Tag: Lois Lowry

I was sent a copy of Stay!: Keeper’s Story by Lois Lowry   Stay!: Keeper’s Story by Lois Lowry Release Date: 2017-02-07 Keeper was born between a board fence and a set of trash cans. Just a lowly stray dog, he was separated from his mother and his siblings at a young age. Still, he faces every challenge with his nose upturned and his lustrous tail held high. His journey out of puppyhood, during which he becomes the loyal companion to a homeless man, discovers an ear for poetry, and…

I was sent a copy of Gooney Bird and the Room Mother (Gooney Bird Greene) by Lois Lowry   Gooney Bird and the Room Mother (Gooney Bird Greene) by Lois Lowry Release Date: 2016-09-20 Gooney Bird Greene knows exactly where she likes to be: “right smack in the middle of everything.” Sure enough, her colorful fashion sense, exuberant personality, and “absolutely true” stories land her at the center of attention most of the time, but as Mrs. Pidgeon’s second grade class prepares for their Thanksgiving pageant, the lead role of…

I was sent a copy of See You Around, Sam! by Lois Lowry   See You Around, Sam! by Lois Lowry Release Date: 2016-06-07 Sam Krupnik, mad at his mother because she won’t let him wear his newly acquired plastic fangs in the house, decides to run away to Alaska. There, he can look like the walruses with their tusks–at least they would let him wear his fangs. But as Sam says goodbye to his neighbors, he receives more advice and survival tools than he knows what to do with.…

I was sent a copy of Zooman Sam by Lois Lowry   Zooman Sam by Lois Lowry Release Date: 2016-06-07 It’s Future Job Day at Sam’s nursery school, and Sam decides to dress up as a Zookeeper. But he wants to be more than that… he wants to be important, interesting, and more than ordinary: the Chief of Wonderfulness. Will he find a way to be the Chief of Wonderfulness as he teaches his classmates about all the different animals? Hilarious and charming, Zooman Sam is perfect for readers new…

I was sent a copy of Bless This Mouse by Lois Lowry Bless This Mouse by Lois Lowry Release Date: 2015-04-07 “Fun and lighthearted.” —Publishers Weekly “With touches of surprise and a satisfyingly predictable resolution, this is a strong choice for both classroom sharing and independent reading.” —Booklist Under the Mouse Mistress Hildegarde’s leadership, a resilient group of church mice save themselves from one danger after another—sometimes by the skin of their tails! Can one ultimate act of bravery during the feast day of St. Francis get Father Murphy to…