What Should I Read? Book Talks and More

Faith, Hope, and Ivy June by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor During a student exchange program, seventh-graders Ivy June and Catherine share their lives, homes, and communities, and find that although their lifestyles are total opposites they have a lot in common.

Dough Boy by Peter Marino Overweight, fifteen-year-old Tristan, who lives happily with his divorced mother and her boyfriend Frank, suddenly finds that he must deal with intensified criticism about his weight and other aspects  of his life when Frank's popular but troubled, daughter arrives to live with them.

Double Eagle  by Sneed B. Collard III Michael and Kyle's discovery of a rare Confederate coin near an old Civil War fort in 1973 turns into a race against time as the boys try to find more coins before a hurricane hits Alabama's Gulf coast. One thing that makes this book interesting is the dynamic between the characters of Michael and Kyle.

Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin Jason, a twelve-year-old autistic boy who wants to become a writer, relates what his life is like as he tries to make sense of his world.