The 2016 Summer Reading Programs “On Your Mark, Get Set, Read!” and “Read for the Win!” both focus on sports and games. Here are some great books you can offer to those who would like [continue reading]
Read-Alikes
Indian, Pakistani, and Afghan Asian-American Characters Read-Alikes
Novels with Indian, Pakistani, and Afghan Asian-American Characters: Banerjee, Anjali. Looking for Bapu Banerjee, Anjali. Seaglass Summer Chari, Sheela. Vanished Fleming, Candace. Lowji Discovers America Krishnaswai, Uma. The Grand Plan to Fix Everything Hiranandani, Veera. [continue reading]
Little House on the Prairie Read-Alikes
Novels similar to Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House on the Prairie” series: Aldrich, Bess S. A Lantern in Her Hand. Armstrong, Jennifer. Black-Eyed Susan. Auch, Mary Jane. Frozen Summer and Journey to Nowhere. Avi. Hard [continue reading]
Hunger Games Read-Alikes for a younger audience
If they’re asking for The Hunger Games, but you’re in a K-5 Library, try… These are possible alternatives found in some K-5 libraries. In most cases, they are on the edge (grades 5-8), but they [continue reading]