The halls were BUZZing with great books for kids

For the fifth December in a row, as part of BOOK BUZZ, students and a few teachers at the Marion Cross School in our hometown of Norwich, Vermont, spent an evening recommending their favorite books for giving and getting during the holidays. (Thank you Marion Cross School PTO and teachers for your support of this program.) For those of you unable to be there in person to hear them, you are in luck. Their picks and their reviews are listed below. Enjoy!

Books for your friends who don’t like to read but who would love a great story ​

Guts by Raina Telgemeir (2019). Being sick is not always bad. ~ Selected by AJ 
Drama by Raina Telgemeir (2012). Drama and romance complicate stage crew. ~ Selected by Asher

Superb books you would assign to your favorite adult (teacher, aunt, parent) as required reading.

Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger (2013). Sophie Foster Becomes an Elf. ~ Selected by Ava
The Thing about Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin (2015). Girl loses friend and blames jellyfish. ~ Selected by Sophie

Best family read-a-louds

The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris (2017). Adventures with kid magicians. Fun read! ~ Selected by Paisley
Eggbert: The Slightly Cracked Egg by Tom Ross and Rex Barron (1997). Slightly cracked egg travels the world. ~ Selected by Mr Gonyaw 
Welcome Comfort by Patricia Polacco (1999). "Seeing is believing" - foster child's Christmas. ~ Selected by Ms. White

Perfect books to help you ignore the fact you are waiting for your sister or brother to finish hockey practice

Deep Water by Watt Key (2018). A lost at sea thrill ride. ~ Selected by Jack
The Boundless by Kenneth Oppell (2014). Kids protect treasure key on train. ~ Selected by Mary 
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling (2017). Friends with disabilities solve a mystery.  ~ Selected by Elliot

GREAT Books to give to your friends for their birthdays

Spy School by Stuart Gibbs (2012). Boy in spy school battles evil. ~ Selected by Will
A Tale of Magic by Chris Colfer (2019).  Girl goes to magic school. ~ Selected by Phoebe 

Picture Books to read with your reading buddy (or younger sister or brother)

Ish by Peter Reynolds (2019).  Artist learns to appreciate his skills. ~ Selected by Mrs. French

A book that will make you laugh away your troubles

The Midnight Gang by David Walliams & Tony Ross. (2018). Kids make other kids’ dreams reality. ~ Selected by Ryan 

Sports books that are about so much more

​Say It Ain’t So: Book 2 in the Lenny and the Mikes series by Josh Berk (2014). Boy plays baseball. Solves two mysteries. ~ Selected by Dominick

A series you won't be able to put down, or what to read when you run out of Wimpy Kid books

Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper (asst. years).  Three siblings discover map to grail. ~ Selected by Liam 
The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan (asst. years). Great Apollo or Lester Popodopolis? ~ Selected by Evan

BOOK BUZZ presenters

STUDENTS
AJ, 6th grade
Asher, 4th grade
Ava, 6th grade
Dominick, 5th grade 
Elliot, 5th grade
Evan, 6th grade
Jack, 6th grade
Liam, 6th grade
Mary, 6th grade
Paisley, 5th grade
Phoebe, 4th grade
Ryan, 4th grade
Sophie, 5th grade
Will, 4th grade

TEACHERS
Mrs. French, 4th grade
Mr. Gonyaw, principal
Ms. White, 5th and 6th grade