Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan
The German Midwife by Mandy Robotham
Chasing the Last Laugh by Richard Zacks - nonfiction about Mark Twain
Paper by Mark Kurlansky - nonfiction
An Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo
Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough
What the Night Sings by Vesper Stamper
Empire of Cotton by Sven Beckert (nonfiction, did not finish)
Count on Me by Miguel Tanco - early reviewer picture book - This is a great picture book to encourage a child who loves math. The main character, a little girl, notices that her family members have different passions (painting, insect study, and music), and tries out different activities at school, but math is her passion. The ink and watercolor illustrations by Spanish author/illustrator Miguel Tanco are in a muted palette of browns, grays, and beige, with bits of burnt oranges and reds, and don't distract from the text. The "My Math" journal at the end of the book is especially interesting, with its illustrated glossary of such terms as fractals, polygons, concentric circles, curves, solids, trajectories, and sets, but a bit above the reading level of the rest of the book.
© Amanda Pape - 2019
