The Summer We Saved the Bees by Robin Stevenson. Meet Wolf and his family, living with his mother and stepfather, younger twin sisters and teenage stepsister, trying to help the environment as much as possible. But now Wolf's mother has become truly obsessed with saving the bees, so much so that she takes the kids out of school early to begin a summer long trip educating people about the bees plight and importance. Across Canada. In a converted van running on vegetable oil! Not only is Wolf missing his school, his older sister is planning to run away and he is worried about his younger sister, the twin who barely speaks. Can he help his parents see they are not being fair to their family, only to the bees? Grade 4-5 The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepard. Tomas loves helping his grandfather in his big garden where he has spent a lot of time since his had an operation on his heart. When he finds a strange weed like red fruit he takes it back to his room to see what grows. And a baby dragon hatches! His dragon, he names Flicker for his flickering sparks and scales, also has exploding poop and a strange smell. Can he possibly hide Flicker and try to keep him as his very own very special pet? But when his best friends and his baby sister become suspicious and there may be more little dragons hatching...well read to find out! Grades 3-5.
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AuthorI am the Library Media Center director at Patton School in Arlington Heights where I help students from kindergarten through 5th grade find terrific independent reading for enjoyment and information, and teach students the skills to use information and technology safely and productively and to connect, communicate and share with others. I have four grown children, a large black dog, (flat coat retriever) and a small striped cat. I am an obessive Chicago Cubs fan and I love to run. Patton LMC Summer Reading Blog |