Borderland Reads Summer 2007

Now is the time to vote for a summer Borderland Reads title. We are selecting a title appropriate for family reading with the reading level of the book late elementary or junior high level. Here are the titles we are selecting from. Leave me a comment or stop by the library and vote for up to two titles you would be interested in reading and then discussing with the community or your family and friends. Voting will continue through May 5th.

Bauer, Marion Dane Land of the Buffalo Bones

Polly Rodgers keeps a diary of her 1873 journey from England to Minnesota as part of a colony of 80 people seeking religious freedom, and of their first year struggling to make a living.

Birdsall, Jeanne The Penderwicks

While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains, four lovable sisters share adventures with a local boy much to the dismay of his snobbish mother.

Bruchac, Joseph Code Talker

After being taught in boarding school, that the Navajo language is useless, Ned Negay and others are recruited by the Marines. Their job is to send messages during WWII in Navajo.

Draper, Penny Terror at Turtle Mountain

Tells the story of the Frank, Alberta landslide in 1903 that is still the worst slide disaster in Canadian history.

Durbin, William Blackwater Ben

In the winter of 1898, a seventh grade boy drops out of school to work with his father, the cook at Blackwater Logging Camp in Minnesota.

Durbin, William Song of Sampo Lake

In 1900, a family of Finnish immigrants begins farming on the edge of a Minnesota lake. Matti works as a store clerk, teaches English, and works on the homestead.

Holm, Jennifer L Boston Jane

Miss Jane Peck of Philadelphia finds manners are rarely used during her long sea voyage to the Pacific Northwest and while living among the American traders and Chinook Indians of the Northwest Territory.

Kadohota, Cynthia Cracker: the best dog in Vietnam

A young soldier in Vietnam bonds with his bomb-sniffing dog.

Kochenderfer, Lee The Victory Garden

Hoping to contribute to the war effort during World War II, eleven-year-old Teresa organizes her friends to care for an ill neighbor's victory garden.

Larson, Kirby Hattie Big Sky

After inheriting an Uncle’s home-steading claim in Eastern Montana, 16 year old orphan Hattie travels from Iowa in 1917 to make a home for herself. Hattie is driven to prove up on her Uncle’s claim and find a home for herself.

Peck, Richard On the Wings of Heroes

A boy in Illinois remembers the homefront years of WW II, especially his two heroes – his brother in the air force and his father who fought previously.

Smith, Roland The Captain’s Dog

Seaman, Captain Lewis’ dog, describes his experiences as he accompanies his master to explore the uncharted western wilderness.

Sommerdorf, Norma Red River Girl

In a diary covering 1846 – 1848, a young Metis teenager describes her journey from St. Eustace, Quebec to St. Paul Minnesota, where she settles with her family and decides to become a teacher.

Testa, Maria Almost Forever

A young girl describes what she, her brother, and their mother do during the year that her doctor father is serving in the Army in Vietnam.

Weaver, Will Memory Boy

Miles and his family must flee their Minneapolis home and begin a new life in the wilderness after a chaing of cataclysmic volcanic explosions create dangerous conditions in the city.

Yeah! Maybe someone will read this now!

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