“The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved.”– Mother Teresa
Reading Level
Grades 4-5 [common core]
Grades 3-5, 6-8 [according to Scholastic which reflects the grade level at which a student reading on grade could read the book independently]
Grade 5 [AR]
Interest Level
Grades 4-8 [AR]
Review and Comments
Bud, Not Buddy is a story about a ten year boy who is virtually alone in the very harsh world of the Great Depression. Bud is living somewhere between the memories of his deceased mother and a yearning for the father he never knew. During his search for his father, the reader is exposed to lessons about this period in history through the people Bud meets and his deepest thoughts and feelings as only a ten year old can express them. Continue reading Another Door Opens: A Review of ‘Bud, Not Buddy!’ →
“It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Reading Level:
Grades: 4-5 [according to common core]
Grades: 6 [according to Scholastic – reflects the grade level at which a student reading on grade could read the book independently]
Interest Level:
Grade: 7
Review and Comments:
Elijah Freeman is the first free born child born in the settlement at Raleigh in Canada West called Buxton. The honor makes Elijah well known among the citizens of almost all ex-slaves. Elijah’s life is intertwined with many strong and often damaged people from the town. His relationship with those people and the events they share begin his journey to see life as it really is. Continue reading Facing Fears and Gaining Courage: A Review of ‘Elijah of Buxton’ →
Literature reviews from the Catholic side
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