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Review of The Lions’ Run
The Lions’ Run by Sara Pennypacker; illus. by Jon KlassenIntermediate, Middle School Balzer + Bray/Macmillan 288 pp.2/26 9781250392817 $18.99For Lucas, a young teen orphan living in Nazi-occupied France, resistance seems impossible. When the timid and compassionate boy saves a litter of kittens, he brings them to a deserted stable, where...
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Review of Mama Car
Mama Car by Lucy Catchpole; illus. by Karen GeorgePreschool Little, Brown 40 pp.11/25 9780316578035 $18.99A young child narrates her day, describing all the ways that her mother’s wheelchair, “Mama Car,” is a part of her family’s life. On a small expedition through the house, when she spies a little toy...
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Review of Talking Books: Audiobook Inventor Dr. Robert B. Irwin and a New Way to Read
Talking Books: Audiobook Inventor Dr. Robert B. Irwin and a New Way to Read by Jenny Lacika; illus. by Ashanti FortsonPrimary Atheneum 32 pp.2/26 9781665912679 $19.99Robert Benjamin Irwin (1883–1951) was, as readers are told, a child who loved to learn. When he loses his sight at age five, he is...
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Review of We Go Slow
We Go Slow by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie; illus. by Aaron Becker Primary Atheneum 32 pp. 8/25 9781665950602 $19.99 Once the rest of the family has rushed out the door, the young narrator and caregiver (possibly a grandfather) spend their day slowly wandering city streets noticing and appreciating the small details...
Review of Zarina Divided
Zarina Divided by Reem Faruqi Middle School Harper/HarperCollins 336 pp. 5/25 9780063284999 $19.99 e-book ed. 9780063285064 $9.99 Eleven-year-old Zarina lives a privileged life in Poona, India, until the British withdrawal in 1947, which initiates the partition of India into two separate countries. The family survives the chaos and violence as...
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Review of The Everything Trail
The Everything Trail by Meg Fleming; illus. by Chuck GroeninkPreschool, Primary Beach Lane/Simon 32 pp.8/25 9781665924870 $19.99e-book ed. 9781665924887 $10.99Two children head into the redwood forest for a hike. Along the way, they collect a few more friends and together discover the marvels of fallen logs, banana slugs, ferns, and...
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Review of The Library of Unruly Treasures
The Library of Unruly Treasures by Jeanne Birdsall; illus. by Matt PhelanIntermediate, Middle School Knopf 352 pp.8/25 9780525579045 $17.99Library ed. 9780525579052 $20.99e-book ed. 9780525579069 $10.99Eleven-year-old Gwen MacKinnon—neglected, unwanted, shuttled between self-centered parents—has been sent to stay with her great uncle Matthew near Boston. There she discovers that the town’s library...
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Review of No One Is Home
No One Is Home by Mikolaj Pa; illus. by Gosia Herba; trans. from Polish by Scotia GilroyPrimary Greystone Kids 48 pp.4/25 9781778402180 $18.95Leo, a lion, gets up and heads across town toward his best friend’s house, determined to surprise Kimbo, a butterfly, on his birthday. Leo encounters a series of...
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Review of Blue
Blue by Suzanne Kaufman; illus. by the authorPrimary Little, Brown 48 pp.6/25 9780316311663 $18.99A curly-headed child, clad in a striped shirt, shorts, and rubber boots, spends the day with a great blue heron named Blue. The two “shriek, splash…and share” in the water. They play together and, as the sun...
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