Transcript How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay by Julia Alvarez

BATTLE OF THE
BOOKS
2014
HOW TIA LOLA CAME TO VISIT STAY
BY: JULIA ALVAREZ
Ten-year-old Miguel is embarrassed by his colorful aunt, Tía
Lola, when she comes to Vermont from the Dominican
Republic to stay with his family after his parents' divorce.
She is just so different. But Tia Lola has a few tricks up her
brightly-hued, flowered, possibly magical sleeves that just
might change his mind.
HONEYSUCKLE HOUSE
BY ANDREA CHENG
An all-American girl with Chinese ancestors and a
new immigrant from China find little in common
when they first meet in their fourth grade
classroom. But they are both missing their best
friends and soon discover other connections that
could help them come to terms with the changes in
their lives.
SKELETON MAN
BY JOSEPH BRUCHAC
After her parents disappear and she is turned over to the care
of a strange "great-uncle," Molly must rely on her dreams
about an old Mohawk story for her safety and maybe even
for her life.
Joseph Bruchac talk
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CHUCK CLOSE: FACE BOOK
BY CHUCK CLOSE
Artist Chuck Close introduces the reader to his art, shows the
processes he uses in his studios, and answers questions about
his life and the challenges--physical and mental--he has faced.
Chuck Close Interview
MOCKINGBIRD
BY KATHRYN ERSKINE
Ten-year-old Caitlin, who has Asperger's Syndrome,
struggles to understand emotions, show empathy, and
make friends at school, while at home she seeks
closure by working on a project with her father.
Book trailer
90 MILES TO HAVANA
BY ENRIQUE FLORES-GALBIS
Julian's parents, hoping to protect him from the dangers of the turmoil in
Cuba, send him to the United States in 1961 as part of Operation Pedro
Pan, not realizing that life in a Miami refugee camp holds its own perils.
Author reading book
Book trailer
A STRONG RIGHT ARM
BY MICHELLE GREEN
This biography tells the story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, a
woman who had to overcome the obstacles of gender and race
to pursue her dream of playing baseball, and who finally got her
chance when she and other African-American women were
invited to play in the Negro Leagues after male players were
allowed on major league teams.
Mamie Johnson Interview
WRINKLE IN TIME
BY MADELEINE L’ENGLE O
OR
WRINKLE IN TIME: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL
BY HOPE LARSON
Meg Murry, her brother Charles, and their friend Calvin, embark
on a journey through space and time, assisted by three
otherworldly women, when they set out to find Meg's father, a
physicist who disappeared while experimenting with time travel.
90 second Newbery video
NUMBER THE STARS
BY LOIS LOWRY
In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old
Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter
her Jewish friend from the Nazis.
Book trailer
EVERY SOUL A STAR
BY WENDY MASS
Ally, Bree, and Jack meet at Moon Shadow, an isolated campground, to
watch a total eclipse of the sun; but soon they begin to learn a great deal
about themselves, each other, and the universe.
Book trailer
FABLEHAVEN
BY BRANDON MULL
Kendra and Seth find themselves in the midst of a battle between good and
evil when they visit their grandparents' estate and discover that it is a
sanctuary for magical creatures.
Book trailer
NINTH WARD
BY JEWELL RHODES PARKER
In New Orleans' Ninth Ward, twelve-year-old Lanesha, who can
see spirits, and her adopted grandmother have no choice but to
stay and weather the storm as Hurricane Katrina bears down
upon them.
Author reading
JUMP INTO THE SKY
BY SHELLEY PEARSALL
In 1945, thirteen-year-old Levi is sent to find the father he has not seen in
three years, going from Chicago, to segregated North Carolina, and finally to
Pendleton, Oregon, where he learns that his father's unit, the all-Black
555th paratrooper battalion, will never see combat but finally has a mission.
Triple Nickel video
TRUE MEANING OF SMEKDAY
BY ADAM REX
Twelve-year-old Gratuity "Tip" Tucci is left to fend for herself
after Earth is colonized by aliens and her mother is abducted.
As she journeys across the country, she must try to stop
another alien invasion with only the help of a cat named Pig
and an alien named J. Lo.
Boov video
Smekday website
NIGHT OF THE HOWLING DOGS
BY GRAHAM SALISBURY
Eleven Boy Scouts, their leaders, and some new
friends camping at Halape, Hawaii, in 1975,
find their survival skills put to the test when a
massive earthquake strikes, followed by a
tsunami.
BOYS WITHOUT NAMES
BY KASHMIRA SHETH
Eleven-year-old Gopal and his family leave their rural Indian
village to live with his uncle in Mumbai, but when they arrive his
father goes missing and Gopal ends up locked in a sweatshop
from which there is no escape.
THE WAY A DOOR CLOSES
BY HOPE ANITA SMITH
With a click, a bang, a whisper--or no noise at all. There are so
many ways that a door can close, but it's not just the closing;
it's the knowing. And thirteen-year-old CJ knows too much-about losing his father, about his family's pain, and especially
about what it means to hold things together when times are the
toughest.
Author’s biography
WHEN YOU REACH ME
BY REBECCA STEAD
As her mother prepares to be a contestant on the
1980s television game show, "The $20,000 Pyramid,"
a twelve-year-old New York City girl tries to make sense
of a series of mysterious notes received from an
anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time
and space.
Author talk
CANDY BOMBER
BY MICHAEL TUNNELL
After World War II, the U.S. and Britain airlifted food and supplies into
Russian-blockaded West Berlin. U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Gail Halvorsen
knew the children of the city were suffering. To lift their spirits, he began
dropping chocolate and gum by parachute.
Candy Bomber mini documentary
ONE CRAZY SUMMER
BY RITA WILLIAMS-GARCIA
In the summer of 1968, after traveling from Brooklyn
to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the
mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine
and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome
as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet
and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit
and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther
summer camp.
Author’s book trailer
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READING
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