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Week in Review, July 31st - August 4th

by Katie Bircher
Aug 04, 2017 | Filed in Articles & Opinion
Week in Review

This week on hbook.com…


Preview the September/October 2017 issue of The Horn Book Magazine

September/October starred reviews

For our BGHB at 50 celebration: Five questions for 2016 BGHB Committee Chair Joanna Rudge Long

Reviews of the Week:


Read Roger:

Out of the Box: 2017 Simmons Summer Institute: (im)possible dreams


Family Reading: POW! A knock-out punch!


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Katie Bircher

Formerly an editor and staff reviewer for The Horn Book’s publications, Katie Bircher is currently associate agent at Sara Crowe Literary. Katie holds an MA in children’s literature from Simmons University and has over seven years of experience as an indie bookseller specializing in children’s and YA literature.

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