Deirdre Baker
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Review of King Alfred and the Ice Coffin
King Alfred and the Ice Coffin by Kevin Crossley-Holland; illus. by Chris RiddellIntermediate, Middle School Candlewick Studio 88 pp.11/24 9781536238808 $18.99Quick, lyrical prose, an ear for the music of words, and an affection for Britain’s medieval past characterize much of Crossley-Holland’s work. He brings it all into play in this...
Review of The Curse of Madame Petrova
The Curse of Madame Petrova by Marjolijn Hof; illus. by Annette Fienieg; trans. from Dutch by Bill NagelkerkeMiddle School Em Querido/Levine Querido 272 pp.9/24 9781646144532 $18.99Silke and her twin brother, Janis, are fated to cause each other’s demise, or so predicted Madame Petrova when she read the cards for Papa...
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Review of Deer Run Home: A Novel in Verse
Deer Run Home: A Novel in Verse by Ann Clare LeZotteIntermediate, Middle School Scholastic 224 pp.10/24 9781339021904 $18.99e-book ed. 9781546109808 $18.99Having written several works of historical fiction with d/Deaf characters, LeZotte (Show Me a Sign, rev. 9/20, and sequels) now turns to a setting in which the issues that compromise...
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Review of The Loss of the Burying Ground
The Loss of the Burying Ground by J. Anderson CoatsHigh School Candlewick 288 pp.9/24 9781536232387 $18.99e-book ed. 9781536240023 $18.99When the Burying Ground ship is destroyed while carrying peace delegations from warring nations Dura and Ariminthia, there are only two survivors. Cast up on a tiny island, Cora, a Duran, lives...
Review of Island of Whispers
Island of Whispers by Frances Hardinge; illus. by Emily Gravett Intermediate, Middle School Amulet/Abrams 120 pp. 8/24 9781419774331 $19.99 e-book ed. 9798887073118 $17.99 Milo’s father has a vital role to play on the island of Merlank: he’s the Ferryman, responsible for transporting the Dead to a place where their spirits...
Review of Young Hag and the Witches’ Quest
Young Hag and the Witches’ Quest by Isabel Greenberg; illus. by the author Middle School, High School Amulet/Abrams 288 pp.5/24 9781419765117 $24.99Paper ed. 9781419765124 $17.99e-book ed. 9781647008499 $16.19This spirited, intelligent mashup of Arthuriana puts Morgan Le Fay—now Ancient Crone, cheerfully saggy-bosomed and thin-haired—and her granddaughter, Young Hag, at the center...
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Review of A Star Shines Through
A Star Shines Through by Anna Desnitskaya; illus. by the authorPrimary, Intermediate Eerdmans 40 pp.8/24 9780802856319 $18.99e-book ed. 9781467468381 $18.99Fleeing war, a mother and child leave their country, city, and cheerful apartment with a star-shaped cardboard lamp in its window. In the new country everything is different: apartment, language, food,...
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Review of There Is a Door in This Darkness
There Is a Door in This Darkness by Kristin Cashore High School Dutton 376 pp.6/24 9780803739994 $19.99e-book ed. 9781101614181 $10.99Wilhelmina’s beloved aunt Frankie died in 2018. Now it’s 2020, and Wilhelmina’s family and two closest friends still seem cut off from her in her grief; the isolating precautions of the...
Review of Monster Hands
Monster Hands by Karen Kane and Jonaz McMillan; illus. by Dion MBDPreschool, Primary Paulsen/Penguin 32 pp.5/24 9780593532294 $18.99e-book ed. 9780593532300 $10.99After reading several bedtime stories, Milo makes the mistake of reading a book about a monster under the bed. Oh, no! In his fearful dilemma, he turns to his friend...
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