Knock at a Star: A Child's Introduction to Poetry
10 best books like Knock at a Star: A Child's Introduction to Poetry (X.J. Kennedy): Shooting Kabul, The Trumpet of the Swan, The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle, The Penderwicks on Gardam Street, Paul Bunyan, a Tall Tale, Young Fredle, Children of the Longhouse, The Penderwicks at Point Mouette, Click'd, The Great Treehouse War
In the summer of 2001, twelve-year-old Fadi's parents make the difficult decision to illegally leave Afghanistan and move the family to the United States. When their underground transport arrives at the rendezvous point, chaos ensues, and Fadi is left dragging his younger sister Mariam through...
| Author | E.B. White |
| ISBN | 0064408671 |
Swan Song
Like the rest of his family, Louis is a trumpeter swan. But unlike his four brothers and sisters, Louis can't trumpet joyfully. In fact, he can't even make a sound. And since he can't trumpet his love, the beautiful swan Serena pays absolutely no attention to him.
Louis tries...
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
| Author | Leslie Connor |
| ISBN | 0062491490 |
Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade, and everyone knows he can barely read or write. Mason’s learning disabilities are compounded by grief. Fifteen months ago, Mason’s best friend, Benny Kilmartin, turned up dead in the Buttle family’s orchard. An investigation drags on,...
The Penderwicks on Gardam Street
| Author | Jeanne Birdsall |
| ISBN | 0375840907 |
With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager.
The Penderwick sisters are home on Gardam Street...
| Author | Steven Kellogg |
| ISBN | 0688058000 |
I had not heard of Paul Bunyan so I don't know how accurate the story is but I found this unpleasant and confusing. Building skyscrapers out of wood, a giant pancake machine that flipped the pancakes on top of the skyscrapers and people playing some game that looked like ice hockey with bacon strapped to...
| Author | Cynthia Voigt |
| ISBN | 0375864571 |
Cynthia Voigt crafts a novel about discovery, perspective, and the meaning of home—all through the eyes of an affable and worried little mouse. Fredle is an earnest young fellow suddenly cast out of his cozy home behind the kitchen cabinets—into the outside. It's a new world of color and texture...
| Author | Joseph Bruchac |
| ISBN | 0140385045 |
When Ohkwa'ri overhears a group of older boys planning a raid on a neighboring village, he immediately tells his Mohawk elders. He has done the right thing—but he has also made enemies. Grabber and his friends will do anything they can to hurt him, especially during the village-wide game of Tekwaarathon...
The Penderwicks at Point Mouette
| Author | Jeanne Birdsall |
| ISBN | 0375858512 |
With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward Eager.
When summer comes around, it's off to the beach...
| Author | Tamara Ireland Stone |
| ISBN | 1484784979 |
Allie Navarro can't wait to show her best friends the app she built at CodeGirls summer camp. CLICK'D pairs users based on common interests and sends them on a fun (and occasionally rule-breaking) scavenger hunt to find each other. And it's a hit. By the second day of school, everyone is talking about...
Kids vs. parents! An epic treehouse sleepover! An awesome group of friends! An exciting new book from National Book Award finalist Lisa Graff.
Winnie's last day of fourth grade ended with a pretty life-changing surprise. That was the day Winnie s parents got divorced, the day they decided...
