Will's Race For Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes

 

COMING SOON to Angling Road's Library!!!

It's 1889 , barely 25 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, and a young black family is tired of working as share-croppers on land they don't get to own. Will and his father set out on a journey from Texas to Oklahoma, racing 1000s of others to the place where land is free - if they can get there fast enough. 

Ms. Arnold ~ This book started out slow for me, but then got SO good that I couldn't put it down! It became very fast paced and exciting!

Big Tree by Brian Selznick

 Big Tree by Brian Selznick

Don't let the thickness of this book scare  you - it's a novel in pictures and words so many pages are all pictures!!! "Hello, stars. I thought I heard you calling me." A mysterious voice has been speaking to Louise in her dreams. She and her brother Merwin are Sycamore seeds, who hope one day to set down roots and become big trees. 

This is a fantastic novel told in words and pictures. The two main characters are seeds, which makes this book very unique! A must read! Ms. Arnold

The Turtle of Michigan by Naomi Shihab Nye

 The Turtle of Michigan by Naomi Shihab Nye

Here are some things Aref discovers about his new home in the United States: they have pizza, the dog next door can hum, snow is softer than a pillow, his mother likes barbeque, there are no palm trees at all, the yogurt isn't as good, school is fun, the turtles of Michigan!

Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly

 Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly

Iris is about to go on a grand road trip to make sure the loneliest whale in the ocean is finally heard. From fixing the class computer to repairing old radios, 12-year-old Iris is a tech genius. But she's also the only deaf person in her school, so people often treat her like she's not very smart. If you've ever felt like no one was listening to you, then you know how hard that can be!

Ferris by Kate DiCamillo

It was the summer before Emma Phineas Wilkey (who everyone called Ferris) went into fifth grade. It was the summer that the ghost appeared to Charisse, the summer that Pinky Wilkey, devoted herself to becoming an outlaw, and the summer that uncle Ted left Aunt Shirley and moved into the Wilkey basement to paint a history of the world.

The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers

 Newbery Award Winner ~ 2023

Johannes, a free dog, lives in an urban park by the sea. His job is to be the Eyes—to see everything that happens within the park and report back to the park’s elders, three ancient Bison. His friends—a seagull, a raccoon, a squirrel, and a pelican—work with him as the Assistant Eyes, observing the humans and other animals who share the park and making sure the Equilibrium is in balance.

Free water by Amina Luqman-Dawson

 

Coretta Scott King Award ~ Newbery Award Winner ~ 2022

Under the cover of night, twelve-year-old Homer flees Southerland Plantation with his little sister Ada, unwillingly leaving their beloved mother behind. Much as he adores her and fears for her life, Homer knows there’s no turning back, not with the overseer on their trail. Through tangled vines, secret doorways, and over a sky bridge, the two find a secret community called Freewater, deep in the swamp.