The Color of My Words
10 best books like The Color of My Words (Lynn Joseph): I am Rembrandt's Daughter, On My Honor, Song of the Sparrow, Firebird, Saving Montgomery Sole, The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction, Locomotion, Words with Wings, The Gods Lie, Frost
| Author | Lynn Cullen |
| ISBN | 1599900467 |
With her mother dead of the plague, and her beloved brother newly married and moved away, Cornelia van Rijn finds herself without a friend or confidante--save her difficult father. Out of favor with Amsterdam's elite, and considered brash and unreasonable by his patrons, Rembrandt van Rijn, once...
| Author | Marion Dane Bauer |
| ISBN | 0440466334 |
"On My Honor" was always a kids' book that was personal to me. The author, Marion Dane Bauer, was raised in the same small town as my mother; Oglesby, Illinois. The events in the book are based on an actual young boy's drowning that took place when my mother and the author were both children. I grew up playing...
| Author | Lisa Ann Sandell |
| ISBN | 0439918480 |
The year is 490 AD. Fiery 16-year-old Elaine of Ascolat, the daughter of one of King Arthur's supporters, lives with her father on Arthur's base camp, the sole girl in a militaristic world of men.
Elaine's only girl companion is the mysterious Morgan, Arthur's older sister, but Elaine cannot...
| Author | Misty Copeland |
| ISBN | 0399166157 |
In her debut picture book, Misty Copeland tells the story of a young girl--an every girl--whose confidence is fragile and who is questioning her own ability to reach the heights that Misty has reached. Misty encourages this young girl's faith in herself and shows her exactly how, through hard work and...
| Author | Mariko Tamaki |
| ISBN | 1626722714 |
In sight not see
black light not be
This is the curious instruction that comes with the Eye of Know, the possibly powerful crystal amulet that Montgomery Sole buys online for $5.99. It’s also the next topic of discussion at Mystery Club (members: Monty and her two best friends, Thomas...
The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction
| Author | Meghan Cox Gurdon |
| ISBN | 0062562835 |
A Wall Street Journal writer’s conversation-changing look at how reading aloud makes adults and children smarter, happier, healthier, more successful and more closely attached, even as technology pulls in the other direction.
A miraculous alchemy occurs when one person reads to another,...
| Author | Jacqueline Woodson |
| ISBN | 0142401498 |
When Lonnie Collins Motion "Locomotion" was seven years old, his life changed forever. Now he's eleven, and his life is about to change again. His teacher, Ms. Marcus, is showing him ways to put his jumbled feelings on paper. And suddenly, Lonnie has a whole new way to tell the world about his life, his...
| Author | Nikki Grimes |
| ISBN | 1590789857 |
Gabby’s world is filled with daydreams. However, what began as an escape from her parents’ arguments has now taken over her life. But with the help of a new teacher, Gabby the dreamer might just become Gabby the writer, and words that carried her away might allow her to soar. Written in vivid, accessible...
| Author | Kaori Ozaki |
| ISBN | 1942993366 |
Natsuru Nanao, a 6th grader who lives alone with his mother, strikes up an unlikely friendship with the reserved and driven Rio Suzumura. Natsuru plays hookey from soccer camp that summer, and instead of telling the truth to his mother, he spends all his time with Rio and her kid brother at their rickety...
| Author | M.P. Kozlowsky |
| ISBN | 0545831911 |
Being human is her greatest strength.
Sixteen-year-old Frost understands why she’s spent her entire life in an abandoned apartment building. The ruined streets below are hunting grounds for rogue robots and Eaters.
She understands why she’s never met a human besides her father....
