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Review of Finding Lost
Finding Lost by Holly Goldberg SloanIntermediate, Middle School Rocky Pond/Penguin 208 pp.10/25 9780593530252 $17.99Middle schooler Cordy and her family are still adjusting to life without her father. Ever since “The Accident,” Cordy hasn’t been able to set foot in the ocean. This is an ever-present challenge, as she and her...
Review of First Day Around the World
First Day Around the World by Ibi Zoboi; illus. by Juanita Londoño Primary Versify/HarperCollins 48 pp. 6/25 9780063078888 $19.99 Zoboi’s (The People Remember, rev. 11/21) newest picture book celebrates the first day of school across the globe. Children ride the bus in Soweto, while in Lagos little ones cling to...
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Review of The Burning Season
The Burning Season by Caroline Starr RoseIntermediate, Middle School Paulsen/Penguin 256 pp.5/25 9780593617939 $17.99Paper ed. 9780593617953 $9.99e-book ed. 9780593617946 $10.99It’s time for twelve-year-old Opal, who has spent her entire life living atop the fire tower in the Gila National Forest, to learn the family trade. While Opal is proud to...
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Review of The House of Found Objects
The House of Found Objects [Bea Bellerose Mystery]by Jo Beckett-KingIntermediate Simon 288 pp.7/25 9781665967174 $17.99e-book ed. 9781665967198 $10.99Twelve-year-old Bea Bellerose (from New Jersey) is spending her summer vacation in Paris. Bea longs to explore the city’s landmarks, but, alas, she is confined to Aunt Juliette’s apartment while her aunt works...
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Review of Mountain Upside Down
Mountain Upside Down by Sara RyanMiddle School Dutton 240 pp.2/25 9780593699515 $17.99e-book ed. 9780593699539 $10.99Alex is on top of the world after finally asking her best friend, PJ, to be her girlfriend. The two have been friends since the third grade and are like part of each other’s families—a welcome...
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Review of Home
Home by Matt de la Peña; illus. by Loren LongPrimary Putnam 48 pp.3/25 9780593110898 $19.99e-book ed. 9780593110904 $10.99The duo behind Love (rev. 3/18) returns with another meaningful picture book meant to tug on readers’ heartstrings—this time, on the topic of home. It begins with glimpses into the mundane moments people...
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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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