Camels Hump Radio

Camel's Hump Radio brings you readings of excerpts from great stories. They hope that at least one will launch you on reading aloud the full book. Village Square Booksellers carries or can order the books for this season

These are some recent books read on the series:

The BFG, by Roald Dahl

Missing May, by Cynthia Rylant

Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli

The House with A Clock in its Walls, by John Bellairs

Homeless Bird, by Gloria Whelan

North, by Donna Jo Napoli

The Wee Free Men, by Terry Pratchett

Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell

I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade, by Diane Lee Wilson

Kokopelli's Flute, by Will Hobbs

Half Magic, by Edward Eager

The Family Under the Bridge, by Natalie Savage Carlson

Understood Betsy, by Dorothy Canfield Fischer

The Missing Manatee, by Cynthia DeFelice

Ida B., by Katherine Hannigan

The BFG
Roald Dahl
© 1982 Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl Nominee Ltd.
www.roalddahl.com

Sophie discovers giants are planning to eat the children of England. How do you free the world of guzzle-swallomping, kid-eating giants? You cook up a plot with the BFG...

Missing May
Cynthia Rylant
© 1992 Cynthia Rylant
Orchard Books/Scholastic Inc.

Twelve-year-old Summer's only support is her Great Uncle Ob, and he's lost his will to live. But don't give up hope...help is on the way.

Maniac Magee
Jerry Spinelli
© 1990 Jerry Spinelli
Little, Brown & Co. and Listening Library

Maniac Magee is legendary—he's incredible at basketball, running and untying knots. All he wants is a home. But sometimes, finding where you belong isn't all that easy...

The House with a Clock in its Walls
John Bellairs
© 1973 John Bellairs
Puffin Books/Richard Curtis Associates

Ten-year-old Lewis has unleashed a force that threatens not only himself and his Uncle Jonathan, but the entire world. The turn of events are both spellbinding and ridiculous in this delightfully creepy book.

Homeless Bird
Gloria Whelan
© 2000 Gloria Whelan
HarperCollins Publishers

A young Indian woman tries to find her own life and fulfill her dreams, despite the traditions that keep her from them.

North
Donna Jo Napoli
© 2004 Donna Jo Napoli
HarperCollins Publishers

Alvin has been on a short leash his whole life, and at twelve he's sick of it. So when he's assigned a report on his hero—Matthew Henson, the African-American co-discoverer of the North Pole—it's all he needs to set him off on his own improbable and miraculous journey...

The Wee Free Men
Terry Pratchett
© 2003 Terry Pratchett
HarperCollins Publishers

Strange forces of magic seem to be gathering around Tiffany's home. She's only nine years old, but she's shown her own powers and that makes people listen, even if they're only six inches tall and love to fight...

Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
© 1877 Anna Sewell
Public Domain

The beloved classic novel of a horse's long and varied life in Victorian England...

I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade
Diane Lee Wilson
© 1997 Diane Lee Wilson
Orchard Books/Scholastic

Part of a nomadic tribe during the reign of Kublai Khan, Oyuna dreams of bringing honor and good luck to her family. She sets off on a journey which will change her luck forever...

Kokopelli's Flute
Will Hobbs
© 1995 Will Hobbs
Simon & Schuster

While exploring an ancient cliff dwelling, Tepary Jones finds a flute left behind by tomb raiders. His efforts to find the raiders are complicated by a magic older than the ruins in this fantasy adventure...

Half Magic
Edward Eager
© 1954 Edward Eager, renewed © 1982 Jane Eager
Harcourt, Inc.

Jane's found a magic coin that grants people's wishes, but only half of what they wish for. Soon she and her siblings are taking turns wishing for twice as much as what they really want to happen. But, as they say, be careful what you wish for...

The Family Under the Bridge
Natalie Savage Carlson
© 1958 Natalie Savate Carlson
HarperCollins Publishers

A Parisian hobo finds himself sharing his home under the bridge with three children. Can he make their Christmas wish come true?

Understood Betsy
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
© 1916 Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Public Domain

Thin, pale, orphaned Elizabeth Ann is sent off to live with her country cousins in Vermont. She's lived a sheltered life, and now she's about to find out who she really is...

The Missing Manatee
Cynthia DeFelice
© 2005 Cynthia DeFelice
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
www.fsgbooks.com

Out in his skiff, Skeet discovers a dead manatee. Not only is it dead, it's been shot, and that's illegal. When Skeet brings the deputy back to investigate, the manatee is gone. Now there's a real mystery, and Skeet's determined to find out what happened.

Ida B.
Katherine Hannigan
© 2004 Katherine Hannigan
HarperCollins Publishers

Fiesty and independent, Ida B. has to cope when life throws her family some hard curves...

BookSense 76 Pick. Book suggestion from the New England Booksellers Association Children's Group- NECBA - Fall '04 reviews

Year 5 books:

Can a mouse find true love with a princess named Pea? Despereaux Tilling's decidedly unmouse-like behavior causes him to be banished to a dungeon. But all is not lost...

Rachel and her eccentric friends each are dealing with their own troubles. Will rescuing a circus elephant be the "one great deed" that will right their world?

Seth and Daniel grew up hearing the story of a boy who ran away to live—and die—in a cave on Black Spruce Mountain. Now the two boys are on the camping trip of their dreams; hiking up the mountain to see if the old legend is true...

Camel's Hump Radio presents two books based on the family history of the Turner family from Grafton, Vermont.

Greta had always loved the fog; she loved being in the mist as it rolled in from the sea and hung over her village. Then one day, Greta discovered the secret hidden in the gray mist...

Donald Zinkoff is the kid that laughs too loud in class, trips over his own feet, and always answers the question wrong. His quirky qualities aren't a big deal until fourth grade, when his classmates brand him a "loser"...

Giannine is playing a virtual reality game that has way too many ways to get killed—and she seems to be finding them all. She'll never win...and she has to, because losing means she'll die—for real this time.

Little Willy's Grandfather is sick, so it's up to him to save the family farm from tax collectors. Willy's plan is to win the National Dogsled Race and claim the $500 prize. But first he'll have to beat Stone Fox...

Tom and his best friend Huck Finn have a knack for having fun — and getting into trouble. Come along for the adventure, both real and imagined!

We have several editions available in the store.

Georgia Hansen can fly, like all of the women in her family. Now on the verge of her first solo flight, Georgia must choose...

Ten-year-old Kenny chronicles the events of a fateful summer for the Watson family of Flint, Michigan...

Esperanza was born to a life of privilege in Mexico. A sudden tragedy shatters her world and forces Esperanza and her mother to flee...

Captain Nemo is at the heart of this suspenseful sci-fi classic that explores the wonders of the deep sea...

We have several editions available in the store

Twelve-year-old Hattie plans to spend the summer helping her mother run their boarding house, painting alongside her artist father and reading "piles" of books. But that plan is out with the startling arrival of Adam...

For full details on the books & authors or to listen online: Camel's Hump Radio site http://www.vpr.net/

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Pat Paltiel Fowler
Last Edited Monday, May 05, 2008 07:53 PM