Strongheart: Wonder Dog of the Silver Screen by Candace Fleming and Eric Rohman (historical fiction, grades 3-8)
Back in the 1920's, silent film director, Larry, wanted to do something that nobody had ever done before...make a movie starring a dog! Finding the perfect dog was tough, but Larry found Etzel who was a former police dog. Strongheart, Etzel's new screen name, had been trained to be ferocious on the police force so Larry had to reteach him how to play, have fun, and show lots of emotions. Luckily, Strongheart was super smart and soon starred in lots of movies, by himself and with another dog named Lady. Fame brings trouble when Strongheart is accused of doing something wrong. Can he use his acting skills in court to clear his name? This book is loosely based on the true story of Strongheart. It's filled with beautiful illustrations, suspense, and heart and is perfect for any animal lover! Author Candace Fleming will be visiting Harrison School in January (2019)!
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson (science fiction, grades 6 & up)
Ten years ago, a powerful Epic named Steelheart killed David's dad. Now David is 18 years old and he's teamed up with a group called The Reckoners to hunt down Epics and hopefully restore the world to the way it was before Calamity came. Each Epic has different powers and Steelheart has bigger powers than most making him really hard to take down. Can they figure out how to kill Steelheart before he kills them? This is a really fun, action-packed, science fiction book about good verses evil that will make you want to read the next book in the series!
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