Alicia Rogers

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Review of Into the Wild Magic

Into the Wild Magic by Michelle KnudsenIntermediate, Middle School    Candlewick    368 pp.8/25    9781536227697    $18.99e-book ed.  9781536244977    $18.99Eleven-year-old Bevvy, a quiet sixth grader more comfortable with kittens and fantasy novels than with her peers, finds herself drawn to a mysterious new girl, Cat. After Cat provokes a confrontation at school and...
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Review of Zed Moonstein Makes a Friend

Zed Moonstein Makes a Friend by Lance RubinIntermediate, Middle School    Clarion/HarperCollins    336 pp.8/25    9780063396654    $19.99e-book ed.  9780063396678    $11.99Rubin’s novel explores friendship, identity, and technology in a fully connected, near-future world. Twelve-year-old Zed Moonstein isn’t great at making friends, but he’s never needed more than Rishti, his best—and only—one. Living in...
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Review of The City of Lost Cats

The City of Lost Cats by Tanya Lloyd KyiIntermediate    Tundra    288 pp.3/25    9781774882108    $17.99e-book ed.  9781774882115    $10.99Kyi offers a timely tale, told from a variety of intersecting perspectives, that blends heart and humor with sharp social insight. Fiona is a determined twelve-year-old who’s searching for her capital-d Destiny two years...
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Review of The Cartoonists Club

The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud; illus. by the authorsIntermediate, Middle School    Graphix/Scholastic    288 pp.4/25    9781338777222    $24.99Paper ed.  9781338777215    $14.99e-book ed.  9781338777239    $14.99In this clever graphic novel about comics and creative collaboration, story-loving middle-schooler Makayla makes a deal with classmate Howard, who would rather sketch caricatures than...
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Review of Sea Legs

Sea Legs by Jules Bakes; illus. by Niki SmithIntermediate    Graphix/Scholastic    256 pp.2/25    9781338835885    $24.99Paper ed.  9781338835861    $14.99e-book ed.  9781338836417    $14.99This heartfelt graphic novel explores the uncharted waters of growing up, friendship, and self-discovery. Soon after Janey finishes third grade, she and her family move onto their red-sailed schooner to live...
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