Plot: This book by Rita Williams-Garcia is about three sisters who are trying to find their mother who abandoned them. The story is about three African-American girls, Delphine, Vonetta and Fern during 1968 who visit Oakland, California and meet their real mother without knowing her. The book talks about how these three girls were treatedContinue reading “One Crazy Summer”
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Plot: This book by E.L. Konigsburg is about two kids who run away from their home and their stingy parents and live at the museum. Turns out they have a mystery to solve. Claudia and her brother, Jamie run away from home and live at he Metropolitan Museum of Art in the city of NewContinue reading “From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler”
The Terrible Two
Plot: This book is written by Jory John Mac Barnett. Miles Murphy is known for one and only one thing-have the reputation of being a prankster! He is the best his school has ever seen so when he had to move, or I should say was forced to move to the boring Yawnee Valley, whichContinue reading “The Terrible Two”
Amar Chitra Katha-Classics by Bankim Chandra
This book has 5 stories by Bankim Chandra, compiled in one book. Bankim Chandra Chatterji was a poet who wrote “Vande Mataram”, the inspirational song dedicated to India and its freedom fighters. He was a very bright student and rumors are that he learned his alphabets in one day! In this book, there are fiveContinue reading “Amar Chitra Katha-Classics by Bankim Chandra”
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