Lectorum Catalog 2024

127 • prices in red reflect a 20% discount • Fiction ALMA Y LA ISLA Alma and the Island Mónica Rodríguez CHAPTER BOOK/ Grades 5-8 IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE This moving story about a girl found on a Mediterranean coast, coming from some town in Africa, won a deserved award. It describes the painful situation of immigrants looking for better opportunities in other countries, and the reaction of those who open the doors to them. It is a tale friendship, warmth, fear, and hope. Sp. HC (GS41235) 9788469808887 $18.99/15.20 LAS GUERRAS DE LOS MIÉRCOLES The Wednesday Wars Gary D. Schmidt Grades 5-8 HISTORICAL FICTION Holling Hoodwood has just started seventh grade and his teacher, Mrs. Baker, seems to have something against him. Why else would she make him read Shakespeare outside of school? It’s 1967, the Vietnam War is happening, and his father says the family business is more important than anything else. The entire family must be on their best behavior to ensure the success of Hoodwood and Associates. How can Holling avoid problems if he must deal with Mrs. Baker? Sp. PB (SNP46854) 9781644736807 $12.95/10.36 2008 Newbery Honor Book HUÍDA A CANADÁ AR:5.0/GR:T/730L Runaway to Freedom: A Story of the Underground Railroad Barbara Smucker Grades 5-8 HISTORICAL FICTION Fleeing to the North via the legendary Underground Railroad, young Julilly and Liza face countless dangers and hardships. This masterful blend of fiction and fact includes a stirring prologue by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sp. PB (NG36394) 9788427901056 $10.99/ 8.80 ESTO ES CORAJE AR:6.2/GR: Y/750L Call it Courage Armstrong Sperry Grades 5-8 FEELINGS A young Polynesian boy is ostracized by his community because he is afraid of the ocean. To regain his honor, he must perform an act of bravery. He travels to a sacred island all alone, and survives the dangers there, earning himself the name Mafatu, or “Stout Heart.” Sp. PB (NG4447) 9788427932289 $7.99/6.40 1941 Newbery Medal New UNA LARGA TRAVESÍA HASTA GR: X EL AGUA A Long Walk to Water Linda Sue Park Grades 5-8 CHAPTER BOOK/AFRICAN INTEREST Set in the Sudan in the years 1985 and 2008, this chapter book is told is alternating voices by two 11-year-olds. Nya (2008) must walk hours each day to fetch water for her family. Salva (1985) leaves his war-town village and becomes one of the “lost boys.” Their stories end up intersecting is a surprising way. Sp. PB (HM44978) 9780358344896 $9.99/ 8.00 Eng. PB 9780547577319 $9.99/ 8.00 LLORO POR LA TIERRA Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Mildred D. Taylor Grades 5-8 HISTORICAL FICTION/CHAPTER BOOK Set in Mississippi during the Great Depression, this story tells of the Logans, an African American family who struggles to overcome prejudice while maintaining their independence and pride. A moving tale of both physical and spiritual survival. Sp. PB (RH45943) 9780593313251 $12.95/ 10.36 1977 Newbery Medal EL CAYO AR:5.3/GR: W/820L The Cay Theodore Taylor Grades 5-8 ADVENTURE In this excellent novel of survival set during World War II, Philip, a young white boy, is blinded when the Germans torpedo his ship. Stranded on a tiny Caribbean island with Timothy, an old black sailor, Philip must learn to overcome his prejudice and at the same time adjust to his blindness. Sp. PB (NG37454) 9788427901292 $10.99/ 8.80 Eng. PB 9780440229124 $7.99/ 6.40 LOS POST-ITS DEL SEÑOR NOESTOY Mr. Nothome’s Post-Its Tina Vallès Grades 5-8 CHAPTER BOOK For a school assignment, eight-year-old Claudia has to interview someone about his or her job. She decides her new neighbor would be the perfect candidate. When she rings his bell, he writes not home on a post-it note and slips it under the door. Undeterred, she writes back and, over the next few days, the two begin a dialogue through post-it notes. This connection helps the neighbor get out of the funk he is in. This award- winning chapter book teaches readers what proof-readers do as well as other careers. Sp. HC (GL46038) 9788424671501 $19.99/ 16.00 LA MALDICIÓN DEL HOMBRE GR: W PINGÜINO The Curse of the Werepenguin Allan Woodrow Grades 5-8 CHAPTER BOOK When the mysterious Baron Chordota of Brugaria sends for Bolt, the boy thinks he will finally be reunited with his long-lost parents. In that far-off land, nothing is as it seems and Bolt is in danger. Sp. PB (VS44226) 9786078614776 $12.99/10.40 LAS ESTRELLAS BAJO NUESTROS PIES The Stars Beneath Our Feet David Barclay Moore Grades 5 & Up REALISTIC FICTION It’s Christmas Eve in Harlem, but Lolly and his mother will not be celebrating because they are still reeling from the gang-related shooting of Lolly’s brother. Everything changes when Lolly is given two bags filled with Legos. These Legos provide a safe outlet for his creativity and help him handle the pressure to join a crew. Sp. PB (RH45819) 9781644734490 $13.95/ 11.16 LOS CHICOS FANTASMAS Ghost Boys Jewell Parker Rhodes Grades 5 & Up REALISTIC FICTION Twelve-year-old Jerome is killed by a white police officer who mistakes his toy gun for the real thing. As a ghost, he observes the devastation this has brought to his family and community. Discussion questions are provided at the end of the novel. Sp. PB (LN46144) 9780316408219 $7.99/6.40 AMÉ A JACOB AR:5.7/GR:X/900L Jacob Have I Loved Katherine Paterson Grades 5 & Up REALISTIC FICTION Twin sisters Louise and Caroline live on a small island off the coast of Maryland. Louise, the older of the two by a few minutes, is intensely jealous of her selfish sister and resents having to sacrifice everything for her sake. Sp. PB (NG36133) 9788427900899 $10.99/8.80 1981 Newbery Medal LOS WATSON VAN A GR: U BIRMINGHAM-1963 The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963 Christopher Paul Curtis Grades 5 & Up HISTORICAL FICTION Enter the world of ten-year-old Kenny and his family, the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan. When Momma and Dad decide it’s time for a visit to Grandma, Dad comes home with the amazing Ultra-Glide, and the Watsons head South to Birmingham, Alabama...toward one of the darkest moments in America’s history. Sp. PB (LC41102) 9781632456403 $12.99/ 10.40 Eng. PB 9780440228004 $8.99/ 7.20 2017 Junior Library Guild Selection 1996 Coretta Scott King Honor for Narrative 1996 Newbery Honor Book