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Review of A Game of Noctis
A Game of Noctis by Deva FaganIntermediate Atheneum 320 pp.4/24 9781665930192 $17.99e-book ed. 9781665930215 $10.99Ever since the plague three centuries ago, during which the Prince of Dantessa challenged Lady Death to a game of noctis for the lives of her people, inhabitants of the tiny magical island compete for wealth...
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Review of Infinity Alchemist
Infinity Alchemist by Kacen CallenderHigh School Tor Teen 400 pp.2/24 9781250890252 $19.99e-book ed. 9781250890269 $11.99Ash Woods is an unlicensed alchemist, a groundskeeper at a college that will employ him but not admit him to study and train to practice alchemy openly and legally. When Ramsay Thorne, a graduate apprentice, catches...
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Review of Super Swifts: Small Birds with Amazing Powers
Super Swifts: Small Birds with Amazing Powers by Justin Anderson; illus. by Clover RobinPreschool, Primary Candlewick 32 pp.5/24 9781536231489 $18.99In this accessible science picture book, a common swift flies from Africa to Europe in order to nest and reproduce in the summer. The two-tiered narrative (larger print tells a streamlined...
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Review of If You Want to Ride a Horse
If You Want to Ride a Horse by Amy Novesky; illus. by Gael AbaryPreschool, Primary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.3/24 9780823456956 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823457564 $11.99“If you want to ride a horse,” the narrator assures the reader, “all you have to do is close your eyes.” There follows a tour (in the imagination)...
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Review of Looking for Peppermint, or, Life in the Forest
Looking for Peppermint, or, Life in the Forest by Maxwell Eaton III; illus. by the authorPrimary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.2/24 9780823452088 $18.99From a red cabin in a forest, the young protagonist calls for her dog. “Peppermint! Where is that pesky pup? I’m going out to look for Peppermint! You come too.”...
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Review of Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans
Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans by Isi HendrixIntermediate Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins 352 pp.9/23 9780063266339 $19.99e-book ed. 9780063266353 $10.99When twelve-year-old Adia Kelbara is placed as an apprentice cook at the Academy of Shamans for her “year of practicality,” her exploitative aunt and uncle try to forbid her from leaving...
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Review of Like a Charm
Like a Charm by Elle McNicollIntermediate Random 320 pp.10/23 9780593649138 $17.99Library ed. 9780593649145 $20.99e-book ed. 9780593649152 $10.99In the aftermath of her estranged grandfather’s death, Rayma is bequeathed a mysterious book and the cryptic message “Beware the Sirens.” She subsequently discovers she has the ability to see through Glamours (“a magical...
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Review of The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph WhiteHigh School Peachtree Teen 400 pp.9/23 9781682636114 $19.99e-book ed. 9781682636183 $11.99Alienated from his alternate Victorian London’s society by behaviors and sensitivities common to people with autism, Silas is nonetheless valued for his eyes. Their violet color allows the possessor to reach through...
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Review of Venom & Vow
Venom & Vow by Anna-Marie McLemore and Elliott McLemoreMiddle School, High School Feiwel 336 pp.5/23 9781250822239 $19.99e-book ed. 9781250822222 $11.99Gael, a highly trained assassin, is the male alter ego of Valencia, companion to the ruler of Eliana. Cade is the half-brother of the ruler of Adare, in a war against...
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