The Sisters Grimm Book Two: The Unusual Suspects by: - (Scholastic, 2007) Michael Buckley 290 pages. Now that Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are living with their grandmother Relda in Ferryport Landing, New York, the time to start school has arrived. Daphne is in second grade, with Snow White as a teacher, and school could not be more fun. Sabrina, on the other hand, is in sixth grade and quickly discovers that the entire sixth-grade teaching staff is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Not only that, but the majority of the students sleep through every class and have not done their homework. When homeroom teacher, Mr. Grumpner, is Sabrina’s found dead and dangling from a the Grimm family must step in and try to solve the crime before spider’s web, more people get hurt. Perfect for: Kids who like science fiction and fantasy. Find at your local library. Skellig by: - (Random House, 1998) David Almond 182 pages. Is the creature dying in a man, a bird, an angel or all three? And what is his connection to Michael’s garage baby sister, in the hospital with a heart problem? This gorgeously weird novel holds readers Michael’s who’s entranced in a spell woven of moonlight, owls and poetry. Among the many pleasures of this atmospheric and stunningly beautiful novel are the characters of Michael, a deeply empathetic boy, and Mina, who studies birds and William Blake (and who should be the poster child for home schooling) and the tender and touching — relationship Michael and Mina develop in caring for Skellig and worrying about his baby sister. Want to see the movie? Check out the 2009 made-for-TV adaptation, Skellig: The Owl Man.
The Sisters Grimm Book Two: The Unusual Suspects by: Michael Buckley - (Scholastic, 2007) 290 pages. Now that Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are living with their grandmother Relda in Ferryport Landing, New York, the time to start school has arrived. Daphne is in second grade, with Snow White as a teacher, and school could not be more fun. Sabrina, on the other hand, is in sixth grade and quickly discovers that the entire sixth-grade teaching staff is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Not only that, but the majority of the students sleep through every class and have not done their homework. When Sabrina’s homeroom teacher, Mr. Grumpner, is found dead and dangling from a spider’s web, the Grimm family must step in and try to solve the crime before more people get hurt. Perfect for: Kids who like science fiction and fantasy. Find at your local library. Skellig by: David Almond - (Random House, 1998) 182 pages. Is the creature dying in Michael’s garage a man, a bird, an angel or all three? And what is his connection to Michael’s baby sister, who’s in the hospital with a heart problem? This gorgeously weird novel holds readers entranced in a spell woven of moonlight, owls and poetry. Among the many pleasures of this atmospheric and stunningly beautiful novel are the characters of Michael, a deeply empathetic boy, and Mina, who studies birds and William Blake (and who should be the poster child for home schooling) — and the tender and touching relationship Michael and Mina develop in caring for Skellig and worrying about his baby sister. Want to see the movie? Check out the 2009 made-for-TV adaptation, Skellig: The Owl Man.
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