Publications about books for children and young adults
Goblin Secrets by William Alexander Intermediate McElderry 226 pp. 3/12 978-1-4424-2726-6 $16.99 reviewed in the fall 2012 Horn Book Guide Theater is outlawed for the humans of Zombay. But when orphan Rownie flees witch Graba’s custody, he joins a performance troupe of goblins he hopes can help locate his brother (who disappeared after illegally acting); [...]
2011 National Book Award Winner Inside Out and Back Again has won the 2011 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. The prize was presented on November 16, 2011, at the National Book Foundation’s annual dinner and ceremony in New York City. Marc Aronson chaired the judging committee, which also included Ann Brashares, Matt de [...]
[scroll down for all six reviews] Chime by Franny Billingsley Middle School, High School Dial 358 pp. 3/11 978-0-8037-3552-1 $17.99 Reviewed 3/11 “Ooze and muck and the clean muddy smell of life” suffuse Billingsley’s long-awaited third work of fiction, which mingles “Tam Lin,” “Lord Randall,” and its own swampy folklore into [...]
