Guys Read: True Stories, by Jon Scieszka
Jon Scieszka's Guys Read anthology series for tweens turns to nonfiction in its fifth volume, True Stories.
The fifth installment in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading
features ten stories that are 100% amazing, 100% adventurous, 100%
unbelievable--and 100% true. A star-studded group of award-winning
nonfiction authors and journalists provides something for every reader.
Compiled and edited by real-life literature legend Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: True Stories is a mind-blowing collection of essays, biographies, how-to guides, and more, all proving that the truth is most definitely out there.
The Mystery of the Missing Lion (Precious Ramotswe #4), by Alexander McCall Smith. (Also available in audio, narrated by Adjoa Andoh.)
Precious Ramotswe gets a very special treat. She gets a trip to visit
her Aunty Bee at a safari camp. On her first day in camp, a new lion
arrives. But this is no average lion: Teddy is an actor-lion who came
with a film crew.
When Teddy escapes, Precious and her resourceful new friend Khumo decide to use their detective skills to help track him. They will brave the wilds of the bush--and its hippos and crocodiles--as they try to find where Teddy has gone.
Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive, by Laura Hillenbrand.
On a May afternoon in 1943, an American military plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane's bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary sagas of the Second World War.
The
lieutenant's name was Louis Zamperini. As a boy, he had been a clever
delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and stealing. As a teenager,
he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a supreme
talent that carried him to the Berlin Olympics. But when war came, the
athlete became an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed
flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown.
Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a sinking raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would respond to desperation with ingenuity, suffering with hope and humor, brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would hang on the fraying wire of his will.
In this captivating young adult edition of her award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller, Laura Hillenbrand tells the story of a man's breathtaking odyssey and the courage, cunning, and fortitude he found to endure and overcome. Lavishly illustrated with more than one hundred photographs and featuring an exclusive interview with Zamperini, Unbroken will introduce a new generation to one of history's most thrilling survival epics.
(All descriptions from OverDrive.)
Jon Scieszka's Guys Read anthology series for tweens turns to nonfiction in its fifth volume, True Stories.
The fifth installment in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading
features ten stories that are 100% amazing, 100% adventurous, 100%
unbelievable--and 100% true. A star-studded group of award-winning
nonfiction authors and journalists provides something for every reader.Compiled and edited by real-life literature legend Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: True Stories is a mind-blowing collection of essays, biographies, how-to guides, and more, all proving that the truth is most definitely out there.
The Mystery of the Missing Lion (Precious Ramotswe #4), by Alexander McCall Smith. (Also available in audio, narrated by Adjoa Andoh.)
Precious Ramotswe gets a very special treat. She gets a trip to visit
her Aunty Bee at a safari camp. On her first day in camp, a new lion
arrives. But this is no average lion: Teddy is an actor-lion who came
with a film crew.When Teddy escapes, Precious and her resourceful new friend Khumo decide to use their detective skills to help track him. They will brave the wilds of the bush--and its hippos and crocodiles--as they try to find where Teddy has gone.
Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive, by Laura Hillenbrand.
On a May afternoon in 1943, an American military plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane's bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary sagas of the Second World War.
The
lieutenant's name was Louis Zamperini. As a boy, he had been a clever
delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and stealing. As a teenager,
he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a supreme
talent that carried him to the Berlin Olympics. But when war came, the
athlete became an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed
flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown.Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a sinking raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would respond to desperation with ingenuity, suffering with hope and humor, brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would hang on the fraying wire of his will.
In this captivating young adult edition of her award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller, Laura Hillenbrand tells the story of a man's breathtaking odyssey and the courage, cunning, and fortitude he found to endure and overcome. Lavishly illustrated with more than one hundred photographs and featuring an exclusive interview with Zamperini, Unbroken will introduce a new generation to one of history's most thrilling survival epics.
(All descriptions from OverDrive.)
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