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Review of The Firelight Apprentice

The Firelight Apprentice by Bree Paulsen; illus. by the authorIntermediate, Middle School    Quill Tree/HarperCollins    224 pp.10/24    9780063266599    $24.99Paper ed.  9780063266582    $15.99e-book ed.  9780063266605    $12.99This lushly illustrated graphic novel follows sisters Ada and Safi, who have fallen on hard times. Their mother, a magician in the king’s forces, was killed in...
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Review of Ain’t It Funny

Ain’t It Funny by Margaret GurevichIntermediate, Middle School    Penguin Workshop    240 pp.10/24    9780593659434    $17.99e-book ed.  9780593659458    $10.99Sixth grader Maya doesn’t know when the anxious thoughts and the “hot-hot-hot” feeling started, but ever since her dad moved out, they seem to have gotten worse. Her germaphobia makes school a challenge and...
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Review of The Mystery of Mystic Mountain

The Mystery of Mystic Mountain by Janet FoxMiddle School    Simon    288 pp.10/24    9781665956666    $17.99e-book ed.  9781665956680    $10.99Twelve-year-old Becca hadn’t planned on being dragged to a ranch in Montana for her summer vacation, and with wildlife warnings and a spotty internet connection, Far Away Ranch is a far cry from the...
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Review of Greta

Greta by J. S. LemonMiddle School    Farrar    208 pp.9/24    9780374392178    $17.99e-book ed.  9780374392185    $9.99Greta Goodwin is starting seventh grade amidst change. Her family is moving out of her childhood home, puberty is starting to rear its confusing head, and she has her first crush on classmate Derek. Luckily, some things...
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Review of This Rock Is Mine!

This Rock Is Mine! by Kaye Umansky; illus. by Alice McKinleyPreschool    Peachtree    32 pp.10/24    9781682637463    $18.99Two headstrong frogs battle it out for sole proprietorship of their favorite rock. A long-legged green frog fishes on its side of the rock, while on the other side a paler, squatter frog naps. When...
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Review of Answers to Dog

Answers to Dog by Pete HautmanMiddle School    Candlewick    240 pp.10/24    9781536234886    $18.99e-book ed.  9781536240061    $18.99Two lonely souls—one human, one canine—find home in each other in Hautman’s (The Rat Queen, rev. 11/22, and others) latest novel. Eighth grader Evan Dunn is known for being a bit gloomy. “You’re such a sad...
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Review of Touch the Sky

Touch the Sky by Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic; illus. by Chris ParkPreschool, Primary    Carolrhoda    32 pp.5/24    9781728460451    $18.99Vern dreams of soaring through the air on the playground swings. If only he could learn to pump his legs! While well-versed in other swinging activities, such as the wind-up and spin-out and...
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Review of Camp Prodigy

Camp Prodigy by Caroline Palmer; illus. by the author Intermediate, Middle School    Atheneum    256 pp.6/24    9781665930383    $22.99Paper ed.  9781665930376    $12.99e-book ed.  9781665930390    $9.99In this graphic novel, Tate Seong wants nothing more than to be as skilled a violist as their idol, Eli Violet. Not only is Eli a musical prodigy,...
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Review of Upstaged

Upstaged by Robin Easter; illus. by the author Middle School    LB Ink/Little, Brown    256 pp.5/24    9780316429429    $24.99Paper ed.  9780316429528    $12.99e-book ed.  9780316429627    $9.99It’s the summer before high school and Ashton’s last year at performing arts camp. In addition to being stage manager for their camp’s big performance, Ash is determined...
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