Newly Evaluated Novels – October 2019
New novels for all grade levels have been recently evaluated and added to the K-12 Evaluated Resource Collection. The Ghost Road is a highly engaging Canadian novel suitable for intermediate students. It’s a story of adventure and mystery in pursuit of the truth about the past that lends itself to an exploration of students’ own family heritage and lineage. Members sign in to see the full review.
Coop the Great
A contemporary story, “Coop the Great” is told from the point of view of Co…
Gathering, The
Alex is very nervous to be attending her first Mi’kmaw gathering but with t…
Ghost Road, The
Twelve-year-old Ruth finds herself in an old Newfoundland town this summer,…
Kiviuq and the Bee Woman
As Inuit hunter Kiviuq is travelling home following an earlier encounter wi…
Missing Mike
A young Cara reflects on what home and friendship mean to her as she embark…
Nameless City, The: The Divided Earth
Determined to end the battle that has raged over the Nameless City, this th…
Putuguq and Kublu and the Qalupalik!
As sister and brother Kublu and Putuguq head to the seashore to meet Kublu’…
Girl Mans Up
Pen, the child of traditional immigrant parents, was born female but identi…
Grendel’s Guide to Love and War
Seventeen-year-old Tom lives with his father in a quiet retirement communit…
Honor Girl
Maggie Thrash, a conflicted fifteen-year-old girl returns to Camp Bellflowe…
How to Make a Wish
Seventeen-year-old Grace dreams of pursuing her love of music by moving to …
Milkman
Eighteen-year-old middle sister, who lives in Northern Ireland during the t…
Neanderthal Opens the Door to the Universe
Sixteen-year-old Cliff has many issues to deal with: his large size makes h…
Paper Girls (Volume 1)
In 1988 four twelve-year-old girls are out delivering the newspaper on Hall…
Postcards from No Man’s Land
Seventeen-year-old Jacob lives with grandmother in England but when the cha…
Unbecoming
Award-winning author Jenny Downham tells the story of Katie, an emotionally…
Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens
“Unbroken” is a collection of short stories about teens from diverse backgr…
Wild Beauty
Victims of a curse and exiled to work the gardens of the La Pradera estate,…
Queer, There and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed The World
This engaging resource profiles twenty-three people who didn’t conform to t…
