2008-2009 Global Reading Challenge Titles

The 2009-2010 Global Reading Challenge Titles will be announced on Tuesday, December 1, 2009. The books listed below are from the 2008-2009 Global Reading Challenge.

The Wright 3: Balliett, Blue; ISBN: 0439693675; Call Number: J BALL; 2006; Spring semester at the Lab School in Hyde Park finds Petra and Calder drawn into another mystery when unexplainable accidents and ghostly happenings throw a spotlight on Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural masterpiece, the Robie House.
Looking for Bapu: Banerjee, Anjali; ISBN: 0385746571; Call Number: J BANE; 2006; Anu's beloved grandfather Bapu moved from India to Anu's home in the Pacific Northwest when Anu was small, and Anu is devastated when Bapu dies. But when he is visited by Bapu's ghost, he knows that there must be a way to bring him back to life.
Free Baseball: Corbett, Sue; ISBN: 0525471200; Call Number: J CORB; 2006; Angry with his mother for having too little time for him, eleven-year-old Felix takes advantage of an opportunity to become bat boy for a minor league baseball team, hoping to someday be like his father, a famous Cuban outfielder. Includes glossaries of baseball terms and Spanish words and phrases.
The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963: Curtis, Christopher Paul; ISBN: 0385321759; Call Number: PBK *J CURT; 1995; Ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Watsons of Flint, Michigan, are heading for Birmingham, Alabama, and one of the darkest moments in American history. Honors include 1996 Newbery Honor Book, 1996 Coretta Scott King Honor Book, and a "New York Times Book Review" Best Book.
The Tale of Despereaux: DiCamillo, Kate; ISBN: 0763617229; Call Number: J DICA; 2003; From the author of "Because of Winn-Dixie" comes a fairy tale full of quirky, unforgettable characters, told with DiCamillo's trademark humor and heartbreaking poignancy.
The Birchbark House: Erdrich, Louise; ISBN: 0786803002; Call Number: *J; 1999; Omakayas, a seven-year-old Native American girl of the Ojibwa tribe, lives through the joys of summer and the perils of winter on an island in Lake Superior in 1847.
The Year of Miss Agnes: Hill, Kirkpatrick; ISBN: 0689829337; Call Number: J HILL; 2000; Ten-year-old Fred (short for Frederika) narrates the story of school and village life among the Athapascans in Alaska during 1948 when Miss Agnes arrived as the new teacher.
The Kite Fighters: Park, Linda Sue; ISBN: 0395940419; Call Number: J; 2000; In Korea in 1473, eleven-year-old Young-sup overcomes his rivalry with his older brother Kee-sup, who as the first-born son receives special treatment from their father, and combines his kite-flying skill with Kee-sup's kite-making skill in an attempt to win the New Year kite-fighting competition.
The Orphan of Ellis Island: Woodruff, Elvira; ISBN: 0590482459; Call Number: PBK *J W; 1997; During a school trip to Ellis Island, Dominick Avaro, a ten-year-old foster child, travels back in time to 1908 Italy and accompanies two young emigrants to America.
Last Summer with Maizon: Woodson, Jacqueline; ISBN: 0440405556; Call Number: PBK J W; 1990; Eleven-year old Margaret tries to accept the inevitable changes that come one summer when her father dies and her best friend Maizon goes away to a private boarding school.

2008-2009 Global Reading Challenge Titles

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