The Choose to Read Ohio list for 2011-2012 looks great. I’m going to try to read several of these over the next couple of years.
Children’s Titles
- The Giant of Seville by Dan Andreasen
- The First Day of Winter by Denise Fleming
- Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep! illustrated by Will Hillenbrand
- Otis by Loren Long
- B is for Buckeye by Marcia Schonberg
Tween Titles
- Firegirl by Tony Abbott
- Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
- The People Could Fly by Virginia Hamilton
- The Brother’s War by J. Patrick Lewis
- Sweethearts of Rhythm by Marilyn Nelson
Teen Titles
- Sweet, Hereafter by Angela Johnson
- Two Girls of Gettysburg by Lisa Klein
- Beneath My Mother’s Feet by Amjed Qamar
- Bone #1: Out of Boneville by Jeff Smith
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor
Adult Titles
- The Lost Quilter by Jennifer Chiaverini
- Blood of the Prodigal by P. L. Gaus
- All the Way Home by David Giffels
- Mistress Shakespeare by Karen Harper
- Coal Black Horse by Robert Olmstead
To learn more about the books or the Choose to Read Ohio program, please visit the website.
I like Otis. The story is sweet and the illustrations are lovely.