School Library Journal articles from January 2011

School Library Journal archives from January 2011

Looking for some must-have titles?(Coming to SLJ.com)
January 1, 2011... Be sure to check out our list of "Best Adult Books 4 Teens, 2010" on the "Adult Books 4 Teens" blog. (Week of January 2)

Have data, will travel.(Coming to SLJ.com)
January 1, 2011... "Test Drive" columnist Jeff Hastings fires up Gale's mobile database app AccessMyLibrary School Edition. (Week of January 9)

Dynamic duo.(Coming to SLJ.com)
January 1, 2011... For the first time, award-winning author Walter Dean Myers has teamed with a teen, Ross Workman. Find out what they have to say about their upcoming book, Kick. (Week of January 16) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Why I am here: a school librarian's creed.(Editorial)
January 1, 2011... Last month, Marc Bernstein, the superintendent of New York's Valley Stream Central High School District, published an opinion piece in Newsday called "What Cuomo can do to improve schools." His key advice for the governor-elect "in this...

OneVille, one school community: community-wide collaboration inspires a new school portal in Somerville, MA.(TechKnowledge)
January 1, 2011... Imagine a unified online ecosystem where students text tutors for help, parents share ideas over wikis, and teachers build eportfolios to showcase student work. That's what led Harvard professor Mica Pollock to launch the OneVille Project...

AccessMyLibrary: mobile database app.(Test Drive)
January 1, 2011... It's the new year, a perfect time for pausing for some professional reflection and planning. Kindly indulge me as I stroll down Memory Lane recalling the digital dirt road that quickly became a superhighway, forever changing the way we do...

Big things, big flops: hotness in tech's a fickle thing. Here's how we did.(The NEXT BIG Thing)(technological forecasting)
January 1, 2011... Trying to predict the next big thing in technology is always dangerous; things move so fast that a big development one month becomes passe shortly thereafter. So how've I been doing over the past two-plus years of trying to tap the next big...

Overheard on Twitter.(TechKnowledge)(Brief article)
January 1, 2011... Stay strong, young geeks. Via Urban Dictionary "Geek: The people you pick on in high school and wind up working for as an adult"YOU WIN.--barrylyga

Website helps school libraries find donors.(TechKnowledge)(School Library Exchange)
January 1, 2011... If your media center needs books, School Library Exchange might be able to help. The new site (schoollibraryexehange. org) is all about connecting cash-strapped libraries with parents, publishers, community groups, and corporations-just about...

Save the web for later: help students organize their research with annotation and bookmarking services.(Cool Tools)(online services)
January 1, 2011... Beside printers in school libraries and classrooms nationwide lie piles of pages that students have printed off the web. Much of that paper will never go anywhere but the recycling bin. Why? Because too often students print an entire article...

Ereader privacy guide.(The Buzz: Tools, trends, and gizmos)(Electronic Frontier Foundation)
January 1, 2011... Electronic devices make it easy to access books and other content, but there might be a tradeoff. Recently updated, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF) "E-Book Buyer's Guide to E-Book Privacy" details the privacy-related policies of...

Reach out and touch.(The Buzz: Tools, trends, and gizmos)(Brief article)
January 1, 2011... We covered a similar product, DOTs gloves, a while back, accessories that don't require you to remove them in in order to manipulate your iPhone or other touchscreen device. But nothing beats a bare ol' digit. That's the concept behind Etre...

Innovative winners.(The Buzz: Tools, trends, and gizmos)(Nikon D3100, iPad)(Brief article)
January 1, 2011... A hot camera and a handy iPad peripheral are among the top innovative products of tile year. Held in conjunction with the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the Innovations 2011 Design and Engineering Awards will be showcased at CES, held January...

Give me something to read.(The Buzz: Tools, trends, and gizmos)(givemesomethingtoread.com)(Brief article)
January 1, 2011... Who said long-form journalism is dead? Tile blog "Give Me Something to Read" offers a curated selection of the best articles and essays saved to Instapaper, the popular application for saving web pages for later reading. Richard Dunlop-Waiters,...

Time to clean house.(The Buzz: Tools, trends, and gizmos)(GigaOm.com)(Brief article)
January 1, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A new year is time for a good cleanup, and that includes your online presence. If you've gone full bore with social networking, you've probably opened accounts with various services, possibly dozens. But how many of...

Preventing cyberbullying: who's responsibility for teaching kids how to behave online?(Scales on Censorship)
January 1, 2011... Our community has had several unfortunate incidents of students involved in cyberbulling. I'd like to work with our middle schoolers on this issue. Some of our faculty members are supportive of my plans, but others feel that our students'...

It's never too early: parents should talk to their young ones long before they can speak.(First Steps)
January 1, 2011... The young woman sitting alone near the front of the MAX train car was speaking passionately, presumably to a friend on a cellphone. Nothing new--we overhear all sorts of conversations these days. But then, unexpectedly, she lifted a blue bundle...

Altar ego: in Ally Condie's 'Matched,' the government dictates who you marry.(Under Cover)(Interview)
January 1, 2011... Matched takes place in a dystopian society that controls who you marry, what you eat, and when you die. But 17-year-old Cassia challenges the established order when she falls for two guys--her state-approved match and someone a computer glitch...

First amendment rights: should the government regulate the sale of video games to minors?(The Gaming Life)
January 1, 2011... As marketing for National Gaming Day, November 13, 2010, began at the Haverhill (MA) Public Library, potential participants were enticed by the list of games that would be available. Rock Band and Mario Kart were featured, but a surprising...

Kids, book apps are everywhere. But are they any good?(Planet APP)(Product/service evaluation)
January 1, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] JUDGING APPS IS DIFFICULT, especially when you've only got a tenuous grasp on what the darned things are. Having grown up back in the day when technology-centric libraries circulated Teddy Ruxpin tapes (check your local...

That's Amore! Ten nonfiction books (for adults) to fall in love with.(Recommended readings)
January 1, 2011... Thanks to Mark Rotella's Amore: The Story of Italian American Song (see p. 34), Harry Warren's 1952 "That's Amore," made famous by Dean Martin, is ringing in my head. Except I can't help singing a library version of the lyrics: "When you see a...

Fully loaded.(teacher librarians for the 21st century)
January 1, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Outfitting a teacher librarian for the 21st century. Here's what it takes. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE FULLY LOADED? I often consider the notion for my students. In fact, ever since I acquired the first apps for my...

Full speed ahead: our leadership summit examines the wildly changing world of reading.
January 1, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BETTER FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS. The face of reading is changing, and it's happening at a much faster rate than most people had imagined. Where's it all going? What factors are driving the most significant developments?...

Coming to America.(focus on: Immigration)(Bibliography)
January 1, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Give me your tired, your poor... But not too tired, not too poor. And we will give you the red tape, the long line, white bread in its wrapper, forms to fill out, and the looks, the stares that...

Immigration.(ON THE WEB)(Recommended readings)
January 1, 2011... Opposing Viewpoints in Context. www.gale.cengage.com/InContext/viewpoints.htm. Gale. (Accessed 11/28/10). Gr 6 Up--This excellent subscription database (free trials are available) provides information about controversial issues related to...

Media picks.(Betti on the High Wire )(I Hate English)(Which Way Home)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... Betti on the High Wire (unabr.). 5 CDs. 6:20 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2010. ISBN 978-0-3077-3828-8. $34. Gr 4-6-When 10-year-old Babo, one of the "leftover children" living at a destroyed...

Drugs: Facts and Fiction.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Drugs: Facts and Fiction. DVD. 23 min. VEA. 2009, 2010 release, school library: $99.95, public library: $39.95. Gr 7 Up-In what comes off as gimmicky, the filmmakers attempt to give viewers the feeling of being on...

Wise Owl's Drug Safety Kit.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... Wise Owl's Drug Safety Kit. DVD. 30 min. with 3 posters, "Healthy or Not" cards, 60 stickers, tchr's, guide. Human Relations Media. 2010. ISBN 978-1-55548-855-0. $329.95. K-Gr 3--Uncle Wise Owl teaches his niece, Wendy, about health and...

Here Comes Boswick the Clown with Phoebe the Duck.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... Here Comes Boswick the Clown with Phoebe the Duck. DVD. 1:21 hrs. Prod. by Boswick Enterprises. Dist. by Tapeworm Video. 2010. $12.95. PreS-Gr l--Boswick the Clown, a popular children's performer in the San Francisco area, is well known for...

The Adventures of Carlos Caterpillar #12: Hocus Bogus.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... The Adventures of Carlos Caterpillar #12: Hocus Bogus. DVD. approx. 25 min. Prod. by KidHouse Entertainment. Dist. by Vision Video. 2006, 2010 release. $9.99. K-Gr 3--Carlos, a curious little caterpillar, often finds himself in difficult...

Blow-Ups and Rages: Learning to Manage Your Anger.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... Blow-Ups and Rages: Learning to Manage Your Anger. DVD. 18 min. with tchr's. guide. Human Relations Media. 2010. ISBN 978-1-55548-880-2. $139.95. Gr 7 Up--Five diverse teens discuss their individual moments of extreme anger. Jeffrey describes...

Bully Bystanders: You Can Make a Difference.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... * Bully Bystanders: You Can Make a Difference. DVD. 17 min. with tchr's. guide. Human Relations Media. 2010. ISBN 978-1-55548-876-5. $139.95. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gr 7 Up--It is difficult for students to stand up to someone who is...

Common Psychological Disorders of Adolescence.(Who Needs Therapy? Treating Psychological Problems)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... * Common Psychological Disorders of Adolescence. DVD. 27 min. with tchr's, guide. Human Relations Media. 2010. ISBN 978-1-5548-867-3. $139.95. * Who Needs Therapy? Treating Psychological Problems. DVD. 19 min with tchr's, guide. Human...

I Was Cyberbullied.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... I Was Cyberbullied. DVD. 23 min. with tchr's, guide. Human Relations Media. 2010. ISBN 978-1-55548-877-2. $139.95. Gr 7 Up--Bullying and cyberbullying have become growing concerns to school personnel and others who care about the mental and...

What Does It Mean to Be a Good Friend?(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... What Does It Mean to Be a Good Friend? DVD. 20 min. with tchr's, guide. Human Relations Media. 2010. ISBN 978-1-55548-857-4. $99.95. Gr 3-5--We rarely think of friendship as a learned skill, but children will benefit from this presentation...

Kitchen Fundamentals: Basic Techniques Used in Food Preparation.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... Kitchen Fundamentals: Basic Techniques Used in Food Preparation. DVD. 44 min. with teaching materials. LeamingZonExpress. 2010. ISBN 1-57175-977-8. $49.95. Gr 6 Up--Professional chef Dave Christopherson explains and demonstrates a variety of...

Skellig: The Owl Man.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... Skellig: The Owl Man. DVD. 1:41 hrs. Image Entertainment. 2010. $27.98. Gr 5 Up--David Almond's Printz Honor book, Skellig (Delacorte, 1999), is brilliantly translated into a family-friendly film. Tim Roth stars as Skellig, the fantastical...

Tell-a-Tale with Kids in the Spotlight.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... Tell-a-Tale with Kids in the Spotlight. DVD. 25 min. Cam Co. Pubs. 2010. ISBN 978-0-578-06045-3. $12.99. PreS-Gr 3--In this totally family-produced video, Kady Martin (a.k.a. Pippin Piper) presents children's songs and stories, accompanied by...

Weezer Changes the World.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... Weezer Changes the World. DVD. 6:10 min. with tchr's, guide online. Spoken Arts. 2010. ISBN 0-8045-8131-2. $50; CD wth hardover book, ISBN 0-8045-211-2: $29.95. PreS-Gr 3--David McPhail's idealistic parable (Beach Lane Books, 2009) features a...

Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... Blockhead: The Life of Fibonacci. DVD. 16:20 min. with tchr's, guide online. Spoken Arts. 2010. ISBN 0-8045-8135-5: $50; CD with hardcover book, ISBN 0-8045-4219-8: $29.95. Gr 2-5--In this presentation of Joseph D'Agnese's hook (Holt, 2010),...

Shalom Sesame: Welcome to Israel.(Shalom Sesame: Chanukah - The Missing Menorah)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... Shalom Sesame: Welcome to Israel. DVD. 50 min. Prod. by Sesame Workshop. Dist by Sisu Home Entertainment. 2010. ISBN 1-56086-701-9. $14.95. Shalom Sesame: Chanukah--The Missing Menorah. DVD. 50 min. Prod. by Sesame Workshop. Dist by Sisu Home...

Call to Life: Facing the Mass Extinction.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... Call to Life: Facing the Mass Extinction. DVD. 60 min. Prod. by All Species Alliance. Dist. by Video Project. 2010. $195. Gr 9 Up--This film encourages viewers to take action to preserve the Earth's biodiversity and populations that are...

FDA: A History.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... FDA: A History. DVD. 82 min. Choices Video. 2010. ISBN 978-1-933724-31-7. $39.95. Gr 9 Up--Perhaps no other Federal agency impacts the daily lives of America's families more than the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). From its beginning as a...

Food Science Experiments.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... Food Science Experiments. DVD. 45 min. with teaching materials online. LeamingZoneXpress. 2010. ISBN 1-57175-975-1. $79.95. Gr 6 Up--Hosted by Susan Turgeson, 2009 American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences National Teacher of the...

Measuring the Earth's Temperature.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... Measuring the Earth's Temperature. DVD. 29 min. with tchr's, guide. Prod. by Centre Communications. Dist. by Ambrose Video. 2010. $49.99. Gr 7 Up--From the earliest weather stations and weather balloons to today's super weather stations, this...

Science Fundamentals: Rocks and Minerals.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... Science Fundamentals: Rocks and Minerals. DVD. 15 min. Prod. by Mazzarella Media. Dist by Cerebellum. 2010. ISBN 1-58565-351-9. $39.95. Gr 2-6--With beautiful photographs to illustrate her descriptions, file female narrator provides a quick...

Science Fundamentals: Weather.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... Science Fundamentals: Weather. DVD. 15 min. Prod. by Mazzarella Media. Dist. by Cerebellum. 2010. ISBN 1-58565-350-0. $39.95. Gr 2-6--A female host briskly explains many aspects of weather--storms, weather instruments, climate patterns, and...

Tigers: Fighting Back.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... Tigers: Fighting Back. DVD. 50 min. Prod by Video Project and Natural History of New Zealand. Dist. by Video Project. 2010. $195. Gr 9 Up--With fewer than 7000 tigers left living in the wild, extinction seems a distinct possibility. This...

The Sign Language Storytelling Series.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... * The Sign Language Storytelling Series. 6 DVDs. range: 18-26 min. with tchr's, guide. Weston Woods. 2010. $59.95 ea. Includes: Goodnight Moon (ISBN 0-979-23703-3); Little Quack (ISBN 0-979-23704-1); The Story of Ferdinand (ISBN 0-979-23705-X);...

The American Presidents 1890-1945: The Emergence of Modern America/The Great Depression & WWII.(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... * The American Presidents 1890-1945: The Emergence of Modern America/ The Great Depression & WWII. DVD. approx. 45 min. with tchr's. guide. Disney Educational. 2010. ISBN 1-59753-253-3. $29.99. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gr 3-8--The titles...

The American Presidents 1945-2010: Postwar & Contemporary United States.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... The American Presidents 1945-2010: Postwar & Contemporary United States. DVD. approx. 80 min. with tchr's guide. Disney Educational. 2010. ISBN 1-59753-254-1. $29.99. Gr 3-8--The final segment in this four-part series on the American...

The Middle Ages.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... The Middle Ages. DVD. 28 min. with tchr's. guide. Knowledge Unlimited. 2010. ISBN 1-55933-322-7. $59.95. Gr 6-10--With extensive use of art images, a narrator defines and explains the period of time known as the Middle Ages in Europe,...

Delicious Hullabaloo/Pachanga deliciosa.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2011... Delicious Hullabaloo/Pachanga deliciosa. CD. 8:43 min. with paperback book. Live Oak Media. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4301-0837-5. $18.75. PreS-Gr 2--Lizards and armadillos prepare a Tex-Mex fiesta for their animal friends, complete with musica,...

Up and Down Town: Meet Your Feelings! with Benny the Bird.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
January 1, 2011... Up and Down Town: Meet Your Feelings! with Benny the Bird. CD. 11:25 min. with hardcover book. Prod. by Eighty Days Publishing. Dist. by Quality Books. 2010. ISBN 978-0-9841930-0-4. $19.95. PreS-Gr 2--"Understanding what's in your heart" is...

Behemoth: Leviathan Trilogy, Book 2.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... * Behemoth: Leviathan Trilogy, Book 2 (unabr.). 8 CDs. 9:30 hrs. Simon & Schuster Audio. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4423-3410-6. $34.99. Gr 7 Up--The team of Scott Westerfeld and Alan Cumming keep the action literally flying along in this...

Betti on the High Wire.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... Betti on the High Wire (unahr.). 5 CDs. 6:20 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2010. ISBN 978-0-3077-3828-8. $34. Gr 4-6--Precocious and stubborn ten-year-old Babo is one of the "leftover children"...

Bullet Point.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... Bullet Point (unabr.). 7 cassettes or 7 CDs. 8 hrs. Recorded Books. 2010. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4407-5377-0: $51.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-44-7-5381-7: $77.75. Gr 9 Up--Wyatt Lathem, a high school sophomore, lives with his morn, stepfather, and...

The Cardturner.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)(Young adult review)
January 1, 2011... The Cardturner. 6 CDs. 7:27 min. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2010. ISBN 978-0-3077-1215-8. $37. Gr 7-10--It's the summer after his junior year of high school, and Alton Richards is told by his parents...

The Case That Time Forgot: The Sherlock Files #3.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... The Case That Time Forgot: The Sherlock Files #3 (unabr.). 3 CDs. 2:47 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2010. ISBN 978-0-3077-1101-4. $27. Gr 4-6--In Tracy Barrett's third installment (Holt, 2010) of...

Charlie Bone and the Red Knight: Children of the Red King, Book 8.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... Charlie Bone and the Red Knight: Children of the Red King, Book 8 (unabr.). 6 CDs. 7:30 hrs. Scholastic Audiobooks. 2010. ISBN 978-0-545-07880-1. $64.99. Gr 5-8--Jenny Nimo's satisfying conclusion (Orchard, 2010) to the series features a...

Daniel X: Demons and Druids.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... Daniel X: Demons and Druids (unabr.). 5 CDs. 4:30 hrs. Prod. by Hachette Audio. Dist. by AudioGo. 2010. ISBN 978-1-60788-551-1. $59.99. Gr 5 Up--Daniel X, teen Alien Hunter and Protector of Earth, returns in this third offering (Little,...

Dewey the Library Cat.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... * Dewey the Library Cat (unabr.). 4 CDs. 4:16 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4418-8548-7. $44.97. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gr 4-6--After a cold winter's night, a kitten appeared in the book drop of the Spencer, Iowa, library....

Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder (unabr.). 4 CDs. 4:15 hrs. Full Cast Audio. 2010. ISBN 978-1-936223-17-6. $38. Gr 4-7--When a boy named Nilly moves to Oslo, Norway, he quickly meets up with an intelligent neighbor, Lisa, and the quirky Doctor...

Fear: 13 Stories of Suspense and Horror.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... Fear: 13 Stories of Suspense and Horror (unabr.). 6 CDs. 7 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4418-82404). $49.97. Gr 7 Up--Unlucky 13 sets the stage for this collection (Dutton, 2010) of spine-tingling, hair-raising, and heart-stopping...

For the Win.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... For the Win (unabr.). 13 CDs. 16:31 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/Books on Tape. 2010. ISBN 978-0-3077-1071-0. $57. Gr 7 Up--In a story (Tot Teen, 2010) that explodes with life, Cory Doctorow invites us into the...

Grandpa Spanielson's Chicken Pox Stories #3: The Shrunken Head.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)(Children's review)
January 1, 2011... Grandpa Spanielson's Chicken Pox Stories #3: The Shrunken Head (unabr). CD. 12:06 min. with paperback book. Live Oak Media. 2009. ISBN 978-1-43010-770-5: $18.95. K-Gr 2--Grandpa does his best to distract Barney, a pup, from his itchy chicken...

The Home Run Kid Races On.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... The Home Run Kid Races On (unabr.). 2 CDs. approx. 2 hrs. Prod. by Hachette Audio. Dist. by AudioGo. 2010. ISBN 978-1-60788-305-0. $12.98. Gr 4-6--The fourth installment (Little, Brown, 2010) in the Home Run Kids series of baseball stories by...

The Inside Story: The Sisters Grimm, Book 8.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... The Inside Story: The Sisters Grimm, Book 8 (unabr.). 6 cassettes or 6 CDs. 6 hrs. Recorded Books. 2010. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4498-1964-4: $51.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4498-1968-2: $66.75. Gr 4-6--In their eighth adventure (Amulet Books, 2010) in...

Jekel Loves Hyde.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... Jekel Loves Hyde (unabr.). 8 cassettes or 8 CDs. 9:45 hrs. Recorded Books. 2010. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4498-0693-4: $51.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4498-0697-2: $66.75. Gr 9 Up--Jill Jekel is a lonely, shy, studious high school student who first meets...

Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation (unabr.). 8 CDs. 9:30 hrs. Simon & Schuster Audio. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4423-0478-9. $34.99. Gr 5-8--Jack Blank, a 12-year-old orphan living at St. Barnabas House for the Hopeless, Abandoned, Forgotten, and...

The Lost Bicycle.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
January 1, 2011... The Lost Bicycle. CD. 45:48 min. CDBaby. com. 20:10. $12.97. PreS-Gr 4--Musician/composer Cory Hills narrates and provides musical accompaniment on a multitude of percussive instruments to make for an interesting journey through several...

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel (unabr.). CD. 30 min. Full Cast Audio. 2010. ISBN 978-1-936223-11-4. $20. Gr 2-4-Dyamonde, a third grader, is still coping with her parents' divorce and the subsequent move to a new neighborhood. She misses old...

Nanny McPhee Returns.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... Nanny McPhee Returns. 5 CDs. 5 hrs. Macmillan Audio. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4272-1116-3. $16.99. Gr 4-7--Nanny McPhee is back with her Important Lessons (and her giant warts) in this novelization of the movie by Emma Thompson who wrote the...

The Queen of Everything.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... The Queen of Everything (unabr.). 7 CDs. 8:38 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4233-9636-9. $54.97. Gr 7 Up--Jordan, a typical high school junior, was living with her divorced, controlled, and predictable father, a respected...

The Reckoning Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... The Reckoning: Darkest Powers Book 3 (unabr.). 8 cassettes or 8 CDs. 9:30 hrs. Recorded Books: 2009. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4498-1037-3: $61.75, CD, ISBN 978-1-4498-1041-2: $87.75. Gr 7-10--Chloe, a necromancer, and her genetically altered...

Rich: A Dyamonde Daniel Book.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... Rich: A Dyamonde Daniel Book (unabr.). CD. 45 min. Full Cast Audio. 2010. ISBN 978-1-936223-36-7. $20. Gr 2-4--When their third grade teacher encourages students to enter a local poetry contest, Dyamonde is not interested. However, her best...

Rule of Three: The Sisters Club, Book 2.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... Rule of Three: The Sisters Club, Book 2 (unabr.). 4 cassettes or 4 CDs. 4:50 hrs. Recorded Books. 2010. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4407-8551-1: $41.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4407-8555-9: $51.75. Gr 4-6--Stevie, her older sister Alex, and younger sister...

The Sable Quean: A Tale from Redwall.(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... The Sable Quean: A Tale from Redwall (unabr.). 11 cassettes or 11 CDs. 13:30 hrs. Recorded Books. 2010. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4407-4244-6: $88.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4407-4248-4: $108.75. Gr 5-8--Buckler Kordyne, hare Blademaster of...

Scumble.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... Scumble (unabr.). 6 CDs. approx. 7 hrs. Penguin Audio. 2010. ISBN 978-0-14-242814-6. $29.95. Gr 5-7--The Beaumont family is unique. When they turn 13, they develop savvy--an unusual talent or power. IN Ingrid Law's sequel (2010) to Savvy...

Sophie Peterman Tells the Truth!.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)(Book review)
January 1, 2011... Sophie Peterman Tells the Truth! CD. 6 min. with hardcover book. Spoken Arts. 2010. ISBN 0-8045-4221-X. $29.95. PreS-Gr 2--Sophie Peterman is going to tell the truth about bringing home a new baby, and the truth can be ugly! Babies are like...

Stolen.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... Stolen (unabr.). 7 cassettes or 7 CDs. 8:50 hrs. Recorded Books. 2010. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4498-1253-9: $51.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4498-1257-7: $66.75. Gr 9 Up--Sixteen-year-old Gemma, traveling with her parents, is abducted at a Bangkok airport...

Sweet Farts.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... Sweet Farts (unabr.) 2 CDs. 1:51 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4418-8363-6, $39.97. Gr 3-5--Keith Emerson is being blamed for passing some pretty raunchy gas in his classroom. To make matters worse, he's been given a new nickname,...

Sword of Doom: The RuneWarriors, Book 2.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... Sword of Doom: The RuneWarriors, Book 2 (unabr.). 10 cassettes or 10 CDs. 11:50 hrs. Recorded Books. 2010. cassette, ISBN 978-1-4361-6907-3: $78.75; CD, ISBN 978-1-4361-6911-0: $108.75. Gr 6-10--After defeating the tyrant Prince Thidrek and...

The Things a Brother Knows.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Audiobook review)
January 1, 2011... * The Things a Brother Knows (unabr.). 6 CDs. 6:25 hrs. Prod. by Listening Library. Dist. by Listening Library/ Books on Tape. 2010. ISBN 978-0-3077-3836-3. $34. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gr 7 Up--Dana Reinhart's emotional journey...