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Review of The Truth Commission
The Truth Commissionby Susan JubyHigh School Viking 310 pp.4/15 978-0-451-46877-2 $18.99 gPresented as narrator Normandy Pale’s spring creative nonfiction project, the story recounts the excavation of truth — and its unanticipated after-effects — by three students at a super-artsy Vancouver Island high school. Norm and her two best friends, Neil...
Review of Macbeth
Macbethby William Shakespeare; adapted and illustrated by Gareth HindsMiddle School, High School Candlewick 146 pp.2/15 978-0-7636-6943-0 $21.99Paper ed. 978-0-7636-7802-9 $12.99Whereas Romeo and Juliet received a striking makeover with a new setting and an ethnically diverse cast in Hinds’s graphic-novel version (rev. 11/13), he has chosen to remain faithful to the...
Review of The Boy in the Black Suit
The Boy in the Black Suitby Jason ReynoldsMiddle School, High School Atheneum 257 pp.1/15 978-1-4424-5950-2 $17.99e-book ed. 978-1-4424-5952-6 $10.99High-school senior Matt wears a black suit because he has a job at Mr. Ray’s funeral home (setting up chairs and food for services), but also — metaphorically — because he himself...
Review of Meet the Dullards
Meet the Dullardsby Sara Pennypacker; illus. by Daniel SalmieriPrimary Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins 32 pp.3/15 978-0-06-219856-3 $17.99The tradition of Bottner’s The Scaredy Cats (rev. 3/03) and Allard’s Stupids books (The Stupids Die, rev. 8/81) lives on with the Dullards, a family of five engulfed in ennui. The Dullard parents are horrified...
Review of How to Pee: Potty Training for Boys
How to Pee: Potty Training for Boysby Todd Spector; illus. by Arree ChungPreschool Holt 32 pp.4/15 978-0-8050-9773-3 $12.99 gThis lighthearted peeing primer by a family doctor/father encourages both kids and parents to add some fun to the sometimes-fraught process. In an introductory note “Dr. Todd” explains his approach. When he...
Review of Shadow Scale
Shadow Scaleby Rachel HartmanMiddle School, High School Random 600 pp.3/15 978-0-375-86657-9 $18.99Library ed. 978-0-375-96657-6 $21.99 ge-book ed. 978-0-375-89659-0 $10.99With the dragon civil war closing in on Goredd, Seraphina (Seraphina, rev. 7/12) begins an uncertain mission: she and Abdo, a fellow half-dragon, embark on a journey to recruit other ityasaari like...
Review of I Don’t Like Koala
I Don’t Like Koalaby Sean Ferrell; illus. by Charles SantosoPreschool, Primary Atheneum 40 pp.4/15 978-1-4814-0068-8 17.99 ge-book ed. 978-1-4814-0069-5 $12.99Picture this front-matter illustration: a boxed gift neatly tied up with red ribbon. An eager little boy with arms outstretched. It’s a perfect Kodak (ahem, make that smart-phone) moment. But when...
Sally M. Walker on Winnie
photo from WikipediaIn our March/April 2015 issue, Shoshana Flax chatted to author Sally M. Walker about the spark behind her new nonfiction book, Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie the Pooh. Read the review of Winnie here.Shoshana Flax: What inspired your Winnie-the-Pooh research?Sally M. Walker: I...
Review of Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh
Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Poohby Sally M. Walker; illus. by Jonathan D. VossPrimary Holt 32 pp.1/15 978-0-8050-9715-3 $17.99A real bear plays a part in Winnie-the-Pooh’s origin story: at the London Zoo, a bear named Winnie made such a strong impression on young Christopher Milne that...
Review of Gone Crazy in Alabama
Gone Crazy in Alabamaby Rita Williams-GarciaIntermediate, Middle School Amistad/HarperCollins 291 pp.4/15 978-0-06-221587-1 $16.99Library ed. 978-0-06-221588-8 $17.89 ge-book ed. 978-0-06-221590-1 $9.99Williams-Garcia says goodbye to the Gaither family (One Crazy Summer, rev. 3/10; P. S. Be Eleven, rev. 5/13) in this involving and emotional concluding installment. It’s been a year since Delphine,...
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