Circle of Fire

10 best books like Circle of Fire (Evelyn Coleman): A Good Kind of Trouble, The Wild Robot, Saint Anything, Part of Your World, Mandie and the Forbidden Attic, Best Friends, Lola at the Library, Thomas Jefferson: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Everything, Brick by Brick, The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System--And How to Fix It

A Good Kind of Trouble

Author	Lisa Ramee
ISBN	0062836706

Twelve-year-old Shayla is allergic to trouble. All she wants to do is to follow the rules. (Oh, and she’d also like to make it through seventh grade with her best friendships intact, learn to run track, and have a cute boy see past her giant forehead.)

But in junior high, it’s like all the...

The Wild Robot

Author	Peter Brown
ISBN	0316381993

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. Why is she there? Where did she come from? And, most important, how will she survive in her harsh surroundings? Roz's only hope is to learn from the island's hostile animal inhabitants. When she tries...

Saint Anything

Author	Sarah Dessen
ISBN	0451474708

Peyton, Sydney's charismatic older brother, has always been the star of the family, receiving the lion's share of their parents' attention and—lately—concern. When Peyton's increasingly reckless behavior culminates in an accident, a drunk driving conviction, and a jail sentence, Sydney...

Part of Your World

Author	Liz Braswell
ISBN	1368013813

Well, that was a book.



I wasn't crazy about this one, guys.
I just never felt connected to it.
It makes me so sad.

It's possibly my fault. I finished the lastest edition to the Twisted Tales line-up, Mirror, Mirror, last month and really enjoyed it. Compared...

Mandie and the Forbidden Attic

Author	Lois Gladys Leppard
ISBN	0871238225

About this book:

“What can be causing the mysterious noises in the school attic? How can Mandie and her friends find out without getting into trouble?”


Series: Book #4 in “Mandie” series. (Read #1’s review Here! #2 Here! And #3 Here!) {There also is the “Young Mandie...

Best Friends

Author

Shannon Hale

Sequel to Shannon Hale's award-winning graphic novel memoir, "Real Friends", this new graphic memoir picks up where "Real Friends" left off. As Shannon grows a little older, the rules of friendship always seem to be changing, leaving her guessing and trying her best to just keep up. "Best Friends"...

Lola at the Library

Author	Anna McQuinn
ISBN	1580891136

It is often a challenge to find children's books with black characters that aren't overwhelmed with historical narratives or self-affirming gobbly-gook (be like Harriet Tubman! You're special! No really!) The little touches make this book unique and lovely: Lola's soft cloud of unraveled hair...

Thomas Jefferson: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Everything

Author	Maira Kalman
ISBN	0399240403

Renowned artist Maira Kalman sheds light on the fascinating life and interests of the Renaissance man who was our third president.

Thomas Jefferson is perhaps best known for writing the Declaration of Independence—but there’s so much more to discover. This energetic man was interested...

Brick by Brick

Author	Charles R. Smith Jr.
ISBN	0061920827

The president of a new country
needs a new home,
so many hands work
together as one.

Black hands,
white hands,
free hands,
slave hands.

In this powerful story of the building of the White House, Coretta Scott King Award winners Charles R. Smith Jr. and Floyd...

The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System--And How to Fix It

Author	Natalie Wexler
ISBN	0735213550

The untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis--and the seemingly endless cycle of multigenerational poverty.

It was only after years within the education reform movement that Natalie Wexler stumbled across a hidden explanation for our country's frustrating lack...