Cynthia K. Ritter

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Review of Rebellion 1776

Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse AndersonMiddle School    Dlouhy/Atheneum    416 pp.4/25    9781416968269    $18.99e-book ed.  9781439157541    $10.99Thirteen-year-old Elsbeth Culpepper, maid to a judge, lives through the Siege of Boston only to find herself in a precarious situation when British troops depart the city, her Loyalist employer leaves with them, and her father...
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Review of Mama Hug

Mama Hug by Emma Straub; illus. by Stevie LewisPreschool    Rocky Pond/Penguin    40 pp.1/25    9780593618592    $18.99e-book ed.  9780593618608    $10.99Snuggle up with this cheerful day-in-the-life depiction of a mother and her baby. Mama is clad in overalls, ready for an active just-the-two-of-us day with her child. Simple phrases, all containing the word...
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Review of The Baby Who Stayed Awake Forever

The Baby Who Stayed Awake Forever by Sandra Salsbury; illus. by the authorPreschool    Doubleday    40 pp.3/25    9780593805879    $18.99Library ed.  9780593805886    $21.99e-book ed.  9780593805893    $8.99Mama, Papa, and Sister lovingly put Baby to bed at eight o’clock, but “sleeping is for koalas and teenagers. This baby intended to stay awake forever.” At...

Review of Your Farm | Your Forest | Your Island

Your Farm by Jon Klassen; illus. by the author Preschool    Candlewick    24 pp. 2/25    9781536230826    $8.99 e-book ed.  9781536242416    $8.99 ★ Your Forest by Jon Klassen; illus. by the author Preschool    Candlewick    24 pp. 2/25    9781536230833    $8.99 e-book ed.  9781536242430    $8.99 ★ Your Island by Jon Klassen; illus. by the...
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Review of After Life

After Life by Gayle FormanHigh School    Quill Tree/HarperCollins    272 pp.1/25    9780063346147    $19.99e-book ed.  9780063346161    $11.99Seven years have passed since seventeen-year-old Amber died in a hit-and-run bicycle accident, so it’s a shock when she walks into her house one afternoon and learns about what happened. She finds that everything has changed...
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Review of Wildflower Emily: A Story About Young Emily Dickinson

Wildflower Emily: A Story About Young Emily Dickinson by Lydia Corry; illus. by the authorIntermediate    Godwin/Holt    112 pp.10/24    9781250868213    $22.99Paper ed.  9781250868206    $14.99e-book ed.  9781250405500    $9.99Corry introduces readers to the young Emily Dickinson (1830–1886) in creative graphic-novel form. “One day Emily would become known as one of the greatest poets...
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Review of Winter Solstice Wish

Winter Solstice Wish by Kate Allen Fox; illus. by Elisa PaganelliPreschool, Primary    Beaming    32 pp.10/24    9781506492858    $18.99On the shortest day of the year, people gather on a beach to build a bonfire and make “a wish for light. A wish for hope. A wish for renewal.” The poetic text also...
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Review of A Stickler Christmas

A Stickler Christmas by Lane Smith; illus. by the author; design by Molly LeachPrimary    Random House Studio/Random    40 pp.10/24    9780593815281    $18.99Library ed.  9780593815298    $21.99e-book ed.  9780593815304    $10.99Optimistic creature Stickler (Stickler Loves the World, rev. 9/23) is naturally now spreading yuletide cheer. “This Christmas, Stickler knew just what to give everyone.”...
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Review of Elmore the Christmas Moose

Elmore the Christmas Moose by Dev Petty; illus. by Mike BoldtPrimary    Doubleday    40 pp.10/24    9780593487167    $18.99Library ed.  9780593487174    $21.99e-book ed.  9780593487181    $10.99Elmore the moose applies for his dream job as one of Santa’s reindeer, but there’s one problem: he can’t fly. Santa eventually figures out a different job for Elmore...
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