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Review of Violet & Jobie in the Wild
Violet & Jobie in the Wild by Lynne Rae Perkins; illus. by the author Primary, Intermediate Greenwillow 240 pp. g 9/22 978-0-06-249969-1 $16.99 e-book ed. 978-0-06-249971-4 $9.99 Mouse siblings Violet and Jobie live a cozy life in a human house where they are warm and comfortable,...
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Review of Lily and the Night Creatures
Lily and the Night Creatures by Nick Lake ; illus. by Emily Gravett Intermediate Simon 240 pp. g8/22 978-1-5344-9461-9 $17.99e-book ed. 978-1-5344-9463-3 $10.99 Part animal fantasy, part family drama, part horror story, this novel set in an English village opens outside a house at sunset...
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Review of Where You’ve Got to Be
Where You’ve Got to Be by Caroline Gertler Intermediate, Middle School Greenwillow 288 pp. g9/22 978-0-06-302705-3 $16.99e-book ed. 978-0-06-302707-7 $8.99 Eleven-year-old Nolie feels adrift. Her older sister, Linden, who is preparing both to dance the role of Marie in The Nutcracker at Lincoln Center and...
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Review of A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L’Engle and the Making of A Wrinkle in Time
A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L’Engle and the Making of A Wrinkle in Time by Charlotte Jones Voiklis and Jennifer Adams ; illus. by Adelina Lirius Primary, Intermediate Farrar 40 pp. g10/22 978-0-374-38848-5 $18.99 This picture book, a partial...
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Review of Playing Through the Turnaround
Playing Through the Turnaround by Mylisa Larsen Middle School Clarion/HarperCollins 272 pp. g10/22 978-0-358-64549-8 $16.99e-book ed. 978-0-358-63958-9 $10.99 Eighth graders Jake, Cassie, Lily, Nick, and Mac all face very different, complicated struggles, but each has found comfort and confidence in a musical instrument and now...
Review of Merci Suárez Plays It Cool
Merci Suárez Plays It Cool by Meg Medina Middle School Candlewick 346 pp. g9/22 978-1-5362-1946-3 $18.99 The final installment of the trilogy (beginning with Merci Suárez Changes Gears, rev. 9/18) opens at the start of eighth grade, with Merci disappointed not to be assigned any...
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Review of The Polar Bear in the Garden
The Polar Bear in the Garden by Richard Jones ; illus. by the author Preschool Peachtree 32 pp. g10/22 978-1-68263-433-2 $17.99 So much can happen in the span of a week: “On Monday I found a polar bear in the garden.” A single-page illustration features a...
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Review of “No!” Said Custard the Squirrel
“No!” Said Custard the Squirrel by Sergio Ruzzier ; illus. by the author Preschool Abrams Appleseed 40 pp. g9/22 978-1-4197-5524-8 $15.99e-book ed. 978-1-6470-0345-6 $14.39 Opening endpapers populated with buck-toothed squirrels feature one yellow creature with an orange beak dressed in a jaunty green cap and vest....
Review of Merci Suárez Plays It Cool
Merci Suárez Plays It Cool by Meg Medina Middle School Candlewick 346 pp. g 9/22 978-1-5362-1946-3 $18.99 The final installment of the trilogy (beginning with Merci Suárez Changes Gears, rev. 9/18) opens at the start of eighth grade, with Merci disappointed not to be assigned any classes with her close...
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