books and reading

Inspired by the idea of empowering girls around the world to demand their right to education, one girl lights a small spark which catches fire and eventually lights up the whole world.

"Ms. Bronte loves being a teacher, but she has one small problem . . . she also really loves eating books. Did I mention she's also a dinosaur?"--Provided by publisher.

"A cat figures out how to continue interacting with his boy as he grows older and his reading habits change"--Provided by publisher.

"[The authors] take on teachers' doubts and concerns about book clubs, and build a . . . case for their value in every classroom. They provide the nuts and bolts for creating and managing successful books clubs"--Provided by publisher.

"When a wild boar with a passion for clover discovers a rare patch in the woods, he is determined to patiently stand guard until it blooms-but he is not the only clover enthusiast in the forest, and it takes reading a good book for him to figure out the mystery"--Provided by publisher.

Fourteen-year-old Brystal Evergreen risks everything by opposing her kingdom's repression of women, but Madame Weatherberry, seeing her potential, invites her to a school where she hopes to change the world's perception of magic.

"Tilly Pages and her friend Oskar journey to Washington, D.C., where she wanders inside the books at the Library of Congress and they try to stop a nefarious plan with some powerful help"--Provided by publisher.

"The story itself is simple. Boy gets up, boy goes to school, boy comes home from school, boy goes to bed. Boy seems a bit grumpy, until the end of the day when he comes home to his cat, who he clearly loves. The boys story is told in a traditional picture book style--in the meantime, the cat's story is told in graphic panels"--Provided by publisher.

"Bunny's human friend, Josie, is nervous about starting a new school so he and his Book Club friends pay her a surprise visit--once they get past the distractions"--Provided by publisher.

"A page turns every time you blink, bringing you closer to the end of the book--and bedtime"--Provided by publisher.