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Someone Like You
Sarah Dessen
Puffin Books, 2004
Another Hit
Love this book. Sarah Dessen is one talented writer. The story is captivating, truthful, and realistic. Funny, sad, and all together great!
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Watership Down (Puffin Books)
Richard Adams
Puffin Books, 1973
who knew rabbits had it in them?
it didn't hurt that the edition i bought was the one by Puffin Books--the one with the cute brown rabbit sitting by the corner of the cover. i just couldn't resist smiling like a loon at the picture at times in between reading chapters, there were times i expected it ...
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Stone Cold (Puffin Teenage Fiction)
Robert Swindells
Puffin Books, 1995
Psychopath meets runaway: the outcome seems bleak
As any serial killer knows, the easiest targets are those who wouldn't be missed - prostitutes, the homeless, the poor and alone. As for the homeless, no matter how streetwise, who can resist a couch for a night and a bowl of tomato soup? The book alternately guides us ...
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Artemis Fowl
Eoin Colfer
Puffin Books, 2004
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Each Peach Pear Plum (Picture Puffin)
Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg
Puffin Books, 1999
Each Peach Pear Plum
This book is beautifully illustrated and a joy to read. The rhyming language used throughout is enjoyed by young children being read to. Once they start reading for themselves, the young reader enjoys the wordplay and beat of the rhymes. Finding the characters is fun, ...
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My Side of the Mountain (Puffin Modern Classics)
Jean Craighead George
Puffin Books, 2004
A trip into the wild
This was a favorite of mine as a child, and even when I picked it up again for a reread I was blown away by the sheer majesty of nature that Ms. George manages to inject into this story. In the tradition of Thoreau (which is actually brought up in the story) we get to ...
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Boy
Roald Dahl
Puffin Books, 2001
''Some are funny. Some are painful. Some are unpleaseant. Perhaps this is why I have remembered them so vividly. All are true.''
So says Roald Dahl in the introduction to his autobiogrophy,BOY. The book is a collection of his childhood memories, from the magical summers in Norway to the dreary days at St.Peters boarding school. As in all of Dahl's works the characters are quirky and ...
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Miss Hickory
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
Puffin Books, 1977
The title character's nuts
Not many children's books involve a scene in which the title character's head is eaten. But then, not many children's books are "Miss Hickory". The 1947 Newbery winner, "Miss Hickory" belongs strictly to that amazingly popular genre of ...
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The Corn Grows Ripe (Puffin Newbery Library)
Dorothy Rhoads
Puffin Books, 1993
The Corn Grows Ripe
The Corn Grows Ripe is a great book. I like this book because it relates to my life. It's a foreign, modern day-book written in English. The author gave me the idea of how the people lived with their country, religion, and cultures. I would recommend this book to ...
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin
Puffin Books, 1997
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Pippi Longstocking
Astrid Lindgren
Puffin Books, 1977
Buy the for the illustration
0670062766 This edition is illustrated by Lauren Child. It has large type and exceptional illustrations. The attached file for the "look inside" feature is absolutely the wrong one as of this writing -- 7/27/2008. I can't find a place to tell Amazon that. The ...
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Thirteen Unpredictable Tales! (Puffin Fiction)
Paul Jennings
Puffin Books, 1997
Unpredictable Titles to Tease
I was introduced to this book by a visiting British teacher. She shared it with my fifth grade class. I began reading the tales to my students and I was hooked! The stories are entertaining and perplexing. The endings surprise adults as well as children. After ...
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The Swiss Family Robinson (Puffin Classics)
Johann D. Wyss
Puffin Books, 1986
A classic from the 19th century
I originally read this when I was 10. Diffucult going for a 10 year old, yes. But it was worth it. It's stayed with me my entire life. It's still a great story. All the 1 and 2 star reviews don't surprise me. The mentality of the average American today is laughable. If ...
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Driftwood
Cathy Cassidy
Puffin Books, 2005
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The Light at Tern Rock (Puffin Newbery Library)
Julia L. Sauer
Puffin Books, 1994
The True Meaning of Christmas
"The Light at Tern Rock" is an excellent book to read to your class or have your class read as a trade book during the holiday season. It teaches students to think of others at this time of year and not to always concentrate on themselves. It is suitable for third ...
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