Book suggestions
Younger Readers
Run, Sea Turtle, Run: A Hatchling's Journey by Stephen Swinburne
Beautiful photographs illustrate this nonfiction book for younger readers. Follow a hatchling's treacherous journey from nest to sea. Science writer Stephen Swinburne creates an engaging first-person narrative from the sea turtle's perspective. The drama of the hatchlings' race to safety is captured.
Middle Grade Readers
Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! by Sarah Kapit
Autistic eleven-year-old Vivy Cohen won't let anything stop her from playing baseball--not when she has a major-league star as her pen pal. Vivy loves baseball and is perfecting her knuckleball when the novel begins. Her mother is particularly concerned about her being the only girl on a team of boys, but her coach has faith in her and she gets advice from a major league pitcher with whom she has begun exchanging letters. Told in letters and emails, this realistic fiction sports story introduces readers to a character with determination and hidden talents. Vivy works to ignore a bully and gain the respect of her teammates with detarmination and grit.
Upper Grade Readers
Golden Arm by Carl Deuker
Lazarus “Laz” Weathers has always been shy, and his issue with stuttering when he speaks hasn’t helped. Stuck in a Seattle trailer park, Laz finds baseball helps him escape from the world of poverty. When he gets an opportunity to pitch for the rich kids across town, he has a chance to get drafted by the major leagues. He's dealing with lots of conflict outside of the game of baseball, however-- will he let those issues derail his baseball career?
Have you tried our District-wide Library page?
The Brookline school librarians have been collaborating since March to provide read alouds and activities for K - 8 students. Each Monday new activities are posted for grades K - 2, 3 - 5 and 6 - 8. Click here to see what we've shared in recent weeks.
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