Mr. Leeper's Bookshelf

Author Study Selection Author :  Patricia Reilly Giff, 1998, Viking Illustrator :  Lynne Cravath This is the third and final ch...

Author :  Mary Hays Weik, 1966, Atheneum This piece of realistic fiction takes us into the home of young Zeke.  He is an African-American...

Author Study Selection Author :  Patricia Reilly Giff, 2006, Wendy Lamb Books Water Street is another excellent piece of litera...

Author & Illustrator :  Chris Van Allsburg, 1985, Houghton Mifflin The Polar Express is an excellent example of  Fantasy literature. ...

Author Study Selection Author :  Patricia Reilly Giff, 2008, Wendy Lamb Books Sam is afraid of the number eleven, and he can...

Author :  Roald Dahl, 1964, Puffin Books (2nd ed. 1998) Illustrator :  Quentin Blake I would hypothesize that many of your students have ...

Author :  Judith Viorst, 1972, Scholastic Illustrator :  Ray Cruz Have you ever had an "Alexander" day?  By that, I mean, have ...