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The Best Chef in Second Grade by Katharine Kenah; illustrated by Abby Carter Reading Level: Grades 1 - 3 Everyone wants to be the best at something and second grade Ollie is no different. The only problem is he enjoys doing is cooking which doesn’t help him in school. Until he learns that a famous TV chef is coming to his classroom. Ollie is very excited until he is given the assignment to find his family’s favorite dish. With his fussy sister how is he supposed to do that? Every day he comes to school and finds he is the only one without a family favorite and this was his chance to be the best in his class. Will he ever find his family’s favorite food before the chef arrives? Check out The Best Chef in Second Grade to find out how Ollie completes his hardest assignment yet. Reviewer: RR |
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Someone Named Eva by
Joan M. Wolf Reading Level: Grades 5 - 8 In 1942 the Nazis destroyed the town of Lidice, Czechoslovakia. Lidice was emptied of all 500 of its citizens. A few children who looked like the German Aryan ideal were taken from their families and sent to special centers to be reeducated and reborn as German boys and girls. They were given new names and forbidden to speak any language except German. Once they completed their “schooling” they were “adopted” by German families. In this fictionalized account, 11-year-old Milada struggles to remember her family, her country and her very identity as she fights against becoming someone named Eva. The author’s note at the end should not be missed. Reviewer: HG |
