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Break a Leg!: The Kids' Book of Acting and Stagecraft
Lise Friedman (2002) , 200+ pages
Illustrated by Mary Dowdle
Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category: Non-Fiction
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Have you ever wondered about the world
of acting or how to get started in
theater? If so Break a Leg is
for you. Some of the contents in this
non-fiction book include improvisation
activities, making stage entrances and
exits, set designs, and how to make a
living as an actor. This book has lots
of black and white photographs showing
children in action. Also included are
a few pages of color costume design.
Reviewed by: Emily / Steele Creek Library
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Coraline
Neil Gaiman (2002) , 160-200 pages
Illustrated by Dave McKean
Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category: Fantasy, Scary
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Life is rather strange for Coraline
since she and her parents moved to the
big old house that is divided into
separate apartments. There are the
old ladies who live below her who were
once actresses and now live with a
number of terriers (and never pronounce
her name correctly). There is the crazy
old man upstairs who insists he is
training a mouse circus (and, he, too,
never pronounces her name correctly).
And then there is the door that goes
nowhere--it just opens onto a brick
wall. Coraline's strange life gets even
stranger when one day she opens this
same door and the brick wall has
vanished. When she steps through, she
walks into a house that resembles her
own, but there are some very scary
differences. In this house there is
the "other mother" who makes great
meals--but also has long skinny fingers
and black buttons for eyes. Coraline
discovers that the "other mother" has
some definite plans for her. These
plans could trap her in this place
forever. Read this book and step into a
dark dream-like world--but watch out
for rats!
Reviewed by: Tony / South County Regional Library
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Comments from Readers
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Claire, age 8 from Midlothian, Virginia
Coraline is a great book It is scary but also exiting i saw the movie on the exact day it came out right now i am reading Coraline for the second time I think it is a great book I think you should read it! I have really enjoyed reading it I think Coraline is a very adventurous young girl I LOVE THE BOOK CORALINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Bree'undra, age 11 from Florida
This book was scary. I loved reading it.
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Hallie, age 9 from New York
It is fantastic! It really Scared me. Even my mom was scared!
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Darby
Jonathon Scott Fuqua (2002) , 200+ pages
Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade)
Category: African-American, Historical, Multicultural, Realistic Fiction
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Struggling with what to play, who to
choose as a best friend, and "what I
want to be when I grow up" are the
things that little girls should be
thinking about. But it is 1926 in
Marlboro County, South Carolina, and
much is about to happen. Darby's
thoughts are of being a great writer
and suddenly she becomes
the "problem." All that she believes
is about to be threatened and she will
be the cause of many heartaches in her
family. But, will she also be the
healing and help for a county torn
apart by racial tension? Read
Darby to find out.
Reviewed by: Jackie / Matthews Library
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Comments from Readers
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Emma, age 12 from Nebraska
It's a book you never want to put down.
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