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Jan 13, 2021

Review of When Stars Are Scattered, by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed

Biography, Children's Nonfiction Review, Graphic Memoir, Starred Review 0

When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed color by Iman Geddy Dial Books for Young Readers, 2020. 264 pages. Review written August 4, 2020, from a library…

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Apr 21, 2020

Review of My Plain Jane, by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

Alternate History, Paranormal, Stand-outs, Starred Review, Teen Fiction Review 0

My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows HarperTeen, 2018. 450 pages. Starred Review Review written July 1, 2018, based on a library book. 2018 Sonderbooks Stand-out:…

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Feb 16, 2020January 7, 2021

Review of The Orphaned Adult, by Alexander Levy

Nonfiction Review, Personal Growth, Starred Review 0

The Orphaned Adult Understanding and Coping with Grief and Change After the Death of Our Parents by Alexander Levy Perseus Books, 1999. 190 pages. Starred Review Review written February 8,…

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Sep 7, 2019

Review of Baby Monkey, Private Eye, by Brian Selznick and David Serlin

Animal Characters, Beginning Chapter Books, Easy Readers, Picture Book Review, Starred Review 0

Baby Monkey, Private Eye story by Brian Selznick and David Serlin pictures by Brian Selznick Scholastic Press, 2018. 192 pages. Starred Review Review written March 5, 2018, from a library…

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Jan 20, 2019

Newbery Notes – Catching up my Reviews

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I DID IT! Tonight I finally finished posting the reviews I’d written in 2016 and 2017. When I started reading books for the 2019 Newbery Medal (children’s books written in…

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Jan 10, 2015

Review of Trees Up Close, by Nancy Ross Hugo and Robert Llewellyn

Nonfiction Review, Science, Stand-outs, Starred Review 0

Trees Up Close The Beauty of Bark, Leaves, Flowers, and Seeds by Nancy Ross Hugo photographs by Robert Llewellyn Timber Press, Portland, 2014. 200 pages. Starred Review 2014 Sonderbooks Stand-out,…

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Jan 14, 2014

Review of Children’s Book-a-Day Almanac, by Anita Silvey

Creativity, Nonfiction Review, Stand-outs, Starred Review 0

Children’s Book-a-Day Almanac 365 days of history, holidays, and events 365 great children’s books — one for every day of the year by Anita Silvey Roaring Brook Press, New York,…

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Mar 19, 2013March 19, 2013

Top Ten Tuesday – Top Ten Books I HAD to Buy…But Are Sitting on My Shelf Unread

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Today I just had to join in on this week’s Top Ten Tuesday, hosted at The Broke and the Bookish. Because, Aaaargh, buying books I desperately want to read —…

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Mar 9, 2013March 9, 2013

SLJ BoB is Here!

Events, General 0

It’s that time of year! School Library Journal’s Battle of the Books is starting up! (I keep hearing this rumbling that other tournaments happen in March, but I’ve never heard…

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Jan 30, 2013January 30, 2013

Jasper Fforde Ffeature

Stand-outs 0

I’ve been posting features about authors with 2012 Sonderbooks Stand-outs who had Stand-outs in previous years. I’ve already covered Shannon Hale and Sherwood Smith, so next up is Jasper Fforde,…

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