Philip Wooderson

Pat Trattles (Children's Literature)
Arf was always forgetting things, but it was not his fault. He couldn’t help it if the minute he stepped into the store on his way to buy his mom a newspaper he was almost run over by two big dogs, dragging an old man and another little dog behind them. When he was helping the clerk pick up the mess the dogs had made, he found a lottery ticket, and he was so busy trying to find the old man to give it back to that he forgot the newspaper. Of course Arf’s family had heard all the excuses before and did not believe him. So Arf decided to take pictures. Arf found the man and his dogs coming out of the animal shelter and was able to snap a few pictures before being knocked into a puddle. The scraggly looking man who helped Arf back to his feet told Arf that the shelter was a menace to the neighborhood and asked Arf to bring the pictures to a meeting that evening. But when Arf investigated further he was not so sure. Who was really the problem here, the old man and his dogs, or the scraggy looking man? A quick, easy read, Arf’s story is told in graphic novel/comic book fashion, and should appeal to fans of that genre, as well as reluctant readers. 2006 (orig. 2002). Ages 8 to 12.… (meer)

My Side of the Story is a completely unique approach to historical fiction. Read the story of one youngster's life in turbulent times, then flip the book and find out firsthand how another child reacts to the conclusion of eventswith very different feelings and ideas! Rachel is a young girl living in London in 1665. The dreaded disease, the plague, is taking hold of the city, and everyone is fearful for his or her life. Rachel and her best friend, Robert, worry they might be next in line. Then the unthinkable happens: Rachel becomes infected . . . Robert's father forbids him to see his best friend, Rachel, in case he falls victim to the plague too. But Robert won't just sit back and let his friend die. Can their friendship survive during this dark, dark hour in England's history?… (meer)

A new paperback series which takes a look at a historical period from the point of view of two young people--usually boy and girl--who have lived through the same incident. In this case, Lizzie, the daughter of the former head engineer of a prosperous cotton mill in 1840's England teels her reaction to and involvement in a movement to make workignand living condtions better for the mill workers. Josh, the young son and heir to the mill, weighs in on the issue from the side of the owners who are seeing costs rise and profits drop.… (meer)