of the plot. Essie is a strong, flawed girl, and her denial of her sister's death comes across as ...
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