Books mentioned in January 2012 Notes from the Horn Book

Five questions for Jane Yolen Snow in Summer by Jane Yolen, Philomel, 12 years and up. More fantastic books for older readers Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst, McElderry, 14 years and up. Cinder by Marissa Meyer, Feiwel, 12 years and up. Diabolical by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Candlewick, 14 years and up. The Space [...]

Recommended Audiobooks

The audiobooks recommended below were released within the last several years. Grade levels are only suggestions; the individual child is the real criterion.

Hanukkah Reading

The books recommended below were published within the last several years. Grade levels are only suggestions; the individual child is the real criterion.

Halloween Reading

The books recommended below were published within the last several years. Grade levels are only suggestions; the individual child is the real criterion.   PICTURE BOOKS Suggested grade level listed with each entry. Ghosts in the House! by Kazuno Kohara (Roaring Brook) After moving into a haunted house, a young witch hops on her broom [...]

Back to School Books

The Horn Book recommends books about school, published within the last few years.

Recreational reading (and listening)

Our annual summer reading list is up, just in time for the long holiday weekend! If your Memorial Day plans involve travel (and traffic), be sure to peruse the new recommended audiobooks list for road trip listening suggestions.