FlumeAward – The Invention of Hugo Cabret Discussion page for The Invention of Hugo Cabret This is a really good book, but I just can’t get teens interested in it. Some teens have told me the cover is too childish looking. The few who have agreed to read it liked it, but they weren’t recommending …
FlumeAward – The Island The Island by Olivia Levez
FlumeAward – The Golden Lily The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead I only got a few pages in, but to me this doesn’t really feel like it can stand alone. It has the label "A Bloodlines novel" on the cover. Maybe things would have been explained more but I think readers will understand more if …
FlumeAward – The Golem and the Jinni The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker Wecker, Helene. The golem and the jinni. New York: Harper perennial, 2013.A golem is created by a sketchy rabbi to be the wife of a guy emigrating to America at the turn of the 20th century. A jinni comes out …
FlumeAward – The Graveyard Book Discussion page for The Graveyard Book. What a great story! This has appealed to all-teachers, staff, students and their siblings. While some of you think this is more of a middle school book, I disagree. This is an opportunity for the "non-reader" to be seen with a popular book by …