Mrs. Malecha Reads!

by Sara St. Antoine Lexile:  720 Genre:  Realistic Fiction Adam knows that this summer on Three Bird Lake is going to be different.  His parents have gotten divorced which means his uncle and cousins won't be there to hang around with.  He will be alone with his grandma and his mom for the whole summer.  Things also feel different because he can sense that his grandma is changing.  She no longer drives her car and seems to be having a hard time remembering things.  And then the little notes start to appear...first Adam thinks that he just didn't notice them before, but then he begins to suspect that his grandmother is leaving them for him.  But what do they mean?  He enlists of the help of his new friend, Alice, to see if together they can figure out the mystery.

by Juana Martinez-Neal 2019-20 Star of the North Nominee Alma Sofia Esperanza Jose Pura Candela has the longest name in the world!  Why did her Daddy give her so many names?  Her Daddy explains the meaning and the person behind each of her names so that Alma can understand who she is.  But he has no story for the name Alma, because she is the first Alma in their family and she will get to write her own story.  What is the story of your name?  What story would you like to tell?

by Jacqueline Woodson Illustrated by Rafael Lopez 2019-20 Star of the North Nominee There are lots of reasons why children might feel different when they walk into school.  Maybe it's the clothes they wear, the style of their hair, the language the speak, or what they've packed in their lunchbox.  It's not easy to be different, but this book celebrates those differences.  Differences can bring us together as we learn and grow and share our stories.

by Charise Mericle Harper 2019-20 Star of the North Nominee Hey look!  Yellow Bird has a button.  What does his button do?  NOTHING!  Red Bird presses it.  Blue Bird presses it.  What good is a button that does NOTHING?  Read this story and find out!

by Bob Shea 2019-20 Star of the North Nominee It's time to play Crash, Splash, or Moo!  This game show style book has you guessing...will each action stunt result in a crash, splash or moo?  Guess right and you win a banana!  If you guess them all correct you will win the amazing secret prize...read this book to win!

by Kirsten Hall and Isabelle Arsenault 2019-20 Star of the North Bzzzzz....what is that noise? It's getting louder and louder and coming closer and closer...why, it's a honeybee! What is it looking for?  Flowers and sweet nectar.  The bees drink and drink until they've had their fill and then off to the hive they go.  The bees are busy at work all day long.

by Minh Le Illustrated by Dan Santat 2019-20 Star of the North Nominee When you don't speak the same language as someone, you have to get creative if you want to communicate.  Television isn't working, speaking isn't working, but what about drawing?  Grandpa and his grandson finally find something they can communicate through.  As their art comes to life, they realize that they have more in common than they first thought!