summer reading & more
2006
2006 Summer Reading List
Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues
Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues by Patricia McKissack
Patricia McKissack has chronicled the true story of the Negro Leagues, the only place an African-American could play major league baseball before 1947.
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Chocolate Fever
Chocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith
Henry Green loves chocolate. In fact, he eats so much chocolate that he develops chocolate fever. This humorous book is filled with interesting characters and lots of laughs.
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Cold River
Cold River by William Judson
A fall canoe trip turns to terror and disaster as two teenagers are left to survive the winter in the frozen Adirondacks.
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Cool Salsa
Cool Salsa by Lori M Carlson
Bilingual poems about growing up Latino in the United States.
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Cracker Jackson
Cracker Jackson by Betsy Byars
Eleven-year-old Cracker Jackson is in the middle of a serious problem. He must find a way to save his adult friend Alma from her violent husband. This realistic fiction addresses issues of friendship and family relationships.
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