GENRE QUIZZLE

 

The Color of Water by James McBride                                                  Genre:____________

As the subtitle celebrates, a Black man's tribute to his mother, written from both perspectives is a humorous, strong testimony of how a mother's love defies any and all preconceived racial boundaries.

 

Dr. Pompo's nose by Freymann & Elffers                                             Genre:____________

Case of the missing pumpkin nose is a literary and visual delight-close to fright!

 

Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann                                     Genre:____________

Officer Buckle was an officer who visited the school to talk about school safety; the police department bought Gloria a police dog. Officer Buckle was pleased and so was Gloria that all the kids loved their safety presentations illustrated and performed with humor.

 

Ride a Purple Pelican by Jack Prelutsky                                              Genre:____________

Grandma Bear, Poor Potato, Little Pink Pig, Yellow Bill Duck are a few of these short rhyming ditties that enthrall your tongue and captivate young children into chanting.

 

So B It by Sarah Weeks                                                                        Genre:____________

While searching for her mother's true identity, the protagonist is challenged to deal with her own issues of growing up.

 

Requiem for a German Past: A Boyhood among the Nazis by Jurgen Herbst    Genre:____________

A memoir of a boy growing up in Germany during WWII and as the preface states: "I wrote this book primarily for my children... who have a right to know where their father came from. I neither attempt to analyze and explain, nor do I answer directly the questions that I know many readers will have."

 

The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl                                                          Genre:____________

A girl with a magic finger unwillingly uses her power to teach the Gregg family a lesson about hunting poor defenseless creatures. The Greggs come to an understanding and vow never to hunt any creature again.

 

Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix                                  Genre:____________

In a world where only two children are allowed per family, a third child gains more confidence in coming out of the family hiding place.

 

Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats by Ann Earle                                    Genre:____________

A beginner’s book about the different type of bats, how they use sound to hunt and their eating habits.

 

A Breeze Swept Through by Luci Tapahonso                                       Genre:____________

Her poems tell of what Navajo life is like.  As I read the poems I could tell that these days were in the seventies because many of the things she speaks of were true in my mother’s life.  I was especially sad on the passing away of her brother and the marital discord.

 

Kit’s Wilderness by David Almond                                                       Genre:____________

Set in England and focused on the history of coal mining in England, this story pays tribute to the young boys who worked in the mines contributing through generations to the industry that was literally fueled on the backs of these boys, many who toiled through injury, inhospitable conditions and death.

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