FlumeAward – Wolf Hollow Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk2016SLJ Grades 5-8Historical fiction Newbury Honor 2017Recommended by student at Barrington Middle School
FlumeAward – Wizard Heir Discussion page for Wizard Heir. Scott Campbell, Director, Langdon Library, Newington: I’m one of those elusive male librarians (or "guybrarians" if you will). I haven’t read this one myself but I have a built-in tween/teen advisory board at home: my daughter Erin, a very advanced reader, is 13. My step-son Tommy, …
FlumeAward – Witchlanders //Witchlanders// by Lena Coakley This was an interesting book, and with two teenage boys as the main characters I could see it appealing to boys (although the cover, even with its giant sword, might discourage them). It wasn’t really captivating, though. I’m not sure I’d recommend it for the final list. I …
FlumeAward – Wintergirls Discussion page for Wintergirls.This one needs to come off the nominee list as we already had this on our list before.Kathy Watson, Kimball Library This was on the 2011 list!Heidi Grant @Nashua High School North Scary, very scary — and very real! Oh, if only more teens would read this book! It …